Perceived compensation discrimination against physically disabled people in Andalusia

This study proposes and tests a model that explains the job dissatisfaction of the physically disabled as a result of their general perception that they are treated inequitably by their employer, and their specific perception that they have experienced discrimination in compensation. These three variables have not previously been studied in combination. Using the theoretical framework of organisational justice, we apply structural equation models to test our hypotheses in a sample of 220 employed people with physical disabilities in Andalusia. We show that the perception of discrimination in compensation follows the perception of inequity and mediates the relationship between that perception and job dissatisfaction.     

Personality and the creativity of frontline service employees: linear and curvilinear effects

Abstract

Previous studies have investigated the relationship between the Five-Factor model of personality and creativity. As this model has been criticised for providing a limited account of an individual’s personality, this study considers additional personality traits that have recently been investigated in the literature as determinants of employee behaviour. Moreover, we also contribute to the existing body of literature by conducting this study in a service setting, for which we predict personality traits will exert differentiated effects on creativity when compared to other settings. Finally, while past research has focused on linear effects, this study examines the existence of non-linear effects between personality and creativity. The results indicate that personality traits apart from the Five-Factor model have an impact on creativity and that the effects of several personality traits on the creativity of frontline service employees differ from those obtained in other settings. Lastly, the findings also show that five of the personality traits have non-linear effects on creativity, and this may be a stimulus for a new stream of research in the human resources literature.     

Management and employee involvement in achieving an environmental action-based competitive advantage: an empirical study

The objective of this work is to conduct an empirical study that shows whether certain management and human resource factors influence the achievement of an environmental action-based competitive advantage in a company. To this end, we have taken a sample of 110 factories. Management's deep involvement and its strategic integration, as well as employee motivation and participation, have a positive impact on the achievement of an environmental action-based competitive advantage in a company.     

High involvement work practices and firm performance

During the past two decades the chain of three links organizational strategy – human resources practices – organizational performance has been deeply analysed. However, the mediator role of organizational structure in the first link of this chain remains relatively uninvestigated. In this article we analyse a model of relationships among organizational strategy, organizational structure, human resources practices, and organizational performance. Through a structural equation methodology applied to a sample of 183 Spanish companies, we will try to confirm that organizations with differentiation strategies are more likely to implement high involvement work practices. As a novelty we will introduce organizational structure as a mediator of this relationship. For that we will use the construct control mechanisms (centralization, formalization and socialization). Further, we will analyse the effect on firm performance of these proposed relationships among differentiation strategy, control mechanisms and high involvement work practices.     

建筑工程预算存在的问题及对策分析

建筑工程预算的准确与否直接关系到整个工程后续的正常开展、招投标工作的顺利进行、按期高质量完工和及时竣工结算。因此本文从建筑工程预算管理中存在的问题出发,提出了可操作性强的解决策略,对适时调整工程预算定额、实现工程造价动态管理、构建统一的、完善的、高效的、科学的工程预算管理体系有重要的推动作用。     

欧瑞康莱宝公司的经验知识积累

本文阐述了欧瑞康莱宝真空设备公司进行销售人员知识经验积累的主要形式和方法,实践证明,有效的经验知识积累和分享可以显著提高销售业绩。     

Interpretation problems of the partial correlation with nonnormally distributed variables

The partial correlation is a commonly used measure for assessing the bivariate correlation of two quantitative variables after eliminating the influence of one or more other variables. The partial correlation is generally interpreted as the correlation that would result if the variables to be eliminated were fixed (not allowed to vary and influence the other variables), which is referred to in the statistical literature as conditional correlation. The present paper demonstrates, by means of theoretical derivations and practical examples, that when the assumption of multivariate normality is violated (e.g., as a result of nonlinear relationships among the variables investigated) the usual interpretation of the partial correlation coefficient will be basically incorrect. In extreme cases the value of the partial correlation coefficient may be strongly positive, close to 1, whereas the conditional correlation may have a large negative value. To solve this problem the paper suggests to partial out a certain function (in most cases the square) of the variables whose effects are to be eliminated if nonlinear relationships are likely to occur.     

基于交通区位的中等城市物流发展对策——以泸州市为例

根据我国发展阶段,提出中等城市的交通区位特征,并总结此类城市的物流发展现状。在此基础上,以泸州市为典型研究对象,深入分析该城市的交通特征及物流行业竞争力,采用断裂点理论界定其城市影响范围及腹地优势区域,从而探讨基于城市交通区位的物流发展对策并给出具体建议。     

可变截面涡轮增压器蜗壳流场分析

目前涡轮增压器是车用内燃机中的增压器,可变截面涡轮增压器是涡轮增压器,其流场也会伴随蜗壳形状、叶轮、旁通阀等变化而发生变化,本文对于这些可能存在的状况进行了模拟分析,在实验中得出数据,从而推出结论。     

基于岭回归分析的山西省物流业发展实证研究

以山西省1990-2010年相关统计数据为依据,采用多元线性回归、多重共线性检验和岭回归估计的方法,建立了关于山西省货物运输周转量与GDP、社会消费品零售总额、进出口总额、固定资产在交通运输仓储邮电业的投资额等变量间的关系模型,定量地分析了山西物流业发展影响因素的具体边际水平,以对山西经济和物流业的未来发展提供决策参考.