Pub Date : 2009-03-27DOI: 10.1108/01409170910952967
Yijing Huang, F. Bacon
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the US and China stock markets between 2000 and 2007. This study attempts to categorize the event on February 27, 2007, i.e. 9 per cent plunge in Shanghai stock market followed by the $1.5 trillion global market shake out, as irrational, i.e. herd mentality.Design/methodology/approach – To test for this relationship, the Morgan Stanley Capital International daily price index data was collected from April 15, 2002 to April 12, 2007. Daily Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Nikkei 225 (Nikkei), Hang Seng Index, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SSECI) were collected from finance.yahoo.com from January 1, 2000 until April 3, 2007. The running beta and correlation coefficients, defined as the cumulative coefficients, are used to determine the co‐movement of the SSECI and DJIA.Findings – The strength of the relationship between the US and China stock markets has significantly increased since 2005, maybe attributed to Ch...
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Pub Date : 2009-03-27DOI: 10.1108/01409170910952921
J. Antony, Darshak A. Desai
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the results from an empirical investigation of six sigma status in the Indian industry and underrepresented region of investigation on six sigma implementation.Design/methodology/approach – A survey questionnaire which applied in the UK industry is applied in India. The survey is adapted so that it is suitable to Indian industry. The results of the study are based on descriptive statistics.Findings – The results of this empirical study reflect the reasons for application of six sigma by Indian organizations, the most and least commonly used tools and techniques, critical success factors (CSFs) for the implementation of six sigma, and common impediments in the implementation.Research limitations/implications – This study was carried out with some boundaries such as the number of companies surveyed, time and budget constraints. Moreover, a detailed understanding of the status of six sigma applications in Indian industry by means of semi‐structured interviews...
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Pub Date : 2009-03-27DOI: 10.1108/MRN.2009.02132CAA.001
D. Soriano, M. Peris-Ortiz
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Pub Date : 2009-03-27DOI: 10.1108/01409170910943138
D. Sauers, S. Lin, J. Kennedy, Jana Schrenkler
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the performance appraisal practices of US subsidiaries in Taiwan to those of their parent firms and to those of large Taiwanese companies in an effort to understand how foreign subsidiaries adjust to the competing demands for global integration and local responsiveness.Design/methodology/approach – A stratified random sampling scheme was employed to ensure that performance appraisal practices of manufacturing firms in similar industry sectors were compared. A mail survey was chosen over other ways of gathering data because of the wide geographical dispersion of companies, the required speed of data collection, and the length of the questionnaire.Findings – The results indicate that performance appraisal is not a uniform function, but consists of practices that differ in their relative resemblance to local practices and to parent practices. This finding suggests that the competing demands for global integration and local adaptation should not be viewed as o...
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Pub Date : 2009-03-27DOI: 10.1108/01409170910952949
Thijs L. J. Broekhuizen, E. Huizingh
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating influence of direct online shopping experience in an e‐commerce context.Design/methodology/approach – The conceptual framework links attitudinal constructs such as price attractiveness, merchandise quality, service quality, time/effort costs, risk and enjoyment to future online purchase intentions. Purchasers and inquirers of a car insurance comparison website were approached by personalized email to participate in an online questionnaire. Multi‐group structural equation analysis was used to test for group differences in the structural weights.Findings – Compared to the purchasers, the inquirers were more concerned with the perceived enjoyment, risk and price attractiveness offered by the website, while caring less about time/effort savings. Inquirers were negatively influenced by the price attractiveness of their chosen insurance, which indicates that they were less likely to use the website for future transactions if they were satisfied wi...
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Pub Date : 2009-03-27DOI: 10.1108/01409170910943110
T. Matheus
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated model, which incorporates the influence of different dimensions of power on various sub‐components of continuous innovation in inter‐firm networks using the product development process (PDP) as the unit of analysis.Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical framework is developed initially. The theoretical framework is supported by two illustrative examples from the aerospace industry. Semi‐structured interviews, observation and template analysis are proposed as suitable data collection and analysis methods.Findings – The paper offers a view on how the PDP is facilitated and/or constrained due to this interweavement. The paper offers five tentative initial templates surrounding the themes discussed.Research limitations/implications – The conceptual framework is still in its nascent stage and requires substantial empirical work. As the relationships between power and knowledge in inter‐firm networks are currently under‐researched it might be ...
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Pub Date : 2009-03-27DOI: 10.1108/01409170910952985
Robert Sharkie
Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to the debate on employee performance by discussing the importance of trust in encouraging performance.Design/methodology/approach – Based on a literature review of discretionary contributions to the organization and employee trust in their leaders.Findings – There is strong evidence that the vulnerability of employees in the employment relationship has increased the importance of trust in encouraging employee extra‐role behaviour outside their legal and contractual obligation.Research limitations/implications – The importance of trust for employee behaviour has been well documented but the fragility of the psychological contract shows that discretionary extra‐role behaviour will be context specific.Practical implications – Organizations need employees to perform beyond expectations and this paper shows the importance of trust in encouraging this performance.Originality/value – This paper is important for managers and academics because of the imperative of being abl...
{"title":"Trust in leadership is vital for employee performance","authors":"Robert Sharkie","doi":"10.1108/01409170910952985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170910952985","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to the debate on employee performance by discussing the importance of trust in encouraging performance.Design/methodology/approach – Based on a literature review of discretionary contributions to the organization and employee trust in their leaders.Findings – There is strong evidence that the vulnerability of employees in the employment relationship has increased the importance of trust in encouraging employee extra‐role behaviour outside their legal and contractual obligation.Research limitations/implications – The importance of trust for employee behaviour has been well documented but the fragility of the psychological contract shows that discretionary extra‐role behaviour will be context specific.Practical implications – Organizations need employees to perform beyond expectations and this paper shows the importance of trust in encouraging this performance.Originality/value – This paper is important for managers and academics because of the imperative of being abl...","PeriodicalId":325346,"journal":{"name":"Management Research News","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125577578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-03-27DOI: 10.1108/01409170910952994
H. Dean
{"title":"The Influencer: The Power to Change Anything","authors":"H. Dean","doi":"10.1108/01409170910952994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170910952994","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":325346,"journal":{"name":"Management Research News","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133766518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-03-27DOI: 10.1108/01409170910952930
R. Azouzi, R. Beauregard, S. D'Amours
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the agility of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) in furniture enterprises, and explores the appropriateness of a typology framework that correlates the technology infrastructure of the enterprise with its manufacturing strategy.Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a clear and rigorous case study design and protocol. Empirical data are collected using structured surveys of two strategically selected furniture enterprises. The collected data are used to analyze the fit between the technology infrastructure of the enterprise and its strategic goals, and how this fit correlates with the theoretical categories stated by the typology.Findings – The case studies suggest that enterprise performance could be maximized if the competitive priorities and the customization strategy put in practice are in conformity with the available technology.Research limitations/implications – The findings of the case studies corroborate the all inclusive hypot...
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