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A Practical Solution for a Developing Country Related to Income Inequality: Supporting Women’s Employment

Author(s): Deniz Züngün,Emine Türkan Ayvaz Güven / Language(s): English / Issue: 04/2016

This study examines the effect of the rate of women’s employment on income distribution in Turkey between 2004 and 2015. The overall income generated by everyone, without exception, in a society forms the gross domestic product of that country. The societies with lower rates of women in employment tend to record relatively lower levels of gross domestic product compared to those with greater number of women in employment. Given that women are employed in all kinds of sectors ranging from agriculture to services today, it is evident that income distribution is relatively more equal in societies with greater number of women in employment. On the assumption that the half of the population of the world, accordingly of Turkey just as each country in the world, is female; it has been observed that the income inequality in Turkey has decreased with the increasing employment of women. In 2004-2015 periods, 1% increase in FER in Turkey is expected to create a 2.79% decrease in GINI.

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A Practitioner’s Approach to Drucker’s Knowledge - Worker Productivity in the 21st Century: A New Model (Part One)

Author(s): Peter S. Wong,Philip A. Neck / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2010

This article examines productivity in the context of the 21st century, focusing on Drucker’s prophecy of knowledge-worker productivity, the power of ‘unified strategy’, organisational interdependence and a practitioner’s approach to knowledge-worker productivity based on Drucker’s six determining factors. From these six factors, a nine building-block based questionnaire survey is developed to establish knowledge-worker productivity readiness status; a knowledge-worker review session to plan towards organisational interdependence and a Drucker-based knowledge-worker productivity implementation framework to manage organisational change. This proposal, intended for business organisations, should also accommodate non-business organisations. Knowledge-worker productivity practice is designed to improve productivity, the quality of work, empowers knowledge workers to accomplish their ‘tasks’ and, consequently, the ‘organisation tasks’ by following an organisational ‘unified strategy’ in an interdependent way that brings about a doing the right thing, the right way approach. This article provides answers to ‘what and how organisations can do to enhance productivity’ from their knowledge-workers, to embrace creativity and develop innovation to provide strategic advantage in sustaining growth in the current new economy of global competition. Team commitment is envisaged through the concept of organisational interdependence. In conclusion, a Drucker-based knowledge-worker productivity implementation framework is proposed, as a management practice to enhance knowledge worker productivity for creativity and commitment. It further demonstrates its competitive power by achieving a unified strategy with implication for organisational change and future applications.

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A Practitioner’s approach to Drucker’s Knowledge- Worker Productivity in the 21st Century—a New Model (Part Two)

Author(s): Peter S. Wong,Philip A. Neck / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2012

This is the second article on the empirical study of Drucker’s knowledge-worker productivity. The first article examined productivity in the context of the 21st century, focusing on Drucker’s six major factors determining knowledge-worker productivity. From these six factors, a Baldrige-based (2006) building-block questionnaire survey and a follow-up structured interview were empirically tested to establish knowledge-worker productivity level of readiness and alignment issues when integrating business processes with Drucker’s knowledge-worker productivity. The second article is based on a recent empirical study of a mixed-method nature. The study confirmed how the application of knowledge-worker productivity practice could improve productivity, the quality of work, empowers knowledge workers to accomplish their ‘tasks’ and, consequently, the ‘organisation tasks’ by following an organisational unified strategy in an interdependent way that brings about a doing thing right approach. In conclusion, this initial study of a knowledge-intensive organisation, in general, fully supported Drucker’s proposition of the six major factors determining knowledge-worker productivity. It is suggested that more studies using this mixed method technique should be conducted to provide the quantitative data to strengthen the methodology.

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A Qualitative Study on Learning Organization as an Essential Action Lowering Skill Mismatch Effects

Author(s): Yustina Erti Pravitasmara Dewi,Christantius Dwiatmadja,Lieli Suharti / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2019

Skill mismatch phenomenon has been discussed in various scientific journals as it is proven to lower productivity and weaken competitiveness. Understanding the skill mismatch effect on competitiveness leads to a new way of thinking about how to manage skill mismatch for the organization sustainability. Previous researches recognize the concept of organizational management in order to be able to compete by creating a learning organization environment. Adhering to the learning organization principles, individuals within the organization should increase their capacity and thus minimizing the negative effects caused by the skill mismatch effects. This study chooses hotel business as an observation unit as the hotel is such a storefront of tourism in Indonesia. The research was done in a descriptive-qualitative manner and used five-stars hotel in Indonesia. The results supported the previous researches on learning organization and training prior to working The findings indicated that in the process of organizational learning in the hospitality business, it was originally started with the involvement of the company or institutionalizing. The originality of this research is presented in the use of the 4i framework in organizational learning to evaluate the skill mismatch.

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A Real-Business-Cycle model with efficiency wages and fiscal policy: the case of Bulgaria

Author(s): Aleksandar Vasilev / Language(s): English / Issue: 01/2017

In this paper we investigate the quantitative importance of efficiency wages in explaining fluctuations in Bulgarian labor markets. This is done by augmenting an otherwise standard real business cycle model a la Long and Plosser (1983) with unobservable workers effort by employers and wage contracts as in Shapiro and Stiglitz (1984). This imperfection in labor markets introduces a strong propagation mechanism that allows the model to capture the business cycles in Bulgaria better than earlier models. The model performs well vis-a-vis data, especially along the labor market dimension, and in addition dominates the market-clearing labor market framework featured in the standard RBC model, e.g Vasilev (2009).

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A RECIPE FOR EFFICIENT AND CORRUPTION-FREE PUBLIC SECTOR

Author(s): Oliver O. Okanazu,Maureen Anayo Madu,Samuel A Igboke / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2019

This study centred on innovative practices that the management of public sector in Nigeria, Enugu State in particular should adopt to ensure efficient and corruption-free public sector. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The study contains the research results conducted in the Ministry of Finance and Local Government Affairs of Enugu State, Nigeria. The ministry consisted of 521 senior and junior members. A questionnaire survey was applied to collect the necessary data. The chosen method was validated by three experts. The Cronbach Alpha Reliability Method was used, and a general reliability coefficient of 0.83 was obtained. The obtained data was analysed and the set hypotheses tested using mean, standard deviation and t-test statistics. Generally, the study found out that public sector managers in Nigeria, Enugu States in particular agreed that the innovative recruitment/selection, training/development, compensation/motivation practices will serve as a recipe for efficient and corruption-free public sector.

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A Research on Employees’ Perception of Organizational Justice and their Propensity to Leave: Case Study of 4 and 5 Star Hotels in the Province of Antalya

Author(s): Şule Aydin Tükeltürk,Fehmi Volkan Akyön / Language(s): English / Issue: 21/2013

The justice is a perceptual concept, and therefore it has been interpreted in various ways either in social or in work environments. This study aims to identify the employees’ perceptions of justice and its relation to their propensity to leave. The scope of the study includes the employees of four and five star hotels (all departments) located in the province of Antalya. A quantitative survey method has been used during the research; the questions and statements had been prepared in a manner that they will not lead the interviewed towards a certain answer in anyway. The data were collected through face to face interviews, online survey portal and email communications. Research findings suggest that, the propensity to leave effects interactional justice, although on a low-scale. It can be said that employees with a tendency to leave develop a higher perception of interactional justice. However, propensity to leave does not have an effect on procedural or distributive justice.

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A RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL VALUES ON SELF-LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR

Author(s): Sevcan Pinar,Olcay Bige AŞKUN / Language(s): English / Issue: Sp. Issue/2022

The concept of self-leadership generally focuses on individuals; internal motivation in order to regulate their actions and their acquisition. At this point, the effect of individual values on the learning and implementation of self-leadership behaviors will be evaluated within the scope of intrinsic motivation and social learning theory. The aim of the research is to examine whether the individual values of managers and employees have an effect on self-leadership behavior. Quantitative research method was used to evaluate within the framework of the research. The research sample consists of managers and employees. It has been observed that the values that guide the behaviors of the managers and employees affect the behaviors of leading them, and the self-perceptions of the individuals increase. It’s thought that examining the effect of individual values on self-leadership behaviors by evaluating the research together within the scope of managers and employees will contribute to the relevant literature.

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A REVIEW OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN THE MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS PROCESS

Author(s): Louis-Caleb Remanda / Language(s): English / Issue: 8/2016

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are the most widespread and most reliable international operations in the strategic market. Theoretically, they can respond to a certain amount of conventional goals like creating intrinsic value and performance. Integrating an organizational culture in an M&A process can help top management from both organizations understand cultural differences as fast as possible, in order to reduce consequences. The question remains as to whether we can go from a theoretical case to a practical one and achieve results beyond expectations. In this 2015 study we took into account cultural changes, communicated them to the members going into the process, and demonstrated the fundamental role that organizational culture plays. By comparing several approaches surrounding organizational culture, we conclude that this concept should extended to further perspectives, such as the importance of acculturation, cultural tolerance and organizational identity, all present before, during, and after the M&A process.

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A Role of Motivational Methods in the Management System in Industry

Author(s): Ganijonovich Jalilov Jamshid / Language(s): English / Issue: 05/2014

The main goal of the paper, to discuss mot ivat ional methods in industry enterprises and consumers of production of industrial enterprises. Motivational methods will divide two big groups. Each of big groups include different motivational methods. The first group of motivational methods is complex of stimulating factors, means, key factors and stimulus promoting a better and effective work of enterprise working person.the 2nd-group methods of motivation is complex of factors, means, key factors and the stimulus stimulating consumers of production of food industrial enterprises.

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A Situational Approach to Project Team Management – its Necessity and related Practical and Applied Aspect

Author(s): Vyara Slavyanska / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2014

Nearly all research work on the personality traits and the management style of a project manager is universal in its nature and postulates conclusions and generalisations that are not adapted to the particular situation in which a project is being implemented. The aim of this paper is to suggest that project team management requires a situational approach that is consistent with the type of project executed. To this purpose, some key professional and personality traits of project managers are examined and several typologies are presented: 1) a typology of project managers – explorers, coordinators, drivers, and administrators; 2) team leadership models– hierarchical, team leader, team coordinator, shared leadership, and self-managed teams; 3) a typology of projects – 13 types of projects grouped in four categories. The paper also presents some options for choosing a project manager and a management model which are consistent with the specific nature of a project, including the stage of its life cycle.

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A Slovenian company Kolektor: Its development and evolution into a multinational enterprise

Author(s): Yoji Koyama / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2018

Kolektor is a Slovenian company producing commutators, small components of motors. It was established in 1963 and came to cooperate with a West German company in 1968. It endeavored to absorb advanced technology from the partner, concentrate on education of its own employees and improve the quality of its products by investment in R&D, in the early 1980s its technological level finally surpassed that of the ‘teacher’. This is a rare case in which a newly established firm has grown into a multinational enterprise within a short period. This paper presents its history and discusses secrets to its success.

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A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Labour Market Characteristics

Author(s): Ewa Pośpiech,Adrianna Mastalerz-Kodzis / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2016

The use of spatial methods is becoming increasingly common in social and economic research as it emphasizes the relevance of spatiality to the understanding of socio-economic facts. Once embraced, the spatial factor can substantially help explain variations in the properties being examined, thus improving the quality of their description and supporting the development of econometric models. This paper explores some of the characteristics of Poland’s job market, making an inquiry into their spatial dependencies. The study looks at the country’s labour market from a local perspective, examining its properties for spatial autocorrelation (both global and local). Linear econometric models are subsequently built for such variables as the number of persons in employment, the number of women and men in employment. The models are further investigated to assess the applicability of spatial modelling in their development.

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A Strategic Approach to Conflict Management Systems

Author(s): Laura Adriana Bădițoiu,Aurelia Stanescu / Language(s): English / Issue: 5/2018

As a practice of identifying and handling conflicts, conflict management has been subjected to an intense scrutiny and even criticism, coming from both traditionalists (still dominant among Romanian managers), and progressive managers. As a result, conflict management systems got blamed for not including all stakeholders’ interests, as well as for undermining managers’ authority, among other not less important aspects. However, the solution to conflict management systems’ perceived flaws may reside in a strategic approach to conflict management, which should complement each organization’s strategic goals and existing structures, and therefore replace the best practices approach with a configurational approach focused on the best strategic fit for every organization.

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A Strategic Management Model for Service Organizations

Author(s): Andreea Zamfir / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2013

This paper provides a knowledge-based strategic management of services model, with a view to emphasise an approach to gaining competitive advantage through knowledge, people and networking. The long-term evolution of the service organization is associated with the way in which the strategic management is practised.

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A STUDY OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT ON MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES: CASE STUDY TANJUNGBUMI BATIK

Author(s): Maya Siska / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2018

The contribution of Batik industry have exceptional influence for the Indonesian economy. The value of batik and batik products in 2017 reached 58, 46 million us dollars. Indonesian batik is exported to Japan, United State of America, and Europe (Cabinet Secretary Republic Of Indonesia, 2018). In giving incentive towards creativity and innovation to the batik industry, the government have an important role as a regulator. This research used qualitative and investigation method. The local government as a stakeholder or extension of central government play an active role in solving the problems ofintellectual property right especially in batik industry. This will be an incentive for the batik creativity and innovation in the long term. The contribution of Batik industry have exceptional influence for the Indonesian economy. The value of batik and batik products in 2017 reached 58, 46 million us dollars. Indonesian batik is exported to Japan, United State of America, and Europe (Cabinet Secretary Republic Of Indonesia, 2018). In giving incentive towards creativity and innovation to the batik industry, the government have an important role as a regulator. This research used qualitative and investigation method. The local government as a stakeholder or extension of central government play an active role in solving the problems ofintellectual property right especially in batik industry. This will be an incentive for the batik creativity and innovation in the long term.

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A Study of the Effects of Occupational Health and Safety and Work Environment on Employees’ Job Performance in a Manufacturing Organisation of Lagos Metropolis, Lagos, Nigeria

Author(s): Babalola Oluwayemi Oginni,Kolawole Sunday Ajibola,Toyin Solomon Olaniyan / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2022

The study examined the effect of occupational health and safety and work environment on the employees’ job performance using manufacturing organisation in Lagos Metropolis as the unit of analysis. aside this, the study identified the relationship among occupational health and safety, work environment and employees’ job performance and singles out the dominant factor that contributed more in terms of potency to factors affecting employees’ job performance. Research questionnaire was the instrument used in data collection which was administered to 189 respondents while convenience and random sampling techniques were applied. The result sh ows that each of the variables i.e. occupational health and safety and work environment are significant at p < 0.05 where F c = 39.494 > Ft = 2.821 which was further supported by the result R2 of 73% responsible for what happens in employees’ job performance and work environment with the higher value of β = 0.308 was found to contribute more as a factor to explain variables with potency to affect employees’ job performance. It was concluded that high premium should be placed on the work environment and occupational health and safety of employees and recommended that there is need to create a family-like atmosphere to work environment friendly and safe.

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A study on the cadets’ satisfaction with the choice of academic specialty at the National military university, Bulgaria

Author(s): Elitsa Petrova / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Satisfaction can be defined as a derivative of a sense of conformity between the motives, attitudes to work, the level of expectations, requirements for results and the possibility of their implementation. It’s complicated experience which is a consequence of the alignment of the personality with the environmental conditions and the assessment of the overall situation and an indicator of attitude to activity. The article presents the results of study at the item – “Which is the measure for satisfaction with the choice of academic speciality?” as a part of research on motivation for education and military activities in military formations of the example of the Vasil Levski National Military University, Bulgaria. The interviewees were cadets who graduated through the following academic years – 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016.

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A Sustainable Supply Chain in Clothing Industry

Author(s): Beata Milewska,Dariusz Milewski / Language(s): English / Issue: 11.3/2018

The paper addresses the issues of sustainable supply chains in the clothing industry. It points out the main threats in the areas of social and environmental risk, resulting from the location of production in the low production costs countries, i.e. Southeast Asia. The biggest social risk related to this it is the failure of manufacturers located in the Far East to comply with human rights, labor law, health and safety rules, etc. After the tragedy at the Rana Plaza clothing factory in Bangladesh, global clothing companies ordering clothing production in the Far East, including the largest Polish company clothes from LPP SA, have started to take action to improve work safety in Bangladesh. The article presents simulations carried out by the authors regarding the impact of the amount of expenditure incurred in improving the security of suppliers in Southeast Asia on the profit margins of enterprises in the clothing industry. Two options were studied – increase in expenditures, which had little impact on the reduction of profit margin, and not incurring such expenditures (hence – deterioration of opinions about the company and a decrease in revenues), which had a large impact on the profit margin. The authors presented recommendations for clothing industry companies ordering production in countries with low production costs, concerning the reduction of social risk in global supply chains.

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A szellemi tőke szerepe a várossá nyilvánításokban

Author(s): András Trócsányi,Gábor Pirisi,Bernadett Makkai / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 3/2014

One of the most influential spatial processes of settlement building in Hungary over the last two decades has been formal urbanisation, which has roughly doubled the number of towns between 1989 and 2014. Receiving a town ranking is only an administrative procedure, although the public often makes a mystery of town ranking. The pool of villages competing, and towns receiving such a ranking serve to present a heterogeneous group of settlements with unique characters. Some of them have been waiting for such ‘progress’ for decades and the recent legislature has provided them with an opportunity now – while others’ massive developments have been fuelled by the forces of suburbanisation. The authors here make an attempt to introduce the process of formal urbanisation, and there is then a quantitative and qualitative investigation of those human resources and cultural infrastructure which could have been adequate bases both for settlements’ recent development that led to the achievement of town ranking; and it also looks to their likely future progress.

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