scholarly journals Editorial: A multidisciplinary insight into the organizational behavior research

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Antonio Corvino
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Knowledge Accumulation ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Smart Working ◽  
Insight Into

Over the last months, the COVID-19 pandemic represented a disruptive phenomenon, in terms of health and socio-economic implications. Organizations and human capital are thereon tackling effects ascribable to a real structural change. In particular, each effect (i.e., smart working, the ways of knowledge accumulation and sharing, etc.) is significantly conditioning their life cycle. Therefore, the enterprise is facing new challenges, such as the refreshing of the corporate governance path, the rethinking of the business model (Caputo, Pizzi, Pellegrini, & Dabić, 2020; Pizzi, Corbo, & Caputo, 2020; Rosato, Caputo, Valente, & Pizzi, 2021) and so on, which are described by some papers published in the present issue.

Oversight or out of sight: the intersection between talent management, OHS governance and the issues for boards

2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 724
Author(s):  
Lisa Barry
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Talent Management ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Corporate History ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Insight Into

In the wake of the Montara spill many companies have renewed efforts to review and implement leading safety and environmental performance; however, the issue is conceivably even more fundamental. With the recent Deepwater Horizon spillage, BP has booked a $US 32.2 billion provision to cover the costs of the spill—with the result that the company recorded the worst quarterly loss in British corporate history. What would a board need to know, in what form, and by when, in such a situation? Does the governance of such issues need to be strengthened? And in what way? How material and how effective is the oversight exercised by boards over operations of high technical expertise and remote location? What are the questions that boards should be asking about safety and environmental performance? And what are the real lead indicators of risk and performance shortfall? This presentation will draw from research by Deloitte’s Centre for Corporate Governance, as well as from interviews with Australian directors. It will also explore the issue of safety and environmental risk from the human capital perspective of talent management and shortage—mindful that the very impetus for the recently released report by the National Resources Sector Employment Taskforce was the decision to sanction the Gorgon LNG Project now underway. Finally, this presentation will outline some of the latest data analytics available to boards and management to gain insight into OHS and environmental incidents so that they can design measurable interventions to minimise risk.

scholarly journals Editorial: New challenges and opportunities in corporate governance

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Cucari
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Governance Processes

Corporate governance is “one of the most interesting, exciting and potentially dangerous disciplines” (Clarke, 2014) and, moving through different eras, new challenges are faced (Kostyuk et al., 2017) and new theoretical and methodological answers are necessary (Ananchotikul et al., 2009; Bebchuk et al., 2009; Boubaker et al., 2014; Kostyuk, 2003; Kostyuk et al., 2016; Kostyuk et al., 2014; Meier et al., 2013; Colbert et al., 2007; Dorata et al., 2008). Thus, in line with the aim of “Corporate Governance and Organizational Behavior Review”, it is important to deal with the governance issues not just in a strict approach of theories, instruments and policies, but also from the point of view of how shareholders, managers, employees, directors and other key stakeholders are engaged in the governance process and how their behavior influences the governance processes. The question arises if the actual boards are able to create a sustainable value for all actors involved and for society. This editorial seeks to highlight some of the challenges and opportunities within corporate governance research to further contribute to the development of effective corporate governance systems.

scholarly journals International Trade and Human Capital Investment with Heterogeneous Firms and Workers: Modeling and Analysis

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1106
Author(s):  
Jaewon Jung
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Heterogeneous Firms ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Trade Model

Though the importance of organizational behavior and human decision processes within firms for the firm performance has largely been recognized in the business and management literature, much less attention has been devoted to studying such implications in the international trade context. This paper develops a general-equilibrium trade model in which heterogeneous workers make an investment decision in acquiring advanced managerial skills and choose their optimal effort level based on their comparative advantage. In doing so, we show how globalization-induced human capital accumulation within firms leads to sustainable economic growth. We also show that workers’ organizational belief and CEO’s managerial vision may be an important element for the human capital formation within firms and for the performance of firms in a global economy.

scholarly journals Comparative Study of a Life Cycle Assessment for Bio-Plastic Straws and Paper Straws: Malaysia’s Perspective

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1007
Author(s):  
Chun-Hung Moy ◽  
Lian-See Tan ◽  
Noor Fazliani Shoparwe ◽  
Azmi Mohd Shariff ◽  
Jully Tan
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage Industry ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Acidification Potential ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Process Simulator ◽  
Insight Into

Plastics are used for various applications, including in the food and beverage industry, for the manufacturing of plastic utensils and straws. The higher utilization of plastic straws has indirectly resulted in the significant disposal of plastic waste, which has become a serious environmental issue. Alternatively, bio-plastic and paper straws have been introduced to reduce plastic waste. However, limited studies are available on the environmental assessment of drinking straws. Life cycle assessment (LCA) studies for bio-plastic and paper straws have not been comprehensively performed previously. Therefore, the impact of both bio-plastic and paper straws on the environment are quantified and compared in this study. Parameters, such as the global warming potential (GWP), acidification potential (AP) and eutrophication potential (EP), were evaluated. The input–output data of the bio-plastic and paper straws processes from a gate-to-grave analysis were obtained from the literature and generated using the SuperPro Designer V9 process simulator. The results show that bio-plastic straws, which are also known as polylactic acid (PLA) straws, had reduced environmental impacts compared to paper straws. The outcomes of this work provide an insight into the application of bio-plastic and paper straws in effectively reducing the impact on the environment and in promoting sustainability, especially from the perspective of Malaysia.

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