Editorial introduction: HRM and performance: confronting theory and reality

This editorial introduction has twin purposes. The first is to make a wide audience aware of the new Dutch HRM Network. The second is to introduce a set of papers which make a contribution to the connections between HR policies/strategies and organizational performance. These purposes are linked by the fact that the papers come from the inaugural conference of the Network that was held in the Rotterdam School of Economics at Erasmus University at the end of 1999.     

Identity theft in the internet age: Evidence from the U.S. states

This paper examines the determinants of identity theft, focusing especially on the influence of internet diffusion. Results, based on panel data across the U.S. states, show that a 10% in increase households with internet access would increase identity theft by about 9%, ceteris paribus. Other noteworthy findings point to states with greater corrupt activity having greater identity theft but greater police employment not having a significant deterrent impact. Dynamic panel regressions results reveal the presence of inertia in identity thefts. Some implications for policy are discussed.     

Making the area agencies on aging work: the role of information

Under Title III of the 1973 Older Americans Act over 500 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) have been established for the purpose of planning and coordinating services for the elderly. Critics claim the AAA's are doomed to failure because they do not control the budgets for services for the elderly. We show that a more crucial factor is meaningful planning information and demonstrate that AAA's can be effective as planning and coordinating agencies by operating as centers of information and analysis, either with or without budget control.     

从案例看中国企业面对反倾销应注意的几个问题

反倾销是中国出口企业在不公平的游戏规则前将长期面对的问题 ,中国企业要想获得世界市场 ,逃避不是办法 ,只有积极的面对。中国企业在反倾销中应注意几个问题 :中国出口企业应与进口国经销商建立良好的合作关系 ,防止案件发生 ;中国企业应提高经营管理水平 ,特别注意控制在进口国市场上的产品份额 ,减少对手恶意竞争的意图 ;最重要的是企业必须建立健全的财会制度 ,才能在反倾销之战中立于不败之地     

Managing aging workers: a mixed methods study on bundles of HR practices for aging workers

Since abilities and motives change with age and common human resource (HR) practices might be less suitable for aging employees, scholars and practitioners are currently challenged to find new ways of managing aging workers and motivating them to continue working. Therefore, this mixed methods study builds on literature on lifespan development and literature on HR practices in proposing four new bundles of HR practices for aging workers: accommodative, maintenance, utilization and development HR bundles. Since we draw on separate bodies of literature to propose new constructs, we use a mixed methods design in order to triangulate our findings. The proposed HR bundles were explored with a qualitative interview study among HR managers, line managers and employees in the Dutch construction sector, and tested with a quantitative survey study among Dutch government workers. Both studies confirmed that HR practices for aging workers can be classified into accommodative, maintenance, utilization and development HR bundles of practices.     

Theory confronts data: how the HRS is shaped by the economics of aging and how the economics of aging will be shaped by the HRS

From its inception, the HRS (Health and Retirement Study), together with the companion AHEAD study (Asset and Health Dynamics of the Oldest Old), has been designed to provide data for the community of scientific and policy researchers who study the economics and demography of aging. This paper describes the evolution of the HRS from its origins as a longitudinal study of persons born in 1931–1941 who were 51–61 years of age in 1992 to its current design as a `steady state' sample of older Americans which, in cross-section, is representative of the entire U.S. population over age 50 and follows respondents longitudinally until they die. I discuss how the conceptual framework that underlies the original HRS design has lead the community of researchers to embrace the steady state design described above. In particular, I summarize a set of distinct, but interacting theoretical ideas whose origins lie in several disciplines that have guided us in determining the content and design of the survey. I then describe how the data collected in the HRS will allow these theories to be tested and briefly describe findings from recent research using the HRS, including some reported in this volume, with a special focus on understanding the very strong relationship between health and wealth that has been found in the HRS.     

彩生活:时代的企业

<正>在"互联网+"时代,物业管理向现代服务业转型升级的过程也就是"顺势、借势、趋势、取势"的一个过程,在这一过程中,物业管理不是在做互联网,但却可以借力互联网助力物业管理的产业升级。如果诚如张瑞敏所言,企业是时代的产物,那么,彩生活无疑是最好的注解。十四年前,中国的互联网商机初现端倪,彩生活在深圳这一方改革的热土呱呱坠地。公司成立前夕,唐学斌与潘军约法三章:一是物业服务公司不隶属于房地产公司;二是员工必须持股;三是物业服务公司必须有自己     

Redefining retirement: age equality and the rise of performance management

How do individuals retire when there is no default retirement age? The changes to the retirement regulations were aimed at extending individual choice, but with the use of performance management, employers have a new tool with which to control the time and manner of retirement. Employees who fail to perform as required are now to be ‘managed out’. Therefore, retirement needs to be treated as an outcome of workplace employment relations with consequences for all age groups.     

Green entrepreneurship and SME performance: the moderating effect of firm age

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal - Green entrepreneurship has been increasing with growing attention to environment protection by a variety of stakeholders. Green innovation,...     

From coexistence to co-creation: Blurring boundaries in the age of AI

While the self-learning nature of AI systems that use machine learning calls for sustained co-creation between developers and users during development, implementation and use, information systems and management scholars still largely build on a long-established tradition of separating technology development from use. Instead, the self-learning nature of AI calls for letting go of this tradition to separate between development and use, which is starting to happen in practice but has not yet found appropriate theoretical and methodological tools among researchers. In this paper we show some real-life attempts to develop sustained collaboration among developers and users, based on empirical cases of five organizations. In particular, we propose how blurring boundaries makes data production, explainable AI and AI deployment fields of practice where development and use intertwine. We suggest embracing the blurred boundaries of AI implementation in our theorizing, understanding the different parts of AI as fields of practice where development and use come together in the co-creation of AI and work.     

Job satisfaction in aging workforces: an analysis of the USA,Japan and Germany

In light of the dramatically aging workforces in many industrialized countries, age diversity management will become a major challenge in human resource management. To successfully handle an age-diverse workforce, it is crucial to understand how employees of different ages can be motivated. This paper analyzes age's moderating role in the relationship between situational job characteristics and job satisfaction. To control for the potential influence of the cultural and institutional context, we use data from the USA, Japan and Germany. Findings show that older employees' job satisfaction is driven by different factors than younger employees: older employees put more emphasis on good relationships with colleagues, while income, advancement opportunities, job security and having an interesting job are less important. However, these effects are mostly nation-dependent, which underlines the importance of conducting cross-cultural or cross-national aging research.     

Marketing strategies in the age of sustainable development: Evidence from the food industry

In this paper we investigate characteristics and drivers of sustainability marketing strategies. Based on an empirical study in the food industry, we identify four sustainability marketing strategy types with distinctive characteristics (performers, followers, indecisives and passives). Consumers are one of the main drivers of sustainability marketing strategies. Depending on the sensitization of consumers to socio‐ecological problems, the perceptibility of socio‐ecological qualities, the individually perceived net benefits and the availability of sustainable alternatives, we argue that the typology and drivers apply to non‐food industries as well. Furthermore, we find that the incorporation of social and ecological aspects into marketing strategies also depends on the market segment in which the company competes: companies that are positioned in the premium or quality segment are more inclined to take an active stance on sustainability marketing than companies that compete in the price segment. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.     

Identifying the age profile of patent citations: new estimates of knowledge diffusion

Previous research studies the age profile of patent citations to learn about knowledge flows over time. However, identification is problematic because of the collinearity between application year, citation year, and patent age. We show empirically that a patent's ‘citation clock’ does not start until it issues, and propose a highly flexible identification strategy that uses the lag between application and grant as a source of exogenous variation. We examine the potential bias if our assumptions are incorrect, and discuss extensions into other research areas. Finally, we use our method to re‐examine prior results on citation age profiles of patents from different technological fields and application year cohorts. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Changes in cognitive function: Practical and theoretical considerations for training the aging workforce

Forecasts of the labor force supply over the next 20 years reveals a demographic bubble of older retirees that is not offset by the percentage of qualified incoming younger workers (Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Department of Labor, 2014). Understanding how training may be used to retain older employees can lead to a competitive edge for firms, given the upcoming need for skilled workers. Training also carries benefits for late career workers or job seekers as a means to increase their existing skills or as a gateway to more lucrative jobs. We review shifts in major cognitive skills and information-processing skills over time and make suggestions for enhancing the training environment for older learners based on that information. We also suggest research needs targeting late-career trainees. These practical recommendations for trainers and program designers, and suggestions for future research may lead to more age-inclusive and comprehensive theories of training-based learning.     

Decision making in the solar age: Ecological criteria for the post-economic era

Note to industrial societies: traditional value systems worked in an Age of Petroleum but that age is ending. What changes do we need to make for the new Solar Age?     

中国医药业:一个暴利时代的结束?

2002年,中国利用外资总金额超过了500亿美元,第一次超过了不断遭受恐怖袭击的美国,成为世界第一吸引国外投资的大众情人。 2003年,外资将按照中国对WTO所作出的承诺,登陆中国医药销售市场,开辟第二战场,两面夹击中国的医药暴利。 2003:外资大举进军中国医药销售业。 2003年的中国,今年春天特别冷。 许多年中国的春天没有如此之多的