44 research outputs found
Business Ethics in Transition Countries ā Cluster Analysis of Behavior and Attitudes
The aim of this article is to obtain a better understanding of peopleās attitudes toward ethical issues. We explored four ethics issues: (1) attitude on ethical issues in general, (2) information manipulation, (3) environmental issues, and (4) law issues. This study examines variation in attitudes toward ethical issues based on data collected from questionnaire survey. The data set is composed of people who participated in the survey. Although firms were randomly selected to participate in the survey, it is not clear to what extent they apply to the population as a whole; this would be a useful further study. In order to study variation we used cluster analysis that revealed that people could be divided into three clusters, with distinctive demographic, economic and attitudinal traits for each cluster. Results could be useful both to policy makers at the government level, and to managers that are worried that low sensitivity toward ethical issues could influence firmās performance.ethics, information manipulation, cluster analysis
Analiza faktora kredibiliteta unutar funkcije povjerenja
U akademskim krugovima razvija se nova paradigma menadžmenta sa povjerenjem kao temeljnom postavkom poslovanja u 21. stoljeÄu. Povjerenje je postalo žariÅ”te istraživanja kao mehanizam kontrole, alternativa autoritetu i odgovor oportunizmu jer specifiÄni oblici dugoroÄne suradnje osiguravaju prednost koja se ne može realizirati na tržiÅ”tu putem kratkoroÄne orijentacije i oportunistiÄkog ponaÅ”anja. Proliferacija literature o ulozi povjerenja u suvremenim organizacijama ostavlja otvorenim pitanje kakva se psihiÄka realnost krije iza pojma povjerenja, stoga je u teorijskom dijelu rada opisan fenomen povjerenja, dinamika i funkcija povjerenja kako bi se potom ekstenzivno analizirao kredibilitet unutar funkcije povjerenja. U empirijskom dijelu rada su analizirane interpersonalne relacije izmeÄu razina menadžmenta s ciljem identificiranja faktora kredibiliteta unutar funkcije povjerenja. Analizirana je uloga i meÄuovisnost procijenjene sposobnosti, benevolencije i integriteta odnosno faktora kredibiliteta na ponaÅ”anje nižih razina menadžmenta. Istraživanje je provedeno u velikim hrvatskim poduzeÄima, a primijenjena je metoda modeliranja strukturne jednadžbe
STRATEÅ KA ULOGA USLUŽNOG PONAÅ ANJA MENADŽERA ZA OSTVARIVANJE KORPORACIJSKOG GRAÄANSTVA
Corporate citizenship is defined as the establishment and management of companyās influence on the society in a way that benefits for the company and society are realized at the same time. De facto corporate citizenship represents responsibility for social action and action in the local community, which reflects on the reputation and business results in a long-term time perspective, thus providing an additional impetus for further activities. The fundamental postulate of stewardship theory is that managers always act in such a way to maximize the interests of a company and contemporary business environment is forcing management towards ethically responsible, innovative, but profitable businesses. Therefore, the strategic role of managerial stewardship behaviour is hypothesised as support for the realization of corporate citizenship. It is assumed that achieving a win-win situation for all stakeholders and aligning the interests of organization and society will be somewhat difficult in organizations where there is incongruity in stewardship behaviour between top management and lower level management, what is confirmed by the structural equation modelling in empirical research on large Croatian companies.Korporacijsko graÄanstvo definirano je kao uspostavljanje i upravljanje utjecajima korporacije na druÅ”tvo i to tako da se istovremeno ostvaruju koristi za korporaciju i druÅ”tvo. Korporacijsko graÄanstvo zapravo predstavlja odgovornost za druÅ”tveno djelovanje i za djelovanje na lokalnu zajednicu, Å”to se odražava na reputaciju i na poslovne rezultate korporacije u dugoroÄnoj vremenskoj perspektivi uz osiguravanje dodatnih poticaja za daljnja djelovanja. Osnovni postulat teorije uslužnosti jest da se menadžeri uvijek ponaÅ”aju tako da maksimiraju interese korporacije, a suvremeni uvjeti poslovanja orijentiraju menadžment prema etiÄki odgovornom, inovativnom, ali i profitabilnom poslovanju. Stoga je postavljena hipoteza o strateÅ”koj ulozi uslužnoga ponaÅ”anja menadžera za ostvarivanje korporacijskoga graÄanstva. Pretpostavlja se da Äe ostvarivanje win-win situacije za sve interesno-utjecajne skupine i povezivanje interesa korporacije i druÅ”tva biti znatno otežano ako u korporaciji postoji razlika u stupnju uslužnoga ponaÅ”anja vrhovnoga i nižih razina menadžmenta, a to je potvrÄeno metodom modeliranja strukturne jednadžbe u empirijskom istraživanju velikih hrvatskih poduzeÄa
STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN HYPERCOMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
The paper brings together current knowledge on multinational corporations\u27 strategic orientations displayed in hypercompetitive environment. Competitive dynamics is a phenomenon that is becoming more evident in many industries, even in those which were considered relatively stable until recently. There has been an alternation in the competitive conditions in various industries, visible through a sudden increase in competitive activity, greater variability in the profitability of the industry, as well as in noticeable changes in market shares. The main point of this paper is to highlight that even the largest and most successful MNCs experience different internationalization paths and paces. The complexity of MNCs regarding the multiple geographical markets and the dispersed activities within the firm often renders centralized management models ineffective and inefficient. The acknowledgement of the increased relevance of foreign subsidiaries and the observation that some subsidiaries take over strategic roles within the MNC led to a conceptualization of the MNC as a network in hypercompetitive environment
Važnost meÄukulturoloÅ”kih barijera u organizacijskoj komunikaciji
In global, multinational or multicultural organizations, cross-cultural communication barriers can have a significant effect on the efficiency of organizational communication. Communication barriers can consequently lead to conflicts within organization, the creation of various power groups, misunderstandings with stakeholders and profit loss. The aim of this paper is to present how language differences, nonverbal misinterpretations, assumption of similarity, preconceptions and stereotypes, tendency to evaluate and high anxiety affect managers and employees in cross-cultural context. Developing intercultural competences is regarded as the solution to overcoming the abovementioned barriers, and the role of education, emotional intelligence and the development of reliable digital tools is emphasized.U globalnim, multinacionalnim ili multikulturalnim organizacijama, meÄukulturalne komunikacijske barijere mogu imati znaÄajan uÄinak na uÄinkovitost organizacijske komunikacije. Komunikacijske barijere posljediÄno mogu dovesti do sukoba unutar organizacije, stvaranja razliÄitih grupa moÄi, nesporazuma s dionicima i gubitka dobiti. Cilj ovog rada je prikazati kako razlike u jeziku odnosno verbalnoj komunikaciji, pogreÅ”ne interpretacije neverbalne komunikacije, pretpostavke sliÄnosti, predrasude i stereotipi, sklonost procjeni i visoka anksioznost utjeÄu na menadžere i zaposlenike u meÄukulturalnom kontekstu. Razvijanje interkulturalnih kompetencija smatra se rjeÅ”enjem za
prevladavanje navedenih prepreka, a istiÄe se uloga obrazovanja, emocionalne inteligencije i razvoja pouzdanih digitalnih alata
Impact of crisis situations on development of business continuity management in Croatia
The study focused on the influences of different crises situations on development of business continuity management. Empirical study was conducted in Croatian companies via quantitative research. Hypothesized model for development of business continuity management was tested. Crisis situation was measured as a composite variable based on three elements: recovery time period, impact on corporate profits and amount of operations affected by the crisis. Correlation between crisis situations and development of business continuity management indicated that the increase of the risk of a crisis situation will increase the degree of development of business continuity management. Furthermore, strategic and operational risks influence more on development of business continuity management than natural disasters. Also, unintended risks influence the business continuity management development more than intentional risks. The second part of the research focused on the influence of likelihood of recurrence of the crisis situation on the development of business continuity management. The relationship between likelihood of crises recurrence and business continuity management development was not determined. The main contribution of the research lies in modelling business continuity management development related to different crises situations and likelihood of crises recurrence
Subsidiary contribution to the MNC ā impact of strategic initiatives Najla Podruga
The purpose of this paper is to investigate subsidiary strategic initiatives in the light of dynamic headquarters-subsidiary relations.
The study is based on cross-sectional questionnaire survey data
from 105 subsidiary top managers in subsidiaries located in
Europe, Asia, and the USA within the ICT industry. The assumption of similar behavior by subsidiaries in the same industry is a
sufficient motive for concentration on single industry. Theoretical
contribution is reflected in the testing of models in subsidiaries
within single rapidly growing turbulent industry that is abundant
with hyper-competition and competitive dynamics, and where strategic initiatives are fundamental for survival, and by modeling variables in a different way than previously explored. Furthermore, the
additional contribution is reflected in the conceptual model of the
interdependence of subsidiaries and MNC in the process of subsidiary strategic initiatives, and besides providing a new perspective in
this area, provides a framework for future research. The obtained
results show that subsidiary networking and autonomy have a significant impact on subsidiary strategic initiatives whereas top management support and subsidiary innovativeness have no impact on
the same variable. The results show that subsidiary strategic initiatives have a significant impact on its contribution to the multinational corporation (MNC)
Analysis of cultural differences between Croatia, Brazil, Germany and Serbia
In the context of globalisation process and the growth of economical interdependence between countries, national culture is becoming more and more important. The article presents comparative analysis of national cultures. Empirical research was conducted during 2012 in Croatia, Brazil, Germany, Serbia and Spain while results for Spain
were used for standardisation purposes. Estimated positions on the dimensions of national cultures (power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism/collectivism, masculinity/femininity and long versus short-term orientation) were done by using a narrow-sample strategy. The ranking of the countries from Hofstedeās original
research was confirmed in all dimensions with the exception of uncertainty avoidance for Croatia and Brazil. The most significant change is the move from collectivism towards individualism in Brazil, Croatia and Serbia which confirms Hofstedeās assumption about a cultural change towards individualism as a consequence of global
economic growth
Business Ethics in Transition Countries ā Cluster Analysis of Behavior and Attitudes
The aim of this article is to obtain a better understanding of peopleās attitudes toward ethical issues. We
explored four ethics issues: (1) attitude on ethical issues in general, (2) information manipulation, (3)
environmental issues, and (4) law issues. This study examines variation in attitudes toward ethical issues
based on data collected from questionnaire survey. The data set is composed of people who participated in
the survey. Although firms were randomly selected to participate in the survey, it is not clear to what extent
they apply to the population as a whole; this would be a useful further study. In order to study variation we
used cluster analysis that revealed that people could be divided into three clusters, with distinctive
demographic, economic and attitudinal traits for each cluster. Results could be useful both to policy makers
at the government level, and to managers that are worried that low sensitivity toward ethical issues could
influence firmās performance
MEÄUKULTUROLOÅ KA ADAPTACIJA HRVATSKIH EKSPATRIJATA
This study attempts to distinguish psychological and sociocultural
forms of adjustment during the process of cross-cultural transitions. It will
show how culture shock is influenced by personality of Croatian expatriates,
what the influential factors are and how is going socio- and psychocultural
adjustment on the new culture. Results from empirical data indicate
that there are clear differences between some of demographic factors and
cross-cultural adaptation. Gender shows signifi cant difference in a relation
to critical thinking which is a part of psychological adjustment. Education
level shows differences among socio-cultural adaptation overall score, behavioral
adaptation, openness and critical thinking. Monthly income has an
impact on flexibility. Length of stay shows differences in a relation to emotional
regulation and critical thinking. On the other hand cognitive adaptation
correlates with critical thinking.Cilj istraživanja je identificirati psiholoŔke i socio-kulturoloŔke oblike prilagodbe
u procesu meÄu-kulturoloÅ”ke tranzicije. Utvrdit Äe se kako je kulturoloÅ”ki Å”ok uvjetovan
osobnoÅ”Äu hrvatskih ekspatrijata, koji su faktori utjecaja i kako se odvija proces socijalne i
psiholoÅ”ke prilagodbe novog kulturi. Rezultati empirijskog istraživanja potvrÄuju znaÄajne
razlike izmeÄu demografskih obilježja i meÄu-kulturoloÅ”ke adaptacije. Identificirane su
razlike izmeÄu muÅ”karaca i žena za kritiÄko razmiÅ”ljanje Å”to predstavlja dio psiholoÅ”ke
prilagodbe. Stupanj obrazovanja takoÄer utjeÄe na ukupno socio-kulturoloÅ”ku adaptaciju,
adaptaciju ponaÅ”anja, otvorenost i kritiÄko razmiÅ”ljanje. Primanja su takoÄer povezana
s fleksibilnoÅ”Äu. Vrijeme boravka je povezano s emocionalnom regulacijom i kritiÄkim
razmiÅ”ljanjem, a kognitivna adaptacija korelira s kritiÄnim razmiÅ”ljanjem