Conceptualizing and validating organizational networking as a second-order formative construct

Based on an existing conceptualization in the literature, this study operationalizes the construct of organizational networking, through a rigorous two-stage scale construction and validation process. Organizational networking refers to firm behaviors, i.e. the activities/routines/practices, which enable an organization to make sense of and capitalize on their networks of direct and indirect business relationships. We conceptualize the measurement model as a second-order formative construct with four first-order reflective constructs based on a four-dimensional view of organizational networking comprising information acquisition, opportunity enabling, strong-tie resource mobilization and weak-tie resource mobilization. The scale validation was undertaken at the first- and second-order levels. The result confirms the four distinct first-order measurement models. At the second-order level, a MIMIC (multiple indicators and multiple causes) model was employed to assess the validity of the formative measurement model. The results suggest that all four components significantly contribute to the overarching construct of organizational networking, with strong-tie resource mobilization being the most important contributor. Thus, our operationalization confirms the uniqueness of the different dimensions of organizational networking that should be configured as a strategy of sensing and seizing opportunities in the network. The organizational networking scale will provide future research with a basis to explore different strategic patterns of networking behaviors in varying contexts, and its role in relation to other organizational behaviors and outcome variables, such as firm performance.     

斯蒂文森情感主义伦理学中的道德语言研究

在斯蒂文森以前,情感主义伦理学及其思想方法看到了价值判断的矛盾多样性可能,并将这种价值判断的分歧归根于情感差异.而为什么会产生这种情感矛盾差异,在这些情感差异矛盾背后所存在的内容又是什么,情感主义并没有作认真的对待.斯蒂文森在这方面做出进一步的研究,成为了将现代情感主义理论系统化、理论化的集大成者.     

农民工生活困境的情感社会学分析

通过分析总结进城农民工的情感表达和建构,认为其情感呈现"焦灼"状态,即"内卷化"甚或"原子化"趋势明显;从制度上入手,提出加强政府和社会的责任是解决农民工情感困境的有效途径。     

Community in a recreational setting

Abstract

The loss of community and of traditional communal ties characteristic of modern industrial society has caused many people to search for alternative sources of social identification and solidarity. Recreational sites may afford some people opportunities for constructing communities on the basis of common interests. As part of an ongoing investigation, data have been gathered over several years to discover whether elements of community can be found in a marina's social system; evidence is being sought through examination of patterns of social interaction, the system of social ranking, and ties of affection that characterize the marina's social network. Data reveal a social organization at the marina comprising subgroups with complex interaction patterns, affective ties, and communal solidarity. It appears, therefore, that at this recreational site the structure and dynamics of an alternative form of community have been constructed by boaters.     

心理契约履行与情绪耗竭的关系研究

基于激励理论,针对劳动合同缺失或者不完善的小企业,探讨心理契约履行、分配公平感、薪酬满意度和情绪耗竭之间的关系.以广州理发美发企业的非技术型员工为例,采用结构方程模型(LISREL8.70)对196个样本进行数据拟合,结果显示:心理契约履行对薪酬满意度有显著正向影响,薪酬满意度对情绪耗竭有显著负向影响,分配公平感在心理...     

The impact of management on the engagement and well-being of high emotional labour employees

Australia, like many other countries, suffers high turnover of nurses and police officers. Contributions to effectively manage the turnover challenge have been called for, and there are few Australian studies of nursing/policing turnover intentions. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of supervisor–subordinate relationships and perceived organisational support (POS) upon engagement, well-being, organisational commitment and turnover intentions. Second, we examined the similarities and differences between nursing and policing work contexts. The retention of nurses/police has been investigated from traditional management perspectives; however, we used a different theoretical approach – social exchange theory – and evaluated its utility as a framework. Findings are from Australian data collected during 2010–2011 from 510 nurses and 193 police officers, using a survey-based, self-report strategy. Partial least squares path modelling was used to analyse these data. Results indicated that for both samples, engagement predicts well-being and then, well-being predicts affective commitment and intentions to leave. MANOVA results suggested that nurses had significantly higher levels of satisfaction with their supervisor–subordinate relationships, POS, engagement, well-being and affective commitment than police officers. Only the intention to leave was similar for both groups. Given that turnover can be influenced by supervisors/management, this study provides new knowledge about targeted retention strategies.     

户籍制度改革的制度效果——社会学制度主义学派的一种解读

户籍制度与农民工问题紧密相联,理论上讲,解决农民工问题就要改革户籍制度.但实际中,农村户口向城市迁移的现实情况表明了改革后的户籍制度对农民工户口迁移没有起到预期的显著效果.以社会学制度主义学派的视角来解读其原因,在于改革后价值观念系统的改变相对滞后,从而阻碍了户口迁移步伐.     

Inter-firm Collaboration and Learning: The Case of the Japanese Automobile Industry

This paper investigates the effect of intra-firm Research and Development expenditure and inter-firm collaboration on firm performance. It is proposed that R&D expenditures enable a company to improve knowledge and assimilate the exchange of information within non-routine collaboration activities. The hypotheses are tested by an empirical study on inter-firm technical collaboration in Japanese Automobile firms during the years 1975–1995, using the method of first-order auto-regression on a panel data set. The findings indicate that R&D expenditure increases performance, but do not allow clear conclusions on the effects of collaborations.     

Developing social capital to achieve superior internationalization: A conceptual model

A conceptual model is proposed for analyzing the strategies of startups in the context of building social capital to achieve superior performance in internationalization. The study responds to calls for theoretical predictions based on comprehensive distinctions of network relationships, such as in the strength, number and content of ties. The effect of tie characteristics on formulating startup internationalization strategies and on subsequent performance depends on the combination of many weak ties and a few strong ties.     

论室内的意境设计

室内空间设计中的意境是设计师与受众情感上的共鸣,以增强室内空间的精神品位和艺术情调,满足人的需求。