A fresh look at the contribution of project management to organizational performance

A better understanding of organizational performance and the contribution that project management can make is the aim. The article adopts the “Competing Values Framework,” a rich framework that is well established both theoretically and empirically but is not well known in the field of project management. The framework is summarized and applied in an empirical investigation of the contribution of project management in general and project management offices (PMOs) in particular to organizational performance. The examination of 11 case studies revealed multiple concurrent and sometimes paradoxical perspectives. The criteria proposed by the framework have been further developed through the identification of a preliminary set of empirically grounded performance indicators. The empirical results contribute to a better understanding of the role of project management generally and PMOs specifically. They also demonstrate the usefulness of this framework for the study of project management's contribution to organizational performance.     

The role of assessment centers in job satisfaction and organizational commitment: a case of the Korean government

While many studies have shown how assessment centers affect employees’ career success or job performance, these studies do not demonstrate how employees’ attitudes are affected by their perception of assessment centers. This study aims to investigate the influence of employees’ perception of assessment centers on their job satisfaction and organizational commitment, which are the key elements in predicting working behaviors, such as job performance, job involvement, and turnover intentions. To analyze the nature of the influence, 306 employees who had been evaluated by an assessment center in the Korean Rural Development Administration (KRDA) were surveyed. Regression analysis revealed that although there is no influence on their organizational commitment, employees with a positive perception of assessment centers experience higher levels of job satisfaction (p < .01). These results suggest that the positive perception of assessment centers affects the general feeling of organizational members about their work even though it does not affect their emotional attachment to the organization or dedication to organizational values. Thus, assessment centers can be used as a tool not only to select capable candidates but also to yield positive effects on organizational members’ job attitudes.     

基于组织域视角对创业企业集群创新机制的研究——以高科技园区为例

创业企业集群是企业家的聚集区域，创业者是推动创业企业集群“点——线——面——群”成长和升级的关键因素。文章应用组织社会学中的新制度学派观点，从“组织域”层面解释创业企业集群的发育机理，对以高科技园区为代表的创业企业集群、群内企业以及集群环境进行分析，并提出高科技园区发展的政策建议。     

工作场所越轨行为的形态、员工反应与组织对策

工作场所越轨行为是指组织成员有意采取的针对其他组织成员或组织财物的违反组织重要主流规范的行为。本文旨在探讨当前工作场所越轨行为的形态特征、员工的反应以及工作场所越轨行为与组织对策间的关系。通过对580名员工的问卷调查,研究发现:(1)生产型过失、损公肥私与合作破坏行为是最常见的工作场所越轨行为类型;(2)员工最不能容忍的是违法行为与合作破坏行为;(3)视情形而定与沉默是员工较可能采取的对工作场所越轨行为的反应方式;(4)曝光与存档有利于防控生产型过失、损公肥私与合作破坏行为,定向引导有助于防控违法行为。     

How Does Executive Strategic Human Resource Management Link to Organizational Ambidexterity? An Empirical Examination of Manufacturing Firms in China

Despite a plethora of studies that demonstrate the positive impact of strategic human resource management on firm performance, existing knowledge of the processes through which such gains can be achieved remains limited. This study aims to extend our knowledge by investigating the mechanism through which a teamwork‐oriented executive strategic human resource management system impacts organizational ambidexterity. Specifically, by integrating the resource‐based view and information‐processing theory, we examine the mediating role of top management team effectiveness and the moderating role of knowledge–sharing intensity from middle managers to top management teams. Drawing on a multiple‐source and multiple‐respondent survey from 144 manufacturing firms in China, we show that top management team effectiveness partially mediates the effect of the executive strategic human resource management system on organizational ambidexterity. Moreover, knowledge‐sharing intensity from middle managers to top management teams strengthens the effect of the executive strategic human resource management system on organizational ambidexterity. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

THE DECISION TO DEMUTUALIZE: AN EXPLORATION OF THE DRIVERS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE WITHIN THE AUSTRALIAN LIFE INSURANCE MARKET

The restructuring of the financial landscape that has occurred in the last three decades, has led to a reassessment of co‐operative models of organization. An outcome of this process has been the demutualization of mutual financial organizations. Using a case study approach this paper analyses the pressures on mutual structures encountered by Australian mutual life insurers. Such an approach provides a number of insights into the way in which firms adjust to changes in regulatory and competitive environments. It is concluded that a number of exogenous and endogenous forces combined to drive the process of organizational change.     

企业CEO继任的经验研究与展望

CEO继任是企业的重要战略决策之一.国外研究结果显示,CEO继任的发生机制主要存在辞职、解聘和其他突发情况;而继任绩效效果的研究结果却大相径庭,继任后的企业绩效形成机制多与继任者的行动、能力和社会力量相关;新任CEO继任后的过渡管理也具有一些很重要的技巧.当前,中国很多大型企业面临高层管理人员计划性或非计划性更新,借鉴和把握西方国家CEO继任的经验和趋势.可以提高我国CEO继任的成功率和有效性.     

情绪智力对员工创新行为的影响——以组织创新氛围为中介

利用调研数据,研究了情绪智力在组织创新氛围的中介作用下对员工创新行为的影响机制。研究结果表明:情绪智力中的情绪控制和情绪利用对员工创新行为有显著的正向预测作用;组织创新氛围在情绪控制和情绪利用对员工创新行为的影响中起部分中介作用;工龄与员工创新行为显著相关,工龄为4～7年的员工的创新性明显高于工龄为1～3年的员工。     

上级家长式领导风格影响下属组织公正感的机制

本文用两个研究探讨了上级家长式领导风格影响下属组织公正感的机制。研究一以264名MBA学员为被试,采用2×2×2完全随机设计的模拟情境实验,研究了家长式领导对下属组织公正感的影响,结果表明:家长式领导能够影响下属的程序公正感、领导公正和领导解释,但对下属分配公正感没有直接影响。研究二在分析已有研究的基础上,提出了家长式领导影响分配公正感的中介模型,并基于428名企事单位员工的调查数据对假设模型进行了验证,结果表明:家长式领导通过程序公正感、领导公正、领导解释的中介作用影响下属的分配公正感,同时仁慈领导对下属的分配公正感有直接影响。最后,对研究的理论和实践意义作了探讨,并提出了未来的研究方向。     

The dynamic impact of intellectual capital on firm value: evidence from China

We examine the dynamic relationship between intellectual capital (measured by human capital and organizational capital) and firm value of Chinese listed firms. We do causality identification using system GMM and IV estimation, and find no significant relation between human capital and firm value, but organizational capital positively affects firm value with a lag. Our findings are robust to firms with different property rights, of different sizes, or in different industries, with the only exception of capital-intensive firms, in which human capital has a significant influence on firm value. The results imply that the improvement of organizational system plays a more important role in raising the value of a firm in a typical developing country, like China.