Conclusions, Future Research Directions, and Policy Implications

In this chapter we summarize and synthesize key tenets of the symbolic management perspective on corporate governance and strategy. We discuss opportunities for future research on the forms and processes of symbolic management. We call for research on different audiences of symbolic management (e.g., lower-level managers and employees), different subjects of symbolic management (e.g., corporate transparency, executive succession, and various aspects of the decision-making process, such as the use of performance feedback), and different forms of symbolic management (e.g., cooperative and competitive forms). We then propose symbolic management theory as a powerful and comprehensive approach to the study of organizational behaviour more broadly, and conclude by describing managerial and public policy implications of our theory.

Personal bonds in the internationalization of the social sciences: A view from the periphery

International Sociology ◽

10.1177/0268580920962014 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026858092096201

Author(s):

Leandro Rodriguez-Medina ◽

Hebe Vessuri

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Latin America ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Academic Mobility ◽

The Social ◽

Due to the interest in formal relationships at work or to the difficulty to define what personal means, personal bonds in the social sciences have been an understudied topic. Even less has been the interest in connecting such bonds with the internationalization of careers and knowledge. In this article, the authors aim at filling this gap by studying what role personal bonds have played in the internationalization of the social sciences in Latin America. They identify factors that affect personal bonds as well as translations that scholars produce to capitalize on these ties. The most relevant of such translations, academic mobility, has to be interpreted, from a peripheral standpoint, as operating within a logic of leveling, a process that highlights structural asymmetries in the global social sciences. The authors describe both dimensions of this process and, in the concluding section, offer some policy implications and future research directions.

Identifying Policy Implications and Future Research Directions Regarding Military Community Support and Child Psychosocial Adjustment

Military Medicine ◽

10.7205/milmed-d-17-00002 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 182 (5) ◽

pp. 1572-1580 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Allison M. Conforte ◽

Patrick H. DeLeon ◽

Charles C. Engel ◽

Catherine Ling ◽

Jennifer L. Bakalar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychosocial Adjustment ◽

Community Support ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Military Community ◽

Agglomeration: Economic and Environmental Impacts

Annual Review of Resource Economics ◽

10.1146/annurev-resource-100518-094151 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 419-438

Author(s):

JunJie Wu

Keyword(s):

Emerging Economies ◽

World Economy ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

Extensive Literature ◽

Research Directions ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Different Levels

Urbanization is taking place at an unprecedented pace and scale in China, India, and many other emerging economies. This will have profound impacts on the world economy and environment. This review provides a critical assessment of the current understanding of the intertwined relationships between agglomeration, economic growth, and environmental quality. We start by providing a brief overview of the extensive literature on the drivers of agglomeration and its economic impact. We then discuss the opposing views on the environmental impact of agglomeration and illustrate the trade-offs involved when choosing among different levels and forms of agglomeration. Finally, we discuss challenges for environmental management in a rapidly urbanizing economy and some lessons learned from history and experiences of urban development and their policy implications. The review concludes with a discussion of key knowledge gaps and future research directions.

Activity-Based Teaching and Learning Approach and Students’ Academic Performance: Evidence from Among Stakeholders from Barekese District Ashanti Region of Ghana

Research Journal of Education ◽

10.32861/rje.73.156.160 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 156-160

Author(s):

Theophilus Apenuvor ◽

Frank Yao Gbadago ◽

Kwadwo Ankomah ◽

Agnes Fafa Anthony

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

Colleges Of Education ◽

Research Directions ◽

Ashanti Region ◽

Approach To Teaching ◽

Structured Questionnaire

In this study, the authors explored the level of awareness and views on the activity-based approach to teaching and learning (ABTLA) in enhancing skills, competency, and academic performance among students and other stakeholders from Senior High Schools (SHS) and Colleges of Education (COE) in Barekese District of Ashanti Region of Ghana. A survey involving 510 various stakeholders was conducted within the Barekese District of Ashanti Region of Ghana, using sets of a self-administered structured questionnaire. The study revealed that the Ghanaian stakeholders of the second cycle and COEs are highly aware of ABTLA and its potency for enhancing skills, competency, and academic performance among students. Policy implications and further future research directions were provided.

The Effects of Cultural Competence Feedback on Intercultural Anxiety, Attitudes toward, and Willingness to Engage with International Students

10.26686/wgtn.17145614.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Natalia Zenoni

Keyword(s):

International Students ◽

Cultural Competence ◽

Cultural Competency ◽

Performance Feedback ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

To Receive ◽

Willingness To Engage

<p>The study examined the effects of cultural competency feedback on domestic and international students’ intercultural anxiety, attitudes toward, and willingness to engage with international students. One hundred and sixty-one students (96 domestic, 65 internationals) completed a test of cultural competency and were randomly assigned to receive positive (top 25%) or negative (bottom 25%) fictitious feedback on their performance. Participants then completed measures of intercultural anxiety, attitudes toward international students, and self-reported willingness to engage with international students. Finally, students accepted or declined an invitation to learn more about participating in a buddy programme for international students at Victoria University of Wellington. It was hypothesized that those receiving negative performance feedback would have higher levels of intercultural anxiety and that this anxiety would partially mediate the effects of performance feedback on attitudes toward and willingness to engage with international students. It was also hypothesized that the effects of intercultural anxiety on attitudes and willingness to engage would be stronger for domestic, compared to international students. Preliminary analyses indicated that the performance feedback did not affect intercultural anxiety; although the manipulation checks showed that the participants could accurately describe their performance feedback, overall, students did not find the feedback credible. Controlling for age, gender, and previous intercultural contact, hierarchical regression analyses were performed to predict attitudes toward international students and willingness to engage (both self-reported and behavioural measures). The results revealed that beyond the control variables, intercultural anxiety was the only significant predictor of self-reported willingness to engage with international students. Performance feedback, student status (domestic/international), intercultural anxiety, and the interaction between student status and intercultural anxiety failed to predict attitudes toward international students and agreement to be contacted about the buddy programme. The implications of the presented findings are discussed, as well as limitations and future research directions advised. Keywords: Cultural Competence, Intercultural Anxiety, Education, International Students</p>

A qualitative study on electricity energy-saving behaviour

Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal ◽

10.1108/meq-02-2018-0031 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (5) ◽

pp. 961-977 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Michael Sony ◽

Nandakumar Mekoth

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Energy Saving ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Research Question ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

Western India ◽

Research Directions ◽

Content Type ◽

Purpose There is an unresolved paradox concerning electricity energy-saving behaviour. On one hand, there are many studies on energy-saving behaviours and on the other hand, recent research stresses that there exists large amount untapped potential in terms electricity energy-saving behaviours. Therefore, it becomes pertinent to revisit the construct of electricity energy-saving behaviours qualitatively to enlarge the spectrum of understanding. The purpose of this paper is to answer the research question why do not customers care about electricity energy-saving behaviours. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative study is undertaken in Western India using grounded theory methodology. The basic steps in the analysis of qualitative data consist of coding the data, combining the codes into broader categories and themes, and interpreting the results. Findings The study identifies seven categories of determinants of electricity energy-saving behaviours. Policy implications and limitations of the study are discussed along with areas of future research directions. Originality/value This is the first study to unearth the dimensions of electricity energy-saving behaviour.

Unearthing the response pattern of COVID-19 research in social sciences

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy ◽

10.1108/ijssp-04-2021-0094 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Vibhav Singh ◽

Surabhi Verma

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Response Pattern ◽

Sudden Onset ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Themes ◽

Almost All

PurposeThe sudden onset of COVID-19 has brought about a watershed moment in the current research across all disciplines. As it has impacted almost all aspects of human existence, academicians are aggressively trying to understand the phenomenon from multidisciplinary perspectives. In this regard, the present study attempts to provide an in-depth understanding of academia's response pattern in the field of social sciences using a grounded theory literature review and bibliometric analysis.Design/methodology/approachThe present study analyzed 395 research articles on the pandemic phenomenon, yielding five main themes and 11 sub-themes.FindingsThe emergent research themes are global impact on public health, the influence of COVID-19 on workplace functioning, global governance in COVID-19, research ethics in scholarly works and the influence of COVID-19 on demography.Originality/valueDrawing from these themes, the authors provide propositions, policy implications and future research directions.

The Policy Implications of Research on Fingerprint Examination Tasks

Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1177/2372732215603724 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 166-174

Author(s):

Brandi Emerick ◽

John Vanderkolk ◽

Thomas Busey

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Working Memory ◽

Eye Gaze ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Configural Processing ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Identification Decision

Most fingerprint comparisons are still done by human examiners, who examine two impressions to determine the amount of perceived detail in agreement. Examiners must rely on their training and experience to determine whether the quality and quantity of detail in agreement is sufficient to warrant an identification decision, which makes their perceptual and decision-making abilities central to our understanding of the strength of fingerprint evidence. Research on latent print examiners has documented the influence of configural processing, greater working memory, and greater consistency of eye gaze among experts relative to novices. All of these lead to universally higher accuracy relative to novices. However, examiners must contend with fatigue and the problem of non-mated prints that are somewhat similar in appearance. Surprisingly, this problem only gets worse as databases increase in size. Currently, the field contends with a relatively high number of erroneous exclusions and inconclusive decisions, which may allow a potentially guilty suspect to remain free from charges. We discuss policy implications that follow directly from the research and suggest future research directions that address unresolved issues.

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Pastoral Livestock Marketing in Eastern Africa ◽

10.3362/9781780440323.014 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 247-256

Author(s):

John G. Mcpeak ◽

Peter D. Little ◽

Montague W. Demment

Keyword(s):

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Long-Term Export Stimuli and Firm Characteristics in a European LDC

Journal of International Marketing ◽

10.1177/1069031x9300100303 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 1 (3) ◽

pp. 23-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 60

Author(s):

S. Katsikeas ◽

Nigel F. Piercy

Keyword(s):

Firm Size ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Firm Characteristics ◽

Research Directions ◽

Developed Country ◽

Exporting Firms ◽

This study presents an investigation of factors that stimulate the decision-making process of exporting firms from a European Lesser Developed Country (LDC) to continue and sustain export activities. The paper explores the existence of dimensions underlying export motivation and identifies potentially significant differences in perceptions of export stimuli based on firm size, degree of export involvement, and exporting experience. The findings point to a more proactive (than reactive) motivation structure underlying the export activities of these manufacturers. While no relationship is found between perceptions of export motivation and firm size, a number of significant differences in ongoing export stimuli are identified between different groups of firms in terms of export involvement and, to a lesser extent, exporting experience. Managerial and public policy implications are discussed, and suggestions for future research directions are outlined.