bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
The etiology of top‐tier publications in management
Authors: Valle Matthew , Schultz Kaitlyn 
Published: June 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop and test a comprehensive model of personal and institutional input variables, composed of elements describing status‐based antecedents, job/organizational context antecedents, and individual level antecedents, which may contribute to the production of significant (top‐tier) research outputs in the management discipline.Design/methodology/approachThe development and empirical examination of this model were done with two main goals in mind. First, the nature and degree to which certain factors lead to the production of top‐tier research productivity in the management discipline were explored. Second, it is hoped that information about these relationships could then be used by institutions and individuals so that they could better understand what it takes to adequately prepare faculty members to achieve increased productivity or, alternatively, to decide whether the goal of top‐tier research production is consistent with individual and institutional resources. As such, the results of this investigation should have interesting and potentially important implications for both academic status attainment and career success.FindingsHierarchical moderated regression analyses of 440 faculty records revealed that the status of current affiliation of the faculty member, editorial board membership, faculty rank, and the availability of doctoral students were related to top‐tier research productivity.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings from this study have important implications for the careers of management faculty at AACSB‐accredited business schools. Faculty at higher status institutions appear to enjoy a number of cumulative advantages due to increased social, human and cultural capital that support the production of top‐tier research. Additionally, faculty with doctoral student support and those with memberships on editorial boards seem to possess the resources and connections necessary to produce top‐tier research on a consistent basis. Future research should investigate institution‐specific inducements to research productivity (e.g. research support and remuneration) and the exact causal nature of the editorial board/productivity relationship.Originality/valuePrior research has investigated status effects using broad categories as predictors, whereas this research uses interval values representing research‐based assessments of institution status rankings. Additionally, this research creates and tests a comprehensive causal model of research productivity antecedents.
Exploring the impact of sleep‐related impairments on the perceived general health and retention intent of an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) sample
Authors: Blau Gary 
Published: June 2011

PurposeLittle research has been done in studying the impact of sleep‐related impairments on the perceived health and retention intent of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers. This paper aims to fill some of the gaps.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a time‐lagged research design to test the impact of three sleep impairments measured in 2005, i.e. sleepiness, relationship difficulty due to sleepiness, and general activity difficulty due to sleepiness, on perceived general health measured in 2006 and 2007, and 2007 intent to leave the EMS profession. Background and work‐related variables, also measured in 2005, were controlled for. A total of 288 complete data EMS repeat‐respondents constituted the study sample across the three years. Although this was only a very small percentage of the total number of respondents, this sample was found to be demographically representative of the incomplete data respondents.FindingsThe three‐sleep impairment variable set had a collective significant additional impact for explaining both years of subsequent perceived health and retention intent, beyond the controlled‐for background and work‐related variable sets. The perceived general health variable set explained a small but unique amount of additional variance in retention intent beyond the controlled for background, work‐related and sleep impairment variable sets.Originality/valuePeople's lives can depend on the quick and efficient reactions of EMS workers. There has been little prior research studying the impact of sleep impairments on health and retention outcomes using an EMS sample. The results seem promising enough to suggest continued study of the impact of sleep‐related impairments on work outcomes for EMS personnel, and other samples sharing common work stresses.
Manager support predicts turnover of professionals in India
Authors: Tymon Walter G. , Stumpf Stephen A. , Smith Richard R. 
Published: June 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine how the support managers provide to employees affects the employees' sense of intrinsic reward, personal commitment, perceived career success, and retention.Design/methodology/approachA large‐scale employee survey wss conducted of 28 organizational entities in India involving 9,301 randomly identified employees yielding 4,811 respondents (54 percent response rate) supported by employee interviews following the survey.FindingsUsing a hypothesis‐driven, path analytic‐regression approach, the managerial support of employees had significant direct and indirect effects on perceived career success and retention one year later. Intrinsic rewards and personal commitment mediated these relationships.Practical implicationsManagers may play a much greater role in employee retention than the literature often suggests. Key manager practices include showing personal interest, holding career discussions, acknowledging employee contributions, using a system of empowerment, and celebrating milestones and successes. Employees can improve their perceived career success by balancing their long‐ and short‐term goals, improving their competence, and communicating openly with their managers. To reduce turnover, HR professionals can provide better manager support training, hold managers accountable for retention, enhance the career management and HR systems by developing more non‐monetary rewards, and learn from those that leave.Originality/valueManager practices in support of their employees were studied across a large and diverse set of national, international, and global firms operating in India. Findings highlight the importance of the managerial role in reducing turnover and enhancing perceptions of career success in a culture known for high power distance among managers and employees.
Residents' perception and attitudes towards tourism impacts
Authors: Gabriel Brida Juan , Osti Linda , Faccioli Michela 
Published: June 2011

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to analyse how the impacts of tourism are perceived by a local population and which factors affect the relationship between impacts and perceptions' formation, with specific consideration of the framework in a mountain resort. For this purpose, the paper explores the existing literature on issues related to host perceptions and attitudes and involves a primary data collection in the mountain community of Folgaria in Northern Italy.Design/methodology/approachThe number and quality of the questionnaires collected allowed a quantitative analysis of the hosts' perceptions and attitudes to be performed, and a cluster analysis has demonstrated the existence of different groups within which members have common features and similar perceptions and attitudes.FindingsIn general, this research work has revealed a recognition by the residents of the positive economic impacts of tourism. Also, the social and cultural impacts are recognized to be positive, but at a lower degree. In terms of the future tourism polices, the different groups identified in the cluster analysis exert different positions.Originality/valueThe paper presents the first study of residents' perceptions and attitudes applied to a small mountain community.
A comparative study of dates export supply chain performance: the case of Oman and Tunisia
Authors: Mbaga Msafiri , Suleiman Rashid Al‐Shabibi Mohammed , Boughanmi Houcine , Mohamed Zekri Slim 
Published: June 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is two‐fold. First, is to apply the benchmarking approach to the dates export supply chain (DESC) in Oman and Tunisia (taking Tunisia as a benchmark) to identify gaps in the organizational and operational structures of the DESC in the two countries. Second, is to utilize the information generated to put forward recommendations to improve Omani DESC.Design/methodology/approachFour benchmarking dimensions are developed, each dimension with a number of key performance indicators (KPIs). The KPIs are then used in the benchmarking exercise.FindingsResults show that Tunisia is performing better than Oman in all the four dimensions.Originality/valueThe study enables the readers and the stakeholders to gain some valuable insights in the subject matter. A careful analysis of the findings should enable Oman policy makers and stakeholders to produce an industry action plan to correct the gaps and take the lead.
Aligning critical success factors to organizational design
Authors: Pal Rudrajeet , Torstensson Håkan 
Published: June 2011

PurposeConcurrent designing of products, processes and supply chains (three‐dimensional concurrent engineering (3‐DCE)) has proved to be beneficial in rendering holistic, market‐responsive architecture to organizations through linkages created by dynamic capability development and innovation. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the promises of 3‐DCE in synthesizing and sustaining critical success factors (CSFs) for organizations, and also to underpin the existing gap between its offerings in devising the CSFs and the “real solutions” essential in a dynamic system's perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe paper adopts an intermediary approach combining both explanatory and exploratory researches. The conceptual framework of the paper is based on a matrix for organizational mapping of textile, clothing and fashion (TCF) firms prepared through content analysis. This is followed by an extensive semi‐structured survey. The selection of firms was based on contacting TEKO and Europages. Usable responses were obtained from 42 firms for detailed analysis, making the response rate around 15 percent.FindingsThe results were manifold. It showed that most of the key success factors are synthesized and sustained through 3‐DCE designing. The paper also highlights the necessity of incorporating intangible value propositions of culture, leadership and governance, knowledge, image and relationship into the 3‐DCE model to generate an “extended 3‐DCE” framework for mediating operational performance and hence organizational success. Such a model required in a dynamic environment is argued to show a fit to represent a design for resilience perspective, requiring further research.Research limitations/implicationsFirst, the selection of sample size of organizations was small and arguments regarding its representation of the Swedish TCF firms' population could be raised. So the claims and propositions of the paper cannot be widely generalized. Second, the responses to the survey were based on judgments of the company top management and could vary if intra‐organizational responses were considered.Practical implicationsThe findings from the paper can be beneficial for organizations to understand the key areas in which to invest and how to invest their resources and time, as CSF identification is largely qualitative and can result in differing opinions in pinpointing them. It is thus recommended to synthesize or identify them from the 3‐DCE perspective.Originality/valueThe paper is original in realizing how 3‐DCE can be instrumental in devising CSFs in organizations and also what factors needs to be incorporated into its “extended” framework to match the requirements for organizations in a dynamic environment.
Recent advances in e‐service in the public sector: state‐of‐the‐art and future trends
Authors: Hassan H.S. , Shehab E. , Peppard J. 
Published: June 2011

PurposeThis paper aims to thoroughly review the research literature concerning e‐service in the public sector (2000‐2009) for the purpose of summarising and synthesising the arguments and ideas of the main contributors to the development of e‐service research and explore the different perspectives. In addition, the paper attempts to identify the key characteristics of e‐service; and to gather conceptual perspectives on the nature, scope, and transformation to e‐service.Design/methodology/approachA classification of the relevant publications that are concerned with the theory and application of e‐service is presented together with potential future research areas.FindingsMost of the literature has focused on the underlying perspectives of approaches to e‐service. It clearly acknowledges that contextual issues and factors influence e‐service. However, there is still no standard definition of the concept and vagueness about what exactly e‐service is, creating confusion and comparability issues, and making it difficult for researchers to build on each others' work. In addition, the key underlying theme throughout the literature is that e‐service in the public sector necessitates closer working relationships between government stakeholders.Originality/valueBy reviewing the relevant publications, the paper develops a clear articulation of the concept, nature, boundaries, components, and elements of e‐service which is significant in order to understand the e‐service research better and manage e‐service in the public sector. With a rapid growth in the volume of research output on the topic of e‐service, the paper considers different viewpoints, theories, and methods in e‐service research to date to draw conclusions about current status and possible future directions for e‐service in the public sector.
HR's global impact: building strategic differentiating capabilities
Authors: Scott‐Jackson William , Druck Scott , Mortimer Tony , Viney Jonathan 
Published: June 2011

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to demonstrate how the HR function can make a significant contribution to the achievement of global strategy and sustainable competitive advantage through identifying, building and deploying differentiating strategic capabilities (DiSCs). The DiSC model has been developed by William Scott‐Jackson over the past 15 years as a practical and strategically valuable development of the “resource‐based view of the firm”.Design/methodology/approachThe paper first considers the strategic implications of global trading and then describes the strategic importance of DiSCs and their criteria – particularly in sales. This is based on applied research and strategic HR consultancy with over 30 global organizations over the past 15 years. Using a case study of a global outsourcing company, it describes the process by which DiSCs can be developed and deployed by the HR function to achieve sustainable competitive advantage in global trading.FindingsThe link between global strategic intent and the role of HR is clearly defined using the DiSC model and the examples given show the strategic value that can be achieved using the model to enable global trading.Originality/valueThe DiSC model can be deployed in any organization (profit or non‐profit) by HR to ensure that its global strategic intent can be achieved and to help ensure sustainable competitive advantage. In addition to the well‐understood HR competencies and processes which need to be deployed for global success, this model further allows the HR function to impact strategy development and implementation. This paper shows how DiSCs can be identified, built and deployed.
Online CSR reportage of award‐winning versus non award‐winning banks in Ghana
Authors: Ebo Hinson Robert 
Published: June 2011

PurposeBanks spend thousands of dollars on several CSR activities and communicating the same to defined stakeholders becomes a strategic task that must be artfully managed by the banks. Bank web sites now represent a useful communication platform in the reportage of CSR activities. This paper aims to report on CSR reportage amongst four leading banks in Ghana. Two of them have won CSR industry awards while the others have not.Design/methodology/approachA case study approach was adopted using Hinson et al.'s online CSR framework to analyze CSR reportage in the four banks. Two of them (one indigenous and the other, local) had previously won CSR awards at a Ghana Banking Awards ceremony in the last five years, and two had not. The data drawn from the banks were analyzed within and across the four cases.FindingsAgricultural development bank, the bank with the most socially responsible bank of the year awards, has the weakest online CSR reportage in the study with just one CSR report online.Originality/valueCSR communication is a rapidly evolving field of scholarship and this study adds to the extant literature from a developing economy banking perspective.
SEC releases study on the fiduciary duty of investment advisers and broker‐dealers
Authors: Forbes Jessica , Gnall Gregory P. 
Published: June 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain a study released by the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2011, the “Fiduciary Study,” concerning legal and regulatory standards of care for providing investment advice and recommendations to retail customers.Design/methodology/approachThe paper explains the Fiduciary Study's concern that retail investors do not fully understand the roles played by, and the different standards of care that apply to, investment advisers and broker‐dealers. It summarizes the SEC's core recommendations concerning uniform investment adviser and broker‐dealer standards for conduct, avoidance of conflicts of interest, fiduciary duties, principal trading, duty of care owed to investors, personalized investment advice about securities, and investor education. It summarizes the SEC's recommendations on harmonizing investment adviser and broker‐dealer regulations on advertising and other communications, use of finders and solicitors, supervision, licensing and registration of firms, licensing and continuing education requirements for professionals, and books and records.FindingsThe SEC's core recommendations are designed to clarify the respective roles of, and establish uniform standards for, investment advisers and broker‐dealers, so that retail investors will be better informed and protected.Originality/valueThis paper provides a useful summary and practical advice from experienced financial services lawyers.
FINRA's all public panel option is now available in all customer cases
Authors: Ward Bryan M. 
Published: June 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the rule changes contained in the new SEC Rules 12402 and 12403, which now allow claimants to choose an arbitration panel made up entirely of public administrators.Design/methodology/approachThis paper explains the background, including concern about industry arbitrators in three‐person panels and the Public Administrator Pilot Program; details how three‐arbitrator panels will be selected under the new rule; and assesses the consequences of the new rule.Practical implicationsAmong the likely consequences of the new rule are some cases going forward without industry arbitrators and an increase in the selection of chair‐qualified arbitrators; among the risks are the occasional need for a randomly appointed “cram down” arbitrator.Originality/valueThis paper provides practical guidance from experienced financial services attorneys.
Financial services remuneration in the UK
Authors: Ornstein Dan 
Published: June 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explain the final version of the Remuneration Code, published by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in December 2010, which deals with remuneration in the financial services industry and incorporates requirements contained in the latest version of the European Union (EU) Capital Requirements Directive (CRD3).Design/methodology/approachThe paper gives an overview of the Code, focusing on its scope; the deadlines for compliance; the constraints on variable remuneration; the proportional application of the Code through the division of businesses covered by the Code into four tiers, each with different compliance requirements; and voiding provisions – i.e. provisions which render certain contractual terms on variable remuneration void if they breach Code requirements. It also summarizes the related and new obligations on disclosure of remuneration, which were published by the FSA at the same time as the Code.FindingsThe overriding objective of the Code is to ensure that remuneration policies, procedures and practices do not undermine effective risk management.Practical implicationsNow the details have been published and deadlines for compliance set, it is imperative that those in the financial services industry with UK operations, whether in the UK or elsewhere, start taking steps straightaway to ensure that their remuneration policies, practices and procedures are compliant with the new regulatory regime.Originality/valueThe paper provides practical guidance from experienced securities lawyers.