bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Followers' attachment styles and their preference for social or for personal charismatic leaders
Authors: Shalit Alon , Popper Micha , Zakay Dan 
Published: August 2010

PurposePsychological research on leadership deals mainly with the effect of leadership styles on workers' attitudes and performance. This paper seeks to focus the attention to patterns of preference of followers to different types of leaders.Design/methodology/approachIn the two studies presented in the paper, followers classified on the basis of attachment theory as having secure attachment style or avoidant attachment style were asked to indicate their preference for a personalized charismatic leader or for a socialized charismatic leader.FindingsSubjects with a secure attachment style preferred a socialized charismatic leader, while those with an avoidant attachment style preferred personalized charismatic leaders.Practical implicationsThe study adds knowledge regarding compatibility between leaders' and followers' personality characteristics. This knowledge could serve processes of selection and assignments to teams and missions.Oriiginality/ valueThis study provides a relatively new angle for looking at leader‐led dynamics and is an attempt to examine the initial (unconscious) attractions of followers to different types of leaders.
Entry barriers and industry rivalry
Authors: Sharma Bishnu , Gadenne David 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the impact of quality management practices on performance and the extent to which industry rivalry and entry barriers moderate the relationship between the implementation of quality management practices and quality management performance.Design/methodology/approachA survey questionnaire was administered for this research using Powell's quality management framework. The respondents were required to indicate their degree of implementation of quality management practices and to rate their TQM performance in relation to overall performance, the firm's competitive position and the nature of the impact of quality management on the organisation. Structural equation modelling was used to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe results show that firms with high levels of executive commitment to quality management and those that pay close attention to customer needs tend to improve their competitive position, view quality as being positive for the organisation, and improve overall performance. The results suggest that the degree of quality management implementation is positively associated with entry barriers, which would mean reduced level of threat from new entrants; whereas the industry rivalry issues were not significantly associated with either quality management or organisational performance. The findings also show that existing firms' ability to create entry barriers facilitates increased opportunities to improve their organisational performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample was relatively small, subjective measures of organisational performance were used which may be biased due to respondents' interpretation of their own firm's performances, and there is a possibility that many firms with low levels of QM implementation may not have participated in the study, leading to self‐selection bias. These factors may limit the generalisability of the research findings to other settings. Therefore further research is required to ascertain whether the same practices are evident across organisations of different sizes and industry groups within a broader sampling frame.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that quality management implementation by firms within an environment where higher levels of entry barriers exist results in higher organisational performance due to the firms' relative protection against new competitors.Originality/valueThis is one of the very few papers to investigate the role of Porter's industry analysis framework in relation to quality management implementation and firm performance.
Modeling failure types and failure times of turning and boring machine systems
Authors: Ghosh Abhijit , Majumdar S.K. 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to model the occurrences of successive failure types and times to failure of the two repairable machine systems.Design/methodology/approachHistorical data on failure types and time to failures of the given machine systems (4 nos) were gainfully used. Second order time homogeneous Markov Chain models were used to characterize the occurrences of the two broad failure type, namely, mechanical and electrical, after having found that the occurrences of failure types were dependent. Second order time homogeneous Markov Chain with Bivariate Distribution function (M2BVD) was used to model the times between successive failures {Tn, n≥1} for each machine system.FindingsIt is possible to apply the theoretical framework of Markov chain models to the accumulated data on failure types and failure times of any repairable system, which provide a wealth of information on the systems and are often left unused.Research limitations/implicationsThe framework used in the study can be improved to accommodate multiple failure types and failure times of any repairable system to the extent that a more accurate prediction of these two variables and a better estimate of the system reliability are available.Originality/valueThe models for failure types and failure times of the given machine systems would be of immense use to the maintenance crew for predicting the future failure types and failure times of any given system and subsequently organizing and fine‐tuning their state of preparedness.
Goodwill, triggering events, and impairment accounting
Authors: Comiskey Eugene E. , Mulford Charles W. 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the assessment process for goodwill impairment. The paper evaluates compliance with goodwill impairment tests required under the Statement of Financial Accounting Standard 142 and International Accounting Standard 36, highlighting challenges encountered in complying with these standards. The paper explores areas in which improvements might be made in both goodwill‐impairment compliance and disclosures and identifies areas for future research.Design/methodology/approachThe method is exploratory in nature. A combination of data collection, analysis, and interpretation is employed.FindingsThe research highlights a number of features of the impairment testing and measurement process that make implementation a challenge. Triggering events are many and vary greatly in significance and severity. Different valuation models are used and there is little conformity in the selection of discount rates. In some cases, though not consistently, control premiums are used to enhance the indicated market values of reporting units. Some firms may even deny the need for an indicated impairment charge. In all of the cases examined, the paper notes the need for judgmental estimates and the possibility that these estimates might be managed to alter or avoid goodwill impairments, limiting the comparability of results across firms.Practical implicationsThe findings will provide feedback to standard setters and practicing professionals in an effort to improve practice. For investors and creditors, the results should prove helpful in evaluating the likelihood of goodwill impairments. For researchers, the paper identifies certain questions that may provide fruitful avenues for further investigation.Originality/valueThe findings are based on an examination of a large sample of current filings of public companies that has yet to be performed. The observed richness and variation in the practices employed and disclosures provided both broaden and deepen our understanding of goodwill impairment accounting.
Learning from cooperative inter‐organizational relationships: the case of international joint venture
Authors: Huang Yen‐Tsung 
Published: August 2010

PurposeFacing increasing global competition, firms must ceaselessly acquire new knowledge and enhance their capabilities in response to rapidly changing customer requirements. Amidst the varying collaborative relationships that occur between firms, it is particularly important for firms to learn from international joint ventures. However, few existing studies have explored this issue empirically. Rooted in the organizational learning perspective, this study seeks to investigate the learning intent, learning process and learning outcomes of host parent companies taking part in international joint ventures, and to propose and verify a theoretical model of learning for host parent companies.Design/methodology/approachThe study used Taiwanese firms as research objects and employed the survey method to collect sample data. In total, 64 international joint ventures involving Taiwanese firms were collected and analyzed. The objective of this study was to examine the relationships between latent constructs, such as learning intent, learning process and learning outcome. Thus, the structural equation modeling approach was adopted to test the theoretical model. However, the sample size used in this study was small, so the partial least squares (PLS) method was employed.FindingsThe empirical results showed that a parent company's learning outcome is affected by the interaction between the parent company and the joint venture, as well as the internal knowledge integration capacity of the parent company. The interaction between the parent company and the joint venture will simultaneously drive the parent's intra‐organisational knowledge integration. Moreover, the parent company's strategic intent to learning from the joint venture will affect the parent company's knowledge integration, along with the interaction between the parent company and the joint venture. Likewise, the parent company's learning intent will affect its evaluation of the joint venture's knowledge, while further influencing its intra‐organizational knowledge integration.Originality/valueThe paper combines the perspectives of learning intent, learning process and learning outcomes in order to propose and test empirically a model that explains how the host parents of developing countries enhance their knowledge and capabilities by means of international joint ventures. Thus, the study attends to the deficiency of the literature in addressing the field of learning through international joint ventures. It also provides some insights and suggestions for firms that regard alliance strategy as a learning opportunity for enhancing a firm's knowledge base and organizational capabilities.
Building an academic library fundraising program “from scratch”
Authors: Reid Michele 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this review is to advocate for establishing development programs founded on clear goals and priorities tied to strategic planning and resulting in compelling cases for support.Design/methodology/approachFive recent authors' perspectives cover hiring a professional development officer, a team strategy including fostering a synergistic relationship with development staff, and building a donor base prior to successful fundraising rooted in customer service, outreach and marketing.FindingsPublic university libraries without development programs should attempt to start such programs. Library deans should expect to be more involved in advocacy and fundraising, and to develop the necessary skills. Staff should understand it as intrinsic to the library environment. There will be a continuing demand for fundraising professionals in libraries.Originality/valueLibraries that have not previously established their own fundraising programs will minimize their disadvantages in competing for donors and alternative funding with institutions that have by beginning programs prior to a sustained economic recovery.
Being known as a problem solver
Authors: Fitsimmons Gary 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to show the importance of being known as a problem solver.Design/methodology/approachThe article lists questions for determining the extent to which one may consider themselves a tenacious problem solver and then discusses each as a valid indicator and how to position oneself as a problem solver relative to that question.FindingsIf you assume that every problem has a perfect solution and work towards finding that solution you will be actively engaged in continuous improvement.Originality/valueThe article is a valuable tool for reviewing whether you and/or your staff are working toward continuously improvement or just maintaining the status quo.
Guidance on guides
Authors: Maxymuk John 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review the LibGuides website that hosts library user guides.Design/methodology/approachThis paper outlines the features and benefits of the LibGuides site, describes how it can be used as a web portal and peruses its hosted content.FindingsLibGuides is a good place to see how different libraries are incorporating Web 2.0 approaches into their library guides.Originality/valueThe familiar library guide still can have a strong impact in the Web 2.0 environment and enhance a library's online presence.
Service strategies in a supply chain
Authors: Löfberg Nina , Witell Lars , Gustafsson Anders 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe paper seeks to investigate how and why service strategies differ among manufacturing companies at different positions in a supply chain.Design/methodology/approachThe research was based on a multiple case study of three original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) – a heavy truck provider, a bus provider, and a construction equipment provider – and eight of their suppliers in the automotive industry. A total of 19 semi‐structured, in‐depth interviews were conducted with managers, including service managers, production managers, marketing managers, and chief executive officers.FindingsA company's choice of service strategy appears to be influenced by its position in the supply chain. Whereas the OEMs were all after‐sales service providers, the suppliers were either development partners or had a customer service strategy. The main reasons for the difference in strategies seem to relate to differences in customer demand, the products to which the services were related, and the size of the companies.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper was conducted as a multiple case study that focused on two positions in the supply chain. In order to further validate the results, future studies should include more case studies that cover additional positions in the supply chain.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the sparsely researched area of manufacturing firms as services providers. Previous research has tended to focus on the actions of OEMs. The wider scope of the supply chain, covered in this paper, shows that small suppliers are influenced by the service infusion of the manufacturing industry.
Triangle model of fairness: investigating spillovers and reciprocal transfers
Authors: Folger Robert , Ford Robert C. , Bardes Mary , Dickson Duncan 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present and partially test the triangle model of fairness (TMF) by examining employee reactions to customer fairness.Design/methodology/approachA total of 217 undergraduate hospitality students at a US university participated in the study. Participants seated in a classroom were asked to take part in the study. Customer interpersonal justice was manipulated (high justice versus low justice) in a completely randomized between‐subjects design. The manipulation consisted of written scenarios that depicted interactions between a customer and an employee. Participants read the scenarios. Then, they were instructed to imagine they were the employee in the scenario and were asked to answer questions that assessed their reactions to the interaction with the customer.FindingsConsistent with the predictions, the results of the study revealed that when employees experience interpersonally fair treatment from customers, they are more likely to engage in helping behaviors toward their organization and future customers.Originality/valueThe paper examines employee responses to fairness from customers, in terms of helping (or harming) the organization and future customers. As rationale for the study, the authors drew on the TMF. The study makes a contribution to research on services and organizational justice by being the first to empirically examine the TMF. Overall, this paper demonstrates that organizations need to be cognizant of the effects of customers' treatment on service employees, as customers' treatment can have serious effects on employees' subsequent behaviors.
CSR advertisements: a legitimacy tool?
Authors: Farache Francisca , Perks Keith J. 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how companies use corporate social responsibility (CSR) advertisements to legitimise their ethical positions and how CSR advertisements vary across countries.Design/methodology/approachThe paper evaluates CSR advertisements from Chevron and Banco Real published in the news/business magazines (The) Economist and Time in the UK as well as in Veja and Exame in Brazil, leaders in their categories. The advertisements were analysed using a set of semiotic concepts.FindingsCompanies use different strategies for publicising CSR. There are campaigns that appeal to consumer rationality as well as campaigns that appeal to the emotions. There is also evidence that companies use their advertisements to respond to public pressure and thus create or maintain their legitimacy in the eyes of society.Originality/valueCSR communication is an emerging field, with research focusing on corporate social disclosure mainly through web sites and corporate reports. However, little is known regarding CSR advertisements. The paper provides insights on this issue and focuses on comparative research, which is also a neglected area in the CSR field.
From image to economic value: a genre analysis of sustainability reporting
Authors: Bowers Tom 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe paper aims to examine the extent to which the genre of the sustainability report has evolved due to the increased emphasis placed on the economic value of addressing environmental and social problems.Design/methodology/approachDrawing on the concept of genre, this paper compares the most recent sustainability reports of ten global companies to earlier versions of these same companies' sustainability reports.FindingsA concerted effort to define sustainability in terms of economic value is evident in the opening sections and chief executive letters. More recent reports illustrate an increase in efforts to advance the business case for sustainability, including attempts to provide measurable economic outcomes from various sustainable activities and initiatives. In sum, while sustainability reports still convey a company's efforts to comply with environmental and social regulations, sustainability reports are showing an increase in communicating the direct economic benefits that sustainable actions can bring to the company.Originality/valueThe paper provides a new approach, in the form of genre analysis, to the study of sustainability reporting. The findings from this paper suggest further lines of inquiry, including the need to examine the relation between the global reporting initiative and the emphasis on economic value, to explore the intersection of materiality and the shift toward economic value, and to consider the influence of economic pursuits on the public perception and definition of sustainability.
Towards a more dynamic stakeholder model: acknowledging multiple issue arenas
Authors: Luoma‐aho Vilma , Vos Marita 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to suggest that corporate communications is becoming less predictable as interaction with stakeholders is moving from organizational control toward “issue arenas”, places of interaction where an issue is discussed by stakeholders and organizations both online and within the traditional media. The role of corporate communications and public relations (PR) is broadening beyond the traditional relationship management to issue arena monitoring.Design/methodology/approachThe paper takes a theoretical approach with six axioms suggested.FindingsSeveral central theories of corporate communications are combined with issues management and stakeholder theory to argue for a multiplicity of new “issue arenas”, which require an increased amount of monitoring. Six axioms are suggested for future research on corporate communications, and a mosaic of multiple strategies for multiple publics moved by multiple issues is recommended.Research limitations/implicationsThe axioms suggested require empirical testing with different arenas across contexts and cultures, and the axioms may change over time as the virtual arenas expand. Future studies should focus on the process of arena formation as well as the division of voice on the arenas.Practical implicationsMonitoring becomes central as corporate communication is less controllable. Corporate communication and PR will play a key role in organizational survival in the future through the processes of finding the right issues and “issue arenas” for interaction, facilitating the organization‐public debate and through this managing organizational reputation. A change in thinking is required, as identifying issues should precede identifying stakeholders.Originality/valueThe paper argues that organizational survival depends not only on communicating with the right stakeholders, but also on finding the relevant issue arenas in which organizations should participate in discussion.
Subcontractor procurement in construction: the interplay of price and trust
Authors: Hartmann Andreas , Caerteling Jasper 
Published: August 2010

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the relative importance of price and trust and their interaction in subcontractor selection. By doing so, it aims to respond to the currently dominant view that trust‐based procurement is the remedy to performance problems in construction. The paper also aims to argue that a specific interplay of both price and trust is always inherent to the selection of subcontracted services.Design/methodology/approachA choice‐based conjoint experiment was conducted to underpin the initial argument. The conjoint analysis is based on a sample of medium‐sized contractors from the Dutch residential building industry.FindingsThe research shows that neither price nor trust can be downplayed as procurement mechanisms. On the one hand, through repeated relationships main contractors become more confident in judging the performance of subcontractors. The level of trust increases and finally affects the supplier selection. On the other hand, favourable quotes are a prerequisite for trust to become choice relevant. Moreover, the extent to which subcontractors have performed with respect to quality, technical know‐how and cooperation in the past finally accounts for whether they are chosen or not.Research limitations/implicationsThe joint occurrence of price and trust as procurement mechanisms should be acknowledged. More research is needed to understand the trade‐offs main contractors make between price and trust while procuring subcontracted services.Practical implicationsSubcontractors need to offer competitive bids to be able to increase their chance of recurrent relationships with main contractors and thus trust development.Originality/valueThis study is one of the first that considers the interaction of price and trust in subcontractor procurement. It contributes to the ongoing discussion around partnering and supply chain integration in construction.