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Japan’s Repatriation Plan
As the global economy rapidly approaches its financial meltdown, many are beginning to question the presence and value (or lack thereof) of foreign workers and other outsourcing multinational companies. On April 23, 2009 Hiroko Tabuchi, a New York Times columnist, reported on Japan’s ‘Repatration Plan,’ titled; Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home, Forever. This [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Western Conflict with Chinese Business Leadership
As referenced in my previous post, Leadership and Chinese CEO’s, I alluded to the difficulty in blending Western business philosophies and values with Chinese culture, Confucianism, and communist ideologies. Comparatively, there is little research regarding this area of study, making it difficult for both West and East to come to a mutual understanding. The Chinese [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cultural Differences On Group Tasks
Cox, Taylor H. Sharon A. Lobel, Poppy L. McLeod. Effects of Ethnic Group Cultural Differences on Cooperative and Competitive Behavior on a Group Task. The Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 34, No. 4, 1991. Pgs. 827-847.
As much as group-dynamic literature is focused on traditional white Anglo-American men in the workplace, “this study examined the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )How Experience & Networking Affects Demographic Minorities
Westphal, James D. and Laurie P. Milton. How Experience and Network Ties Affect the Influence of Demographic Minorities on Corporate Boards. Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 2 (Jun., 2000), pgs. 366-398.
This article examines the influence of demographic majority and minority executive directors in diverse decision making groups and their ability to assimilate according [...]
Leadership and Chinese CEO’s
Tsui, Anne S., Hui Wang, Katherine Xin, Lihua Zhang, P.P. Fu. Variation of Leadership Styles Among Chinese CEO’s. Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 33, No. 1, pgs. 5-20, 2004.
The goal of this study was to identify key Chinese CEO leadership styles, variations between firms and styles, and the level of effectiveness of styles and its impact on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Firm Diversity and Performance
Richard, Orlando C. Racial Diversity, Business Strategy, and Firm Performance: A Resource-Based View. The Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Apr., 2000), pgs. 164-177.
As is evident by the title, the author examined the correlation between companies’ racial diversity, business strategy, and firm performance. The purpose of this study was to provide [...]
Diverse Decision-Making Groups
Elsass, Priscilla M. and Laura M. Graves. Demographic Diversity In Decision-Making Groups: The Experiences of Women and People of Color. Academy of Management Review. 1997. Vol. 2, No. 4, pgs. 946-973.
This study investigates diverse decision-making groups and the experiences of women and racial minorities. In evaluating societal and organizational norms, they use theoretical models [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Women, Gender, and Ambition
Fels, Anna. Do Women Lack Ambition? Harvard Business Review. April 2004. Pgs. 50-60.
In addressing whether or not women lack ambition, author Anna Fels highlights many different characteristics that may affect women’s pursuit of recognition and ambition. She does this by first evaluating the pursuit of childhood dreams and its external factors such as support [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Gender National Differences in Leadership
Gibson, Cristina B. An Investigation of Gender Differences in Leadership across Four Countries. Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 26, No. 2. (2nd Qtr., 1995), pp. 255-279.
This study investigates the influences of gender, culture, and nationality on management leadership styles. The author focuses on four countries and two cultural dyads, Norway and Sweden, and Australia [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Politics, Networking, and Mentoring Regarding Race and Gender
Blass, Fred R., Robyn L. Brouer, Pamela L. Perrewe, Gerald R. Ferris. Politics Understanding and Networking Ability as a Function of Mentoring: The Roles of Gender and Race. Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies. Vol. 14, No. 2. Nov 2007. Pgs. 93-104.
The authors devised their hypotheses around the premise that employees who have access to [...]
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