Corporate Espionage and Workplace Trust/Distrust

The central focus of this research is: The growing corporate espionage activities due to fierce competition lead to highly controlling security measures and intensive employee monitoring which bring about distrust in the workplace. The paper examines various research works on trust and distrust. It highlights the conflictful demands managers face. They have to deter espionage activities, but at the same time, build trusting relationships in the workplace. The paper also describes various operations, personnel, physical and technical countermeasuresto combat corporate espionage together with three espionage case examples which illustrate the importance of some of these countermeasures. Various authors' trust and distrust arguments are used to assess the cases. The paper ends with suggestions for future research.     

Are Subsidies Capitalized into Land Values? Some Time Series Evidence from Saskatchewan

A simple capitalization formula model is used to determine whether subsidies are capitalized into land values. Using Saskatchewan annual data, it is found that while income by itself cannot support the secular growth in land values, income plus subsidies may. The results of this study indicate that income plus subsidies are mildly cointegrated with land values and the series are not too volatile. The evidence suggests that there is some support for the hypothesis that short-term subsidies are capitalized into land values; however, the evidence is not strong Un modèle à formule de capitalisation simple est utilisé pour établir si les subventions sont capitalisées dans les valeurs foncières. À partir de données annuelles recueillies en Saskatchewan, on constate que si le revenu à lui seul ne suffit pas à soutenir la croissance à long terme des valeurs foncières, il le peut lorsqu'il est complété par des subventions. Le résultat de l'étude montre que le revenu complété par les subventions est modérément coinégré avec la valeur de la terre et que les séries obtenues ne fluctuent pas outre mesure. Il semble que les subventions à court tenne soient Capitalisées dans la valeur des terres, encore que les preuves à l'appui ne soient pas des plus convaincantes     

STRATEGIC PROBLEM FORMULATION: BIASES AND ASSUMPTIONS EMBEDDED IN ALTERNATIVE DECISION-MAKING MODELS

This article reviews the major theoretical approaches to strategic decision-making and identifies how each treats the process of problem formulation. Five models of strategic decision-making are analysed to determine the assumptions and biases made about strategic problem formulation. Successful strategic problem formulation is described and proposed as a beginning point for future research. Some constructs for further theory development are addressed.     

I’m Number One! Does Narcissism Impair Ethical Judgment Even for the Highly Religious?

Can an assessment of individuals’ narcissism help explain the quality of a respondent’s ethical judgment? How is the relationship between religiosity and ethical judgment moderated by the effects of narcissism? With a sample of 385 undergraduate business majors, this study uses a taxonomic approach to examine the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity as well as orthodox Christian beliefs on ethical judgment. Three distinct clusters were identified: Skeptics, Nominals, and Devouts. Surprisingly, of the three clusters, Nominals and Devouts were the only groups impacted by narcissism, although Skeptics overall demonstrate the worst ethical judgment.     

Migrant farmworker earnings: A human capital approach

Migrant farmworkers are essential to the supply of low-cost agricultural produce. However, employment earnings of this vital labor force are approximately equal to the federal poverty income. This study examines the role of health capital investments in enhancing farmworker productivity and employment earnings. Health capital investments are found to have a larger marginal effect on earnings than other forms of human capital investments, such as education or experience.