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Desired competencies and job duties of non‐profit CEOs in relation to the current challenges
Authors: Ahmed Shamima 
Published: January 2007

PurposeAims to focus on non‐profit leadership and use information from advertised job announcements, in the USA, of non‐profit CEO positions to identify required competencies and job duties. The objective is to assess their relevancy and adequacy in dealing with the current challenges of the sector.Design/methodology/approachUses content analysis to analyze CEO job advertisements that were posted in The Nonprofit Times during the 1999‐2004‐time period.FindingsAmong those who list educational requirement, a predominant majority requires degree in academic areas related to the non‐profit sector. The bias to emulate the private sector's competencies, a source of the identity crisis of this sector, is not found in the educational requirement. Fundraising experience is the most common area of requirement under experiences. Fundraising is also listed as the major job duty.Research limitations/implicationsThe sizes and life cycle stages of the non‐profit agencies are not incorporated. Future research could incorporate the above variables.Practical implicationsDesign training using the findings to prepare future leaders. One of the findings suggests that non‐profits are not emphasizing the value of ethics in their search for executives. Considering the importance of this value in maintaining accountability, academicians could emphasize more of this as they design different non‐profit courses.Originality/valueAssesses the adequacy of the currently emphasized competencies in leadership to deal with the current challenges of the sector (accountability, fiscal, competition, identity crisis etc.) and their implications.
Does Herzberg's motivation theory have staying power?
Authors: Bassett‐Jones Nigel , Lloyd Geoffrey C. 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThis paper seeks to examine the issue of whether Herzberg's two‐factor motivation theory still resonates nearly 50 years after it was first posited. The objective is to assess whether or not Herzberg's contentious seminal studies on motivation at work still hold true today.Design/methodology/approachThe arena in which the theory is investigated is work‐based suggestion schemes, and the question considered is “What motivates employees to contribute ideas?” The paper begins by revisiting the literatures that form the basis of motivation theory and, in particular, the furore surrounding the work of Fredrick Herzberg.FindingsThe results are derived from a survey providing over 3,200 responses. They suggest that money and recognition do not appear to be primary sources of motivation in stimulating employees to contribute ideas. In line with Herzberg's predictions, factors associated with intrinsic satisfaction play a more important part.Originality/valueThe paper demonstrates that, despite the criticism, Herzberg's two‐factor theory still has utility nearly 50 years after it was first developed.
Transparency guru: an interview with Tom McManus
Authors: Lazarus Hal , McManus Tom 
Published: January 2007

PurposeIn this interview, Tom McManus and Dr Harold Lazarus explore transparency as both an approach and an outcome in the management of organizations, and the relation of transparency to corporate strategy. The interview aims to offer context and perspective on transparency.Design/methodology/approachUtilizing the format of an interview, the reader is introduced to transparency in general and as a management principle.FindingsAs the global economy continues to become a reality, as large corporations continue to get bigger and more multinational, as information technology continues to advance, there is going to be a lot of stakeholder dispute around issues related to transparency in the coming years. Stakeholders such as customers, shareholders, and voters are holding management accountable. Information matters, and stakeholders have access to an unprecedented quantity and quality of information. Practical application of transparency is not simple, and many qualified and interesting people are developing the field.Originality/valueTransparency is often talked about as a remedy for corruption and criminality. This interview explores a component of transparency that has not received the same attention – transparency as a principle in management.
Transparency: panacea or Pandora's box
Authors: Welch Theodora C. , Rotberg Eugene H. 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to share with executives, public policy makers, and securities analysts some key behavior constraints on transparency seldom addressed in the professional literature. Focus is on unexpected and perhaps counterintuitive issues of transparency and full disclosure.Design/methodology/approachRecent contributions from management research are presented to inform behavioral constraints on transparency and full disclosure. A number of studies are reported including research on the herd instinct in market volatility, the private information paradox in competitive strategy, insider trading in technology‐intensive companies, symbolic corporate governance reform, and attribution theory and corporate responsibility.FindingsExecutives, public policy makers, and securities analysts should focus on the latest research that impacts their duties.Originality/valueThe paper reports new research which questions “conventional wisdom” that there are few, if any, negative aspects to transparency and full disclosure.
Organization‐stakeholder relationships: exploring trust and transparency
Authors: Jahansoozi Julia 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to explore the organization‐stakeholder relationship between oil and gas operators and community members involved in the Sundre Petroleum Operators Group (SPOG) in Alberta, Canada. After a crisis of trust, the SPOG was established to increase transparency, and attempt to rebuild trust and healthy community stakeholder relationships.Design/methodology/approachThis research paper is a result of interviews with both SPOG industry and community members (n=18). A qualitative phenomenological orientation was adopted because of its focus on the individual experience of the relationship. Key relational elements such as trust and transparency were examined in relation to the importance for relationship building. The research is limited by the number of interviews that were obtained during the time allotted for data collection.FindingsThe results indicated that after a crisis, transparency is crucial for rebuilding trust and maintaining healthy community stakeholder relationships. An interesting finding in the research was the apparent influence ofThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peopleon the development and maintenance of shared values within the relationship. Further research is recommended into the impact of Covey's leadership and management style and on organization‐stakeholder relationships.Originality/valueShell provides an excellent example of an organization that experienced a loss of trust with key stakeholders and used transparency to begin to rebuild important stakeholder relationships.
Globalization, organizational opaqueness and conspiracy
Authors: Roukis George S. 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to ascertain how the forces of globalization affect current organizational designs, particularly the relationship between rapid technological change, global uncertainty, and careless organizational decision‐making.Design/methodology/approachThis article examines the historical development of globalization, within the context of several pivotal interpretative perspectives including national security and the costs it entails for participants. The research design was predicated upon a comprehensive review of the literature that dealt with environmental uncertainty, technological change, and recent corporate criminal investigations.FindingsThe article points out that a careful analysis of the nexus between fast paced technologically driven globalization and dysfunctional organizations reveal that the uncertainties created by globalization produce societal conspiracy thinking and opaque organizational structures that facilitated the emergence of criminal and dissonant behavior.Practical implicationsProvides a foundation for more organizational specific empirical research and a practical admonishment to corporate executives to revisit the rationale and assumptions underlying their organizational structures and policies.Originality/valueThis is an original conceptual article based upon strong evidentiary findings that will prove useful to corporate managements.
Transparency in the age of AIDS: the reality and mythology of a disease
Authors: Hindus Leonard A. 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe how the lack of transparency about the AIDS disease has affected the spread of this pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe catalyst for this article was an interview with Dr Everett Koop who was the US Surgeon General during the Reagan presidency.FindingsIn his interview, Dr Koop describes the problems that government officials in the Reagan administration had with the subject of AIDS. Through the study of the history of information flow and dialogue about AIDS/HIV, this paper demonstrates the importance of transparency to public reaction and response to a life‐threatening disease. It shows how our first impressions of a disease can create a mythology that is very difficult to change even when the true facts are discovered. This mythology has affected the development of this disease into a full‐blown pandemic and continues to deter the advances that medical research has developed to fight the disease.Originality/valueDr Koop was one of the first public health leaders who had the responsibility to describe AIDS/HIV to the public and to help form the US response to the disease. His observations are uniquely valuable.
An analysis of the environment and competitive dynamics of management education
Authors: Thomas Howard 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThe paper seeks to identify the key environmental forces and competitive drivers influencing the strategic management of a business school, and to give guidance about strategic choices as the business school evolves in the new knowledge economy.Design/methodology/approachAnalytic tools such as PEST analysis and competitive analysis are used to provide a model and framework for dialogue about strategic choice.FindingsThe influence of demographic, technological, entrepreneurship and globalisation drivers provides a series of implications for competitive action and strategic choice. In the current environment it offers a school strategy of a rigorous academic research profile informed and guided by practice. This is favoured over a more professional agenda.Originality/valueThe paper reviews and updates the literature on future strategies and scenarios for business schools from an analytic perspective.
AACSB International accreditation
Authors: Trapnell Jerry E. 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThe paper seeks to share a viewpoint on the benefits and value of AACSB International business accreditation and some perspectives on the evolution of business accreditation on a global basis.Design/methodology/approachThis is a commentary/viewpoint paper.FindingsAACSB accreditation is global brand delivering external validation of high‐quality business schools providing key stakeholders, students, faculty and employers, with a decision criterion for selecting institutions with which to be associated.Originality/valueIn an increasingly competitive, global market for leading business students and an ever‐increasing number of business programs that deliver management education, differentiation is critical. Earning AACSB International accreditation can provide an important external validation and statement that can be an important factor in identifying high‐quality business schools by prospective students, faculty, and employers.
EQUIS accreditation: value and benefits for international business schools
Authors: Urgel Julio 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to illustrate the evolution and current status of the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), the European Foundation for Management Development's (EFMD) accreditation for high‐quality international business schools. The paper aims to analyse and describe the value of EQUIS, as well as other international accreditations, to the world of higher education in business administration.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents the viewpoint of the EFMD's Director of Quality Services on the value of international accreditation.FindingsThe value added by accreditation systems stems from three main, and often inter‐related, areas – assessment of the quality of the school based on several criteria; enhanced brand recognition from being granted a distinctive accreditation label; and contributions to the actual improvement of the school.Practical implicationsInternational accreditation does add value to business schools in a variety of ways. It is also suggested that some of the value added is specific and unique to having international accreditation and is therefore unobtainable by any other means.Originality/valueThe paper highlights both the similarities and differences between international accreditations available for business schools. This should facilitate the assessment of the benefits and feasibility of international accreditation by decision‐makers at international business schools around the world.
Towards innovative building maintenance
Authors: Wood Brian 
Published: January 2007

PurposeBuilding maintenance is not sexy – yet it is big business, arguably more than new‐build. It is under‐researched. Received wisdom from the 1960s and 1970s is that reactive maintenance is undesirable; planned preventive maintenance (PPM) is “the answer”. That paradigm fails to put people at the centre. Times have moved on. The thinking here challenges the public‐sector “think big’ command economy based approach, and aims to examine new ways ahead. The purpose of this paper is to summarise a range of new approaches and identify common threads. People are an organisation's greatest asset; the maintenance and enhancement of their working and living environments and their wellbeing deserve serious attention.Design/methodology/approachThe research is based on semi‐structured interviews with maintenance and facility managers in organisations noted for their tendencies to innovate in their core business. The paper aims to assist maintenance and facility managers to review their building maintenance priorities in relation to user wants and needs.FindingsWhile the study is insufficient at this stage to support wholesale change in practice to any one new approach, a professional approach to the expenditure of considerable sums on building maintenance suggests that appropriate time should be spent in developing and evaluating alternative approaches.Originality/valueCalls for a complete re‐think on the approach taken to maintenance.
A not so clean slate
Authors: Hunt Barry 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThis is an initial attempt to classify natural roofing slate quality using the new European Standard BS EN 12326 and suggest how such classification may be employed to predict in‐service performance and identify potentially problematic materials.Design/methodology/approachA wide range of natural roofing slates has been subjected to the new standard testing regime and additional tests carried out. Experience of known in‐service performance and previous test results have also been taken into consideration.FindingsAn initial classification of natural roofing slate quality has been proposed with the flexural strength, water absorption, potential for oxidation and carbonate content considered to be the key components.Research limitations/implicationsThere is considerable scope for refinement of the proposed classification by investigating the performance of the wide range of other natural roofing slates available and taking the results into consideration. Predicted in‐service performance is based on practical experience and can be considered only a general guide.Practical implicationsBy classifying natural roofing slate quality users will be able to make better informed purchasing decisions based on cost versus quality. Slate producers, especially those with higher quality slates, will also be able to market their materials accordingly with less chance of losing out to lower quality, potentially problematic materials that still conform to the new standard.Originality/valueThe concept of a quality classification for natural roofing slate is not new, but this has been omitted during the creation of the new standard. The proposed classification is broader and probably better defined than those in existence elsewhere or previously used within the European Union member states.
Does the price impact of flooding fade away?
Authors: Lamond Jessica , Proverbs David 
Published: January 2007

PurposeClimate change will present many new challenges for professionals in the built environment. Observers have speculated that the increase in damage to property caused by more frequent and severe flood events may result in loss of property value. However a consistent link between flood risk and value has not been proven in the UK to date. This paper aims to investigate the impact of flooding on property value in the UK.Design/methodology/approachAs part of an ongoing study into the impact of flooding on property value in the UK, the available international evidence has been examined and general lessons drawn. A case study is presented of an example site, flooded in 2000, using actual transaction data.FindingsThis research demonstrates that, in general, there is a tendency for people to forget about the risk of flood damage with time. However, various manifestations of floodplain designation or regulation including mandatory insurance purchase can maintain awareness in the longer term. For the case study the impact of the flood on house prices is seen to be temporary, lasting less than three years.Research limitations/implicationsBoth the case study and the previous international research indicate that studies of the price impact of flood events should consider temporal aspects. Tentative conclusions from a single case study suggest that taking the long view of likely future recovery could promote price stability for flooded communities.Originality/valueThe discounting of flood‐prone property is naturally of concern to property stakeholders including the valuation profession and property owners. This research is unique in using transaction data to measure flood impacts in the UK.
The employers' perspective of the impact of RICS education reform on building surveying
Authors: Hoxley Mike , Wilkinson Sara 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThis paper seeks to present the second part of research funded by the RICS Education Trust to investigate the impact of the 2001 education reforms on Building Surveying. The first part of the research involved the collection of data from university course leaders.Design/methodology/approachThis research involved the collection of data from large national, mainly London‐based, employers of building surveyors at a focus group meeting.FindingsThe paper finds that issues of concern to these employers include the extent of construction technology knowledge of graduates, the delivery of contract administration, the placement year, post‐graduate conversion courses and the high referral rate for the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC). Recommendations include advice to universities on the design of building surveying undergraduate and conversion courses, a call for further research on the high APC referral rate, and greater liaison between industry and universities.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of the research is that the employers from whom data were collected were mainly large, national firms. Further research would be required to elicit the views of smaller regional organisations.Practical implicationsBoth parts of this RICS Education Trust funded research provides a foundation for the Building Surveying Faculty of the RICS to complete their review of the education and training of building surveyors.Originality/valueThe research provides useful data on the impact of RICS education reform on building surveying, but mainly large, national firms.
Briefing for accessibility in design
Authors: Ormerod Marcus G. , Newton Rita A. 
Published: January 2007

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to report on a study that was undertaken into the practice and process of briefing within the UK. The purpose of the study was to assess the nature and extent to which accessible environments for new public buildings are considered at the briefing stage of the design process.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire was distributed to 2,017 design practices in the UK, resulting in a usable response rate of 961 questionnaires.FindingsThe analysis of the questionnaires showed that, while designers are keen to ensure that buildings and their environments facilitate social inclusion, there are significant barriers to achieving this, particularly due to a lack of understanding of disability and how a person with a disability interacts with a building, and how the regulations and legislation can support this interaction rather than just providing minimum standards.Practical implicationsThe implications of the research are that designers and clients are procuring buildings that are not fully inclusive, thereby excluding people from fully participating in the activities that are undertaken in that building.Originality/valueThe paper provides an insight into the relationship between designers and users by demonstrating that, while designers are keen to ensure that buildings and their environments facilitate social inclusion, there are significant barriers to achieving this.
Application of value management in project briefing
Authors: Yu Ann T.W. , Shen Qiping , Kelly John , Hunter Kirsty 
Published: January 2007

PurposeTo describe a research project which seeks to establish a value management framework for project briefing to systematically identify and clarify client requirements, and represent these requirements precisely and explicitly to facilitate the design process.Design/methodology/approachTwo research instruments are used: structured questionnaire survey to validate the theoretical framework established; and experiments to test the proposed value management framework with real‐life projects, supported by case studies.FindingsThe primary research findings of this project are the identification of 13 variables that have an impact on the briefing process, which form the basis of the theoretical framework. It is revealed that the theoretical foundation of the research supports the use of value management to the briefing process. Further validation will be completed by conducting questionnaire survey and real‐life case studies.Originality/valueThis paper improves comprehension of the nature, characteristics and problems of the briefing process. It also introduces the theoretical foundation of the research project and describes the process for the development of the value management framework for project briefing.