Organizational Design for Enhancing the Impact of Incremental Innovations: A Qualitative Analysis of Innovative Cases in the Context of a Developing Economy

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathew J. Manimala ◽  
P.D. Jose ◽  
K. Raju Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Organizational Design ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
The Impact

Managing multichannel coordination in retail banking: the influence of customer participation

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 327-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loïc Plé
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Design ◽  
Retail Banking ◽  
Customer Participation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Retail Banks ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to explore the combining of marketing and organizational literature. This paper seeks to evaluate the relationships between multichannel coordination and customer participation, as seen through the lens of potential customer opportunism. It aims at showing the impact of this opportunism on the organizational design of multiple channels structures.Design/methodology/approachThe research reports on an exploratory case study in a French retail bank. A total of 25 in‐depth interviews were conducted, and the use of other sources enabled data triangulation.FindingsThe results show first that an increase in the number of distribution channels is liable to favor customer opportunistic behavior. To counter this, the bank mainly relies on impersonal coordination modes. An emerging result highlights the role of the customer as a “perceptual filter” between the different channels of employees.Research limitations/implicationsCustomer opportunism is studied via channels employees perceptions. An investigation using a customer survey may help to better understand this construct, e.g. to identify its antecedents, and to measure it precisely. Moreover, further qualitative and/or quantitative studies with larger sample sizes are needed to try and generalize these results.Practical implicationsIt is recommended not to forget that customers can facilitate or hinder multichannel coordination. Retail banks have the power to use them conveniently, provided that they are fully conscious of the scope of the “partial employee” role played by the customer.Originality/valueThis paper broadens understanding of how multichannel distribution structures are coordinated, and in a way belies traditional organizational design literature. The emerging result gives birth to the concept of “reversed interactive marketing”, which has interesting theoretical and practical repercussions.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on indigenous contractors in a developing economy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Ayinde Olatunde ◽  
Imoleayo Abraham Awodele ◽  
Bosede Olajumoke Adebayo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Economies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Additional Cost ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Contracts ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on indigenous contractors in a developing economy with a view to enhancing their performance. Design/methodology/approach The study used a purposive sampling technique to select 37 indigenous contractors with ongoing construction contracts in Osun State, Nigeria who provided data for the study. A structured interview protocol was used to elicit the required information from the interviewees and frequency, percentage and content analysis were used for data analysis. Findings The results showed that the critical impact of COVID-19 on indigenous contractors in a developing economy is: time overrun, loss of profit and creation of dispute. Further results showed that other impacts are a disruption in supply of labour, locally sourced materials are with additional cost, the additional cost of implementing COVID-19 protocols, difficulty in sourcing imported materials and absence of new jobs with the corresponding retrenchment of workers. Practical implications The study recommended special palliatives for the indigenous contractors from the government so as to cushion the impact of the pandemic on them, thereby enhance their survival and performance. A special arbitration panel is set up in each state of the federation to look at disputes arising from the aftermath of the pandemic, this is with a view to adequately compensate indigenous contractors with genuine and properly compiled claims. inferring from the findings of the study, it suffices to say that the severity of the impact of the pandemic is very high on indigenous contractors in developing economies, as such a better preparedness strategy could lessen the impact of such pandemic in the future. Originality/value The study is an attempt to unearth the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous contractors with ongoing construction contracts in a developing economy. The study will be of value to construction stakeholders in providing the information needed to devise strategies to minimise the impact of a pandemic on indigenous contractors in future projects thereby enhance their performance.

scholarly journals First year medical students’ perceptions of the impact of wearing scrubs on professional identity: a narrative analysis in the United Arab Emirates

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e039357
Author(s):  
Sara Sorrell ◽  
Halah Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
First Year ◽  
Written Narratives ◽  
First Year Medical Students ◽  
The Impact

ObjectivesMedical school serves as a critical developmental period for future physicians, during which students begin to form a professional identity. Just as personal appearance, particularly clothing, is an important external expression of one’s personal identity, ‘uniforms’ in healthcare, including white coats and scrubs, symbolise status and a group identity. There are, however, limited studies on the impact of physician attire on medical students’ formation of professional identity. Accordingly, through qualitative analysis of written narratives, we sought to analyse medical students’ experiences of wearing professional physician attire, namely scrubs, and how the uniform impacted their confidence level, performance and behaviours, as well as their identity as future physicians.DesignQualitative analysis of medical student’s written narratives.SettingKhalifa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences (KU CMHS) is a new medical school in the United Arab Emirates, with an inaugural class of 30 students admitted in August 2019. It is the only medical school in the city of Abu Dhabi, and the only school in the country that follows a postgraduate medical curriculum.ParticipantsAll first year medical students at KU CMHS were purposively sampled.MethodsStudents completed a voluntary online anonymous questionnaire. We employed a social identity approach to data analysis. Thematic content analysis was conducted on their narratives to identify themes.ResultsWe identified three major themes, namely (1) emotions, (2) logistics and (3) interpersonal relationships.ConclusionsMedical students form early perceptions regarding physician attire and its impact on their professional identity. Engaging in conversations regarding professional attire with educators or mentors could provide an important opportunity for students to discuss and explore professional identity early in training.

scholarly journals Evaluación cualitativa de un programa de intervención psicológica con hombres violentos dentro de la pareja

2011 ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Santiago Boira Sarto ◽  
Yolanda López del Hoyo ◽  
Lucía Tomás Aragonés ◽  
Ana Rosa Gaspar
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Therapeutic Alliance ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Assessment Strategies ◽  
The Impact

La tardía implantación en España de programas de intervención con hombres maltratadores enfatiza la necesidad de desarrollar investigaciones que maximicen la eficacia de los tratamientos. Hasta el momento, han sido escasos los estudios publicados que evalúen las variables relacionadas con la permanencia o el abandono del tratamiento y su eficacia, y todavía más escasos los que han estudiado este tema desde un punto de vista cualitativo. El objetivo del estudio es identificar aspectos clave en los programas de intervención que puedan mejorar la eficacia de los tratamientos para hombres condenados por un delito de violencia de género a los que se les ha suspendido o sustituido la ejecución de la pena de prisión por la realización del programa terapéutico. Para ello se ha analizado cualitativamente la información obtenida en dos grupos de discusión formados por los psicólogos que aplicaron el programa y distribuidos según el tipo de terapia, individual o grupal.Los resultados reflejan la conveniencia de considerar la especificidad de este contexto de intervención en el diseño de los programas y en la evaluación. Deberán mejorarse las estrategias que aumenten la motivación, la alianza terapéutica y la adherencia de los hombres al tratamiento. Además habrá que ampliar las estrategias de evaluación para que ofrezcan una información cualitativamente diferente y permitan una valoración global del impacto del tratamiento y el riesgo para la víctima.The late implementation in Spain of intervention programmes for male abusers stresses the need to carry out research that can maximise the effectiveness of such treatment. Up till now, very few studies have been published that assess the variables relating to the continuation or abandonment of the treatment and its efficiency, and there are even fewer studies that examine this subject from a qualitative standpoint. The object of the study is to identify key aspects in the intervention programmes that can enhance the efficiency of the treatment offered to men that have been convicted for a crime involving domestic violence, and who have had their prison sentence suspended or commuted to a programme entailing therapy. With this aim in mind, a qualitative analysis is conducted of the data obtained in two discussion groups formed by psychologists who applied the programme and who are distributed in accordance with the type of therapy �individual or group-oriented� they administered.The findings reflect the convenience of considering the specifics of this context of intervention in the design of such programmes, along with their assessment. Strategies should be improved to enhance motivation, and also to strengthen the therapeutic alliance and ensure that the men stick to the treatment. We will also have to broaden our assessment strategies so that they offer data that is qualitatively different and can enable an overall assessment to be made of the impact of the treatment and the risk to the victim.

scholarly journals The Impact of Instruction in English on Learning Anxiety

2020 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Sachiko Maruoka ◽  
Emiko Matsui
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Efficacy ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
L2 Acquisition ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Learning Anxiety ◽  
The Impact

In L2 acquisition, there has long been a debate as to whether instructors should conduct classes in English or through the approach of code-switching. This study was conducted to investigate the impact on learning anxiety in classes taught only in English. The survey was conducted with 55 students at a university in central Tokyo. A questionnaire and interviews were carried out to see how the students’ learning anxiety changed over a period of four months of instruction. The results showed that the students with prior experience of lessons conducted in English (LCE) had reduced learning anxiety over the period. Qualitative analysis was also conducted regarding the factors in students’ learning anxiety. The researchers argue that the results of this research can be used to enhance teacher efficacy through the sharing the effects of lessons conducted in English with instructors teaching English in Japan. 第二言語習得において教員の間では、オールイングリッシュあるいはコードスィッチングのどちらがより効果的に英語の指導ができるか長い間議論されている。本研究では、オールイングリッシュ指導がもたらす影響を論証する。東京都内の大学に在籍する大学生５５名を対象にアンケートと個別面談を実施し、オールイングリッシュクラスを受講する学生の不安度が４ヶ月でどのように変化したかを分析した。その結果、大学入学前にオールイングリッシュクラスの受講経験を有する学生は、英語学習に対する不安度を有意に軽減させたことが分かった。また、学生が授業で感じた不安材料とそれに影響を与えた要素を考察した。その研究結果をもとに、オールイングリッシュ指導の有効性や今後教員間で効果的な指導のために共有できるものはなにかを提案し論じる。

scholarly journals INTERNAL AND ExTERNAL FACTORS OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

AKTUELNOSTI ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragana Došenović
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Organizational Design ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Basic Issue ◽  
Internal Relations ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Research Author

Organizational structure is a system of internal relations and links in the organization. Since adequately designed organizational structure is the key to the success of enterprises, efficient operations and achievement of the objectives of each organization, the basic issue of this paper is the process of organizational design, with particular focus on the differentfactors that affect this process.For this reason, the purpose of this paper is to describe the impact of certain internal and external factors on the organizational structure, as well as to point out their importance in the design process.Based on the conducted analysis and research, author has come to many conclusions on the basis of which has been proven that there are many internal and external factors that directly affect the organizational structure. In order to successfully operate in today's turbulent conditions, it is necessary for companies to constantly adjust to a number of factors. A successful response to new changes often requires a process of restructuring through which organizational structure adapts to new needs.

Risk disclosure and risk governance characteristics: evidence from a developing economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamsun Nahar ◽  
Mohammad Istiaq Azim ◽  
Md Moazzem Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Risk Governance ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Risk Disclosure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore to what extent risk disclosure is associated with banks’ governance characteristics. The research also focuses on how the business environment and culture may create a bank’s awareness of risk management and its disclosure. This study is conducted in a setting where banks are not mandated to follow international standards for their risk disclosures. Design/methodology/approach Using 300 bank-year observations comprising hand-collected private commercial bank data, the study uses regression analysis to investigate the influence of risk governance characteristics on risk disclosure. Findings This paper reports a positive relationship between risk disclosure and banks’ governance characteristics, such as the presence of various risk committees and a risk management unit. Practical implications Because studies are lacking on risk disclosure and risk governance conducted in developing countries, it is expected that this research will make a significant contribution to the literature and provide a foundation for further research in this field. Social implications This study complements the corporate governance literature, more specifically the risk governance literature, by incorporating agency theory, institutional theory and proprietary cost theory to provide robust evidence of the impact of risk governance practices in the context of a developing economy. Originality/value Previous studies on risk disclosure and governance determinants primarily involve developed countries. This paper’s contribution is to examine risk disclosure and risk governance characteristics in a developing country in which reporting according to international standards is effectively voluntary.

scholarly journals The Influence of Leader Encouragement of Creativity on Innovation Speed: Findings from SEM and fsQCA

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cong Cheng ◽  
Liebing Cao ◽  
Huihui Zhong ◽  
Yining He ◽  
Jiahong Qian
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Fuzzy Set ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Organizational Ambidexterity ◽  
Data Set ◽  
The Impact

Adopting the empowerment perspective of leadership, this study proposes and examines the mediating model that leader encouragement of creativity affects innovation speed through strengthening employees’ engagement in the creative process. Using a sample of 245 participants in China, the results from structural equation modeling (SEM) suggest that the impact of leader encouragement of creativity on innovation speed is significantly mediated by creative process engagement, and positively moderated by organizational ambidexterity at the same time. Additionally, the results from fuzzy-set comparative qualitative analysis (fsQCA) with the same data set reveal that the aforementioned factors have a holistic effect on enhancing innovation speed. The results of fsQCA reinforce and refine the findings of the SEM analysis concerning the limits and conditions for how leader encouragement of creativity affects innovation speed.

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