The conditions for international human resource management: two case studies

A move towards the transnational or global corporation is widely canvassed. Rather less attention has been devoted to how the multinational company

actually organizes its HR activities or to the conditions which permit a transnational form of organization to emerge and survive. The paper explores these two issues, using case study evidence from two British-owned companies. The model of the transnational suggests that authority is devolved and control is dispersed. The paper shows, however, that central control was greater than is often thought. As for the conditions for transnationality, key immediate influences were the length of time for which the firms had been multinationals and the routes taken to attain this state; these influences were underpinned by differences in market structure. Even where a transnational approach had been developed, future competitive trends suggested that it might be under threat. The implication is that the‘transnational solution’may be attainable only in certain types of firm and that it may prove to be unstable.     

基于高精度车身管理、设计和制造工艺的优化研究

近年来,面对错综复杂、日益激烈的竞争汽车市场环境,汽车行业对车身的要求越来越高,本文主要研究了汽车车身从点变革到点面结合的精度管理、应用CAE技术进行模面设计、快速成形性分析、精密分析和回弹计算技术分析、回弹补偿技术分析等。结合热冲压成形方式来改善高强钢板回弹问题,制作高精度的焊接夹具,建立从单品到白车身CP值管理体系,为实现高精度车身和制造高品质的汽车夯实了基础。     

'If only there were simple solutions,but there aren't': some reflections on Zimmerman's critique of empirical management accounting research

Although having some sympathies with Zimmerman's critique of Ittner and Larcker's review of the empirical management accounting research literature, this analysis points out how Zimmerman has too easily allowed his own prejudices to influence both his assessment of the empirical management accounting literature and his recommendations for improvement. Particular emphasis is put on analysing Zimmerman's classification of the accounting research literature and his unproblematic optimism in the potential of economic modes of understanding.     

Multi-criteria evaluation of medical waste management process under intuitionistic fuzzy environment: A case study on hospitals in Turkey

Waste management has come to the fore in the whole world with the increasing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic along with concerns about human health, environmental threats, and socio-economic factors, etc. Medical waste is one of the waste types that need special management processes including particularly collection, storage, separation, and disposal. Healthcare activities create a great amount of medical waste deriving from the hospitals. This study aims to determine the hospital that carries out medical waste management in the most effective way in Erzurum, Turkey. To handle intense uncertainty in the evaluation process, the case is analyzed by Intuitionistic Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (IFMCDM) methods. The present study contributes to the literature by focusing on a real case problem under IF environment in a Group Decision-Making (GDM) framework. Additionally, based on the literature review and expert judgments, the evaluation criteria relevant to the case are defined in this paper. To this end, a four-phased integrated methodology that involves Intuitionistic Fuzzy Weighted Averaging (IFWA), IF Analytical Hierarchy Process (IFAHP), IF Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (IFTOPSIS) and One-Dimensional Sensitivity Analysis, is conducted. Firstly, IFWA is aimed to express the significance levels of decision makers (DMs) based on their knowledge, qualifications and experiences. Secondly, IFAHP is used to calculate the importance weights of the decision criteria and IFTOPSIS is preferred to rank the available hospitals. Then, sensitivity analysis is employed to display robustness. According to the results, the most important criteria are Qualified personnel, Health institution infrastructure, and Control of waste, respectively and the most efficient hospital is determined.     

基于市民休闲生活需求的城市规划与管理——以广州市为例

城市的本质是人的居住形态和生活方式,现代社会休闲已成为城市居民的基本生活需求与生存方式,满足市民的休闲生活需求是城市的基本责任,"创造市民休闲生活"应该成为当代城市规划与管理的指导思想.以广州市为例,分析了基于市民休闲生活需求的城市规划方向和管理目标,并提出了具体策略.     

Shaping the future research agenda for compensation and benefits management: Some thoughts based on a stakeholder inquiry

This article highlights some avenues for future research in the field of compensation and benefits management. In order to achieve this, the author has included multiple stakeholder perspectives. First of all, the article provides an overview of the opinions and attitudes of line managers, employees and compensation and benefits practitioners. Based on these results, and taking existing empirical research into account, the article proposes that further research be conducted on the following aspects of rewarding: (1) the external environment — and more specifically, the impacts that an ageing population, geographical differences, and the economic situation have on rewarding; (2) employee perspectives towards rewarding; (3) total rewards; and (4) reward processes and procedures, such as performance management and reward communication.     

Prevention and management of product recalls in the processed food industry: a case study based on an exporter's perspective

During 1999–2003, the US Food and Drug Administration reported a total of 1307 processed food product recalls, most of which were avoidable. There are many areas of the processed food supply chain where significant exposure to risk exists. Additionally, there are systems that can be used in-house at manufacturing facilities, such as hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) and radio frequency identification (RFID) that can be very beneficial in recall avoidance. Effective employee training is another key point for consideration. In the event of a recall, a company must be prepared in advance with a detailed crisis management procedure. Companies should consider recall insurance, depending on their size and market dominance. Public relations strategies are critical in surviving a recall. Care must be taken to connect to the consumer and communicate a strong message. Findings from analysis suggest potential reduction of product recalls through recommended preventive measures including the use of HACCP and RFID systems.     

Selecting the key research areas in nano-technology field using technology cluster analysis: A case study based on National R&D Programs in South Korea

In the early 21st century, Korean government issued a policy recommendation that Korean public research institutes should select strategic research fields to concentrate their resources, based on a careful review of the various strategic R&D factors. The government has emphasized the “selection and concentration” strategy for the efficient use of R&D resources and as a way to increase the national competitiveness of Korea. This paper suggests a method, a “Technology Cluster Analysis,” for selecting the strategic research areas, mainly targeting large, multi-disciplinary and long-term programs. The technology cluster analysis groups near technologies together based on key indicators. In this study, the method is applied to national R&D programs in the nano-technology field. Fifty-six nano-technologies are analyzed and grouped into three main clusters based on the survey data from 180 experts. Technological distances and correlations among individual technologies are depicted by hierarchical dendrogram. Three main clusters in nano-technology field are found and termed nano-materials, nano-devices, and nano-bio. These three clusters are expected to be the core technology clusters in nano-technology field in South Korea.