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[SECTION: Purpose] Companies around the world are currently going through periods of great change, some are becoming increasingly global and many are wondering how the changing economy will impact on their business. These changes are determining what the enterprise of the future will look like and calling for organizat... | - To discover the important, practical factors that Make Change Work. |
[SECTION: Method] Companies around the world are currently going through periods of great change, some are becoming increasingly global and many are wondering how the changing economy will impact on their business. These changes are determining what the enterprise of the future will look like and calling for organizati... | - Global survey conducted through online and face-to-face interviews. Statistical analysis using correlation and cross tabulation. |
[SECTION: Findings] Companies around the world are currently going through periods of great change, some are becoming increasingly global and many are wondering how the changing economy will impact on their business. These changes are determining what the enterprise of the future will look like and calling for organiza... | - Study identified four areas correlated with project success - real insights, solid methods, better skills, right investment. We call this the Change Diamond. Combined effectively, they make change work better. |
[SECTION: Value] Companies around the world are currently going through periods of great change, some are becoming increasingly global and many are wondering how the changing economy will impact on their business. These changes are determining what the enterprise of the future will look like and calling for organizatio... | - Change practitioners can more effectively deploy their resources to deliver maximum change impact through targeted intervention. Change practitioners can focus on the Change Diamond facets to enable better change. |
[SECTION: Purpose] Part one of this paper presented Waight and Stewart conceptual model (Figure 1) on valuing the adult learner in e-learning with the corporate settings. The purpose of this paper is to present how four e-learning teams in four companies are valuing the adult learner in e-learning. First, the methodolo... | - To investigate how the adult learner is valued in e-learning corporate settings. |
[SECTION: Method] Part one of this paper presented Waight and Stewart conceptual model (Figure 1) on valuing the adult learner in e-learning with the corporate settings. The purpose of this paper is to present how four e-learning teams in four companies are valuing the adult learner in e-learning. First, the methodolog... | - Case study methodology was used for this research. Four Fortune 500 companies that had active e-learning initiatives for a minimum of four years were selected. Data for the development of the four cases were collected via semi-structured telephone interviews. The questions that guided data collection and case develop... |
[SECTION: Findings] Part one of this paper presented Waight and Stewart conceptual model (Figure 1) on valuing the adult learner in e-learning with the corporate settings. The purpose of this paper is to present how four e-learning teams in four companies are valuing the adult learner in e-learning. First, the methodol... | - Four case studies emerged from data collection and revealed that adult learners are being valued and supported in corporate e-learning settings. A comparative analysis of the case studies with the Waight and Stewart conceptual model showed that the e-learning teams are complying with all factors for the exception of ... |
[SECTION: Value] Part one of this paper presented Waight and Stewart conceptual model (Figure 1) on valuing the adult learner in e-learning with the corporate settings. The purpose of this paper is to present how four e-learning teams in four companies are valuing the adult learner in e-learning. First, the methodology... | - A primary limitation inherent in this study is its inclusion of only four large corporations. Future investigation can extend understanding of how the adult learner is valued by researching more companies and their e-learning teams. |
[SECTION: Purpose] Innovation is a powerful strategic tool for not just technology firms but also service providers (Mothe and Nguyen, 2012; Ordanini and Parasuraman, 2011). Through innovation, service firms seek to differentiate themselves from their competitors, conquer new markets, or retain existing customers. Howe... | Unlike industrial innovations, service innovations cannot be protected by patents or designs. Thus, the implementation of innovation networks is often crucial to generate a sustainable competitive advantage. The focus in this paper is the main forms of inter-organizational networks that have led to service innovations.... |
[SECTION: Method] Innovation is a powerful strategic tool for not just technology firms but also service providers (Mothe and Nguyen, 2012; Ordanini and Parasuraman, 2011). Through innovation, service firms seek to differentiate themselves from their competitors, conquer new markets, or retain existing customers. Howev... | A typology of service innovations and a network analysis framework allowed us to examine the innovations implemented by two major French ski areas: Portes du Soleil and Paradiski. In total, the authors analyse the structure of 12 innovation networks. |
[SECTION: Findings] Innovation is a powerful strategic tool for not just technology firms but also service providers (Mothe and Nguyen, 2012; Ordanini and Parasuraman, 2011). Through innovation, service firms seek to differentiate themselves from their competitors, conquer new markets, or retain existing customers. How... | The results show that, depending on the type of innovation implemented, networks differ in terms of type of partners involved and geographical scope. However, regardless of the innovation developed, it seems necessary to have a central actor to orchestrate the various partners and to use an economic regulation mode. |
[SECTION: Value] Innovation is a powerful strategic tool for not just technology firms but also service providers (Mothe and Nguyen, 2012; Ordanini and Parasuraman, 2011). Through innovation, service firms seek to differentiate themselves from their competitors, conquer new markets, or retain existing customers. Howeve... | This paper gives advice to managers involved in touristic innovations management about the network they may build. For example, ski resorts that want to develop new offers must be open to external partners (companies that do not belong to the tourism industry and/or are not geographically localized in the resort). |
[SECTION: Purpose] Higher integration of financial markets, surge of foreign institutional investments, and real-time information streaming, on the one hand, have facilitated the discovery of fair market price and the enhancement of market efficiencies, on the other hand, have resulted in higher market volatility. Cont... | The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical model of a jump diffusion-mean reversion constant proportion portfolio insurance strategy under the presence of transaction cost and stochastic floor as opposed to the deterministic floor used in the previous literatures. |
[SECTION: Method] Higher integration of financial markets, surge of foreign institutional investments, and real-time information streaming, on the one hand, have facilitated the discovery of fair market price and the enhancement of market efficiencies, on the other hand, have resulted in higher market volatility. Conta... | The paper adopts Merton's jump diffusion (JD) model to simulate the price path followed by risky assets and the CIR mean reversion model to simulate the path followed by the short-term interest rate. The floor of the CPPI strategy is linked to the stochastic process driving the value of a fixed income instrument whose ... |
[SECTION: Findings] Higher integration of financial markets, surge of foreign institutional investments, and real-time information streaming, on the one hand, have facilitated the discovery of fair market price and the enhancement of market efficiencies, on the other hand, have resulted in higher market volatility. Con... | Back testing the algorithm using Monte Carlo simulation across the crisis and recovery phases of the 2008 recession regime revealed that the portfolio performs better than the risky markets during the crisis by hedging the downside risk effectively and performs better than the fixed income instruments during the growth... |
[SECTION: Value] Higher integration of financial markets, surge of foreign institutional investments, and real-time information streaming, on the one hand, have facilitated the discovery of fair market price and the enhancement of market efficiencies, on the other hand, have resulted in higher market volatility. Contag... | The study modifies the CPPI algorithm by re-defining the floor of the algorithm to be a stochastic mean reverting process which is guided by the movement of the short-term interest rate in the economy. This development is more relevant for two reasons: first, the short-term interest rate changes with time, and hence th... |
[SECTION: Purpose] Klein et al. (1998) pioneered the study of the consumer animosity stream of research with the introduction of the animosity model of foreign product purchase. They defined animosity as "anger related to previous or ongoing political, military, economic, or diplomatic events" (p. 90). Animosity is a h... | The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of consumer animosity on conspicuous consumption in two research settings: Israel and Russia. The study also examines: the relationship between susceptibility to norm influence (SNI) and consumer animosity, whether SNI affects consumers' willingness to buy (WTB) produ... |
[SECTION: Method] Klein et al. (1998) pioneered the study of the consumer animosity stream of research with the introduction of the animosity model of foreign product purchase. They defined animosity as "anger related to previous or ongoing political, military, economic, or diplomatic events" (p. 90). Animosity is a ho... | To probe generalizability, the hypothesized model was tested in two different contexts: Study 1 was conducted in Israel using the context of the Holocaust and Study 2 was conducted in Russia using the context of the recent political discord with the USA. A convenience sample of Israeli-Jewish (n=264) and Russian (n=259... |
[SECTION: Findings] Klein et al. (1998) pioneered the study of the consumer animosity stream of research with the introduction of the animosity model of foreign product purchase. They defined animosity as "anger related to previous or ongoing political, military, economic, or diplomatic events" (p. 90). Animosity is a ... | In both contexts, the results from the SPSS and AMOS analyses indicated a negative and significant relationship between consumer animosity and conspicuous consumption. Moreover, SNI was positively associated with consumer animosity. Finally, the study findings point to a negative association between consumer animosity ... |
[SECTION: Value] Klein et al. (1998) pioneered the study of the consumer animosity stream of research with the introduction of the animosity model of foreign product purchase. They defined animosity as "anger related to previous or ongoing political, military, economic, or diplomatic events" (p. 90). Animosity is a hos... | The research findings suggest that consumer animosity may be a stronger predictor for the consumption of conspicuous products than for the consumption of necessity goods. |
[SECTION: Purpose] The current differentiation strategies in the fresh produce (fruit, vegetable, and salad) industry are analysed in the light of new procurement policies carried out by retailers at the global level. These retailers pay growing attention to product differentiation and innovation as a means to put new ... | - The purpose of this article is twofold: first, to review the literature in order to assess the opportunities and the possible welfare effects of differentiation strategies in the food market; and second, to analyse the current structure and organisation of the fresh produce market (fruit, vegetable, and salad) in the... |
[SECTION: Method] The current differentiation strategies in the fresh produce (fruit, vegetable, and salad) industry are analysed in the light of new procurement policies carried out by retailers at the global level. These retailers pay growing attention to product differentiation and innovation as a means to put new v... | - The paper used a single dyadic case study across two countries (Italy and the UK): the primary producer is engaged in "partner" supply to a principal category management intermediary for channel leading multiple retailers. |
[SECTION: Findings] The current differentiation strategies in the fresh produce (fruit, vegetable, and salad) industry are analysed in the light of new procurement policies carried out by retailers at the global level. These retailers pay growing attention to product differentiation and innovation as a means to put new... | - First, equilibrium in differentiated markets is not stable, and a welfare assessment is difficult. Second, a differentiation strategy in the market for fresh produce might benefit retailers more than in other sectors, which seem to be consistent with the theoretical findings. Third, when retailers engage in product d... |
[SECTION: Value] The current differentiation strategies in the fresh produce (fruit, vegetable, and salad) industry are analysed in the light of new procurement policies carried out by retailers at the global level. These retailers pay growing attention to product differentiation and innovation as a means to put new va... | - This article was based on a single case study. |
[SECTION: Purpose] As per resource-based view (Wernerfelt, 1984), in the competitive market environment, an organization should be effective and require an important intangible core competence that is employee competencies. An employee competency refers to those traits, skills or attributes that employees need to perfo... | The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of team building and employee empowerment on employee competencies and examine the moderating role of organizational learning culture in between these relationships. |
[SECTION: Method] As per resource-based view (Wernerfelt, 1984), in the competitive market environment, an organization should be effective and require an important intangible core competence that is employee competencies. An employee competency refers to those traits, skills or attributes that employees need to perfor... | An integrated research model is developed by combining resource-based view, signalling theory and experiential learning theory. The validity of the model is tested by applying moderated structural equation modelling (MSEM) approach to the data collected from 653 employees working in cement manufacturing companies. The ... |
[SECTION: Findings] As per resource-based view (Wernerfelt, 1984), in the competitive market environment, an organization should be effective and require an important intangible core competence that is employee competencies. An employee competency refers to those traits, skills or attributes that employees need to perf... | The findings suggest that organizational learning culture significantly strengthens the relationships of team building and employee empowerment on employee competencies. |
[SECTION: Value] As per resource-based view (Wernerfelt, 1984), in the competitive market environment, an organization should be effective and require an important intangible core competence that is employee competencies. An employee competency refers to those traits, skills or attributes that employees need to perform... | The research is undertaken in Indian cement manufacturing companies which cannot be generalized across a broader range of sectors and international environment. |
[SECTION: Purpose] IMP began as an international research project in 1976 and held its first conference in 1984. In 2016, the 33rd annual IMP conference was organised in Poznan. Over these 40 years, IMP expanded substantially, and today a large number of researchers and research groups identify themselves as belonging ... | The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the development of research based on the IMP approach during the four decades since the inauguration in 1976. The paper presents a network analysis of IMP research based on one of the central IMP frameworks: the ARA model. |
[SECTION: Method] IMP began as an international research project in 1976 and held its first conference in 1984. In 2016, the 33rd annual IMP conference was organised in Poznan. Over these 40 years, IMP expanded substantially, and today a large number of researchers and research groups identify themselves as belonging t... | The main activity analysed is the annual IMP conference. The development over time is described by comparison of three conferences (1984, 1998 and 2012) with regard to the themes of the papers presented. In addition, some joint research projects are described. The most central resources are the research frameworks and ... |
[SECTION: Findings] IMP began as an international research project in 1976 and held its first conference in 1984. In 2016, the 33rd annual IMP conference was organised in Poznan. Over these 40 years, IMP expanded substantially, and today a large number of researchers and research groups identify themselves as belonging... | The paper shows how IMP has evolved into a research network around common themes of which business relationships and networks are the most significant. The activities of various research groups have become increasingly interlinked through joint research programmes, annual conferences and seminars, a website and a dedic... |
[SECTION: Value] IMP began as an international research project in 1976 and held its first conference in 1984. In 2016, the 33rd annual IMP conference was organised in Poznan. Over these 40 years, IMP expanded substantially, and today a large number of researchers and research groups identify themselves as belonging to... | The paper provides a detailed illustration of the development of the IMP network. The description of this process is of general relevance as an example of how research ideas can develop and become established in terms of a distinct research network. |
[SECTION: Purpose] The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear (H.P. Lovecraft). The dawn of the internet era has led several companies to explore new and radical marketing channels. In fact, multi-channel use has become the norm rather than the exception (Frazier, 1999). By adding internet channels, companies ... | - The purpose of this paper is multifold. First, this study aims to proffer a psychometric scale to measure sales agent's perception of sales cannibalization due to the addition of an internet channel. Second, the study seeks to estimate the downstream impact of sales agents' perceived cannibalization (SPC) on two outc... |
[SECTION: Method] The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear (H.P. Lovecraft). The dawn of the internet era has led several companies to explore new and radical marketing channels. In fact, multi-channel use has become the norm rather than the exception (Frazier, 1999). By adding internet channels, companies h... | - The data for this study were collected from a contact pool of 2,108 insurance sales agents. A total of 511 valid responses were attained. Structural equation modeling was employed to examine the relationships posited in this study. |
[SECTION: Findings] The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear (H.P. Lovecraft). The dawn of the internet era has led several companies to explore new and radical marketing channels. In fact, multi-channel use has become the norm rather than the exception (Frazier, 1999). By adding internet channels, companies... | - First, a multi-item scale was conceptualized and developed for measuring SPC. Second, the properties of the scale were assessed following procedures recommended by Churchill, Anderson, Gerbing, Bagozzi, and Yi. The scale demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity. Third, SPC was shown to be not universally da... |
[SECTION: Value] The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear (H.P. Lovecraft). The dawn of the internet era has led several companies to explore new and radical marketing channels. In fact, multi-channel use has become the norm rather than the exception (Frazier, 1999). By adding internet channels, companies ho... | - The data for this study were collected using a single survey of insurance agents. Future researchers should attempt to examine the relationships posited in this study using a sample from a different industry. |
[SECTION: Purpose] In recent decades, the Scandinavian countries have swung from previously characteristic social democratic regimes to neoliberal policy regimes. The swing has been underpinned by institutions such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In educational contexts, since the ... | The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of Swedish school leaders' relational and management work orientation, in terms of both techno and socio structure dimensions. The background is the neoliberal policy regime, underpinned by OECD and PISA, and an increased focus on school leaders' managemen... |
[SECTION: Method] In recent decades, the Scandinavian countries have swung from previously characteristic social democratic regimes to neoliberal policy regimes. The swing has been underpinned by institutions such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In educational contexts, since the b... | In total, 26 school leaders in a Swedish municipality were interviewed, and their responses were analysed to score their expressed orientations in terms of techno structure (object and formal) and socio structure (person and symbolic) dimensions. |
[SECTION: Findings] In recent decades, the Scandinavian countries have swung from previously characteristic social democratic regimes to neoliberal policy regimes. The swing has been underpinned by institutions such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In educational contexts, since the... | The school leaders had predominantly formal work orientations, expressed in comments about organising teams, scheduling teacher meetings, shaping working routines in meetings, making plans and (in some cases) creating an infrastructure. Scores for object (goal and result) and symbolic dimensions of their management ori... |
[SECTION: Value] In recent decades, the Scandinavian countries have swung from previously characteristic social democratic regimes to neoliberal policy regimes. The swing has been underpinned by institutions such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In educational contexts, since the be... | The results suggest a need to increase Swedish school leaders' attention to object aspects, and both person and symbolic aspects of the formal or organising dimension, of their work. They also indicate the importance of establishing and communicating core symbols in compulsory schooling, like democracy and equity, to a... |
[SECTION: Purpose] At the start of the twenty-first century, people face considerable challenges, mainly on the social and environmental levels, such as climate change and the deepening of economic inequalities around the world. For this reason, societies and consumers are demanding that companies, as important agents ... | - The research study has three objectives. One is to provide empirical validation of the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate abilities (CA) as an influential factor in socially responsible consumption. The second is to ascertain whether there are significant differences between CSR ... |
[SECTION: Method] At the start of the twenty-first century, people face considerable challenges, mainly on the social and environmental levels, such as climate change and the deepening of economic inequalities around the world. For this reason, societies and consumers are demanding that companies, as important agents o... | - A discrete choice modelling experiment was used to test the relationship between CSR and CA, quantify consumers' intention to purchase, and establish their willingness to pay for specific social features. |
[SECTION: Findings] At the start of the twenty-first century, people face considerable challenges, mainly on the social and environmental levels, such as climate change and the deepening of economic inequalities around the world. For this reason, societies and consumers are demanding that companies, as important agents... | - It was found that there is a positive relationship between CSR and CA regarding consumer behaviour and that Peruvian consumers seem to be more sensitive to CSR features of products than Spanish consumers. Moreover, the results show that the willingness to pay for each specific social feature seems to be contextually ... |
[SECTION: Value] At the start of the twenty-first century, people face considerable challenges, mainly on the social and environmental levels, such as climate change and the deepening of economic inequalities around the world. For this reason, societies and consumers are demanding that companies, as important agents of... | - This paper contributes to the ongoing debate regarding the importance of corporate social responsibility as an influential factor in consumers' socially responsible consumption. It quantifies the social features of companies' products and willingness to pay. |
[SECTION: Purpose] Sustainable production and consumption have become more important internationally which has led to the transformation of market structures and competitive situations into the direction of servitisation (Baines et al., 2011; Bandinelli and Gamberi, 2011). For a manufacturing company the shift towards ... | The purpose of this paper is to explore the information that manufacturing companies have available when competitively bidding for service contracts. |
[SECTION: Method] Sustainable production and consumption have become more important internationally which has led to the transformation of market structures and competitive situations into the direction of servitisation (Baines et al., 2011; Bandinelli and Gamberi, 2011). For a manufacturing company the shift towards b... | A semi-structured interview study was undertaken with industrialists in various sectors, which are currently facing the issue of servitisation. |
[SECTION: Findings] Sustainable production and consumption have become more important internationally which has led to the transformation of market structures and competitive situations into the direction of servitisation (Baines et al., 2011; Bandinelli and Gamberi, 2011). For a manufacturing company the shift towards... | One of the main findings was that, despite the novelty of the process, the decision makers at the competitive bidding stage have an understanding of the involved uncertainties. In particular, the uncertainty arising from the customer as the user of the product and evaluator of the competitive bids in addition to the un... |
[SECTION: Value] Sustainable production and consumption have become more important internationally which has led to the transformation of market structures and competitive situations into the direction of servitisation (Baines et al., 2011; Bandinelli and Gamberi, 2011). For a manufacturing company the shift towards be... | The research implications show the influences and considerations during the decision-making process at the competitive bidding stage for service contracts. These include the customer and the competitors. |
[SECTION: Purpose] Some 25 years ago, one of the authors wrote an article (Stevens, 1989) that sought to explicate the state-of-the-art in supply chain management (SCM). This was at a time when SCM was still in its infancy and only starting to gain currency as an area of interest for practitioners and academics (Oliver... | Twenty-five years ago IJPDLM published "Integrating the Supply Chain" (Stevens, 1989). The purpose of that original work was to examine the state-of-the-art in supply chain management (SCM). There have been substantial changes to the landscape within which supply chains function and changes to supply chains themselves.... |
[SECTION: Method] Some 25 years ago, one of the authors wrote an article (Stevens, 1989) that sought to explicate the state-of-the-art in supply chain management (SCM). This was at a time when SCM was still in its infancy and only starting to gain currency as an area of interest for practitioners and academics (Oliver ... | The authors take a conceptual approach to suggest that SCM is undergoing a transition to devolved, collaborative supply chain clusters. In addition, the authors consider imperatives and models for supply chain change and development. In line with the 1989 work, many of the observations in this invited paper are based o... |
[SECTION: Findings] Some 25 years ago, one of the authors wrote an article (Stevens, 1989) that sought to explicate the state-of-the-art in supply chain management (SCM). This was at a time when SCM was still in its infancy and only starting to gain currency as an area of interest for practitioners and academics (Olive... | The authors formalize a model for the dynamics of SCM change. The authors also synthesize a number of models of SCM that extend the original, highly cited work. These include goal-oriented networks and devolved, collaborative supply chain clusters. The authors also find the associations between the evolution of SCM and... |
[SECTION: Value] Some 25 years ago, one of the authors wrote an article (Stevens, 1989) that sought to explicate the state-of-the-art in supply chain management (SCM). This was at a time when SCM was still in its infancy and only starting to gain currency as an area of interest for practitioners and academics (Oliver a... | This work proposes two additional operating models that firms can implement in order to improve the efficacy of their supply chains. |
[SECTION: Purpose] We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers - people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely (Edward O. Wilson). I have the privilege of working with key ... | - The purpose of this paper is to provide a model of thinking for managers that is readily applicable in their situation and which will foster effective decision making. |
[SECTION: Method] We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers - people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely (Edward O. Wilson). I have the privilege of working with key l... | - The paper examines some of the thinking challenges facing contemporary business leaders and provides a sound philosophical basis for a cognitional theory. |
[SECTION: Findings] We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers - people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely (Edward O. Wilson). I have the privilege of working with key... | - The paper demonstrates that effective execution results from effective thinking, that a learning organisation is a result of becoming a thinking organisation, which is a collection of thinking people, and that people and organisations benefit from having a common cognitional method which can help overcome embedded me... |
[SECTION: Value] We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers - people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely (Edward O. Wilson). I have the privilege of working with key le... | - The paper introduces readers to the cognitional model of Bernard Lonergan, shows the application of that model to contemporary business challenges, and provides an easily-learned model for thinking, which will aid managers at every level and lead to better decisions. |
[SECTION: Purpose] The "equalization of bargaining power" (Kaufman, 1993, p. 5) between relatively powerless employees and increasingly large and corporate concentrations of employer prowess was a fundamental goal of early twentieth century reformers and theorists addressing "the labor problem" - the numerous abuses of... | - A labor union's strength is a crucial factor when considering outcomes such as its constituents' empowerment. One of the most important goals of any labor union is to achieve increased balance-of-power between the labor and management groups; hence, union strength is an accomplishment of this fundamental aim. It foll... |
[SECTION: Method] The "equalization of bargaining power" (Kaufman, 1993, p. 5) between relatively powerless employees and increasingly large and corporate concentrations of employer prowess was a fundamental goal of early twentieth century reformers and theorists addressing "the labor problem" - the numerous abuses of ... | - Working adults across the USA were sampled (n=347), through the use of a survey software company that makes survey panels commercially available. Respondents were racially/ethnically diverse, with a mean age of about 41 years (range of 18 to over 62 years), and slightly more females than males (about 65 percent femal... |
[SECTION: Findings] The "equalization of bargaining power" (Kaufman, 1993, p. 5) between relatively powerless employees and increasingly large and corporate concentrations of employer prowess was a fundamental goal of early twentieth century reformers and theorists addressing "the labor problem" - the numerous abuses o... | - Employees who belonged to more powerful unions (i.e. compared to employees who belonged to less powerful unions) demonstrated increased shared-leadership expectations with their supervisors. In support of Hypothesis 1, non-union employees also possessed increased shared leadership expectations in comparison to union ... |
[SECTION: Value] The "equalization of bargaining power" (Kaufman, 1993, p. 5) between relatively powerless employees and increasingly large and corporate concentrations of employer prowess was a fundamental goal of early twentieth century reformers and theorists addressing "the labor problem" - the numerous abuses of e... | - A contribution of the present study is to show that unions also have significant connections with supervisor-subordinate relations (i.e. shared leadership), and that simply having a unionized workplace does not guarantee increased employee empowerment; unions must also be strong. |
[SECTION: Purpose] The considerable amount of regulatory attention given to corporate governance issues in recent years suggests that stronger governance mechanisms would reduce opportunistic management behavior, thus improving the quality and reliability of financial reporting. Regulators believe that this in turn wil... | - The paper seeks to examine the association between corporate governance mechanisms and the quality of accounting earnings. |
[SECTION: Method] The considerable amount of regulatory attention given to corporate governance issues in recent years suggests that stronger governance mechanisms would reduce opportunistic management behavior, thus improving the quality and reliability of financial reporting. Regulators believe that this in turn will... | - Quality of earnings is measured in two ways: the accounting-based measure of earnings management and the market-based measure of earnings informativeness. Using firm-level corporate governance data for a sample of Canadian firms in the years 2001-2004, regression analysis explores the relation between corporate gover... |
[SECTION: Findings] The considerable amount of regulatory attention given to corporate governance issues in recent years suggests that stronger governance mechanisms would reduce opportunistic management behavior, thus improving the quality and reliability of financial reporting. Regulators believe that this in turn wi... | - Empirical tests demonstrate that overall governance quality is negatively related to the level of abnormal accruals and positively influences the return-earnings association. In addition, the magnitude of abnormal accruals is negatively associated with the level of independence of board composition, the extent of ali... |
[SECTION: Value] The considerable amount of regulatory attention given to corporate governance issues in recent years suggests that stronger governance mechanisms would reduce opportunistic management behavior, thus improving the quality and reliability of financial reporting. Regulators believe that this in turn will ... | - The tests in this study are association tests. Future research may use qualitative research approaches to examine the link between quality of financial reporting and governance effectiveness. |
[SECTION: Purpose] Concerns about climate change are widely shared among global communities. However, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012), Australians' concerns about the environment are dynamic and have continued to shift in the past few years. Concern about climate change decreased in Australia fr... | This study aims to explore how young adults understand the climate change problem. It also explores whether environmental paradigms explain how young adults perceive climate change risks in their everyday green conscious behavior. |
[SECTION: Method] Concerns about climate change are widely shared among global communities. However, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012), Australians' concerns about the environment are dynamic and have continued to shift in the past few years. Concern about climate change decreased in Australia fro... | This interpretive research draws on in-depth interviews with 20 young Australians (aged between 19-25 years) who engage in green conscious behavior. |
[SECTION: Findings] Concerns about climate change are widely shared among global communities. However, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012), Australians' concerns about the environment are dynamic and have continued to shift in the past few years. Concern about climate change decreased in Australia f... | Three thematic categories ("non-local" climate change risk, oscillation between environmental paradigms and anthropocentric environmentalism) emerged from the data. The study finds that "non-local" climate change risk perceptions and environmental paradigms inform green conscious behavior. However, no association betwe... |
[SECTION: Value] Concerns about climate change are widely shared among global communities. However, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2012), Australians' concerns about the environment are dynamic and have continued to shift in the past few years. Concern about climate change decreased in Australia from... | Recommendations are provided on how to sustain young adults' interest in environmental wellbeing and in promoting green commodities in young consumer markets. Suggestions include creating a clear awareness of climate change with a constructive or positive appeal resolving 'non-local' climate change risk perceptions and... |
[SECTION: Purpose] The emergence of social networking sites (SNSs) has resulted in the rapid evolution of online community platforms into popular forums for communication and entertainment, while users' word-of-mouth behavior has become increasingly decisive influence. With the growing maturity of technologies related ... | The purpose of this paper is to explore a model of how people are influenced from the perspectives of individuals (cognitive trust and affective trust), group (sense of virtual community), and social influence (normative influence and information influence) factors. |
[SECTION: Method] The emergence of social networking sites (SNSs) has resulted in the rapid evolution of online community platforms into popular forums for communication and entertainment, while users' word-of-mouth behavior has become increasingly decisive influence. With the growing maturity of technologies related t... | This research adopts structural equation modeling to test the proposed model and the structural model shows a good fit. This research sample consists of 312 members who have used Facebook for at least six months. |
[SECTION: Findings] The emergence of social networking sites (SNSs) has resulted in the rapid evolution of online community platforms into popular forums for communication and entertainment, while users' word-of-mouth behavior has become increasingly decisive influence. With the growing maturity of technologies related... | The results indicate the following. Both cognitive trust and affective trust have effects on members' sense of virtual community. Cognitive trust, affective trust, and sense of virtual community have effects on both normative influence and informative influence, respectively. Members in a virtual community could create... |
[SECTION: Value] The emergence of social networking sites (SNSs) has resulted in the rapid evolution of online community platforms into popular forums for communication and entertainment, while users' word-of-mouth behavior has become increasingly decisive influence. With the growing maturity of technologies related to... | This study investigates the multiple perspectives of the interpersonal interaction between individual, community, and social influence. |
[SECTION: Purpose] The process of knowledge acquisition and development as a mechanism of either uncertainty reduction or opportunity development is critical in understanding internationalization processes (Casillas et al., 2015; Fletcher et al., 2013). Initially, the accumulation of knowledge was perceived as a mechan... | By bringing together the IB and IE literatures, the purpose of this paper is to examine the internationalization process as an entrepreneurial process related to the development of international opportunities. It explicitly connects different types of knowledge (i.e. market and internationalization), international oppo... |
[SECTION: Method] The process of knowledge acquisition and development as a mechanism of either uncertainty reduction or opportunity development is critical in understanding internationalization processes (Casillas et al., 2015; Fletcher et al., 2013). Initially, the accumulation of knowledge was perceived as a mechani... | This is a conceptual paper that reviews the literature on knowledge, opportunities and the internationalization process. Moreover, the paper identifies the current gaps in the literature and builds new theory that sheds light into how these three concepts are related. The paper also presents a model and propositions th... |
[SECTION: Findings] The process of knowledge acquisition and development as a mechanism of either uncertainty reduction or opportunity development is critical in understanding internationalization processes (Casillas et al., 2015; Fletcher et al., 2013). Initially, the accumulation of knowledge was perceived as a mecha... | The proposed model shows that market and internationalization knowledge combine to form the international knowledge stockpile of the firm, which moderates the relationship between the development of international opportunities and the internationalization process, comprising not only new foreign market entry but also s... |
[SECTION: Value] The process of knowledge acquisition and development as a mechanism of either uncertainty reduction or opportunity development is critical in understanding internationalization processes (Casillas et al., 2015; Fletcher et al., 2013). Initially, the accumulation of knowledge was perceived as a mechanis... | The propositions suggest that market and internationalization knowledge are positively related to international opportunities, which, in turn, are related to foreign market entry and sequential moves using mode continuation. International opportunities, however, are related to modal shifts only beyond a threshold. More... |
[SECTION: Purpose] The sharing economy is continuously emerging, and it has had substantial impacts on various industries (Tussyadiah and Park, 2018). In particular, the novel business model has generated a strong economic and social impact in the hospitality and tourism industry (Tussyadiah and Pesonen, 2016). As a le... | This paper aims to explain a guest's purchase decision in Airbnb from the perspective of Aristotle's appeals. In host-created information, the authors investigate which information appeals are significantly considered by guests. |
[SECTION: Method] The sharing economy is continuously emerging, and it has had substantial impacts on various industries (Tussyadiah and Park, 2018). In particular, the novel business model has generated a strong economic and social impact in the hospitality and tourism industry (Tussyadiah and Pesonen, 2016). As a lea... | It is hypothesized that a guest's purchase would be affected by the host-created information's ethos, pathos and logos. |
[SECTION: Findings] The sharing economy is continuously emerging, and it has had substantial impacts on various industries (Tussyadiah and Park, 2018). In particular, the novel business model has generated a strong economic and social impact in the hospitality and tourism industry (Tussyadiah and Pesonen, 2016). As a l... | For the ethos, the super host badge and host review have positive impacts on the purchase; for the pathos, the positive impact of the use of social words is significant. For the logos, the authors have determined that although the price, place picture and star-rating have positive impacts on the likelihood of a purchas... |
[SECTION: Value] The sharing economy is continuously emerging, and it has had substantial impacts on various industries (Tussyadiah and Park, 2018). In particular, the novel business model has generated a strong economic and social impact in the hospitality and tourism industry (Tussyadiah and Pesonen, 2016). As a lead... | The dependent variable, the number of place reviews, cannot represent the exact number of purchases. Other possible influential factors, such as direct communications between hosts and guests, are not examined. |
[SECTION: Purpose] This paper is about the relationship between influencing behaviour, the influencing strategies used by people at work and the ways in which they combine them into influencing styles, and 360-degree assessments of their performance. It also considers gender and seniority differences in such assessment... | - The paper aims to present and discuss research into the relationship between influencing behaviour and impact, including gender and seniority differences. |
[SECTION: Method] This paper is about the relationship between influencing behaviour, the influencing strategies used by people at work and the ways in which they combine them into influencing styles, and 360-degree assessments of their performance. It also considers gender and seniority differences in such assessments... | - The paper builds on previous articles considering influencing behaviour in the workplace. These articles present a model of interpersonal influence and describe how individual influencing behaviour varies in different contexts. They identified the need for further investigation into the effectiveness of such behaviou... |
[SECTION: Findings] This paper is about the relationship between influencing behaviour, the influencing strategies used by people at work and the ways in which they combine them into influencing styles, and 360-degree assessments of their performance. It also considers gender and seniority differences in such assessmen... | - The findings extend previous work supporting the idea that there are few, if any, influencing behaviours that apply to all situations and highlight the role of expectancies in work place assessments of influencing behaviours. |
[SECTION: Value] This paper is about the relationship between influencing behaviour, the influencing strategies used by people at work and the ways in which they combine them into influencing styles, and 360-degree assessments of their performance. It also considers gender and seniority differences in such assessments.... | - The research highlights ways in which the relationship between influencing behaviour and impact differ according to both the gender and seniority of those seeking to influence. This indicates that the "expectancies" of the influence or target affect perceptions of influencing behaviour and assessments of impact. This... |
[SECTION: Purpose] Supply chain uncertainty is becoming increasingly popular in business management. However, few studies have provided a depth discussion on the uncertainty so far. Due to the nature of uncertainty, uncertainty is not able to be forecasted or expected beforehand (Knight, 1921). Most business decisions ... | The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical evidence of the impacts of supply chain uncertainty and risk on the logistics performance in the Australian courier industry. This study examines the impacts of supply chain and risk on the logistics performance in the Australian courier industry. |
[SECTION: Method] Supply chain uncertainty is becoming increasingly popular in business management. However, few studies have provided a depth discussion on the uncertainty so far. Due to the nature of uncertainty, uncertainty is not able to be forecasted or expected beforehand (Knight, 1921). Most business decisions i... | This study provides an in-depth analysis of supply chain uncertainty and risk's impacts on the logistics performance. The structure equation modelling approach is applied to examine the relationship between supply chain uncertainty and risk and logistics performance. Company-side uncertainty and risk, customer-side unc... |
[SECTION: Findings] Supply chain uncertainty is becoming increasingly popular in business management. However, few studies have provided a depth discussion on the uncertainty so far. Due to the nature of uncertainty, uncertainty is not able to be forecasted or expected beforehand (Knight, 1921). Most business decisions... | The results indicate that supply chain uncertainty and risk have negative impacts on logistics performance. Moreover, the greatest impact of supply chain uncertainty and risk was from outside company in the Australian courier industry. |
[SECTION: Value] Supply chain uncertainty is becoming increasingly popular in business management. However, few studies have provided a depth discussion on the uncertainty so far. Due to the nature of uncertainty, uncertainty is not able to be forecasted or expected beforehand (Knight, 1921). Most business decisions in... | The study focuses on the Australian courier industry, this may limit the implications of findings in different industries. However, the research models may be examined and validated in the different context. |
[SECTION: Purpose] "Work life has undergone tremendous changes within the last 100 years" (Frese, 2008, p. 397). The increase of work complexity, global competition and the dissolution of the unity of work in time and space linked to rapid innovation lead to employees dealing with a work environment that is more and mo... | The purpose of this paper are twofold. First, the authors examined the effects of two types of working hard (i.e. work engagement, workaholism) on employees' well-being (i.e. job satisfaction, perceived stress, and sleep problems). Second, the authors tested the extent to which both types of working hard mediate the re... |
[SECTION: Method] "Work life has undergone tremendous changes within the last 100 years" (Frese, 2008, p. 397). The increase of work complexity, global competition and the dissolution of the unity of work in time and space linked to rapid innovation lead to employees dealing with a work environment that is more and mor... | An online questionnaire was administered to 343 PhD students. |
[SECTION: Findings] "Work life has undergone tremendous changes within the last 100 years" (Frese, 2008, p. 397). The increase of work complexity, global competition and the dissolution of the unity of work in time and space linked to rapid innovation lead to employees dealing with a work environment that is more and m... | Results revealed that work engagement mediates the relationships between perceived organizational support and job satisfaction and perceived stress. Perceived organizational support has also a direct positive impact on job satisfaction and a direct negative impact on perceived stress and sleep problems. Furthermore, wo... |
[SECTION: Value] "Work life has undergone tremendous changes within the last 100 years" (Frese, 2008, p. 397). The increase of work complexity, global competition and the dissolution of the unity of work in time and space linked to rapid innovation lead to employees dealing with a work environment that is more and more... | The findings suggest that managers should promote practices in order to foster work engagement and prevent workaholism. In line with this, the findings indicated that the most powerful source of support that fosters work engagement is perceived supervisor support. Organizations should, therefore, train their supervisor... |
[SECTION: Purpose] As with any change-orientated activity, social entrepreneurship (SE) has not evolved in a vacuum, but rather within a complex framework of political, economic and social change occurring at global and local levels (Johnson, 2000; Kramer, 2005; Harding, 2006). The contribution of social entrepreneurs ... | - Various theoretical issues and debates were investigated in order to measure quantitatively social entrepreneurship (SE) activity (SEA), together with the different skills associated with successful SE in South Africa. |
[SECTION: Method] As with any change-orientated activity, social entrepreneurship (SE) has not evolved in a vacuum, but rather within a complex framework of political, economic and social change occurring at global and local levels (Johnson, 2000; Kramer, 2005; Harding, 2006). The contribution of social entrepreneurs i... | - This was primarily an exploratory study, using factor analysis and inferential statistical testing, based on a surveyed sample of 287 respondents, undertaken to measure SEA and concomitant SE skills. Empirical findings were interrogated in the context of existing research and comparisons with established SEA rates we... |
[SECTION: Findings] As with any change-orientated activity, social entrepreneurship (SE) has not evolved in a vacuum, but rather within a complex framework of political, economic and social change occurring at global and local levels (Johnson, 2000; Kramer, 2005; Harding, 2006). The contribution of social entrepreneurs... | - The findings were modest, particularly about the number of active and future social entrepreneurs. Moreover the validity and reliability of the instrument used to measure skills was established, offering insights into SEA and the types of skills associated with SE. |
[SECTION: Value] As with any change-orientated activity, social entrepreneurship (SE) has not evolved in a vacuum, but rather within a complex framework of political, economic and social change occurring at global and local levels (Johnson, 2000; Kramer, 2005; Harding, 2006). The contribution of social entrepreneurs is... | - The study is limited by being in the early stage of theoretical development on the SE construct. The interpretation of the empirical findings, understanding SE and the associated skills, may serve as catalyst for this emerging and important activity in SA. |
[SECTION: Purpose] Concern over the relatively high numbers of women managers leaving organizations has been growing. Many organizations have developed initiatives with the specific aim of supporting women's career progression to the higher echelons of corporate life, such as mentoring programmes and women's networks. ... | - This paper is based on the experiences of 31 women who have recently left partner roles within an international management consultancy firm. The purpose of this paper is to explore discursively their perceptions of choice within their decisions to leave. |
[SECTION: Method] Concern over the relatively high numbers of women managers leaving organizations has been growing. Many organizations have developed initiatives with the specific aim of supporting women's career progression to the higher echelons of corporate life, such as mentoring programmes and women's networks. T... | - Data were collected from 31 women using semi-structured telephone interviews, a 66 per cent response rate. A discursive approach to analysis was adopted. |
[SECTION: Findings] Concern over the relatively high numbers of women managers leaving organizations has been growing. Many organizations have developed initiatives with the specific aim of supporting women's career progression to the higher echelons of corporate life, such as mentoring programmes and women's networks.... | - The decision to leave is the culmination of many interacting factors at a time when a financial incentive for resignation is available. Findings present here focus on discourses of loyalty to and affection for the company and work-life integration. |
[SECTION: Value] Concern over the relatively high numbers of women managers leaving organizations has been growing. Many organizations have developed initiatives with the specific aim of supporting women's career progression to the higher echelons of corporate life, such as mentoring programmes and women's networks. Th... | - Limitations include access only to women who have left the firm, allowing for no comparison with those who were still partners. Additionally, we were unable to speak to any of the male partners who have left the firm in the same timescales, although in smaller proportions. |
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