The relative importance of journals used in operations management research A citation analysis

Journal rankings are important for a variety of reasons, most importantly as the basis of academic tenure and promotion decisions. A common approach in other fields is the citations methodology which is used in this study to determine the relative importance of various operations management (OM) journals. The citations analysis noted the frequency that all other journals are cited in Decision Sciences, Journal of Operations Management, and Management Science during the period 1992 to 1994. Rankings are provided based on total citations, citations per article, and citations per words published. The study shows that the journals with the most importance to OM research are Management Science, Decisions Sciences and Operations Research. Other journals important to OM research are the Harvard Business Review, Journal of Operations Management, and IIE Transactions.     

Anglo-American forms of management education: A practice-theoretical perspective

This article is based on a review of three Anglo-American journals of management education research, namely The Academy of Management Learning & Education, The Journal of Management Education, and Management Learning. In order to identify different forms of management education, articles in the journals were read from a practice-theoretical perspective. The main finding is that researchers have described or suggested five different conceptions of management education, which either revise the business-school tradition or provide alternatives to it. One implication of the finding is that it is not reasonable to speak for or against the US model of management education, since there are several. Management education research could thus aim at a more nuanced appreciation of what business-school teachers regard as good education.     

Walking and Talking Corporate Social Responsibility: Implications of Firm Size and Organizational Cost

In this paper we address two interrelated research gaps in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) literature. The first results from a lack of understanding of different patterns of CSR engagement with respect to CSR talk (impression management and the creation of symbolic images and documentation) and CSR walk (substantive implementation of CSR policies, structures and procedures). Related to this, the second gap concerns limited knowledge about the influence of firm size on CSR engagement. We develop a conceptual model that explains differences in CSR talk versus walk based on organizational cost and firm size. This allows us to theorize the antecedents of what we call the large firm implementation gap (large firms tend to focus on communicating CSR symbolically but do less to implement it into their core structures and procedures) and vice versa the small firm communication gap (less active communication and more emphasis on implementation). Our model expands a new theoretical understanding of CSR engagement based on as yet underemphasized firm‐level antecedents of CSR, and opens up several new avenues for future, and in particular comparative, research.     

BOOK REVIEWS

G hoshal , S. and W estney , D. E. (Eds.) Organization Theory and the Multinational Corporation.
H artley , R. F. Business Ethics: Violations of the Public Trust.
M iner , J. B. Role Motivation Theories.
H ill -I ingersoll , V. and A dams , G. B. The Tacit Organization.
V onortas , N. S. Cooperative Research In R&D-Intensive Industries.
L ee , G. L. and S mith , C. (Eds.) Engineers and Management: International Comparisons.
K elley , L. and S henkar , O. (Eds.) International Business In China.
W olstenholme , E., H enderson , S. and G avine , A. The Evaluation of Management Information Systems: A Dynamic and Holistic Approach.
W illman , P., M orris , T. and A ston , B. Union Business: Trade Union Organization and Financial Reform In the Thatcher Years.
K ay , J. Foundations of Corporate Success: How Business Strategies Add Value.
F arnham , D. and H orton , S. (Eds.) Managing the New Public Services.     

Winning the tournament for named professorships in management

We apply tournament theory to explain the process within which selection of named professorships takes place and a procedural justice test to justify winning the named professorship tournament. Specifically, we estimate the probability that management professors hold one of the highest rewards for academic research productivity, a named professorship, as a function of his or her research credentials, as measured by the number of articles published in a small core of elite management journals. Alphabetically, these are Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Operations Management, Management Science, Operations Research, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal. Although each of the eight journals is positively related to the probability of attaining a named professorship, the Academy of Management Review and the Academy of Management Journal emerge as the two most influential management journals.     

国际著名管理学类英语论文标题特征研究

本文对管理学类国际著名的5本期刊的英语论文标题的结构及用词特征进行了研究。为此,本文建立了一个100个标题的语料库,随机抽取了Administrative Science Quarterly,Journal of Management Studies,Journal of Management,Strategic Management Journal和The Academy of Management Journal中各20个标题。结论表明管理学类论文标题有其自身的结构和用词特点。研究的意义在于为国内同行撰写管理学英语论文标题提供参考。     

Factors influencing ethical climate in a nonprofit organisation: an empirical investigation

Drawing from Victor and Cullen's[Victor, B. and Cullen, J. B. (1987) ‘A theory and measure of ethical climate in organizations’, Research in Corporate Social Performance and Policy, Vol. 9, pp. 51–71.],[Victor, B. and Cullen, J. B. (1988) ‘The organizational bases of ethical work climates’, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 33, pp. 101–125.] theoretical framework a recent study by Agarwal and Malloy[Agarwal, J. and Malloy, D. C. (1999) ‘Ethical work climate dimensions in a not‐for‐profit organization: An empirical study’, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 20, pp. 1–14.] examined ethical work climate dimensions in the context of a nonprofit organisation. This paper reviews the framework and extends the study further by investigating several factors that influence the perception of ethical work climate in a nonprofit organisation. The multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) procedure is employed to test nine hypotheses. Results demonstrate somewhat unique findings regarding factors that influence ethical climate perception in a nonprofit context. Specifically, the findings of this study point to the level of education, decision style and the influence that superiors and volunteers have upon ethical perception. Results also demonstrate that factors that have been employed traditionally by forprofit management, such as length of service, codes of ethics, size of the organisation and peer pressure, do not effectively influence ethical perception in the nonprofit context. Finally implications of this study are discussed. Copyright © 2003 Henry Stewart Publications     

A conceptual model of public sector corporate entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship has been conceptualized as a process that can occur in organizations of all sizes and types (Burgelman, Academy of Management Review, 8, 32–47, 1983; Miller, Management Science, 29, 770–791, 1983; Gartner, Academy of Management Review, 10, 696–706, 1985; Kao, Entrepreneurship, creativity and organization, 1989). This paper develops a conceptual model of public sector corporate entrepreneurship. The proposed model is intended to depict the main antecedents that relate to corporate entrepreneurship within the public sector and the impact of corporate entrepreneurship on public sector organizational performance (growth, development and productivity), as well as factors influencing its continuous performance. Following discussion of the model’s contents, the potential value for researchers and those engaging in public sector corporate entrepreneurship are described.     

From sustainability to thrivability: A novel framework for entrepreneurial ecosystems

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal - The present research proposes a theoretical framework for a thrivable entrepreneurial ecosystem in which thrivability is a novel...     

Why do some academic entrepreneurs experience less role conflict? The impact of prior academic experience and prior entrepreneurial experience

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal - Despite the growing interest in academic entrepreneurs’ role conflict, we have not gained sufficient insights into its antecedents....     

Social Capital in University Business Incubators: dimensions,antecedents and outcomes

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal - While many universities around the world have devoted resources to create University Business Incubators (UBIs), the literature has neglected...     

New Horizons in CSP and Employee/Employer Relationship: Challenges and Risks of Corporate Weblogs

The present paper aims at reflecting on the role of weblogs in the relationship between employers and employees, particularly as a tool used within Corporate Social Responsibility activities. The theoretical framework makes reference on one hand to Corporate Social Performance (whose focus is the pragmatic activities of CSR), with particular reference to the stakeholder perspective and to Carroll’s model and, on the other hand, on the development of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) within organizational settings, with an emphasis on employees and corporate weblogs for internal uses. In particular, the present paper aims at presenting challenges, opportunities and risks, in terms of CSR, involving in blogging. A final section is devoted to understanding doocing and recommendations for setting blog policies.     

The scholarly exchange of knowledge in Operations Management

A number of studies have investigated the quality of journals in Operations Management. This research steps back from these studies and investigates the exchange of ideas within Operations Management journals and between other management disciplines (Management, Marketing, and Finance) during the last decade (1998–2007). Journal citation metrics provide a measure for the exchange of scholarly ideas. Operations Management (OM) journals show a willingness to cross-pollinate ideas with other management disciplines. But, they also tend to have a higher level of self citations and lower level of within discipline citation exchanges when compared to other management disciplines. As a result, Operations Management journals may reflect methodological silos in the field that could potentially dampen scholarly exchange. In general, increasing the diversity of scholarly exchanges within Operations Management, and conducting more cross-disciplinary research with other management disciples should improve the scholarly development of Operations Management.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article Brooks, Edmund Organizational Change: The Managerial Dilemma London Salaman, Graeme and Thompson, Kenneth (Eds.) Control and Ideology in Organizations Chapman, Richard A. and Greenaway, J. R. The Dynamics of Administrative Reform Currie, Robert Industrial Politics Ivar Berg Industrial Sociology Neustadt, R. E. and Fineberg Ward, J. T. and Fraser, W. Hamish Workers and Employers Burns, Thomas J. (Ed.) Behavioral Experiments in Accounting II Singleton, W. T. (Ed.) The Study of Real Skills: Volume I, The Analysis of Practical Skills Stout, Jr. Russell, Management or Control? The Organizational Challenge Bloomington, Ill Wild, Ray Production and Operations Management: Principles and Techniques Skinner, Wickham Manufacturing in the Corporate Strategy New York Van Dam, Cees and Stallaert, L. (Eds.) Trends in Business Ethics. Nijenrode Studies in Business, Vol. 3 De George, Richard T. and Pichler, Joseph A. (Eds.) Ethics, Free Enterprise and Public Policy New York Da vies, Paul and Freedland, Mark Labour Law: Text and Materials     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book review in this Article
Brown, David H. and Porter, Robin. Management Issues In China: Vol. 1 - Domestic Enterprises.
CHILD, JOHN and LU, YUAN. Management Issues in China: Vol. 2 - International Enterprises.
NOLAN, PETER. China's Rise, Russia's Fall Politics, Economics and Planning.
Mckenna, E. and Beech, N. The Essence of Human Resource Management
TORRINGTON, D. and HALL, L. Personnel Management - HRM in action
Ian Kirkpatrick and Miguel Martinez Lucio (Eds), The Politics of Quality In the Public Sector.
Vallance, E., Business Ethics At Work.     

Still in search of strategic human resource management? A review and suggestions for future research with China as an example

Strategic human resource management (SHRM) has been an important strand of research in the HRM field for over three decades, and has attracted heated debates in recent years. One main critique of the state of SHRM research is its increasing detachment from HRM practice, in the pursuit of more theoretical rigor and methodological sophistication. Our review article has two main tasks. First, we review SHRM research published in two leading HRM journals—Human Resource Management and Human Resource Management Journal—in the light of the criticisms on SHRM research and use this as a backdrop of our second task. Second, we critically examine SHRM research conducted in the Chinese context by drawing on a systematic review on extant literature. In doing so, we draw on a wider range of HRM journals such as Human Resource Management Review, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, and so forth. We find that while the trend of psychologization in SHRM research is gathering pace, the range of theoretical perspectives mobilized to inform the studies is actually expanding. We call for SHRM research to be more contextualized and more practical phenomenon‐driven SHRM research. We indicate several avenues for future research, using China as an example.     

Two schools of risk analysis: A review of past research on project risk

Risk research can be generally categorized into two schools: risk as an objective fact and risk as a subjective construction. Both schools have different risk definitions, epistemological dimensions, and analytical methods, and tend to recommend different policies for managing risks. This study aims to locate the position of past studies on project risk found between the two schools of risk analysis and to help understand their basic assumptions and viewpoints by reviewing articles published during the last 10 years in two project management journals: the International Journal of Project Management and Project Management Journal. There are 171 articles collected from both journals. They are categorized into four groups: project management system, subjective perception, irrational behavior in risk management, and subjective construction. This study describes and discusses the basic assumptions, viewpoints, and tendencies usually held by each group, and it indicates the position of each group found between the two schools. It also develops some discussion on the starting point of both schools of risk analysis and their significance in directing practices of project risk management.     

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A MICROECONOMIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

This paper provides a review of the theoretical and empirical literature on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Depending on whether an individual can be considered as selfish, or whether she has also social preferences, motives for CSR, can be explained in different ways. Furthermore, we explicitly highlight the influence of different Corporate Governance System on CSR as well as the relationship between firms' size and social commitment. Because it is difficult to distinguish between different theories in empirical studies, we argue that an experimental approach might be suitable to test theories of CSR.