Unfolding the impact of leadership and management on sustainability performance: Green and lean practices and guanxi as the dual mediators

This study aims to empirically evaluate the predictors that influence sustainability performance among manufacturing firms. Leadership and management, green and lean practices, and guanxi were examined to determine whether these predictors are directly and/or indirectly affecting sustainability performance; 160 valid responses were collected and partial-least-squares-structural-equation-modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the data. The results showed that leadership and management positively influenced green and lean practices and green and lean practices positively influenced sustainability performance. Leadership and management also positively influenced guanxi. Interestingly, leadership and management and guanxi do not exert a significant direct influence on sustainability performance. The findings contributed to the development of the resource-based-view theory further by empirically exploring the significance of leadership and management coupled with green and lean practices as competencies and capability to drive sustainability performance. The testing of the dual mediators' effects further added value to this study.     

Crisis leadership in economic recession: A three-barrier approach to offset external constraints

An economic recession is a type of crisis originated from external factors that may imperil an organization’s survival depending on the intensity and duration of the crisis. In peripheral European countries, such as Portugal, the recent financial crisis had devastating effects on various business activities. As a result, Portugal represents an important case study in examining how some corporate leaders have handled the economic recession successfully. I interviewed 20 corporate managers to capture their perceptions of the leadership traits and behaviors exhibited by their CEOs in guiding their companies through the recession. In economic recessions, negative constraints do not affect the most effective leaders, who instead erect barriers against the high-pressure conditions to create a supportive, positive work environment. In order to achieve maximum effectiveness, leaders must act as blocking agents against the negative social impacts of the economic crisis, including the fragility of trust in organizational life (i.e., a barrier against distrust), uncertainty of the future (i.e., a barrier against uncertainty), and toxic emotions (i.e., a barrier against toxic emotions).     

Lend me your wallets: the effect of charismatic leadership on external support for an organization

We argue that charismatic leadership can influence external support for the organization, particularly in making the company more attractive to outside investors. Two studies were conducted to test this general hypothesis. First, an archival study demonstrated that the stock of companies headed by charismatic leaders appreciated more than the stock of comparable companies, even after differences in corporate performance were controlled. It was also found that the effect of charismatic leadership was heightened under more difficult economic conditions. Second, an experiment was conducted in which the salience of charismatic leadership was manipulated, along with information about the prospects for an organization's turnaround. Results showed that appeals from a charismatic leader led to increased investment in the firm, and the leader's influence was greater when the prospects for an organizational turnaround were more difficult. It was also found that an endowment of stock enhanced the influence of charismatic appeals and that charismatic leadership may have affected the general risk propensities of followers. These findings were interpreted in terms of an external perspective on leadership, illustrating how leaders can manage the firm's economic and social environment. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

高校政治思想工作的创新思考

新时期高校思想政治工作要与教育教学相统一，要做到人性化，强化人本意识，坚持以学生为本，增强历史责任感和使命感，切实把大学生思想政治教育工作提高到一个新的水平。     

论全面推进农村小康社会建设

我国新世纪“全面建设小康社会”的奋斗目标和纲领,是邓小平“小康”思想的进一步丰富和发展。从目前的经济发展和人们生活水平来看,离全面建设小康社会目标最远的主要是农民,全面建设小康社会的重点和难点在农村。在我国农村,全面建设农村小康社会应从政治、经济、文化和可持续发展等方面全面推进。     

关于经济全球化及中国构建应对机制的认知

所谓经济全球化,是指生产要素在全球范围内的广泛流动,实现资源的最佳配置的过程,经济全球化是人类社会经济发展的必然要求和结果.经济全球化给我国的发展带来挑战,同时也提供了难得的机遇,我国需构建应对经济全球化的机制.     

从敦煌本《百行章》看唐初的法制思想

唐代的法制思想，主要有两大特征，即仁刑恤典和厉行法制。对此，学者们多从正史的角度加以探讨和分析。而从敦煌所出唐代蒙书《百行章》所述内容同样清楚地显示了唐初的法制思想的以上特点。这一研究可以起到补充正史的作用。     

新形势下施工企业管理理念探讨

随着中国市场经济体制改革的深化，世贸经济组织的加入，建筑市场环境的变化，企业改制及经营特型的开展，施工企业如何立足于国内市场，打入国际市场，面临着又一次大发展的机遇与挑战。本文通过综合分析，对我国建筑施工企业管理思想提出了一些初步的看法，供有关管理人员参考。     

对我国城市房屋拆迁中存在问题的法律思考

城市房屋拆迁,既关系国家、开发建设单位、被拆迁单位及亿万城镇居民的利益,又关系到城市规划的具体落实,这是一个敏感而又普遍的社会问题,已成为近几年全社会高度关注的社会问题之一.基于城市房屋拆迁所引发的拆迁人与被拆迁人利益冲突问题比较严重,引发矛盾冲突的根本原因是我国现行的拆迁法律制度和政策存在问题,本文着重分析了我国城市房屋拆迁法律制度和政策存在的几个问题,并从学理上提出解决矛盾的建议.