Pub Date : 2019-08-09DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1646490
V. Kabalina, O. Zelenova, K. Reshetnikova
Abstract This article develops the concept of flexibility in Human Resource Management (HRM) practices which can increase a company’s potential to respond to substantial variation in the business environment. It reveals the characteristics of flexible HRM practices in Russian companies in an uncertain external and internal environment. Cranet survey data gathered from October 2014 until March 2015 is used for measuring the environmental uncertainty and flexibility of staffing, training, and development, pay, employee relations, and communication. A comparison of the flexibility indices for the four HRM practices shows a higher level of flexibility in training and development practices. The research results confirm a direct positive relationship between the complexity of the environment and the flexibility of HRM practices.
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Pub Date : 2019-08-08DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1646485
M. Morley, Noreen Heraty
Abstract Comparative human resource management (HRM) has an established pedigree in the management and organization literature. However, the generation of novel contextual understanding to enhance theory building, deepen our appreciation of embedded management practices in more diverse territories, and open up new lines of enquiry was, and remains, challenging social science research. Increasingly, international academic research networks that bring together scholars from different countries in the co-production of knowledge represent a key approach to rising to this challenge. In this issue, we document aspects of the development of one such network, namely the Cranet Network on International Human Resource Management, and we provide an exposition of a series of recent articles from the network. The contributions highlight, inter alia, the limits to convergence in HRM as a result of contextual determinism, the role of institutional actors, markets and work regulation in accounting for variations in people management practices, the contextual specificities and dynamics at play in transition economies, along with key methodological challenges that arise when seeking to build cumulative comparative knowledge via network collaborations of this nature.
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Pub Date : 2019-08-02DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1646489
Elaine Farndale, Ryan Lamare, Maja Vidovi, A. S. Chauhan
Abstract Organizations implement a range of financial participation plans to help create a stronger linkage between corporate and individual goals. Although seemingly an organizational-level choice as to what plans are adopted, we argue that institutional constraints at the market economy level of analysis that directly affect worker-firm relationships play a significant role in this choice. Based on organization-level data from nineteen countries, comparisons of the level of profit-sharing and equity-ownership plan use are explained through varieties of capitalism theorizing. The findings indicate the usefulness of this level of analysis in explaining corporate practice in financial participation.
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Pub Date : 2019-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1627705
D. Canter
Abstract The development of analyses of qualitative data that reveal their underlying structure, using the facet framework, are reviewed in the present article. These provide the basis for a general theory of the inherent structure of most qualitative data, an aspect that other approaches typically only allow for with quantitative data. This broadens the application of Facet Theory beyond its usual remit with quantitative measures. It also provides a conceptual model, or “theory,” that combines ordered (modulating) and non-ordered (radial) facets for many different contexts. Results from “qualitative structural theory” (QST) are shown to be open to interpretation as a form of Narrative Action System. Although the power of QST has been illustrated in many areas, in this article three contrasting areas of application are discussed, which each uses a different form of non-metric multidimensional scaling (MDS). One is the exploration of variation in the actions of arsonists revealed through Smallest Space Analysis (SSA). A second is the modeling of consumer choice of chocolates using Multidimensional Scalogram Analysis (MSA). The third is the differentiation of genuine and false claims of rape using Partial Order Scalogram Analysis by Co-ordinates (POSAC). The practical implications of these QST models to assist decision making are briefly discussed.
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Pub Date : 2019-06-28DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1623977
Esther Solomon
Abstract Conceived by Professor Louis E. Guttman, Facet Theory is a comprehensive research strategy for the social and behavioral sciences with important applications in organizational studies. As a metatheory, it offers a systematic framework for coordinating theory and research. It integrates the formal design of empirical observations expressed in a mapping sentence to holistically define the measurement space with intrinsic data analysis procedures. The discovery of lawfulness in structures characterizing qualitative areas enhances both rigor and the practical usefulness of research. The methodology of Facet Theory has been applied in a variety of disciplines with contributions to theory construction and cumulative research. As a metatheory for the behavioral sciences, it can help integrate research efforts among scholars in diverse disciplines and domains of relevance to the study of individuals, groups, and organizations. The five articles included in this issue on Facet Theory provide detailed descriptions of the methodology and examples of applications in organizational and strategy research. This should spark new ideas and connections, advancing and invigorating Facet Theory applications for collaborative multilevel research on organizational phenomena.
Facet理论由Louis E. Guttman教授提出，是社会科学和行为科学的综合研究策略，在组织研究中具有重要应用。作为一种元理论，它为理论与研究的协调提供了一个系统的框架。它整合了以映射语句表达的经验观察的正式设计，以内在的数据分析程序整体地定义测量空间。定性领域结构的规律性的发现提高了研究的严谨性和实用性。面理论的方法论已被应用于各种学科，对理论构建和累积研究做出了贡献。作为行为科学的元理论，它有助于整合不同学科和领域的学者对个人、群体和组织的研究成果。这期关于Facet Theory的五篇文章详细描述了方法，并举例说明了在组织和战略研究中的应用。这应该会激发新的想法和联系，推进和激活Facet理论在组织现象的协作多层次研究中的应用。
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Pub Date : 2019-06-25DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1623982
Esther Solomon, M. Huse
Abstract Relying on a sample of 841 respondents who are board members of Norwegian firms, this study applied Dr. Guttman’s Facet Theory along with nonmetric multidimensional scaling to propose and empirically test structural hypotheses about perceptions of boardroom dynamics. The application of this formal methodology to studying corporate governance processes offers unique insights into leadership dynamics and paradoxical tensions as board members experience them in the boardroom. A facet framework defining the content universe formed the basis for facet profile configurations expressing classes of boardroom dynamics. Results overall confirmed the structural hypotheses and the lawfulness of a radex structure representing boardroom processes. Three facets differentiated among classes of boardroom processes in terms of whether they represent opportunities or threats for cooperation, board asserting or acquiescing roles, and approaching or distancing orientations. These facets represented the qualitative differentiation and jointly played the polarizing role, while a fourth ordered facet on specificity played the modulator role. Director’s perceptions of shared leadership and monitoring comprise enabling orientations and are differentiated from inhibiting orientations that include dominating leadership and biases. The findings have implications for director’s motivation and ability to engage in their monitoring and resource provision roles, or alternatively, contribute to governance inertia.
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Pub Date : 2019-06-21DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1623978
S. Shye
Abstract A conceptual framework for evaluating the quality of organizations is developed, based on the view that an organization constitutes a behavioral action system. Applying the general Faceted Action System Theory (FAST) to the case of organizations, 16 organizational functioning modes, as well as their interrelationships, are identified. Organizational quality is defined as the effective functioning in these 16 modes. Principles and procedures of Facet Theory are employed (1) for explicating the axiomatic foundation of “organizations as systems” in terms of elementary content facets (classifications); (2) for sampling observations needed for organizational quality evaluation, by means of a mapping sentence; (3) for testing hypotheses empirically validating the conceptual constructs of organizational functioning modes and their interrelationships, using faceted Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) (faceted Smallest Space Analysis (SSA)); and (4) for suggesting a rationalized procedure (Multiple Scaling by Partial Order Scalogram Analysis by base Coordinates (POSAC)) for compiling the 16 modal scores into an optimal organizational quality profile consisting of the smallest number of scales commensurate with organizational functioning complexity.
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Pub Date : 2019-06-21DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1623980
I. Borg, Guido Hertel, Stefan Krumm, W. Bilsky
Abstract The article proposes a new mapping sentence (MS) for values, including negative values and moral virtues. The MS allows defining work values and discriminating them from work attitudes. Previous studies on work values proposed essentially two facets, namely, type of work outcome and performance relatedness, to explain their structure, but these facets are unreliable when classifying work values. It is suggested to utilize job facets from job satisfaction research as an alternative for the work outcome facet. Using a sample of 471 employees who rated the 21 work values of the Munster Work Value Measure (MWVM), the item intercorrelations reflect such job facets as sectors of a circumplex that approximates a circle in multidimensional scaling (MDS) space. The principal components of the items can be represented as vectors in the same space. An unfolding model is then proposed that allows testing the extent to which the work value circle also holds within, and not just across, individuals. We show that this model holds for almost all individuals. The scatter of the persons in unfolding space is related to gender, educational level, and age of the respondents. For HR practitioners, these findings offer various diagnostic springboards, such as an economical way of diagnosing a person’s main work values and identifying individuals with typical and unusual work value profiles.
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Pub Date : 2019-06-18DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1623981
G. Böhm, Rouven Doran, Annika Rødeseike, H. Pfister
Abstract The article deals with the public perception of energy transition pathways, that is, of strategies towards sustainable ways of energy use. Implementing sustainable pathways poses a major challenge for organizations and society. Using a facet theoretical approach, we investigate the structure of people’s mental models of such pathways. Three facets are defined capturing the conceptual structure of transition pathways. Facet A (Level) distinguishes three elements: individual behaviors, societal actions, and technologies. Facet B (Type) distinguishes energy efficiency from curtailment pathways. Facet C (Impact domain) distinguishes five domains of potential impact of an energy transition pathway: economy, community, human health, nature, and life quality. A computer-administered survey with items derived from the facet design was administered to a student sample (N = 106). A multidimensional scaling analysis yields regional regularities for Facets A and B. For Facet A polar regions can be clearly distinguished according to the facet elements. Facet B shows regions exhibiting a modular structure with curtailment pathways located in the center and efficiency pathways in the periphery. Facet C shows a less clear pattern, showing the two elements economy and nature at opposing ends of an axial structure. Implications for the communication and management of sustainable energy transitions in society and organizations are discussed.
摘要:本文讨论了公众对能源转型途径的看法，即对可持续能源利用方式的策略。实施可持续发展道路对组织和社会构成了重大挑战。使用面理论的方法，我们研究了这种途径的人的心理模型的结构。三个方面被定义捕捉转换路径的概念结构。Facet A (Level)区分了三个要素:个人行为、社会行为和技术。Facet B(类型)区分能源效率和弃风路径。Facet C(影响域)区分了能源转换路径的五个潜在影响域:经济、社区、人类健康、自然和生活质量。对学生样本(N = 106)进行了计算机管理的问卷调查，问卷中包含来自面设计的项目。对Facet A和b进行多维尺度分析，得出了它们的区域规律。对于Facet A，可以根据Facet元素清晰地区分极区。Facet B显示了具有模块化结构的区域，其中削减路径位于中心，效率路径位于外围。面C显示了一个不太清晰的模式，显示了经济和自然两个元素在轴向结构的两端相对。对社会和组织中可持续能源转型的沟通和管理的影响进行了讨论。
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Pub Date : 2019-04-03DOI: 10.1080/00208825.2019.1608398
Tian Wei, Maoliang Bu
Abstract After almost twenty years of internationalization, Chinese firms have demonstrated their ability to benefit from both international linkages and indigenous efforts in product and process innovation. However, how Chinese firm innovation is facilitated at the international and domestic levels remains to be understood. This article provides an overview of our special issue, exploring this important topic of global networks and innovation in China. Through five empirical studies employing a variety of research methods (e.g., case study, secondary data, survey, and fuzzy-set analysis), we present some recent research on balancing and manipulating internal and external networks to enhance Chinese firm innovation. These selected articles contribute to the field of networks and innovation in China. We hope these articles play a role in encouraging further research on this important and interesting field.
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