Alternative Family Structures: A Career Advantage?

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 812-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Professional Services ◽  
Hierarchical Level ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Professional Services Firm

This research examined the presence of homemakers among spouses of men and women at four hierarchical levels within a single large professional services firm. Men at the most senior level were significantly more likely to have spouses as homemakers than were men at lower levels and women at any hierarchical level. Men were generally more likely than women to have spouses as homemakers, thus family structures may create potential career disadvantages for women.

Sources of Job Satisfaction among Employees of a Professional Services Firm

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1231-1234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Hierarchical Level ◽  
Organizational Levels ◽  
Professional Services Firm

Sources and levels of job satisfaction among employees of a large professional services firm were examined. Data were collected from 829 women and 766 men using anonymously completed questionnaires. The sample reported being only moderately satisfied. The men, who were at significantly higher organizational levels than the women, reported significantly greater job satisfaction. When hierarchical level was controlled, these differences disappeared. Women and men at higher organizational levels were more satisfied than those at lower levels. Implications for management and organizations based on the pattern of findings are drawn.

Organizational Tenure and Cultural Values: Does Familiarity Breed Contempt?

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 288-290
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Firm Data ◽  
Organizational Tenure ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Professional Services Firm

This study examined the relationship of organizational tenure and perceptions of cultural values among employees at four hierarchical levels in a single large professional services firm. Data were collected from 1608 women and men using anonymously completed questionnaires. Organizational tenure was related to perceptions of cultural values only among professional staff; professional staff having longer organizational tenure had more negative perceptions of cultural values.

Analyzing the Russian tool-making industry within the sustainable development concept

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 662-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.N. Ryzhikova ◽  
V.G. Borovskii
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Hierarchical Level ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Resource Use Efficiency ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Case Methods ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Intensive Development

Subject. The article explores the economic component of sustainable development through the classification of industries from the perspective of assigning the output goods to fixed or current assets, using different types of resources and assessing their condition. It considers factors of production affecting the achievement of the result and determining the development of economic systems at the meso- and micro-hierarchical level. Objectives. The aim is to assess the function of economic systems of different hierarchical levels on the tool-making facilities case. Methods. We apply an approach using general and special methods of comparative and statistical analysis, synthesis and analogies. Results. The paper analyzes the development of the Russian tool-making industry on the basis of resource-oriented approach to assess the functioning of economic systems at various levels. We review interrelations between resource use efficiency, types of sustainable development of economic systems at various hierarchical levels and strategic security of the country. Conclusions. Any development can be considered sustainable, if there is an increment in the intensive development of economic systems at all three levels.

Using Integrative Development to Create a Coaching Culture in a Professional Services Firm

2019 ◽  
pp. 506-514
Author(s):  
David B. Drake
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Case History ◽  
Organization Development ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Coaching Training ◽  
Professional Services Firm ◽  
Training Organization

This reflective case history introduces integrative development (ID) as an approach for evidence-based organizational change and development initiatives. ID brings adult development and organization development into a unified theory, and it aligns three human resource development disciplines (coaching, training, organization development) into a unified set of practices. The case history outlines how narrative coaching, an ID-based methodology, was used in creating a coaching culture in a professional services firm and offers principles and recommendations for EBOCD practitioners.

scholarly journals Hierarchical Structure of the Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Endocarp: Functional Morphology and its Influence on Fracture Toughness

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Schmier ◽  
Naoe Hosoda ◽  
Thomas Speck
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Functional Morphology ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Cocos Nucifera ◽  
Hierarchical Level ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Toughening Mechanisms ◽  
Hierarchical Levels ◽  
Organ Level

In recent years, the biomimetic potential of lignified or partially lignified fruit pericarps has moved into focus. For the transfer of functional principles into biomimetic applications, a profound understanding of the structural composition of the role models is important. The aim of this study was to qualitatively analyze and visualize the functional morphology of the coconut endocarp on several hierarchical levels, and to use these findings for a more precise evaluation of the toughening mechanisms in the endocarp. Eight hierarchical levels of the ripe coconut fruit were identified using different imaging techniques, including light and scanning electron microscopy as well as micro-computer-tomography. These range from the organ level of the fruit (H0) to the molecular composition (H7) of the endocarp components. A special focus was laid on the hierarchical levels of the endocarp (H3–H6). This investigation confirmed that all hierarchical levels influence the crack development in different ways and thus contribute to the pronounced fracture toughness of the coconut endocarp. By providing relevant morphological parameters at each hierarchical level with the associated toughening mechanisms, this lays the basis for transferring those properties into biomimetic technical applications.

Organizational Hierarchy and Cultural Values

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 832-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Organizational Hierarchy ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Professional Field ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Professional Services Firm

This study examined the relationship of organizational hierarchy and aspects of cultural values within a single large professional services firm. Four levels were considered: partners, managers, professional field staff, and secretarial support staff. The importance, presence, and gap between importance and presence of ten cultural values served as dependent variables. The highest and lowest hierarchical levels had more favorable opinions on the importance and presence of these cultural values. Implications for service to clients are drawn.

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