scholarly journals Distrust And Dominance In Managing Alternative Work Arrangements: A Micro-Analytic Test Of Transaction Cost Theory

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry R. Adler ◽  
Gabriel D. Isaacs ◽  
Robert L. Steiner
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Transaction Cost ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Transaction Cost Theory ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Alternative Work Arrangements ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Alternative Work ◽  
The Relationship

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 34.2pt 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Organizations that successfully outsource may see better value-creation in creating a sustainable competitive advantage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The objectives of this study were threefold:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>a) provide a framework for studying the effects of perceived distrust that leads to dominance, b) analyze how opportunism parlays into the concept of dominance, and c) determine if the relationship between outsource partners varies by analyzing transaction characteristics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Our research shows that firms should take caution to fully understand the effects that contract size has on a firm&rsquo;s resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></p>

An Examination of Alternative Work Arrangements in Private Accounting Practice

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly E. Frank ◽  
D. Jordan Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Work Culture ◽  
Alternative Work Arrangements ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Job Commitment ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Accounting Practice ◽  
Management Accountants ◽  
Current Task ◽  
Integrate Work ◽  
Alternative Work

Employees are requesting more flexibility in their work schedules to be able to integrate work with other aspects of their family and personal lives. While alternative work arrangements are being offered at progressively more companies, it is unclear whether the work culture accepts these arrangements as a viable work alternative. Here we examine the extent to which flextime and telecommuting arrangements impact management accountants' performance evaluations, job commitment, and career progression as compared to working a traditional schedule. We also examine whether these arrangements are perceived as being less acceptable for men than for women. One-hundred sixty management accountants from 90 companies participated in our experiment. The results indicate that participation in alternative work arrangements did not impact perceptions of current task performance or job commitment. However, participation led to significantly lower perceptions of long-term career potential.

Global Psychological Capital and Sustainable Competitive Advantage

2019 ◽  
pp. 145-164
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku ◽  
Ziska Fields
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Firm Innovation ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Management Positions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Future Business

The ability to envision future business opportunities, make adequate preparations, take decisive decisions, and influence other stakeholders towards attainment of set objectives is essential for those in leadership positions. This chapter examines the relationship between global psychological capital and business sustainability. A literature review was conducted on the link between global psychological capital and business sustainability. This study revealed that global psychological capital and firm's innovation are important factors determining the position of a corporation in any industry. An update of global mindsets and positive psychological states of those in management positions will determine the ability to lead workforce creativity and drive firm innovation, thereby culminating into sustainable competitive advantage.

Examining the Roles of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment in the Global Workplace

2017 ◽  
pp. 148-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter describes the concepts of job satisfaction and organizational commitment; the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment; the significance of job satisfaction in the global workplace; and the significance of organizational commitment in the global workplace. Job satisfaction is important from the perspective of maintaining appropriate employees within the organization. Organizational commitment plays an essential role in determining whether employees will stay with the organization and enthusiastically work toward organizational goals. Retention of employees is one of the most significant outcomes of organizational commitment. The chapter argues that encouraging job satisfaction and organizational commitment has the potential to increase organizational performance and gain sustainable competitive advantage in the global workplace.

scholarly journals Solo Self-Employment and Alternative Work Arrangements: A Cross-Country Perspective on the Changing Composition of Jobs

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tito Boeri ◽  
Giulia Giupponi ◽  
Alan B. Krueger ◽  
Stephen Machin
Keyword(s):  
Social Insurance ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Alternative Work Arrangements ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Gig Economy ◽  
Minimum Wage Legislation ◽  
Alternative Work ◽  
Dependent Employment ◽  
The Uk

The nature of self-employment is changing in most OECD countries. Solo self-employment is increasing relative to self-employment with dependent employees, often being associated with the development of gig economy work and alternative work arrangements. We still know little about this changing composition of jobs. Drawing on ad-hoc surveys run in the UK, US, and Italy, we document that solo self-employment is substantively different from self-employment with employees, being an intermediate status between employment and unemployment, and for some, becoming a new frontier of underemployment. Its spread originates a strong demand for social insurance which rarely meets an adequate supply given the informational asymmetries of these jobs. Enforcing minimum wage legislation on these jobs and reconsidering the preferential tax treatment offered to self-employment could discourage abuse of these positions to hide de facto dependent employment jobs. Improved measures of labor slack should be developed to acknowledge that, over and above unemployment, some of the solo self-employment and alternative work arrangements present in today’s labor market are placing downward pressure on wages.

Online privacy as an integral component of strategy: allaying customer fears and building loyalty

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gajendra Liyanaarachchi
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Privacy Protection ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Customer Expectation ◽  
Competitive Disadvantage ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate how building competency in privacy can be used to transform the corporate strategy to generate a sustainable competitive advantage. A novel framework is presented as a guide to redesigning strategy by striking a balance between customer expectation and organizational objectives. In doing so, the paper offers four possible outcomes of accommodation, accumulation, association and affiliation, providing illustrations to each scenario for strategy formulation. Design/methodology/approach The relationship between privacy paradox and corporate strategy was examined through a qualitative research study. The author conducted 30 in-depth interviews on grounded theory methodology investigating customer insights on the nature and extent of privacy protection associated with e-commerce and organizational approach. Findings The customers are dissatisfied with existing data security strategies adopted by firms in protecting privacy. The over-reliance on systems has negatively influenced the communication between the organization and customers, leading to a possible competitive disadvantage. The firms need to redesign privacy strategy shifting from a system-driven approach to providing personalized service. Originality/value This paper presents a novel framework the privacy strategy matrix (PSM), introducing privacy as a strategic expedient in transforming corporate strategy facilitating privacy protection as a metaphor for differentiation. PSM framework provides a standard to evaluate the effectiveness of the corporate strategy in managing privacy manifesting a path toward deriving a sustainable competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Human Resource Strategic to Maintain Waste Management in Organization

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.20) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Fadillah Ismail ◽  
Ainul Mardhiyah Nor Aziz ◽  
Wan Md. Syukri Wan Mohamad Ali ◽  
Halimah Mohd Yusof
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Strategic Human Resource Management ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
The Relationship

The time constraint to concentrate on human resource management and lack of knowledge for the key strategic management of human resource would constrain the expand of the needs for its execution. The objective or motivation behind this study is to investigate the relationship and practice of strategic human resource management, the awareness of the exploration on strategic human resource management improves and professional conduct on waste management in organization. This investigation enhances to the logical group of research to fill the gap that as of now exists in organization. Waste management is chosen as the concentration of this investigation in relationship between strategic human resource management and sustainable competitive advantage. Thus, this research is important to manager’s level and academia for benefit table to business settings further enhancement.  

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