Toward a Better Understanding of the Link Between Ethical Climate and Job Satisfaction: A Multilevel Analysis

Research concerning the relationship between psychological ethical climate and job satisfaction is popular in the literature. However, to date, no study in the literature has simultaneously investigated both the effects of individual-level and organization-level ethical climates on employees’ job satisfaction. On the basis of a multilevel analysis, the present study used a sample of 472 full-time employees from 31 organizations in Taiwan to examine the above two effects. Results from the analyses showed that within the organizations, individual employees’ instrumental climate perceptions were negatively related to job satisfaction, whereas their caring climate perceptions and rules climate perceptions were positively related to job satisfaction. Also, the results indicated that between organizations, organizational instrumental climate was negatively related to job satisfaction, whereas organizational caring, independence, and rules climates were positively related to job satisfaction. Implications for research and managerial practices were derived from these findings.     

Do Muslims Believe More in Protestant Work Ethic than Christians? Comparison of People with Different Religious Background Living in the US

This study examines the work ethic characteristics of Protestant, Catholic, and Muslim people who are living in the US. People originally from Turkey were targeted under the Muslim group. Since a significant number of people selected “none” as their religious affiliation in the survey, this group has also been included in the final analysis. Eight hundred and three people (313 Protestants, 180 “none”, 96 Muslims, 86 Catholics, and 128 other) participated in this questionnaire study. The analyses revealed that Muslim Turks reported greater scores on four of the five Protestant work ethic (PWE) characteristics. Protestants scored higher than Catholics on all characteristics, but there was no significant difference.     

The Relationship Between Leaders’ Group-Oriented Values and Follower Identification with and Endorsement of Leaders: The Moderating Role of Leaders’ Group Membership

In this article, we hypothesize that leaders who display group-oriented values (i.e., values that focus on the welfare of the group rather than on the self-interest of the leader) will be evaluated more positively by their followers than leaders who do not display group-oriented values. Importantly, we expected these effects to be more pronounced for leaders who are ingroup members (i.e., stemming from the same social group as their followers) than for leaders who are outgroup members (i.e., leaders stemming from a different social group than their followers). We tested our hypotheses in two studies. Results of a field study (N = 95) showed the expected relationship between leaders’ group-oriented values and followers’ identification with their leaders. A scenario study (N = 137) replicated the results and extended it to followers’ endorsement of their leaders. Overall, these findings suggest that displaying group-oriented values pays off more for ingroup than for outgroup leaders.     

Corporate Social Responsibility as a Vehicle to Reveal the Corporate Identity: A Study Focused on the Websites of Spanish Financial Entities

This study explores the relevance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an element of the corporate identity of Spanish financial institutions. Specifically, it aims to analyze the CSR actions developed by financial entities through the analysis of all the available information disclosed in their websites. A content analysis applied to 82 banking institutions, followed by different quantitative analyses, reveals the multidimensionality of CSR. Findings show that, while the number of entities institutionalizing CSR values as core elements of their identities is still reduced, most organizations disclose CSR information to construct communicated identities and legitimate behaviours. Besides, these dimensions are classified depending on the stakeholder the action is aimed to, and that entities favour the generation of distinctive identities through the implementation and communication of more visible CSR actions like those involving their customers or the community. In any case, results indicate that organizations with certain characteristics are more likely to construct distinctive identities through CSR activities and to establish ethical and social values within their corporate statements and cultures.     

烟草商业企业品牌建设研究

“红塔”、“白沙”、“大红鹰”等作为国内卷烟工业中的知名品牌，早已成为消费心目中耳熟能详的品牌，而“红塔”的“山高人为峰”、“白沙”的“鹤舞白沙、我心飞翔”、“大红鹰”的“胜利之鹰”等品牌形象也早已深入人心。反观国内烟草的商业品牌，除了“福建烟草”、“云南烟草”等几个屈指可数的品牌之外，烟草商业企业无论是在品牌建设方面还是品牌意识方面，基本上还处于萌芽期。     

中国移动通信双寡头市场结构及企业行为的博弈分析

随着移动通信业务在整个电信业务中所占的比重日益增加,移动通信业的发展状况也倍受世人关注。运用博弈论的相关基本原理,对中国移动通信市场的双寡头垄断结构以及企业的行为进行微观分析,从而为其培育竞争优势、提高核心竞争力提供理论依据,同时为应对加入世贸过渡期后国际移动通信业巨头的竞争提供政策建议。     

中日韩自贸区构建研究进展

近年来,中日韩自贸区构建已成为东北亚经济问题的研究热点之一。通过文献的梳理发现,国内外学者对中日韩自贸区构建的必要性和可行性是肯定的。可以看出,中日韩自贸区构建是顺应时代潮流发展的重要举措,其经济意义和社会意义非常大。     

河南天冠燃料乙醇有限公司日处理1400 t玉米提胚车间设计

玉米经破渣后,经过初步分级将含胚玉米渣分离出来,经提胚、压胚、筛选等工序,将玉米胚芽提取出来,玉米胚芽再经精选可以得到较为纯净的胚芽,用于榨油或者其他用途.     

中国跨国公司员工外派管理探析

本文首先对中国企业FDI现状进行分析,发现中国企业处于较低的国际化发展阶段,使得员工外派成为企业人员配置的必然选择。其次,本文对中国企业员工外派管理现状进行分析,发现中国企业缺乏国际性人才、外派人员薪资缺乏公平性以及外派效果不良等成为中国企业国际化经营瓶颈。最后,本文提出了中国跨国公司员工外派管理对策建议。     

Excess Risk Premia of Asian Banks

This paper develops a framework for gauging the risks of emerging market banks by using stock market data. Employing a multifactor asset pricing model that allows for time‐varying risk premia, we find the presence of large excess risk premia on Asian bank stocks, especially in those markets affected by the Asian financial crisis. We find that the excess risk premia appear to be negatively related to the degree of economic freedom of a country but positively related to its corruption level. Thus, our findings are consistent with the view that crony capitalism in Asia may have distorted the market mechanism or the systematic risk exposure of banks. This suggests that the excess risk premium provides useful information on risk exposure for opaque banking systems where quality accounting information is not available.