A Network-Based View on Extreme Expedition Team Composition in Alpine Tourism

2022 ◽  
pp. 19-34
Author(s):  
Hendrik Leendert Aalbers ◽  
Ramón Spildooren
Keyword(s):  
Network Theory ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Team Composition ◽  
Network Configuration ◽  
Structural Holes ◽  
The Impact

Conceptually drawing on network theory as its theoretical lens, this study examines two prime notions of network configuration of commercial expeditions. Exploring the role of both structural holes and network closure as indicators of team configuration for those venturing out in such extreme adventure, this study clarifies the impact of social structures, network closure, and structural holes in particular on performance outcomes in the context of expedition mountaineering. Presence and bridging of structural holes did turn out to be a significant predictor for the success or failure of an expedition. The findings show network closure to significantly influence the performance of mountaineering teams that make for a successful ascent. The capacity to span structural holes, commonly portrayed as serving as an eye-opener for options otherwise not found, does not appear to assist teams that make for successful ascents, however.

Handling negative publicity

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angie Chung ◽  
Hua Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Network Theory ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Csr Communication ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Negative Publicity ◽  
Associative Network Theory ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Based on the framing theory and the associative network theory, the purpose of this paper is to develop and test a model that examines the impact of employing corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication in apology statements after negative publicity. Specifically, this study examines the role of CSR fit and CSR history in reducing anger and negative word-of-mouth (NWOM). This study also examines whether perceived CSR motivation and skepticism toward the apology statement mediate the effect of CSR fit and CSR history on anger and NWOM. Design/methodology/approach This study was a 2×2 between-subject design manipulating CSR fit (high or low) and CSR history (long or short). Findings The findings of this study suggest that strategically employing CSR communication in an apology statement after negative publicity may reduce negative consumer reactions. Originality/value The effects of CSR history and CSR fit have been studied in different contexts, but the effects of mentioning the two components in terms of apology statements had been understudied. This paper fulfills an identified need to study how employing CSR communication in apology statements after negative publicity can mitigate negative audience reactions.

scholarly journals Achieving Impact of Network Factors on Supply Chain Performance: A Case of Textile Sector of Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-370
Author(s):  
Nadir Munir Hassan ◽  
Muhammad Nauman Abbasi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Supply Chain Performance ◽  
Integrated Network ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Textile Sector ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study elaborates the importance of network perspective in driving performance outcomes especially in the context of agriculture (Textile) supply chains. The impact of network factors (i.e. actors, resources, and activities) on overall supply chain performance have been explored. By deploying survey, a two-stage cluster sampling was used to attain study objectives. The Textile firms from Punjab and Sindh were selected for data collection. Through a structured questionnaire, 482 responses were generated and analyzed using PLS-SEM. The findings of the study confirmed that Network Actors (Textile Firms), the activities they perform, and the resources they have, generate a significant and positive impact on supply chain performance. The study recommends the need for understanding the role of integrative initiatives between the studied variables, i.e. network factors. Further, it is argued that integrated Network Factors can generate a significant impact on Supply Chain Performance.

Paradoxes in supplier’s uptake of GSCM practices: institutional drivers and buyer dependency

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-500
Author(s):  
Sajad Fayezi ◽  
Rebecca Stekelorum ◽  
Jamal El Baz ◽  
Issam Laguir
Keyword(s):  
Resource Dependence ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Resource Dependence Theory ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Institutional Drivers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of institutional drivers and buyer dependency on green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and performance of suppliers. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw on institutional theory and resource dependence theory to construct a conceptual model than links institutional drivers, GSCM practices, buyer dependency and performance outcomes. The authors test the hypotheses using partial least squares structural equation modeling applied to a sample of suppliers in the Australian manufacturing sector. Findings The results confirm that suppliers develop GSCM practices of green sourcing and eco-design to enhance their performance in response to both coercive forces and voluntary behaviors of their institutional environment. However, buyer dependence of suppliers explains important paradoxes in their uptake of GSCM practices. For example, while the institutional drivers encourage greater adoption of green sourcing by suppliers, increase in buyer dependence in turn reduces the positive performance outcome of green sourcing. Practical implications The authors establish that understanding and assessment of the role of buyer dependency is critical for managers in charge of GSCM practices of their company. This enables practitioners to proactively manage paradoxes resulting from institutional drivers and buyer dependency through an informed decision on the type of GSCM practice to be adopted for effectuating performance improvement. Originality/value The authors provide empirical evidence on paradoxes that curtail performance associated with the uptake of GSCM practices by suppliers moving beyond institutional environment by considering the role of buyer dependency.

scholarly journals New work: New motivation? A comprehensive literature review on the impact of workplace technologies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Schmid ◽  
Michael Dowling
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
Job Motivation ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
State Of Research ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The role of work and the characteristics of the workplace have changed greatly in recent decades. Today, new technologies enable an almost seamless interaction between machines and humans and allow teams in different countries and time zones to collaborate effectively. In this paper, we focus on the question of how job motivation is affected by technologies in the changing workplace. First, we review the state of research on job motivation and examine challenges in light of current technology trends and predicted developments for the workplace of the future. Job motivation is a well-documented construct connected to several company-relevant performance outcomes. However, our comprehensive literature review reveals a fragmented picture, with several disciplines addressing the topic from various points of view. We identify the four following schools of thought on workplace technologies and motivation: Technology as 1. background music, 2. hygiene factor, 3. motivator, and 4. influencer of mediators. While some scholars neglect technology in their considerations, others describe complex frameworks. This lack of unity reveals a further need for research. We suggest further research to develop holistic frameworks including moderators and to collect empirical data on the complex interactions between technology and job motivation.

scholarly journals Exploring the HRM-performance relationship: the role of creativity climate and strategy

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 438-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Heffernan ◽  
Brian Harney ◽  
Kenneth Cafferkey ◽  
Tony Dundon
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hr Managers ◽  
Creativity Climate ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – While an established stream of research evidence has demonstrated that human resource management (HRM) is positively related to organisational performance, explanations of this relationship remain underdeveloped, while performance has been considered in a narrow fashion. Exploring the relevant but often neglected impact of creativity climate, the purpose of this paper is to examine key processes (mediation and moderation) linking high-performance human resource practices with a broad range of organisational performance measures, including employee performance and HR performance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on a People Management Survey of 169 HR managers from top performing firms in the Republic of Ireland. Findings – The findings provide general support for the role of creativity climate as a key mediator in the HRM-performance relationship. The impact of HPWS on performance is judged universal with little evidence of variation by strategic orientation. Practical implications – Sophisticated HRM is found to directly impact a range of organisational performance outcomes. Creativity climate provides an understanding of the mechanisms through which such impact takes effect. Organisations should develop a clear and consistent HR philosophy to realise HR, employee and organisational performance. Originality/value – The paper offers a more intricate understanding of the key factors shaping both the operation and impact of the HRM-performance relationship. Creativity climate offers an important vehicle to better understand how the HRM-performance relationship actually operates. The paper also highlights the potential of examining multiple organisational performance outcomes to offer more nuanced and considered insights.

scholarly journals Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Impact of Social Networks on the Choice to Play for a National Team in Football

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7719
Author(s):  
Klaus Seiberth ◽  
Ansgar Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Network Theory ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
National Team ◽  
Migrant Background ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Impact

In the course of their careers, elite athletes are faced with crucial decisions. This applies particularly to adolescent athletes who additionally have to cope with a variety of age-related developmental tasks. For young top football players with a migrant background, this can be even more challenging as they often attract the interest of national associations. From a network-theoretical perspective, it can be considered likely that the decision to join a top national association is not taken independently of the players’ networks. This article addresses the role of network actors within the players’ decision-making process. Our analysis is guided by constructivist network theory and based on a qualitative research approach that used guided expert interviews as its core research tool. Ten interviews with German-born youth internationals with a migrant background were conducted. The present analysis reveals several network actors such as family, coaches and players’ agents involved in the ‘national team question’. Evidently, most relevant networks of players with a migrant background are sports-related. These networks turned out to be highly functionalized and leave only limited room for manoeuvring. At the same time, the interviews reveal ‘structural holes’ within the players’ networks and indicate a considerable need for the optimization of talent counselling.

scholarly journals Obstacle avoidance in social groups: new insights from asynchronous models

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (106) ◽  
pp. 20150178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Croft ◽  
Richard Budgey ◽  
Jonathan W. Pitchford ◽  
A. Jamie Wood
Keyword(s):  
Obstacle Avoidance ◽  
Information Transfer ◽  
Social Preferences ◽  
Collective Motion ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Collision Risk ◽  
Group Navigation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

For moving animals, the successful avoidance of hazardous obstacles is an important capability. Despite this, few models of collective motion have addressed the relationship between behavioural and social features and obstacle avoidance. We develop an asynchronous individual-based model for social movement which allows social structure within groups to be included. We assess the dynamics of group navigation and resulting collision risk in the context of information transfer through the system. In agreement with previous work, we find that group size has a nonlinear effect on collision risk. We implement examples of possible network structures to explore the impact social preferences have on collision risk. We show that any social heterogeneity induces greater obstacle avoidance with further improvements corresponding to groups containing fewer influential individuals. The model provides a platform for both further theoretical investigation and practical application. In particular, we argue that the role of social structures within bird flocks may have an important role to play in assessing the risk of collisions with wind turbines, but that new methods of data analysis are needed to identify these social structures.

scholarly journals Komunikacja literacka wobec społeczeństwa sieci. Przykłady w najmłodszej polskiej poezji

Wielogłos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 75-100
Author(s):  
Zuzanna Sala
Keyword(s):  
Network Theory ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Network Society ◽  
Actor Network ◽  
Communication Structures ◽  
The Impact

Literary Communication and the Network Society. Examples in Recent Polish Poetry This article outlines the impact of changes in social structures on literary communication in contemporary Polish poetry. The author, using tools borrowed from sociology (Bruno Latour’s Actor-Network Theory and Manuel Castells’s concept of network society), analyzes the communication structures in poetry published after 2012. Among the quoted and interpreted poetic books are Pamięć zewnętrzna by Radosław Jurczak, Animalia by Anna Adamowicz, Pamiętne statusy by Łukasz Podgórni, HWDP jako miejsce na ziemi by Tomasz Pułk, and Wiersze organiczne by Kacper Bartczak.

Intergroup Threat and Outgroup Attitudes

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 311-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Brambilla ◽  
David A. Butz
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Welfare Recipients ◽  
Intergroup Attitudes ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Intergroup Threat ◽  
Economic Threat ◽  
The Impact ◽  
General Climate

Two studies examined the impact of macrolevel symbolic threat on intergroup attitudes. In Study 1 (N = 71), participants exposed to a macrosymbolic threat (vs. nonsymbolic threat and neutral topic) reported less support toward social policies concerning gay men, an outgroup whose stereotypes implies a threat to values, but not toward welfare recipients, a social group whose stereotypes do not imply a threat to values. Study 2 (N = 78) showed that, whereas macrolevel symbolic threat led to less favorable attitudes toward gay men, macroeconomic threat led to less favorable attitudes toward Asians, an outgroup whose stereotypes imply an economic threat. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for understanding the role of a general climate of threat in shaping intergroup attitudes.

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