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Constraints and opportunities facing women entrepreneurs in developing countries: a relational perspective
No full textPurpose: this purpose of the paper to examine the interplay of constraints and opportunities affecting female entrepreneurship in developing countries. The paper integrates salient micro- and macro-level perspectives and provides a rounded account of opportunities and constraints as part of a holistic interdependent system.Design/methodology/approach: the paper adopts an integrative multi-level research design and an interpretive research methodology, capitalizing on in-depth interviews with ten women entrepreneurs to explore their perceptions and interpretations of constraints and opportunities facing female entrepreneurship in the Lebanese context.Findings: the findings presented in this paper clearly illustrate the relevance of micro-, meso-, and macro-level factors in entrepreneurship research and the usefulness of integrating multiple lens and units of analysis to capture the complexity of the women entrepreneurship experience in any particular context.Originality/value: the value added of this research lies in adapting a framework recently popularized in the context of diversity management for use in entrepreneurship research, helping to capture in turn the dynamic interplay of multiple levels of analysis and objective/subjective factors influencing female entrepreneurshi
Convergence Versus Divergence of CSR in Developing Countries: An Embedded Multi-Layered Institutional Lens
No full textThis paper capitalizes on an institutional perspective to analyze corporate social responsibility (CSR) orientations in the Lebanese context. Specifically, the paper compiles a new theoretical framework drawing on a multi-level model of institutional flows by Scott (Institutions and organizations: ideas and interests, 2008) and the explicit-implicit CSR model by Matten and Moon (Acad Manag Rev 33(2):404-424, 2008). This new theoretical framework is then used to explore the CSR convergence versus divergence question in a developing country context. The findings highlight the usefulness of the compiled multi-layered institutional framework and the varied nuances and profound insights it offers in analyzing CSR in context. They also suggest that a cosmetic level of global convergence in explicit CSR may materialize in light of mimetic isomorphic pressures, but that the path dependence hypothesis is indeed salient in light of national history trajectories and socio-politico configurations. The findings correspond most closely to patterns of CSR crossvergence, combining elements of both convergence and divergence, and reflecting in complex hybridized CSR expressions. The findings and their implications are presented and assessed. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.Amaeshi K., 2006, J CORPORATE CITIZENS, V24, P83; American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Lebanon), AM LEBANESE CHAMBER; Blowfield M, 2005, INT AFF, V81, P515, DOI 10.1111-j.1468-2346.2005.00466.x; Brammer SJ, 2006, J BUS RES, V59, P1025, DOI 10.1016-j.jbusres.2006.04.001; Campbell JL, 2007, ACAD MANAGE REV, V32, P946; Chandler A. D., 1962, STRATEGY STRUCTURE C; Davis GF, 2005, ORGAN SCI, V16, P332, DOI 10.1287-orsc.1050.0137; De Mooij M., 2004, CONSUMER BAHAV CULTU; DIMAGGIO PJ, 1983, AM SOCIOL REV, V48, P147, DOI 10.2307-2095101; Economist Intelligence Unit, 2007, COUNTR PROF 2007 LEB; European Commission, 2002, CORP SOC RESP BUS CO; Frynas JG, 2005, INT AFF, V81, P581, DOI 10.1111-j.1468-2346.2005.00470.x; Fukuyama F., 1992, END HIST LAST MAN; Gat A., 2007, FOREIGN AFFAIRS JUL; Glaser Barney, 1967, DISCOVERY GROUNDED T; Greenwood R, 1996, ACAD MANAGE REV, V21, P1022, DOI 10.2307-259163; Hall Peter A., 2001, VARIETIES CAPITALISM; Jamali D., 2006, Business Process Management Journal, V12, DOI 10.1108-14637150610710945; Jamali D, 2009, J BUS ETHICS, V87, P355, DOI 10.1007-s10551-008-9925-7; Jamali D., 2007, BUSINESS SOC REV, V112, P1, DOI [10.1111-j.1467-8594.2007.00284.x, DOI 10.1111-J.1467-8594.2007.00284.X]; Jamali D., 2005, WOMEN MANAGEMENT REV, V20, P581, DOI DOI 10.1108-09649420510635213; Jamali D, 2007, J BUS ETHICS, V72, P243, DOI 10.1007-s10551-006-9168-4; Jamali D, 2010, J BUS ETHICS, V95, P617, DOI 10.1007-s10551-010-0443-z; Jamali D, 2008, CORP GOV, V16, P443, DOI 10.1111-j.1467-8683.2008.00702.x; Kostova T, 2002, ACAD MANAGE J, V45, P215, DOI 10.2307-3069293; KOTLER P., 2005, CORPORATE SOCIAL RES; Kraatz M. S., 2008, SAGE HDB ORG I, P243; LEVITT T, 1983, HARVARD BUS REV, V61, P92; Lounsbury M, 2002, ACAD MANAGE J, V45, P255, DOI 10.2307-3069295; Lund-Thomsen P., 2004, DEVELOPMENT, V47, P106, DOI 10.1057-palgrave.development.1100059; Margolis JD, 2003, ADMIN SCI QUART, V48, P268, DOI 10.2307-3556659; Marquis C, 2007, ACAD MANAGE REV, V32, P925; Matten D, 2005, ACAD MANAGE REV, V30, P166; Matten D, 2008, ACAD MANAGE REV, V33, P404; Meyer KE, 2004, J INT BUS STUD, V35, P259, DOI 10.1057-palgrave.jibs.8400084; OLIVER C, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P145, DOI 10.2307-258610; Patton M. Q., 2002, QUALITATIVE RES EVAL; Perrow C., 1979, COMPLEX ORG CRITICAL; Ralston DA, 2006, MANAGEMENT ORG REV, V2, P67, DOI DOI 10.1111-J.1740-8784.2006.00031.X; Ralston DA, 2008, J INT BUS STUD, V39, P27, DOI 10.1057-palgrave.jibs.8400333; Ritzer G., 2004, MCDONALDIZATION SOC; Schneiberg M, 2006, SOCIOL THEOR, V24, P195, DOI 10.1111-j.1467-9558.2006.00288.x; SCOTT W. R., 1994, SYSTEMRATIONALITAT P, P203; Scott W. R., 2005, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ORG, P4, DOI 10.1017-CBO9780511791000.003; Scott W. R., 2008, I ORG IDEAS INTEREST; Sidani Y., 2002, INT ENCY BUSINESS MA, P3797; Snider J, 2003, J BUS ETHICS, V48, P175, DOI 10.1023-B:BUSI.0000004606.29523.db; UK Institute of Directors, 2002, GUID CORP SOC RESP, P1; Visser W., 2008, OXFORD HDB CORPORATE, P473; Waddock S, 2008, ACAD MANAGE PERSPECT, V22, P87; WHITLEY R, 1994, ORGAN STUD, V15, P153, DOI 10.1177-017084069401500201; WOOTEN M., 2008, SAGE HDB ORG I, P130; World Bank, 2005, STAT PROGR WOM MIDDL14131
What is not available online is not worth reading?
No full textThis short article discusses an emerging trend in the information-seeking behaviour of scientists, i.e. mere reliance on online information. Based on a study of physicists and astronomers, this article shows that more scientists now assume that if articles are of enough quality and significance, they must be available online and vice versa. Though still in a low minority, a number of scientists believe that what is not available online is not worth the effort to obtain it
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Peculiar strengths and relational attributes of SMEs in the context of CSR
No full textThe spotlight in the CSR discourse has traditionally been focused on multinational corporations (MNCs). This paper builds on a burgeoning stream of literature that has accorded recent attention to the relevance and importance of integrating small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the CSR debate. The paper begins by an overview of the CSR literature and a synthesis of relevant evidence pertaining to the peculiarities and special relational attributes of SMEs in the context of CSR. Noting the thin theoretical grounding in the literature on offer, the paper then presents relevant CSR theoretical perspectives that could be useful in conducting further research on SMEs. In light of this framework, the paper outlines the findings of an empirical study highlighting the peculiar CSR orientations of SMEs in a developing country context in comparison to some of their MNC counterparts. The study is qualitative in nature, capitalizing on a comparative research design to highlight differences in CSR orientations between SMEs and MNCs. The findings are presented and implications are drawn regarding the peculiar relational attributes of SMEs in the context of CSR generally, and developing countries more specifically, and how this inclination can be further nurtured and leveraged. © Springer 2008.Amaeshi K., 2006, J CORPORATE CITIZENS, V24, P83; Bennett A., 2001, INT ENCY SOCIAL BEHA, P1513; Besser T. L., 2001, J SOCIO-ECON, V30, P221, DOI DOI 10.1016-S1053-5357(01)00094-4; Carlos M., 2007, BUSINESS SOC REV, V112, P121, DOI DOI 10.1111-J.1467-8594.2007.00289.X; Carroll A., 1991, BUS HORIZONS, V34, P39, DOI [10.1016-0007-6813(91)90005-G, DOI 10.1016-0007-6813(91)90005-G]; Carroll A. B., 1979, ACAD MANAGE REV, V4, P497, DOI DOI 10.5465-AMR.1979.4498296; Castka P., 2004, CORPORATE SOCIAL RES, V11, P140, DOI 10.1002-csr.62; Davenport K., 2000, BUSINESS SOC, V20, P210, DOI DOI 10.1177-000765030003900205; DeFillipi R. J., 1982, RES CORPORATE SOCIAL; Doh JP, 2006, J MANAGE STUD, V43, P47, DOI 10.1111-j.1467-6486.2006.00582.x; DTI, 2002, ENG SMES COMM SOC IS; Eweje G., 2006, BUSINESS SOC, V45, P93, DOI DOI 10.1177-0007650305285394; Finkelstein S., 1996, STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP; Freeman E., 1984, STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; Fuller T, 2006, J BUS ETHICS, V67, P287, DOI 10.1007-s10551-006-9185-3; Glaser Barney, 1967, DISCOVERY GROUNDED T; Graafland J, 2003, J BUS ETHICS, V47, P45, DOI 10.1023-A:1026240912016; GRAAFLAND JC, 2006, EUROPEAN REV CHICHES, V15, P390; Grayson D., 2006, ACCOUNTABLE CORPORAT, P279; Hannan MT, 1998, AM J SOCIOL, V104, P126, DOI 10.1086-210004; Hemingway CA, 2004, J BUS ETHICS, V50, P33, DOI 10.1023-B:BUSI.0000020964.80208.c9; Heugens PPMAR, 2008, J MANAGE STUD, V45, P100, DOI 10.1111-j.1467-6486.2007.00738.x; ISABELLA LA, 1990, ACAD MANAGE J, V33, P7, DOI 10.2307-256350; Jamali D, 2007, J BUS ETHICS, V72, P243, DOI 10.1007-s10551-006-9168-4; Jenkins H, 2004, J GEN MANAGE, V29, P55; Jenkins H, 2006, J BUS ETHICS, V67, P241, DOI 10.1007-s10551-006-9182-6; Longo M., 2005, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, V5, P28; Luetkenhorst W., 2004, INTERECONOMICS, P157, DOI 10.1007-BF02933583; Luken R., 2005, BUSINESS STRATEGY EN, V14, P38, DOI 10.1002-bse.427; Miller D, 2008, J MANAGE STUD, V45, P51, DOI 10.1111-j.1467-6486.2007.00718.x; MITCHELL JC, 1983, SOCIOL REV, V31, P187; Murillo D, 2006, J BUS ETHICS, V67, P227, DOI 10.1007-s10551-006-9181-7; Patton M. Q., 2002, QUALITATIVE RES EVAL; Perrini F, 2006, J BUS ETHICS, V67, P305, DOI 10.1007-s10551-006-9186-2; Pinkston TS, 1996, J BUS ETHICS, V15, P199, DOI 10.1007-BF00705587; PRAHALAD CK, 2002, HARVARD BUS REV, P1; Raynard P., 2002, CORPORATE SOCIAL RES; Roberts S, 2006, J BUS ETHICS, V67, P275, DOI 10.1007-s10551-006-9184-4; ROSE H, 1991, HDB RES STUDENTS SOC; Sarbutts N., 2003, J COMMUNICATION MANA, V7, P340, DOI 10.1108-13632540310807476; Schein E. H., 2004, ORG CULTURE LEADERSH; Schrank Andrew, 2006, HDB SOCIAL SCI FIELD, P21; Strauss A., 1998, BASICS QUALITATIVE R; SustainAbility IRC and Ethos Institut, 2002, DEV VAL BUS CAS SUST; Visser W., 2008, OXFORD HDB CORPORATE, P473; Vives A., 2006, J CORPORATE CITIZENS, V21, P39; Waddock SA, 2002, ACAD MANAGE EXEC, V16, P132; WICKHAM PA, 2004, STRATEGIC ENTREPRENE, P247; Williamson D, 2006, J BUS ETHICS, V67, P317, DOI 10.1007-s10551-006-9187-1; Windsor D, 2006, J MANAGE STUD, V43, P93, DOI 10.1111-j.1467-6486.2006.00584.x; WOOD DJ, 1991, ACAD MANAGE REV, V16, P691, DOI 10.2307-258977; Yin R., 1994, CASE STUDY RES DESIG35272
Pengaruh Kepemimpinan, Beban Kerja dan Kompensasi Terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Karyawan PT. PLN (Persero) UIP2B JAMALI
No full textKepemipinan di era Globalisasi 4.0 ini memiliki peran penting bagi pegawai
disuatu organisasi. Peran pemimpin dalam perusahaan dapat memberikan
semangat dan motiviasi kepada karyawan untuk menyelesaikan beban kerja.
Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui
pengaruh kepemimpinan, beban kerja dan kompensasi terhadap kepuasan kerja
karyawan PT. PLN (Persero) UIP2B Jamali. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel
sebanyak 80 orang responden yang merupakan karyawan dari PT. PLN (Persero)
UIP2B Jamali. Teknik analisa dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan Uji
Validitas, Uji Determinant, Uji Koefisien Determinasi, Uji T (pasrsial) dan Uji F
(simultan) dengan menggunakan software smartPLS 3.0. Hasil pengujian
diperoleh (1) kepemimpinan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja
karyawan, (2) beban kerja berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja
karyawan, (3) kompensasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan kerja
karyawan dan (4) kepemimpinan, beban kerja dan kompensasi berpengaruh
signifikan secara bersamasama atau simultan terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan.
Kepemimpinan, Beban Kerja dan Kompensasi mempunyai pengaruh sebesar
63.9%, sedangkan sisanya 36.1% dipengaruhi oleh variable lain yang tidak diteliti
dalam penelitian ini.
Kata Kunci : Kepemimpinan, Beban Kerja, Kompensasi dan Kepuasan Kerj
[Newspaper Clipping: Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin #1]
No full textNewspaper article titled "Author Claims Evidence of Second JFK Assassin." The article states that author Richard J. Whalen concluded "that there is circumstantial evidence to support the theory of a second assassin in the shooting of President John F. Kennedy.
Also By The Same Author: AKTiveAuthor, a Citation Graph Approach to Name Disambiguation
No full textThe desire for definitive data and the semantic web drive for inference over heterogeneous data sources requires co-reference resolution to be performed on those data. In particular, name disambiguation is required to allow accurate publication lists, citation counts and impact measures to be determined. This paper describes a graph-based approach to author disambiguation on large-scale citation networks. Using self-citation, co-authorship and document source analyses, AKTiveAuthor clusters papers, achieving precision of 0.997 and recall of 0.818 over a test group of eight surname clusters
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