scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic: Inflicted Costs and Some Emerging Global Issues

2021 ◽  
pp. 097215092199149
Author(s):  
Munim K. Barai ◽  
Saikat Dhar
Keyword(s):  
Economic Recession ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Global Order ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Human Cost ◽  
Model Versus ◽  
Industrialization Policy

The new coronavirus or COVID-19 that spread from China in early 2020 has become a global pandemic, infecting and killing millions worldwide. Besides the human cost, the economic and social costs of COVID-19 are turning out to be enormous to most of the societies on the planet. The lingering of the disease has raised concerns related to various economic and strategic issues that are likely to affect the global order per se profoundly. This article discusses the possibility of a worldwide economic recession or depression. The analysis indicates that the world may see more effort to reduce the overdependence on China for the functioning of a global supply chain and an attempt to revert globalization and reshape the industrialization policy. It finds the possibility of a tussle between a resurgent China’s state-centric national and global governance model versus the West-led rule-based global order where democracy and capitalism form the core. The article argues that various emergent developments will bring an increased focus on China. Indeed, all these changes have managerial implications as well. The article has followed a qualitative approach that collects and analyses data by the grounded theory research strategy to develop and explain those emerging global issues, both economic and strategic, of short- to long-term durability.

The influence of clustering on HR practices and intrapreneurial behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Teresa Canet-Giner ◽  
Ana Redondo-Cano ◽  
Francisco Balbastre-Benavent ◽  
Naiara Escriba-Carda ◽  
Lorenzo Revuelto-Taboada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Knowledge Retention ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Geographical Cluster ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

Purpose This study aims to explore how the fact of belonging to clusters of dissimilar form or characteristics modify the application of human resource management (HRM) practices, as well as those knowledge-sharing processes that guide and encourage the intrapreneurial behavior of employees (IPB) in firms belonging to the cluster. The main thesis is that the application of HRM practices and some knowledge management processes are strongly conditioned by the form or characteristics of the cluster, all this in a knowledge-intensive context that requires a contingent application of such practices. Design/methodology/approach The research strategy chosen was a qualitative case study, given that the insight the authors were seeking could only be obtained through a fine-grained analysis inside the firm where it is very difficult to decouple the phenomenon to be observed from the context where it takes place. Two cases were selected to analyze the phenomenon in-depth and compare their results; they were big and technologically advanced firms but belonging to clusters of different forms and characteristics. Findings Results show that the influence of the cluster based on location is greater than the effects of the cluster formed by networks, where globalization and external ties play an important role. HRM practices and knowledge sharing processes that lead to intrapreneurial behavior are conditioned, only in part, by the characteristics of the cluster. Particularly, the geographical cluster encourages knowledge sharing with competitors and customers, mainly for technical training processes and because of belonging to a sectoral association. However, HRM practices, with the exception of training and compensation policies, are mainly conditioned by the company's culture and internal factors, rather than by belonging to a specific cluster. Practical implications Firms belonging to an organized cluster should encourage the development of practical training-oriented programs, not only on technical aspects but also on other skill and competence-based areas. In addition, training based on strategic issues both for top and middle managers could be an interesting initiative. Additionally, clustered firms should develop more knowledge-retention policies to limit the degree of rivalry in the sector, as it is very common for a firm to search for new and specialized talent in the rest of competing firms in the cluster. Social implications Considering the economic impact of the geographical cluster, its effect on the employment and development of a region and taking into account the relevant and dynamic role of research institutions and associations, policymakers should support and facilitate the activity of those institutions, reinforcing the relevance of industrial districts or geographical clusters that are threatened by the pressures of globalization. Originality/value This study brings new insight into the effect of the form and characteristics of the cluster on HRM practices and knowledge sharing processes that lead to intrapreneurial behavior. The study may open the field for additional studies that, from a qualitative and quantitative perspective, analyze this topic in depth. The paper shows that IPB depends not only on the support of the institutions created in the cluster but also on the culture and competitive strategy of the company. Belonging to a geographical cluster can have an influence on firms’ behavior and can, through the trust generated among its members, facilitate knowledge-sharing processes and intrapreneurial behavior.

Prompt Dependency Beyond Childhood: Adults With Asperger's Syndrome and Intimate Relationships

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronwyn Wilson ◽  
Wendi Beamish ◽  
Stephen Hay ◽  
Tony Attwood
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Asperger's Syndrome ◽  
Asperger’S Syndrome ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Community Environments ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Depth Interviews

Many children on the autism spectrum are dependent on prompts provided by adults for staying on-task, completing activities and transitioning between activities in the home, school and community environments (Bryan & Gast, 2000; Milley & Machalicek, 2012). Yet, prompt dependency beyond childhood has received little attention. This study explored the possibility that prompt dependency also applies to adults diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome (AS) when interacting with their neurotypical partner. In-depth interviews with nine couples (ages ranging from 29 to 69) were used to explore intimate relationships between partners in order to determine whether prompt dependency was evident. A grounded theory research strategy was applied to analyse interview data. Data analysed through constant comparison coding supported the hypothesis that adults with AS in the sample showed prompt dependency in their interactions with their partners. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals An organisational coherence model to maintain employee contributions during organisational crises

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrik J. Pelser ◽  
Anita Bosch ◽  
Willem Schurink
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Crisis Leadership ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Leadership Crisis ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Value Add ◽  
Financial Need

Orientation: Crises that threaten an organisation’s continued existence cannot be seen in isolation when considering the perception of threats to individual job security. These threats often go hand in hand with employee panic.Research purpose: The aim of this study was to establish a model to assist organisations in managing employee emotionality and panic during times of crisis.Motivation for the study: Environmental crises threaten organisations’ existence, threatening employees’ livelihood and resulting in employee panic. Panic reduces employees’ contributions. Organisations that are successful harness employee contributions at all times.Research design, approach, and method: A modernist qualitative research methodology was adopted, which included a case study as research strategy, purposive sampling to select 12 research participants, semi-structured interviews for data gathering, focus groups for data verification, and the use of grounded theory for data analysis.Main findings: An organisation’s ability to manage employee panic depends on the relationship between the foundational elements of authentic leadership, crisis readiness, resilience practices, versatile and committed talent, strategic management, quality management, and coherence actions taken during the crisis, which include crisis leadership, ongoing visible communication, mindfulness, work flexibility, and decisions based on the greatest financial need and social support.Practical/managerial implications: The study provides a best-practice option for managing emotionality during crises for the case organisation and other organisations within the vehicle components and other manufacturing industries.Contribution/value-add: The Coherence Hexagons Model is presented as a tool to manage employee panic during crisis.Keywords: crisis management; employee emotionality; employee panic; authentic leadership; talent management

scholarly journals Modeling systems thinking in action among higher education leaders with fuzzy multi-criteria decision making

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 946-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divya Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
College And University ◽  
Action Model ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Higher Education Leaders

Abstract The college and university systems are more complex and required persistent approach towards adoption and transformation. Highly vulnerable environment portrays the need to visualize the regular and strategic issues with the larger perspectives as a whole and develop a model which is more focused towards sustainability and reformation. The current study has attempted to conceptualize systems thinking in action model which consists of four stages of action cycle; diagnosis and analysis, modeling, intervention and review and lessons learned. This is attempting to evaluate the systems thinking among the educational leaders in higher education in Thailand through the fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making method. The study has found that leaders are adopting systems thinking in the moderate level, however, the first three stages are found less in practice and more in perceived importance. The study found that there is higher need of calling for collaborative, cooperative and participation of stakeholders’ involvement. The study has further given managerial implications.

scholarly journals Novel CSR & novel coronavirus: corporate social responsibility inside the frame of coronavirus pandemic in Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
International Firms ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Corporate Social

AbstractCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) becomes popular as big international firms gain more power than states and global issues engender concerns to people from all over the world. The pandemic of novel coronavirus is a current issue of global concern that threats humanity and global economy since the end of 2019. A lot of firms have announced urgent actions to support their employees and the local communities. The present study aims to examine whether the CSR activities of firms due to the pandemic could be categorized either as strategical or tactical CSR. The researcher recognizes the formation of a new kind of CSR called critical CSR as a hybrid between tactical and strategical CSR sharing characteristics from both. The examination of the case of Greece during the pandemic has provided a variety of examples of CSR activities from big Greek international firms that have been processed to support the validity of the reasoning. Finally, the paper delineates this new universal form of CSR born under the critical circumstances of the pandemic and the ensuing economic recession. That fact proves that this crisis could be transformed into a chance for corporations to realize their social role and improve their CSR footprint with the learnings of this pandemic by underlining possible advantages of these urgent CSR actions that could be incorporated into the usual CSR policy of the firms.

scholarly journals Serving up the self: Role identity and burnout in client service environments

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carly Steyn ◽  
J.J. De Klerk
Keyword(s):  
Role Identity ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Role Identities ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Value Add ◽  
Service Environments ◽  
High Level

Orientation: Whilst the limited investigations into the relationship between identity and burnout have made an important contribution to our understanding of the development of burnout, further research is required to gain a deeper understanding of how the processes associated with the construction and enactment of a specific identity could contribute to burnout amongst client service employees. Research purpose: The purpose of this research was to explore whether levels of burnout amongst client service employees are associated with the manner in which they define and enact the client service role identity.Motivation for the study: The negative effects of burnout amongst client service employees can be particularly devastating for client service organisations. A deeper understanding of the causes of burnout amongst client service employees is therefore essential if we wish to reduce the significant costs associated with burnout in this environment.Research approach, design and method: The research strategy comprised a qualitative design consisting of semi-structured interviews. Main findings: The results of the study indicate that the role identities of higher burnout client service employees differ from the role identities of lower burnout client service employees. Lower burnout employees view the client relationship as a partnership and experience a high level of self-verification when dealing with their clients. Higher burnout employees, on the other hand, describe themselves as subordinate to the client and exhibit strong feelings of defeat and failure when interacting with their clients. Practical implications/managerial implications: The study shows that if client service organisations wish to reduce the detrimental effects of burnout in the workplace, they need to pay careful attention to the way in which their client service employees perceive themselves in relation to the client. Since client service employees construct role identities in response to the dominant discourse of the organisation, client service organisations should exercise caution in how they define and refer to the client-employee interaction through this discourse.Contribution/value-add: The article makes a number of practical recommendations, which, if implemented by client service organisations, should result in lower levels of burnout, increased productivity and improved client relations. One such recommendation requires client service organisations to reframe their client discourses in such a way that client service employees are referred to as knowledge experts that are valued by their organisations.

Multiple Channel Strategies in the European Personal Computer Industry

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mika Gabrielsson ◽  
V.H. Manek Kirpalani ◽  
Reijo Luostarinen
Keyword(s):  
Personal Computer ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
International Expansion ◽  
Personal Computer Industry ◽  
Multiple Channel ◽  
Sales Channel ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Managerial Implications

The authors examine sales channel strategies for international expansion as a means of compensating for constantly decreasing unit prices and margins in the personal computer (PC) industry operation in the European Union market. The authors describe and analyze the development from single (direct or indirect) to multiple (dual or hybrid) sales channel strategy for international expansion on the basis of four theoretical approaches. The methodology used is a qualitative research strategy. The authors conduct a longitudinal multiple case study consisting of 20 top management interviews related to four cases. They examine the development of the sales channel strategies of selected large companies in the European PC business. Multiple sales channels, especially the hybrid ones, are an optimal solution for expanding sales volumes. The results contribute to the relatively underresearched area of multiple channels, and the managerial implications drawn should be helpful not only to PC companies but also to other firms, such as “born globals.”

scholarly journals Buridan’s ass syndrome: Dilemma of the human resources practitioner in workplace bullying

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manasseh Mokgolo ◽  
Antoni Barnard
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Employee Relations ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Human Resource Practitioners ◽  
Value Add

Orientation: Worldwide, bullying in the workplace is recognised as a sensitive and psychologically destructive issue. It has a detrimental effect on employee well-being, organisations’ productivity and employee relations. As a vital link between different constituencies in the organisation, human resource practitioners struggle in their attempts to address and manage workplace bullying.Research purpose: The aim of this article was to describe the challenges that human resource practitioners face when being tasked with addressing workplace bullying.Motivation for the study: Concern about human resource practitioners’ capacity to manage situations of workplace bullying requires a better understanding of their role in and perspective of the bullying phenomenon.Research approach/design and method: A constructivist, grounded theory research design was used to explore the perspectives of nine human resource practitioners on workplace bullying. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews to gain insight into and understanding of their experiences of bullying in the workplace.Main findings: Paradoxical role demands, lack of decision-making power and their perceived lack of support from policy and management disable the human resource practitioners’ functionality in addressing workplace bullying.Practical/managerial implications: The study identifies dilemmas that human resource practitioners face, impeding their capacity to address workplace bullying effectively. Findings highlight the practical value of empowering such practitioners in the role they play in dealing with workplace bullying situations.Contribution/value-add: The present study contributes to the limited body of knowledge on human resource practitioners’ perspectives on workplace bullying within the South African context.

scholarly journals Requisite leader behavioural competencies for sustainable organisational performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Schalk W. Grobler ◽  
Yvonne Du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
The Impact

Orientation: Organisations constantly strive to understand the impact of leader behaviour on continued superior organisational performance.Research purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish a framework of requisite leader behavioural competencies for sustainable (repeated) organisational performance and to determine the interrelationship between leader behaviour and sustainable organisational performance.Rationale/ motivation: Many studies have been conducted investigating the impact of leadership on organisational performance, but a gap exists in studying the interplay between leader behavioural competencies, organisational performance and organisational context.Research design, approach and method: A case study research design was used employing a qualitative approach with a constructivist grounded theory research philosophy. Data collection comprised archival document review and semi-structured, in-depth interviews with senior executives in a high performing multinational listed South African organisation as case. Data analysis was conducted with the aid of qualitative data analysis computer software, as well as through iterative open and axial coding to discover patterns and themes.Main findings: The study resulted in a leader behavioural competency framework purporting a model founded strongly in context and simplicity.Practical/ Managerial implications: Requisite leader behavioural competencies were identified as: 1) simple focus and providing direction; 2) a sincere regard for people, or employee well-being; 3) creating an environment of absolute trust and empowerment; 4) enforcing innovation and entrepreneurship; 5) full leader support and backup; and 6) affording profound reward and recognition for achievements.Contribution: Organisations can benefit from an insight into understanding how the identified requisite leader behavioural competencies possibly can impact organisational performance in their respective environments.

scholarly journals Exploring Law's Manifestations in Private/Public Places

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sarah Jill Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Stakeholder Interests ◽  
The Future ◽  
Theory Research

The importance of 'place' for mental and physical wellbeing is well-documented. Yet profound social, economic, and technological changes increasingly challenge those who regulate, own, fund, develop, manage, operationalise, and/or use places. This generates tensions between competing stakeholder interests and potentially affects the continued existence of different places. I present my research against a backdrop of combined cross-disciplinary concepts that include: space and place, legal geography, temporality, legal pluralism and governance. I examine gaps in the literature around the interactions between regulatory forces and exhibited behaviours, and their potential influence on the future existence of particular places. The overarching aim of the research programme is to explore law's manifestations in private/public places. To achieve this, I developed a grounded theory research strategy. I also implemented multiple methods, including law in action, doctrinal and empirical approaches, to generate robust findings and minimise methods bias. My collection of seven publications demonstrates an overarching theme of place-sustainability. The research programme makes a four-fold contribution. First, it adopts a specific combination of perspectives and methods for investigating: perceived manifestations of law; the law's quest to achieve a balance of stakeholder interests; relationships between place-related regulatory forces and exhibited behaviours; inter-stakeholder tensions; and, their combined influence on the future existence of places. Second, it demonstrates how a multi-disciplinary approach can be used to generate new understandings of place-sustainability within the context of a particular range of private/public places. Third, it evidences the complex nature of place-sustainability, particularly around: the enduring prioritisation of property ownership and occupation, the tensions between competing stakeholder interests, and the general inefficacy of a black-letter approach. Fourth, it details recommendations for combining legislative development, collaborative working, and supporting structural and cultural change to ease inter-stakeholder tensions and support place-sustainability within the context of a dynamic environment.

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