Power distance and its implications for upward communication and empowerment: crisis management and recovery in hospitality services

This study explores the influence of power distance in a relatively high power distance culture (Turkish) and a relatively low power distance culture (British) from the viewpoint of the expressions used by subordinates when communicating with their superiors in situations of service crises and recovery. The findings suggest that in Turkey subordinates use much more mitigated and indirect expressions when faced with service crises which may lead delays in the identification and solving of customer problems. This, in turn, is believed to cause a failure in the formation of customer loyalty and an increase in the customer switching behaviour.     

Psychological contract breach and counterproductive workplace behaviors: testing moderating effect of attribution style and power distance

In this study, we examined the relationship between psychological contract breach (PCB) and counterproductive workplace behaviors (CWBs). We also explored two personal factors, namely casual attribution styles and power distance, in moderating the PCB–CWB linkage. One hundred and thirty-one full-time Chinese employees in Macao were recruited. Results showed that PCB was positively correlated with CWB. Furthermore, this relationship was moderated by external attribution style and power distance. In particular, employees who attributed the contract breach more to disruption and endorsed higher on power distance tended to report lower CWB. Limitation and implication are discussed.     

The impact of varying types of performance-related pay and employee participation on earnings

Using matched employer-employee data from a nationally representative sample of British establishments, the paper examines the impact of different types of performance-related pay (PRP) on earnings and whether this is moderated by the presence of employee involvement and financial participation schemes. It supports previous work that has suggested that there are strong and complex interactions between employee involvement schemes and compensation mechanisms. In particular, the results indicate that employees' earnings are highest where both individual and work-group PRP schemes are present at a workplace, and where there are congruent PRP and employee participation schemes.     

电力企业经济管理与市场营销之间的关系研究

现阶段,电力企业对社会产生的效应是不容忽视的,如何进一步推动电力企业的发展已引起了广泛的重视。不断调整电力企业经济管理与市场营销之间的关系变得更为重要。本文主要针对电力企业经济管理与市场营销之间的关系展开探究。     

试论公众参与环境影响评价的相关问题与对策

环境影响评价是对一些规划和建设项目实施可能造成的环境影响进行分析预测,并提出一定防范或减轻负面影响的对策和措施,是环保过程中重要的一项,而公众参与在环境影响评价中也占有重要地位,发挥着一定的功效。     

我国电力需求侧管理的发展及实施建议

本文介绍了电力需求侧管理的概念、技术手段,分析了国外电力需求侧管理可借鉴的经验,阐述了我国实施电力需求侧管理取得的成绩,并给出了实施意见和建议。     

电力企业人力资源管理现状及创新方法研究

本文对我国电力企业及人力资源管理的现状进行分析,并提出了相应的对策,我国的电力企业将如何引进人才、提升人力资源管理、将人力资源成本最大化转化成利润产出。有效的解决我国电力企业人才短缺的问题,为电力行业的发展提供新的机遇,为我国的电力事业和现代化建设保驾护航。     

The impact of technological relatedness, prior ties, and geographical distance on university-industry collaborations: A joint-patent analysis

Empirical studies on R&D collaborations between universities and firms have mainly centered their attention on universities and firms' characteristics that favor the establishment of collaborative agreements. In this paper, I extend the current research framework investigating the role that specific technological and relational attributes may play on the relevance of such collaborations. Specifically, I focus on the effects exerted by three relevant factors, namely technological relatedness, prior collaboration ties, and geographical distance, on university-industry joint innovation value. I develop testable hypotheses about their impact on the innovative performance of R&D university-industry collaborations, and test them on a sample of 796 university-industry joint patents, developed by 33 universities located in 12 different European countries. Our results suggest that partners' technological relatedness has an inverted U-shaped relationship with innovation value. In addition, prior ties and geographical distance between universities and firms are both positively related to the achievement of higher innovative outcomes.     

Demographic diversity in the workplace and its impact on employee voice: the role of trust in the employer

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between demographic diversity principles and evaluations of employee voice. An analysis of survey data from 707 employees working at 37 hospitality institutions with different star categories confirmed that trust in the employer, followed by the modest contribution of education, is of the utmost importance in the evaluation of voice systems by all employees. Employee evaluations of voice opportunities were found to display differences between male and female employee groups. While generational cohort was a differentiating attribute for the male group, job tenure had the same effect for the female employees. Implications for future research and for HR managers are discussed.     

Reducing perceptions of overqualification and its impact on job satisfaction: the dual roles of interpersonal relationships at work

A sizeable portion of the working population perceives that they are overqualified for their jobs. This is problematic, given that research consistently shows that such beliefs translate into lower levels of job satisfaction. Hence, it behoves human resource management (HRM) scholars to identify factors that influence perceptions of overqualification and also moderators that may reduce the negative effect of perceived overqualification on job satisfaction. In this study, we present a moderated path model that posits that the quality of the relationships that employees hold with their leader and with their team is not only antecedents of perceived overqualification but it is also hypothesised to weaken the negative relationship between perceived overqualification and job satisfaction. Survey data that were gathered from two organisations in the Netherlands (n = 183) supported the model. Implications for theory and practice in HRM are discussed. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd     

电力投资决策的期权博弈模型及其发展评述

电力投资决策对于电力企业甚至电力行业的发展有着举足轻重的作用,电力企业的投资选择是在外部环境竞争复杂性和不确定性的约束下进行的,需要研究复杂竞争环境和不确定因素条件下的投资决策方法。本文以电力投资决策模型分析入手,总结了电力投资决策模型的发展过程,探讨了电力投资的期权博弈模型发展过程、研究重点、缺陷、及发展方向,展示了电力投资决策期权博弈理论的发展脉络和思考重点。实践证明,该方法不仅能够对电力投资项目进行更加科学的而评估,还能够为电力行业的发展做出更加科学合理的决策。     

上市公司会计管制执行力研究——以应收款项会计计量和披露为视角

会计管制主要内容中的法规、准则和制度是否在上市公司中得以严格执行,执行结果如何?在我国以政府为主导进行会计管制的体制下显得尤为重要.通过对2008年报中应收款项会计计量和披露的会计管制执行的调查发现,我国上市公司年报中会计管制存在执行不到位的问题.究其原因,除了从业人员专业水平不高和监管不力外,会计管制自身存在的问题也是重要因素.为此,需要在会计管制中引入成本效益分析制度,建立会计管制执行力监管的平台和机制,同时,发挥注册会计师和社会力量的监督作用.