International Journal of Management

Targeted Recruiting for Diversity: Strategy, Impression Management, Realistic Expectations, and Diversity Climate

A review of the literature by Avery and McKay (2006) shows that targeted diversity recruiting is effective when diversity pictorial displays occur, ad messages emphasize valuing diversity, and recruiters are diverse. Moreover, impression management techniques, such as ingratiation (project image of likeability and inclusion) and promotion (project image of competence), can enhance targeted diversity recruiting. This article argues that unrealistic ally high expectations can occur in this type...

Effects of Information Technology Usage On Student Learning - an Empirical Study in the United States

The purpose of this research was to investigate if computer use increases active engagement in the learning process, as perceived by students. Two aspects of learning were examined: active engagement of students in the learning process, and student interaction with fellow students and/or instructors. In a survey of 640 community college students in the United States, 75 % either agreed or strongly agreed that use of IT helped them to be more actively engaged in learning, whilst 72 % agreed or...

Impact of E-Commerce On Travel and Tourism: An Historical Analysis

E-commerce is bringing new business opportunities to the global travel and tourism industry. Tourism-related institutions and Internet companies are joining to tap the potential market created by e-commerce. This paper is an historical analysis of penetration of e-commerce in the travel and tourism industry. The analysis identifies a number of consistent customer experience across different channels, among airlines, and involving both international and domestic travel in emerging economies wi...

Application of an Automated Information System in a Logistics Company in Thailand: A Case Study

This research describes an innovative automated information system for sharing precise information between Business to Business (B2B) users in the fashion retail business. It then applies this system (AIS) to improve the quality of information in the case study company. The case study company is a medium-sized logistics enterprise that transports several categories of fashion products domestically and internationally. A Cost-Benefit analysis was conducted on the quantity and quality of shared...

Work Conditions of Women in Present-Day Turkey: An Interview Study

Turkey has a history of Western thought, philosophy, religion, and political leaning for centuries before the 1400's. The first president of Turkey, Ataturk, decided to follow a more Westernized set of social policies for the new republic in the 1930's . With this history, it seems very reasonable that Turkey would want to be apart of the European Union and has been trying to join that union since 1987. As part of the preliminary political and social changes that needed to be examined as prep...

Price Returns From Equity Carve-Out and Divesture Initial Public Offerings: A Longitudinal Study

This study investigated the price returns from 35 equity carve-out and 11 divesture initial public offerings (IPOs) over a 13 month period The findings based on this investigation suggest that the carve-out IPOs were found to be under-priced. This study also demonstrated that abnormal returns did occur for carve-outs and divesture initial public offerings. Also, it was found that the standard deviation on the returns increased for long term investors, suggesting a greater variability in retur...

Effects of Cutbacks in the United States Oil and Gas Industry On Employee Attitudes: An Empirical Study

This study investigated general trends impacting the Oil and Gas industry and employee satisfaction. A survey was administered to 300 employees of Oil and Gas companies in the southwest USA, home to hundreds of large and small oil and gas businesses. Responses received were mostly from employees who had worked in the industry for a long time, putting them in a good position to comment on industry trends. The study first investigated how the subjects felt about 11 different aspects of these tr...

Causes and Consequences of Choosing Different Assurance Providers: An International Study of Sustainability Reporting

An increasing number of companies voluntary disclose information about their social and environment performance in sustainability reports. This study investigates the causes and consequences of choosing different assurance providers for companies seeking independent verification of their sustainability reports. We employ a logistical regression analysis from an international sample of 136 companies to document that companies domiciled in countries with a weaker governance system are more like...

The Effect of Personality Traits On the Perceived Effectiveness of Summer Study Abroad Programs: An Empirical Study in the United States

Abroad courses are becoming apart of many higher education programs. Such courses can introduce students to the global perspective of business discipline and provide them with valuable international experience. Student's personality traits, however, may have an influence on how they perceive the effectiveness of the abroad courses. Accordingly, this study investigated the relationships between students' personality traits (risk-taking propensity, goal orientation, and openness to experience) ...

Employee Relations with Their Organization: The Multidimensionality of the Equity Sensitivity Construct

Whether or not employees feel fairly or equitably treated by their work organizations has been found to be an important determinant of work outcomes, such as organizational citizenship behaviors (Konovsky and Organ, 1996) and job performance (Bing and Burroughs, 2001). However, not all employees react in the same manner to inequitable treatment, due to a construct known as equity sensitivity. To capture individual differences in equity sensitivity, Huseman, Hatfield, and Miles (1985) develope...

The Involvement of Firms in Industrial Clusters: A Conceptual Analysis

An industrial cluster is defined as a geographical and sectoral concentration and combination of firms. The worldwide emergence of industrial clusters has increasingly attracted attentions in research fields such as strategic management and international business. It is argued that the development of regional industrial clusters promotes tighter inter-firm coordination and frequent collaboration which help participating firms in pursuing competitive positions in global market. As such, a numb...

Effective Management in the Tissue Banking and Organ Procurement Industry: An Analysis

This paper is the product of a comprehensive review of four computerized data bases - CINAHL, MEDLINE, PROQUEST and EBSCO. It emphasizes the critical importance of collaboration between hospitals and the tissue and organ industry and how this can be achieved in an ethical manner. Building upon research related to total quality management and Mintzberg's behavioral approach, specific actions managers can do to be effective in the industry that will be emphasized include defining and prioritizi...

Exports to Arab-Speaking Countries: Determinants of the Performance of Malaysian Companies

This study examined the impact of relational variables (adaptation, cooperation, communication, trust and commitment) on the performance of Malaysian firms that have tried to export to Arab-speaking nations. The sample consisted of 106 companies exporting to at least one Arab-speaking country at the time of the study. The data was collected via a postal survey using a specially-developed questionnaire completed by a senior manager at each of these companies. After controlling the influence of...

Relations Between Dimensions of Corporate Governance and Corporate Performance: An Empirical Study Among Banks in the Lebanon

Corporate governance is a driver of investor confidence and managerial decisions. Bank managers entrusted with executing corporate strategy are increasingly expected to exceed internalize shareholders' and board of directors' (Board) expectations. First, we propose a framework translating corporate governance into a checks-and-balances mechanism of collaboration among shareholders, senior managers, and the Board. Second, we propose a framework comprising eight dimensions to analyze the relati...