In at the deep end: Conducting processual research on organisational change

This article provides a series of reflections on the practice of carrying out processual research on organisational change. At a broad level, some of the main tasks associated with conducting company case studies are described and the benefits of this approach for dealing with complex change data are outlined. At a more specific level, the article addresses three main areas tied to the actual “doing” of processual research. First, the notion of tacit knowledge and “getting your hands dirty” by engaging in ongoing in-depth fieldwork. Second, the design and implementation of a longitudinal case study research programme. Third, the advantages and concerns of combining a range of different data collecting techniques in carrying out processual studies. Overall, the main intention is to provide some useful reflections and practical insights, as well as providing something of the flavour of carrying out this type of research.     

Taking the “Q” Out of Research: Teaching Research Methodology Courses Without the Divide Between Quantitative and Qualitative Paradigms

The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence that the debate between quantitative and qualitative is divisive and, hence, counterproductive for advancing the social and behavioral science field. We advocate that all graduate students learn to utilize and to appreciate both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies. As such, students will develop into pragmatist researchers who are able to utilize both quantitative and qualitative techniques when conducting research. We contend that the best way to accomplish this is by eliminating quantitative research methodology and qualitative research methodology courses from curricula and replacing these with research methodology courses at different levels that simultaneously teach both quantitative and qualitative techniques within a mixed methodological framework.An earlier version of this article received the 2003 Southwest Educational Research Association (SERA) Outstanding Paper Award.     

油田企业节能评价指标体系设计与应用

以发展循环经济,建设资源节约型和环境友好型企业为导向,构建油田企业节能评价指标体系,包括能源技术效率、能源经济效率和能源社会效率等三类指标。分别运用主成分价值函数法、均权TOPSIS方法对这三类指标进行评价,并运用欧氏距离价值函数法进行综合评价。实例表明,该方法客观、有效,为油田企业节能决策提供了科学依据。     

公共项目分配效果评价指标

采用公平化指数、区域协调发展系数和国民收入分配系数，可以评价公共项目的收益在不同人群和区域的分配效果。本文应用以上述评价指标对秦巴项目进行了投资分配效果分析，结果表明该项目对收入分配的公平化和均衡化有较大贡献。     

上市公司EVA实证分析——来自沪市制造业

本文以2001年沪市制造业93家上市公司的财务与交易数据为依据,采用相关分析和回归分析的方法,对EVA、传统会计指标与公司市场价值间的相关性进行了分析。结果表明:沪市制造业上市公司的EVA与MVA存在正向相关,且对MVA具有一定的解释能力,但其解释能力并不优于传统指标。现阶段EVA对MVA具有增量解释能力,但并不能替代传统指标。     

基于循环经济绿色供应链管理绩效评价体系的研究

循环经济是当前世界经济发展的主要方向,已被我国确定为今后经济的发展模式。本文根据绿色供应链管理的定义、内涵和循环经济"3R"原则,设计出基于循环经济绿色供应链管理绩效评价指标体系,即将绿色信息作为绿色供应链管理绩效评价的主要衡量指标之一,并将各个指标具体化,形成一个二级指标评价体系。根据指标体系的特点进行模糊多层次综合评价,最后给出一个算例进行说明,为基于循环经济的绿色供应链管理绩效评价提供了理论依据。     

基于熵权法的进近管制培训指标分析及动态优化

随着进近管制岗前培训对管制学员的综合素质提升作用的增强,素质指标优化方案能够重新调整培训侧重点,把握培训进程。为符合进近管制素质的需求,结合分局进近岗位入职培训的实际情况,群策讨论进近管制的23项技能素质和6项非技能素质,并融入熵权法对进近管制指标的实时测算,以探讨熵权与群策权值结合方式。结果表明,熵值加权权重算法既能考虑素质能力缺陷的变化,又遵循了指标原本重要度,更符合管制培训实际需求。两阶段培训数据权值结果,反映出学员在练习后扫视能力和调整能力的提升,进而使培训的侧重点转变为提升冲突解脱等第二层次能力。该模型算法及其应用,为进近管制培训体系的动态调整提供了一种有效探索。     

Career Management in High‐Performing Organizations: A Set‐Theoretic Approach

The aim of this study is to investigate the elements of organizational career management (OCM) that can lead to strong organizational performance. The growing unpredictability of careers requires a different organizational approach of careers. Yet, new career models all focus on the individual as the central actor, leaving the role of the organization rather underdeveloped. Based on a combined perspective integrating insights from the literature on careers, high performance work systems, and idiosyncratic deals (I‐deals), we address four dimensions of OCM: supportive and developmental practices, development I‐deals, individual responsibility, and consensus. We study their relationships with company performance, thereby including the firm's human capital composition. Surveys were administered to the HR directors of 293 organizations. We apply a relatively new method, fsQCA (fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis), and complement this with more conventional structural equation modeling (SEM). The SEM analyses suggest that only supportive and developmental practices are positively associated with high performance. However, based on the fsQCA, three configurations are identified in which OCM is associated with high performance. The most prevalent configuration combined supportive and developmental practices with I‐deals and individual responsibility for career management. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our findings, and address the utility of adopting a configurational approach in career research. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Stereotypical or just typical: how do US practitioners view the role and function of gender stereotypes in advertisements?

There is a long and diverse literature on gender stereotypes in advertising; however, US practitioners’ perspectives on the role and function of stereotypes in advertising remain unknown. Understanding professionals’ views on whether and how stereotypes communicate is important for anyone who believes it beneficial to reduce future stereotypical representations. Using qualitative interviews with 42 practitioners, this study detailed seven themes concerning professionals’ perceptions of the role and function of stereotypes in advertising, including beliefs that stereotypes are based in truth, are attractive to audiences, communicate quickly, simplify processing, prevent distraction, prevent thinking, and are the obvious solution. Practitioners felt stereotypes were used most appropriately when they were subverted or challenged in advertising messages. Stereotypes were most inappropriate when they reinforced negative perceptions. Four factors believed to drive the use of stereotypes in advertising are discussed.     

农民工城乡迁移个人机会成本的构成及定量分析

农民工城乡迁移的个人机会成本可归纳为经济性个人机会成本、社会性个人机会成本和政治性个人机会成本三大类，基于笔者主持的1012名城乡迁移农民工的问卷调查，文章分析了这三类个人机会成本各自的构成，并对它们进行了定量分析。