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Making the case for in‐house training
Authors: Crumpton Michael A. 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide the structure needed to create an in‐house training program for libraries as a means for improving staff competencies during periods of economic problems.Design/methodology/approachThe paper pulls information from the business environment and gives a human resources perspective on training programs used in companies that also have limited financial means.FindingsThe information and structure provided for development of a training program has had proven results.Practical implicationsThis information will require action on the part of libraries interested in gaining this advantage.Originality/valueThese proven methods and steps can increase a library's case when seeking to justify allocation of resources and will add value to the organization as it serves its primary clientele.
Moving on: salaries and managing turnover
Authors: Cottrell Terry 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to reveal particular unique aspects of librarian pay, retention and hiring issues as a means of advocacy for managers searching for new ways to tackle this function of their work.Design/methodology/approachThe paper gives specific salary negotiation suggestions, and also provides strategic team building concerns on which future planning may be made.FindingsIt is found that salary information is shared much more often between librarians at other institutions and this sharing leads to many negative and positive effects for future pay structures within organizations.Originality/valueThe paper is original in the sense that it is written for librarians and non‐librarians alike. It presents the issue with candor as a means of sparking fruitful conversation aimed at stabilizing and increasing librarian pay through joint understanding of the issue.
Climate change accounting research: keeping it interesting and different
Authors: Milne Markus J. , Grubnic Suzana 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThis paper aims to set out several of the key issues and areas of the inter‐disciplinary field of climate change research based in accounting and accountability, and to introduce the papers that compose this AAAJ special issue.Design/methodology/approachThe paper provides an overview of issues in the science of climate, as well as an eclectic collection of independent and inter‐disciplinary contributions to accounting for climate change. Through additional accounting analysis, and a shadow carbon account, it also illustrates how organisations and nations account for and communicate their greenhouse gas (GHG) footprints and emissions behaviour.FindingsThe research shows that accounting for carbon and other GHG emissions is immensely challenging because of uncertainties in estimation methods. The research also shows the enormity of the challenge associated with reducing those emissions in the near future.Originality/valueThe paper surveys past work on a wide variety of perspectives associated with climate change science, politics and policy, as well as organisational and national emissions and accounting behaviour. It provides an overview of challenges in the area, and seeks to set an agenda for future research that remains interesting and different.
Climate change
Authors: Boston Jonathan , Lempp Frieder 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThis paper has two main purposes. First, it considers the detrimental effects of four politically‐salient asymmetries on the policy choices of liberal democracies when dealing with the problem of human‐induced climate change. Second, it outlines and evaluates possible solutions for reducing or countering these asymmetries.Design/methodology/approachThe approach involves an analysis and evaluation of policy options based on a survey of the relevant literature.FindingsThe paper highlights the serious mismatch between the magnitude and urgency of the climate change problem and the current political will to overcome or mitigate the problem. Although four categories of potential solutions, and the various mechanisms through which they might operate, are discussed, it is recognized that all the available options have significant drawbacks, not least limited political feasibility and doubtful effectiveness. In short, action within liberal democracies to mitigate climate change is likely to remain seriously constrained by the four asymmetries discussed, thus increasing the risk of dangerous climate change.Originality/valueThe paper highlights the complexities, both international and national, of confronting human‐induced climate change. In particular, it identifies four systemic reasons, in the form of politically‐salient asymmetries, why liberal democracies have struggled to take effective measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provides a systematic assessment of possible solutions to these asymmetries. These include changes to accounting frameworks to ensure that the impact of humanity on the environment and future generations is more transparent.
An investigation of voluntary corporate greenhouse gas emissions reporting in a market governance system
Authors: Rankin Michaela , Windsor Carolyn , Wahyuni Dina 
Published: October 2011

PurposeInstitutional governance theory is used to explain voluntary corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting in the context of a market governance system in the absence of climate change public policy. This paper seeks to hypothesise that GHG reporting is related to internal organisation systems, external privately promulgated guidance and EU ETS trading.Design/methodology/approachA two‐stage approach is used. The initial model examines whether firms' GHG disclosures are associated with internal organisation systems factors: environmental management systems (EMS), corporate governance quality and environmental management committees as well as external private guidance provided by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for 187 ASX 300 firms. EU ETS trading is also included. Determinants of the extent and credibility of GHG disclosure is examined in the second stage where an index constructed from the GHG reporting standard “ISO 14064‐1” items for a sub‐sample of 80 disclosing firms as the dependent variable.FindingsFirms that voluntarily disclose GHGs have EMSs (uncertified and certified), higher corporate governance quality and publicly report to the CDP, tend to be large and in the energy and mining and industrial sectors. The credibility and extent of disclosures are related to the existence of a certified EMS, public reporting to the CDP, and use of the GRI. Firms that disclose more credible information are more likely to be large and in the energy and mining, industrial and services sectors.Originality/valueThe paper shows that some proactive but pragmatic Australian firms are disclosing their GHGs voluntarily for competitive advantage in the current market governance system in the absence of public policy.
Settlers, vagrants and mutual indifference: unintended consequences of hot‐desking
Authors: Hirst Alison 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide a sociological analysis of emergent sociospatial structures in a hot‐desking office environment, where space is used exchangeably. It considers hot‐desking as part of broader societal shifts in the ownership of space.Design/methodology/approachThis analysis is based on an ethnographically‐oriented investigation, in which data collection methods used were participant‐observation and interviewing. The analysis uses Lefebvre's conceptualisation of the social production of space and draws on the urban sociology literature.FindingsThe analysis first indicates that, in hot‐desking environments, there may be an emergent social structure distinguishing employees who settle in one place, and others who have to move constantly. Second, the practice of movement itself generates additional work and a sense of marginalisation for hot‐deskers.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper does not provide a generalisable theory, but suggests that loss of everyday ownership of the workspace gives rise to particular practical and social tensions and shifts hot‐deskers' identification with the organisation.Practical implicationsOfficial requirements for mobility may result in a new social structure distinguishing settlers and hot‐deskers, rather than mobility being spread evenly.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the literature on organisational spatiality by focusing on the spatial practices entailed in hot‐desking, and by contextualising hot‐desking within the wider spatial configuration of capitalism, in which space is used exchangeability in order to realise greater economic returns. Rather than using the popular “nomadic” metaphor to understand the experience of mobility at work, it uses a metaphor of vagrancy to highlight consequences of the loss of ownership of space.
Heidegger among dryads: on the origin of the female work of art
Authors: Scott Tim 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine a lacuna in Heidegger's “The Origin of the Work of Art”, that is, that it does not consider that such “origin” might be gendered. Originally published in a collection entitled Holzwege, which in the Cambridge (2002) edition is translated as Off the Beaten Track, Heidegger explains, “Wood” is an old name for the forest. In the wood there are paths, mostly overgrown, that come to an abrupt stop where the wood is untrodden. They are “Holzwege”.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is written within a philosophical tradition and seeks to examine Derrida's lengthy deconstruction of Heidegger's essay and Irigaray's elegant gender critique, which are among works attesting to the importance and controversy The Origin has provoked among post‐structuralist thinkers.FindingsThe paper considers The Origin as an auto‐deconstructive text, through which other voices (one, or more, not Heidegger's) are heard; voices calling him, through him, as him; which he cannot identify or silence. They disrupt and confound his thinking and writing; he tries (unsuccessfully) to mend the discrepancies, assuage the violence, but ultimately leaves the essay in limbo, intuiting something even he cannot comprehend, an alien writing, that its internal contradictions be reserved for others to puzzle over.Originality/valueThe paper offers a reading of The Origin against the Classical male hegemony excluding women from their proper participation in architecture, art in general, aesthetic hermeneutics and philosophy of art. These circuits of exclusion being integral to the phallocentric orthodoxy inherited from the Ancient Greeks.
Multiple architectures and the production of organizational space in a Finnish university
Authors: Peltonen Tuomo 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report a study of architectural development and organizational meanings and uses of space in a Finnish university.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws from actor‐network theory and Lefebvre's spatial‐social approach to shed light on the organizational assumptions of the various building phases and how current employees use and make sense of the architectural space in the case organization. The methods used include participant observation, interviews of employees and architects, and interpretation of planning documents, architectural statements and administrative representations of the complex.FindingsIt took over 30 years to build the campus. The original plans for the university buildings were substantially revised as architectural and organizational paradigms changed over time. However, regardless of the more recently built state‐of‐the‐art facilities, the early architectural design ideas have persisted as material‐social forces that participate in the ongoing production and reproduction of organizational space.Originality/valueDespite of the recent surge of writings on organizational space and architecture, there are relatively few empirical studies done on the topic. In particular, analyses investigating the travel of design ideas from architectural planning to actual physical constructions and further to the everyday organizing practices of employees have so far been rare in organizational literature. This paper partially fills this gap.
Performativity in place of responsibility?
Authors: Czarniawska Barbara 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to question the common conviction that responsibility is the major factor influencing performance.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes the form of a comparison of two recent cases of ecological catastrophes.FindingsIn emergency situations, locating parties able to perform gives better results than establishing responsibility for the accident.Research limitations/implicationsMore similar cases should be examined systematically.Practical implicationsIf the conclusions are accepted, the conventional mode of acting in emergencies may change.Social implicationsHopefully, the paper may redirect attention from responsibility to performativity.Originality/valueThe paper opposes a commonly accepted belief and the corresponding mode of acting.
Developing a collaborative network organization: leadership challenges at multiple levels
Authors: Baker Ellen , Kan Melanie , Teo Stephen T.T. 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine a collaborative non‐profit network which is undergoing organizational change.Design/methodology/approachThe authors present a case study of an employment‐services network in its first year of change, as the network implemented various activities to enhance its performance. A grounded‐theory approach was adopted to study the organizational and collaborative processes within the member‐site and Head‐Office levels.FindingsIt was found that member‐site leadership was the critical factor influencing site culture and site performance, and that high‐performing sites were initiating collaborative activities with other sites. Head‐Office leadership also influenced site performance and collaboration, but its initiatives were only moderately successful. The findings also indicate that change efforts should focus on leadership at both the site and network levels, and may need to begin with low‐performing sites.Practical implicationsThe paper discusses the implications of leadership on the implementation of collaborative networks in the employment services sector.Originality/valueThe qualitative findings of the study add to, and help to explain, earlier research findings on the questions of how public sector organizations utilize various activities to implement collaborative networks and their impact on managerial practice.
Factors that hinder the growth of small businesses in South African townships
Authors: Mbonyane Boysana , Ladzani Watson 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine factors that hinder the growth of small businesses in South African townships, to create awareness of these factors and to develop guidelines for small business owners to promote successful business enterprises.Design/methodology/approachThe study was exploratory, descriptive and qualitative in nature. Semi‐structured interviews were used to gather data. A response rate of 93 per cent was obtained from a sample of 30 businesses.FindingsThe slow growth rate can be attributed partly to the lack of support that small, medium and micro‐enterprises receive from support institutions, and partly to their own internal weaknesses. The findings furthermore revealed that the most common causes impeding business growth are a lack of legal knowledge, a lack of funding and a general lack of business acumen.Research limitations/implicationsThe study was limited to the micro‐, very small and small sectors of small businesses. Medium‐sized businesses were not included in the sample. The research could be replicated in other similar townships to determine whether similar results could be obtained.Originality/valueThe study adds to the knowledge of challenges that small businesses face in Black townships and how these challenges could be minimised. Strategies recommended for ensuring the growth of small businesses are that government intensify information campaigns of their support services and encourage business owners to affiliate with local business chambers for business support purposes. Business owners and their staff should also prioritise business training.
Ethical performance evaluation: an extension and illustration
Authors: Graham Saunders Stephen 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate over time the ethical performance of a multinational foods company – Nestlé – operating in a highly dynamic, complex, and often ambiguous environment in a crisis torn Zimbabwe.Design/methodology/approachThe case study applies an ethical performance evaluation (EPE) managerial framework to evaluate the actions of Nestlé Zimbabwe at various critical decision‐making time periods.FindingsWhile consumer pressure groups and international rights activists in Europe condemned Nestlé's actions in Zimbabwe as unethical and unacceptable, this research found that by exploring the events over time (i.e. longitudinal research) as the context of the event (crisis in Zimbabwe) evolved, it was shown that Nestlé faced a major ethical dilemma; and may have acted ethically and indeed acceptably given the unfolding crisis in Zimbabwe.Research limitations/implicationsAn EPE managerial framework is a useful tool to provide insight and knowledge of a particular event, however using the framework will not determine what is ethical or not. Evaluating ethical performance is always a value judgement and therefore the framework only offers insight and knowledge into the events over time, allowing the researcher or manager the opportunity to draw better, more informed, ethical decisions.Practical implicationsThe case study provides an illustration of a dynamic approach that can be used by business managers to assess the ethical performance of a company.Originality/valueThe paper proposes that an ethical performance of a company needs to be evaluated over time as the context of the events evolves. The EPE managerial framework is adapted to emphasize the importance of evaluating the time and context parameters.
Impact of information technology on quality management dimensions and its implications
Authors: Siu Mane David Lai Wai Lai , Keshwar Seebaluck Ashley , Teeroovengadum Viraigyan 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate into the usage of information technology (IT) to support the various quality management (QM) processes through empirical analysis.Design/methodology/approachThis research has analysed in depth the data collected through questionnaire survey consisting of 180 ISO 9001:2000 certified organisations, so as to assess the impact of IT on the various QM dimensions. Factor analysis and other statistical analyses were carried out using the SPSS software.FindingsIt was found that IT does actually have a substantial impact on QM. Subsequently other analysis was conducted to understand better how IT actually impacts on QM and to investigate the situation in Mauritius through a comparative study, such as between manufacturing and services firms, among others.Research limitations/implicationsThere is scope to assess in more depth the impact of IT on QM by conducting case studies, in support of this empirical study and there is scope also to go more in depth in this research by analysing the usage of IT in specific QM tasks and IT applications.Originality/valueThis research has empirically demonstrated the impact of IT on the different QM processes; it is thus hoped that it will contribute by increasing awareness of the actual importance of IT in the success of QM initiatives and encourage intelligent investment in IT which is geared towards effective use in supporting QM processes.
Mining for hidden human potential
Authors: Williamson Doug 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe article aims to advance the view that, in order for organizations to win in the marketplace, they will have to shift their focus to “identifying potential” rather than solely being focused on “managing potential”.Design/methodology/approachThe article makes the point that the leader of the future will need to have a rich experience repertoire, broad cognitive abilities, an exploration mindset and the ability to attract talented people.FindingsIt is argued that managing and measuring performance of people is no longer the primary workforce‐management issue, but prospecting and accurately evaluating potential are critical to long‐term success.Practical implicationsThe article contends that identifying then releasing talent will create winning conditions. It describes some of the qualities that will be needed in future, if organizations are to adapt to the massive social changes taking place around them.Originality/valueOrganizations that do not understand how social and generational changes relate to their business model will find themselves at a disadvantage for relevance and economic prosperity in the future.
The principles of successful project management
Authors: Little Bob 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe aim of this article is to describe how to manage a project successfully.Design/methodology/approachThe article presents the advice of Ron Rosenhead, chief executive of Project Agency, a north London‐based project‐management training and development firm, who has years of experience as a project manager, trainer and commentator on the subject.FindingsThe key steps to successful projects are explained: identify the business case; define the project; close the project; and learn the lessons.Practical implicationsThe article emphasizes the importance of: defining the project; clarifying project roles and having a clear project‐management structure; identifying and reducing risks; taking the people along with you; developing a robust project plan; delivering what you say you will deliver; dealing with project changes; and stopping project “dribble”. It explains how to avoid the social costs of loss of precious time and money through project “stray”.Originality/valueThe article provides a strategic, standard framework for project managers that allows them to: define, plan and control projects; recognize the role(s) they play and define other people's contributions to the project‐management process; recognize and reduce risks in all types of project work; and use a range of tools related to project management.
Interview with Pat Wellington
Authors: by Juliet Harrison Interview 
Published: October 2011

PurposeThe aim is to provide an interview with Pat Wellington, an internationally recognized management consultant who specializes in leadership, team building, business development, change management and customer care.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent interviewer.FindingsEffective People Management gives readers a robust understanding of all the essential activities involved in managing staff and maintaining high performance – from selection and interviewing to staff motivation, and from team building to delegating.Practical implicationsThe article offers practical insight into the nature of leadership and provides valuable information on relationship management techniques essential for staff retention.Originality/valueHaving experience of a vast array of industries, both within the public and private sectors, Pat emphasizes the importance of maintaining good relationships with workers in order to increase productivity, staff satisfaction and thus improve staff retention. Pat also highlights how financial remuneration is only one model for motivating staff.