Adair, D & Stronach, M 2014, 'Kwementyaye (Charles) Perkins: Indigenous Soccer Player and Australian Political Activist', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF SPORT, vol. 31, no. 7, pp. 778-794.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the two main Indigenous groups in Australia, have fought protracted battles for physical and cultural survival in the wake of European colonisation. During the 1960s, drawing upon the example of the American civil rights movement, a small but disproportionately influential number of Aboriginal activists argued for voting rights, recognition by the Federal government, and-by the 1980s-land rights for traditional custodians. During the 40-year period from 1960 to 2000, the life and times of Indigenous icon Charles Perkins provide powerful insights into the challenge of negotiating or demanding Aboriginal rights in a dominant non-Indigenous society. As this paper shows, Perkins's engagement in soccer provided a pathway for him into wider society; it allowed him opportunities to meet with non-English-speaking migrants who also felt on the margins of mainstream culture. Although a professional athlete, Perkins also developed a passion for education, and, with assistance of non-Indigenous mentors, learned how to undertake political campaigns, work the media, and intimidate opponents. Whereas he began political life as a reformer, he soon became a radical. Perkins was the consummate Aboriginal activist in a period when blackfellas were not expected to speak up. This paper takes a biographical approach, pinpointing key experiences and influences in Perkins' life and his journey in sport, education and politics. There is an emphasis on how sport shaped his thinking about society, and, particularly in his later years, his assertion that sport should not simply reflect the status quo, it should be used by those on the margins to agitate for change. Thus, Perkins was deemed especially controversial; this is because the presumed sanctity of sport and its separation from political influence was cherished in twentieth-century Australian culture. Perkins was not only an activist for Aboriginal causes, he had the temerity-m...
Adelstein, J & Clegg, S 2014, 'And rewind! Recycling discourses of knowledge work and knowledge society', Management & Organizational History, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 3-25.
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While knowledge work is privileged by contemporary managerial discourse as a principal tenet of the present epoch, this paper examines an earlier knowledge society the Renaissance and argues that the contemporary designation of society as a `knowledge society is neither new nor unique. In contemporary discourse, much as during the Renaissance, institutional authorities sought to control unauthorized knowledge through disciplinary actions. There is also a parallel between the historical conditions that enabled the Renaissance to emerge and those preceding the emergence of a contemporary knowledge society. The paper argues that discourses of knowledge work and knowledge society may be seen as recycled, making what is old seem new again.
Agarwal, R, Brown, PJ, Green, R, Randhawa, K & Tan, H 2014, 'Management practices of Australian manufacturing firms: why are some firms more innovative?', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, vol. 52, no. 21, pp. 6496-6517.
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© 2014 Taylor and Francis. Whilst many studies have focused on the adoption of individual or sets of innovative management practices (e.g. lean production), fewer studies have evaluated a diverse set of management practices and firm contextual factors which may limit (or enable) the accumulation of groups of innovations in organisations. The Australian manufacturing sector is a novel setting to investigate such issues due to, among other reasons, a protracted decline of the competitive position of the sector. In this paper, we use a data-set from the Australian government funded management practices benchmarking project which was part of the World Management Survey and empirically evaluate why some companies have more innovative management practices than others. The conceptual model developed draws mainly on innovation diffusion theory and prior empirical findings. We find that (1) firms which adopt clusters of better management practices have greater performance; and (2) several firm characteristics explain the adoption of better management practices, such as education level of employees and managers, firm size, ownership by a multinational firm, and diffused ownership structure. The study has practical implications for policy-makers and stakeholders who are interested in supporting the adoption of better management practices by firms to enhance productivity in the manufacturing sector.
Agarwal, R, Scerri, M, Sajib, S & Selen, W 2014, 'Dynamic capability building through partnering: An Australian mobile handset case study', Journal of New Business Ideas and Trends, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 27-41.
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Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to report on how collaboration in a service network of a major Telco, involving a key partner and its affiliate network, enables dynamic capability building for achieving services innovation. These capabilities are subsequently analysed for emerging trends and patterns of relationships, and later grouped into different constructs based on existing literature, to present a Dynamic Capability building-framework through partnering.Design/methodology/approach – The method for this paper is a case study of a large Telco, including its distribution channels and franchised retail centres; and a key trading partner, TPartner, and its affiliated network. Interviews were conducted, transcribed, coded, and similarities in views by different participants were incorporated into emergent themes and patterns for analysis.Findings – The paper finds that collaboration, collaborative organisational learning, collaborative innovative capacity, entrepreneurial alertness, and collaborative agility are all core dynamic capabilities that foster innovation in services. Second, collaboration enables firms to redefine their strategic and operational capabilities. Third, partnering allows managers to rethink, rearrange and reposition their sourcing strategies to better meet customer demand. Lastly, through partnering with customers and their ensuing engagement, managers are equipped with superior ability to anticipate discontinuity in customer preferences across channels, and through customer knowledge managers are able to meet future demand expediently.Originality/value – This study advances our understanding of how organisations can build competence based on dynamic capabilities through collaboration in order to foster service innovation.
Ahmed, I, Sultana, I, Paul, SK & Azeem, A 2014, 'Performance evaluation of control chart for multiple assignable causes using genetic algorithm', The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 70, no. 9-12, pp. 1889-1902.
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With a view to monitoring and controlling manufacturing processes in industries, control charts are widely used and needed to be designed economically to achieve minimum quality costs. Many authors have studied the economic design of the X ̄ control chart after Duncan (J Am Stat Assoc 51(274):228-242, 1956) first proposed the economic model of the X ̄ control chart for a single assignable cause. But, in practice, multiple assignable causes are more logical and realistic. Moreover, the economic design does not consider statistical properties like bound on type I and type II error, and average time to signal (ATS). This paper focuses on evaluating the performance of genetic algorithm (GA) in pure economic and economic statistical design of the X ̄ control chart for multiple assignable causes. The performances of GA are demonstrated by comparing its result with the previously proposed grid search technique for a numerical example. The Duncan model of multiple assignable causes is adopted to formulate objective function, and the computation is achieved by approximation through a numerical method named Simpson's 1/3 rule. Comparison distinctly shows the superiority of GA over grid search results for economic statistical design. © 2013 Springer-Verlag London.
Alvesson, M & Sandberg, J 2014, 'Habitat and Habitus: Boxed-in versus Box-Breaking Research', Organization Studies, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 967-987.
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This paper argues that scholarly work is increasingly situated in narrowly circumscribed areas of study, which are encouraging specialization, incremental adding-to-the-literature contributions and a blinkered mindset. Researchers invest considerable time and energy in these specialized areas in order to maximize their productivity and career prospects. We refer to this way of doing research and structuring careers as boxed-in research. While such research is normally portrayed as a template for good scholarship, it gives rise to significant problems in management and organization studies, as it tends to generate a shortage of novel and influential ideas. We propose box-breaking research as a strategy for how researchers and institutions can move away from the prevalence of boxed-in research and, thus, be able to generate more imaginative and influential research results. We suggest three versions: box changing, box jumping and, more ambitiously, box transcendence.
Benn, S, Giurco, D, Brown, P & Agarwal, R 2014, 'Towards Responsible Steel: Preliminary Insights', Resources, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 275-290.
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© 2014 by the authors. This paper examines the structures and processes underpinning the attempt of the Australian steel industry to establish a certification scheme for Responsible Steel. We take it as a case example of how collective action and collaboration along a supply chain has the potential to be a win-win situation for the environment and for the competitiveness of an industry sector. The paper identifies the drivers that have prompted key stakeholders from all major sectors of the Australian steel product life cycle from mining through steel manufacturing, processing, product fabrication, use and re-use, and recycling to collaborate in the establishment of the Steel Stewardship Forum (SSF), the structure established to lead the development of the certification scheme. The development of this initiative is indicative of the wider shift to sustainability-related certification schemes as a means of garnering legitimacy and market advantage and provides detailed insights into both the drivers for and the challenges associated with such initiatives. Findings from the paper contribute to our understanding of the shift to sustainable supply chains as it is interpreted through institutional and institutional entrepreneurship theory.
Boon, RT, Wilson, R & Curwood, JS 2014, 'Inclusive Education in Australia: An Introduction to the Special Issue', Journal of International Special Needs Education, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 45-47.
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Butcher, J & Dalton, B 2014, 'Cross-sector partnership and human services in Australian states and territories: Reflections on a mutable relationship', Policy and Society, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 141-153.
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Abstract Under Australia's federal system subnational governments fund the delivery of a wide range of public services. In particular, state and territory governments have increasingly looked to the non-profit sector to deliver human services under contract. Over time, the contracting regimes employed by public sector commissioners have taken on more ‘relational’ characteristics, accompanied by a gradual softening of public sector resistance to non-profit sector input into policy development. Nevertheless, the Australian non-profit sector is fragmented and, although policy capacity within the sector has undoubtedly matured, it is also unevenly distributed. Almost two decades of contracting has left its mark on organisational culture. There are fears within the non-profit sector that it is organisations with the largest ‘market share’ that gain a seat at the policy table.
Clegg, S 2014, 'Circuits of power/knowledge', Journal of Political Power, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 383-392.
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© 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Knowledge and organizational learning may be said to move in and through circuits. I shall demonstrate that macro events frame the development of forms of organizational knowing and knowledge, learning and capabilities. Using an ideal typical approach, in which certain aspects of reality are artificially accentuated for analytical reasons, the implications of two major relatively recent crises will be examined: the collapse of the USSR and the global financial crisis. Very different lessons flow from understanding these crises. After presenting brief histories of the present, I shall turn to discussion of the relations between social and system integration and the new social media, before drawing some conclusions with implications for thinking about circuits of power/knowledge.
Clegg, S & Kreiner, K 2014, 'Fixing concrete: inquiries, responsibility, power and innovation', Construction Management and Economics, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 262-278.
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Cohen, A, Melton, EN & Peachey, JW 2014, 'Investigating a Coed Sport’s Ability to Encourage Inclusion and Equality', Journal of Sport Management, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 220-235.
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The genuine sport of quidditch, based off the Harry Potter franchise, offers an alternative to traditional sport that has grown immensely in terms of popularity and participation. Due to the scarcity of research on coed sports, and the innovative nature of quidditch, the purpose of this research was to use an exploratory qualitative approach to examine impact of the sport on its participants, and to determine how its structure influenced participants’ attitudes toward the opposite gender. Findings revealed the coed structure of the sport led to a positive coed experience for women and men, which in turn developed an increased desire for inclusivity and equality. In addition, both genders reported stereotype reduction due to participation in the sport, and women also reported feeling increased levels of self-confidence and pride. Despite these shifts in attitude, underlying prejudice toward women athletes was still apparent among men who participated in the sport.
Cunha, MPE, Clegg, SR, Rego, A & Neves, P 2014, 'Organizational Improvisation: From the Constraint of Strict Tempo to the Power of the Avant‐Garde', Creativity and Innovation Management, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 359-373.
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© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Improvisation is too simple a name for a complex class of processes. The improvisational label, in fact, covers very different processes, from impromptu, ad-libbed responses to carefully designed organizational choreographies. We discuss different forms of organizational improvisation (ad-hoc, covert, provocative and managed), and trace their roots in the discipline of organization theory, in order to promote a granular and power-sensitive understanding of improvisation in organizations.
Dalton, B 2014, 'Civil Society: Overlapping Frames', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 40-68.
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The social sciences are bedeviled by terminological promiscuity. Terms and phrases are used at one time in a certain context and later borrowed and applied in different circumstances to somewhat different phenomena. Sometimes different groups of actors or researchers simultaneously use the same term with somewhat different meanings. Such is the use of the term civil society. In this 5th Anniversary of the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, it is timely to trace the evolution of the idea of civil society to its multiple guises in the present. The paper reviews the term’s 18th and 19th century roots, its recent resurrection and the opposing views of civil society, including views that question its applicability to non-western settings. It then discusses prospects for developing agreed approaches to the study of civil society. To guide our thinking the paper presents a brief overview of different approaches to defining civil society taken by some of the major so-called centres for civil society in Australia and internationally. The paper concludes by reflecting on these definitional challenges as it has played out at one particular cross faculty research centre, the University of Technology, Sydney’s Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre.
Dalton, B & dela Rama, M 2014, 'Business Ethics During Mixed Modes of Exchange: South Korean Chaebol's Succession Challenge', KOREA OBSERVER, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 415-435.
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In his study on pathways to economic development, John Lie
(1992) developed the concept of modes of exchange and identified
four typologies: market, manorial, mercantile and entrepreneurial.
We discuss the relevance of these typologies to Korea’s post-war
economic development and focus specifically on how modes of
market exchange may affect wider interpretations of business
ethics. In the post-war period, we argue that there was no linear or clearly-staged trajectory from one mode of exchange to another
and, in this context of uncertainty, elites used this as an opportunity
to rationalize and justify certain practices. However, the 1997 Asian
financial crisis unleashed forces that drove a significant shift
towards the establishment of a more open and globalized market
environment. This has created new challenges for the chaebol and
its attempts to hold on to structures of the past, in particular to
maintain family ownership through succession from father to son.
Darcy, S, Dickson, TJ & Benson, AM 2014, 'London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Including Volunteers with Disabilities—A Podium Performance?', Event Management, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 431-446.
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This article presents an examination of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games' volunteers who identified as having access needs and/or disabilities. The methodology draws upon data collected as part of a larger quantitative mixed method research design through an online survey that included open-ended questions. The quantitative element of the online survey was framed by the Special Event Volunteer Motivation Scale together with sociodemographic questions supplemented by disability and access specific questions. The qualitative analysis of the open-ended responses of the experiences of people with disability was framed using the UK government's Office of Disability Issues (ODI) policy conceptualization of the barriers affecting the access and inclusion of people with disability. A small number of volunteers related feedback consistent with the principles of the ODI best practice through good staff support and overall positive experiences. However, other experiences indicate significant organizational, environmental, and structural issues faced by volunteers with disability in the program. The implications of these findings for future event planning processes and broader macropolicy considerations are discussed.
Darcy, S, Maxwell, H, Edwards, M, Onyx, J & Sherker, S 2014, 'More than a sport and volunteer organisation: Investigating social capital development in a sporting organisation', SPORT MANAGEMENT REVIEW, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 395-406.
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© 2014 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand. This paper presents the findings of a study that examines the development of social capital within an Australian sporting organisation, Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA). The study draws on the social capital literature across the not-for-profit sector and specific sport management social capital research. The research design incorporated an interpretive approach with data collected nationally from eight focus groups with key SLSA staff, board members and 'toes in the sand' volunteers. The findings provide fresh insights into the development and understanding of social capital within a sporting organisation. Both bonding and bridging were important social capital outcomes of the organisation's activities, albeit with important implications for antecedents and process. The data presented strong evidence for arguing that within the organisation bonding within the club comes first, which importantly provides a very strong sense of belonging and mutual support for club members, from volunteers through to the board. The strength of bonding provides a powerful base for subsequent bridging capital to the local, regional and national stakeholder communities that are associated with the organisation. Further, social capital develops in both the collective and individual, with leveraging of individual skills contributing to human capital development, which is closely connected to and inseparable from social capital. The paper concludes by discussing the theoretical implications for social capital generally and social capital in a sporting context.
Davis, D, Perrott, B & Perry, LJ 2014, 'Insights into the working experience of casual academics and their immediate supervisors', Australian Bulletin of Labour, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 46-67.
Di Domenico, M & Fleming, P 2014, '“Time(x) Out of Joint”', Journal of Management Inquiry, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 80-92.
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The prolonged and acrimonious industrial dispute and subsequent closure of the Timex Electronics plant in Dundee, Scotland, in 1993 is a key marker in U.K. manufacturing and labor relations history that was extensively covered in the media at that time. A discourse analysis of U.K. print-media representations of the dispute reveals both vivid accounts of the labor relations collapse and evocative imagery reaching beyond this particular event. Newspaper accounts were found to be laced with dark images including those of death and specters from the past, symbolizing the continuing expiration of much of British manufacturing and ghostly ever presence of Thatcher-era industrial relations. This leads us to a deeper interpretation, drawing on Derrida’s Spectres of Marx, exposing the dark shadow lurking within the post-1989 neoliberal capitalist ebullience present at the time of the strike, and presaging the present global crisis in capitalism and regret over the closure of such manufacturing plants.
Domínguez Vila, T, Darcy, S & Alén, E 2014, 'Juegos olímpicos y paralímpicos en Brasil: aprendiendo de Barcelona y Sidney', Revista de Administração de Empresas, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 222-230.
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Entre 2014 y 2016, Brasil será sede de numerosos eventos, donde se destaca la celebración de las Olimpiadas en Rio de Janeiro. La industria del turismo será una de las grandes beneficiadas, teniendo como objetivo duplicar el número de turistas, 10 millones en 2016, y generar oportunidades de negocios. Esta investigación plantea el análisis de dicha meta a través de dos elementos vinculados a las Olimpíadas, el legado y la apertura a nuevos segmentos de turistas, concretamente el turismo sénior y el accesible. Se llevará a cabo un análisis de contenido de la bibliografía existente sobre Río 2016 para determinar el estado del arte, y posteriormente se realizará un estudio de caso de las Olimpíadas de Barcelona y Sídney, con el objetivo de obtener las claves del éxito de su legado y la repercusión a nivel turístico. Esto posibilitará identificar los pasos a seguir por Brasil para alcanzar su objetivo turístico.
Dwyer, LM, Cvelbar, LK, Edwards, DJ & Mihalic, TA 2014, 'Tourism Firms' Strategic Flexibility: the Case of Slovenia', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOURISM RESEARCH, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 377-387.
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Edwards, D, Foley, C, Dwyer, L, Schlenker, K & Hergesell, A 2014, 'Evaluating the Economic Contribution of a Large Indoor Entertainment Venue: An Inscope Expenditure Study', Event Management, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 407-420.
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Music events are elements of entertainment that are important to people's social lives. Large indoor entertainment venues meet this need through the provision of entertainment such as live music performances. While large indoor entertainment venues impact the economies of the communities in which they are located, there is minimal research that investigates their economic contribution. To address this gap, this article examines the inscope expenditure arising from a range of events held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre (SEC) for the areas surrounding it—Chinatown/Haymarket precinct, the Darling Harbour precinct, and the City of Sydney local government area. It was found that the SEC benefits the immediate venue location, as well as adjacent business precincts, with backward and forward economic linkages evident in visitor expenditure patterns. Surprisingly, free concerts were also found to generate high expenditures in surrounding areas. Implications for stakeholders are discussed.
Eisenhauer, S, Adair, D & Taylor, T 2014, 'Fifa-isation: Security, brand protection and media management at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa', Surveillance & Society, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 377-391.
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This paper presents a case-study of spatial brand protection and media management and security strategies at the 2010 Football World Cup (FWC) in South Africa (RSA). This focus stems from the realisation that commercially designated event spaces are very important environments for the interests of FWC sponsors, and that the media has a pivotal role in conveying messages about desirable conduct in such environments. In these respects, stakeholder organisations are concerned about safeguarding core event spaces, and with promoting positive messages about the FWC via the media. The paper therefore investigates the interests of key stakeholders at the 2010 FWC: the event owner Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the FWC sponsors and the host city (Cape Town). It is concerned with identifying various surveillance strategies to manage public spaces at the FWC, albeit with a particular emphasis on protecting the interests of sponsors and their brand integrity. It is also concerned with strategies to manage the media at the FWC, with a particular emphasis on how FIFA stymies dissent and forces compliance among reporters and news outlets that undermine critical surveillance into these practices of spatial management. Taken together, these hyper-protectionist approaches demonstrate what we have described as the FIFA-isation of the FWC, where commercial risk is outsourced to the event host, while the commercial benefits flow back to the event owner. Concomitantly, FIFA makes enormous surveillance demands on the event hosts and those residing in the country and city where it is to be held, and upon the media that broadcast and report on the world’s biggest sport mega events.
Ezzamel, M & Willmott, H 2014, 'Registering ‘the Ethical’ in Organization Theory Formation: Towards the Disclosure of an ‘Invisible Force’', Organization Studies, vol. 35, no. 7, pp. 1013-1039.
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Theory building is conditioned by three registers – the ontological (reality), the epistemological (knowledge) and the ethical (values). The significance of the first two is widely acknowledged. But the third register tends to be overlooked, especially where a positive/normative dichotomy is assumed. Post-positivist thinking problematizes this dichotomy but leaves the ethical register unthematized. The paper addresses this neglect and illustrates the role of the ethical register in processes of theory formation. Attentiveness to the ethical register is seen to invite radical reflection on a dominant, anthropocentric value-orientation, and thereby problematize the institutionalized estrangement of researchers from the ‘objects’ of their analysis and the abstraction of organizations from their embeddedness in the biosphere.
Fee, A & Budde-Sung, AEK 2014, 'Using Video Effectively in Diverse Classes', Journal of Management Education, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 843-874.
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This article presents the findings of an exploratory study into the perceptions of a culturally and linguistically diverse cohort of management students ( n = 236) about the use of video as a teaching and learning tool. The results show that while students are generally favorable toward audiovisual materials, the choice of content, how the medium is used, and the types of supporting pedagogical activities all influence the students’ perceived learning and enjoyment. Notably, students from non-English-speaking backgrounds reported different benefits and challenges to their native English-speaking classmates. We use the findings to outline some practical guidelines for instructors about the most effective ways of using video as a pedagogical tool with diverse classes.
Fleming, P 2014, 'Review Article: When ‘life itself’ goes to work: Reviewing shifts in organizational life through the lens of biopower', Human Relations, vol. 67, no. 7, pp. 875-901.
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This review article suggests the English publication of Foucault’s lectures on biopower, The Birth of Biopolitics (2008), might be useful for extending our understandings of how organizational power relations have changed over the last 20 years. Unlike disciplinary power, which constrains and delimits individuals, the concept of biopower emphasizes how our life abilities and extra-work qualities ( bios or ‘life itself’) are now key objects of exploitation – particularly under neoliberalism. The term biocracy is introduced to analyse recent reports on workplace experiences symptomatic of biopower. Finally, the conceptual weaknesses of biopower for organizational theorizing are critically evaluated to help develop the idea for future scholarship.
Fleming, P & Oswick, C 2014, 'Educating consent? A conversation with Noam Chomsky on the university and business school education', Organization, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 568-578.
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In what follows, we present a conversation with Professor Noam Chomsky on the topic of whether the business school might be a site for progressive political change. The conversation covers a number of key issues related to pedagogy, corporate social responsibility and working conditions in the contemporary business school. We hope the conversion will contribute to the ongoing discussion about the role of the business school in neoliberal societies.
Fleming, P & Spicer, A 2014, 'Power in Management and Organization Science', The Academy of Management Annals, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 237-298.
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This paper reviews and evaluates the concept of power in management and organization science. In order to organize the extant literature on this topic, we develop a framework that identifies four faces of power (i.e. coercion, manipulation, domination, and subjectification) and four sites of power (i.e. power enacted "in", "through", "over", and "against" organizations). This allows us to evaluate assumptions both shared and contested in the field. Building on the review, the paper then points to potentially novel areas of research that may extend our understandings of organizational power in management and organization science. © 2014 © 2014 Academy of Management.
Flyvbjerg, B, Clegg, SR & Haugaard, M 2014, 'Reflections on Phronetic Social Science: A Dialogue between Stewart Clegg, Bent Flyvbjerg, and Mark Haugaard', Journal of Political Power, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 275-306.
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Clegg, Flyvbjerg and Haugaard debate the strengths and weaknesses of a Foucauldian-Nietzschean critique of power compared to a tradition exemplified by Lukes and Habermas. Flyvbjerg and Clegg argue that the pursuit of universal normative principles and of rationality without power may lead to oppressive utopian thinking. Drawing on the Aristotelian tradition of phronesis, they propose a contextualist form of critique that situates itself in analysis of local practices to render domination transparent and open to change. While Haugaard accepts there cannot be a universal view that transcends the particularities of context, he argues that the phronetic approach is crypto-normative because it implicitly presupposes unacknowledged liberal normative premises; moreover, any use of 'truth' as a criterion follows Enlightenment principles of verification. © 2014 Taylor & Francis.
Foley, C, Edwards, D & Schlenker, K 2014, 'Business Events and Friendship: Leveraging the Sociable Legacies', Event Management, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 53-64.
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Business events are celebrated for their contributions to community and industry. They are understood to be shared social contexts in which people meet to advance knowledge, sell products, and network. Less celebrated and, arguably, less understood is that business events provide a context for the development of friendships. In 2011 an online survey was conducted with the delegates of five international business events held in Sydney, Australia in the period 2009–2011. The survey was designed to investigate business legacies of the events (such as investment opportunities, research collaborations) rather than sociable legacies. however, a surprising number of references to friendship were made in the “additional comments” sections of the questionnaire. reflecting on this finding, this article argues that friendships forged at business events contribute to, respectively: the well-being of delegates, association membership levels, conference attendance, retention of personnel in the profession, successful research and professional collaborations, and creativity and innovation in the sector. Business event planners can maximize opportunities for sociable outcomes among delegates by designing warm and inviting event spaces that facilitate interaction, and by providing social space for the development of relationships, optimal conditions for sociability, and opportunities for play to stimulate creativity and build community.
Gollan, PJ, Kalfa, S, Agarwal, R, Green, R & Randhawa, K 2014, 'Lean manufacturing as a high-performance work system: the case of Cochlear', International Journal of Production Research, vol. 52, no. 21, pp. 6434-6447.
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© 2014 Taylor and Francis. This paper addresses the Special Issue call for Australian examples of innovative management systems that enable the production of successful products by drawing on a single case study: medical device manufacturer Cochlear. Through qualitative case study methodology, we examine the human resource management practices that complemented the implementation of lean manufacturing principles. We argue that in their implementation, Cochlears management team enriched the traditional understanding of lean and its focus on waste reduction, low cost and quality assurance by adopting people management practices as an integrated component of the overall management capability which allowed their people to grow and develop. The combination of lean and HR practices transformed Cochlear to a high-performance work system and positively impacted production processes and output. By examining a medical device manufacturer, an under-researched sector, our paper expands existing literature on lean manufacturing and provides implications for practitioners.
Harris, R, Edwards, D & Homel, P 2014, 'Managing Alcohol and Drugs in Event and Venue Settings: The Australian Case', Event Management, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 457-470.
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One of the major challenges of operating events and venues is that of managing attendee/patron alcohol and drug use. In the Australian context, a rising number of alcohol and drug-related incidents in and around these settings have resulted in a renewed focus on how these negative outcomes can be more effectively controlled. In order to aid those charged with the task of addressing this matter—event and venue managers, police, security firms, alcohol and drug regulatory bodies, and governments at all levels—this article seeks to identify those variables with the potential to impact this management issue. Further, it aims to provide the previously identified stakeholders with a deeper appreciation of the raft of practices that are currently in use, and potentially available to them, as they build responses to this challenge at the individual state, precinct, venue, or event level. The research approach used involved an extensive literature review and a series of in-depth interviews with key stakeholders across three states—New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia.
Harrison, B & Jepsen, DM 2014, 'The Career Impact of Winning an External Work-Related Award', Journal of Vocational Behavior, vol. 89, pp. 21-31.
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© 2015 Elsevier Inc. There is an abundance of work-related external awards in the business and corporate sectors. This study examines the impact of awards given to individuals in the business sector. Careers and signalling theory were used to initiate research in this domain with 32 interviews with winners of national work-related awards. The majority of winners were either nominated for the awards by others or encouraged to nominate by their managers, which may reflect an organisational, rather than individual, signal for distinction. Results demonstrated that all winners valued the recognition they received from their award win but in an unexpected finding, no significant career trajectory changes occurred. Award winners used their award as a signal of their excellence to distinguish themselves from others. The award gave them confidence and credibility. There was no relationship between winning an award and career success measures such as promotions or salary increases. Counterintuitive negative impacts identified by award winners are discussed.
Hassanli, N & Metcalfe, M 2014, 'Idea Networking: Constructing a Pragmatic Conceptual Frame for Action Research Interventions', Systemic Practice and Action Research, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 537-549.
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© 2013, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Action research interventions require use of some form of conceptual frame to guide and evaluate the intervention. Pragmatism offers an explanation of ideas that enables this conceptual frame to be constructed inductively from diverse participants’ ideas. They define ideas as experienced patterns of activity. The purpose of this paper is to explain why and how this pragmatic explanation of ideas can be used to induce an action research conceptual frame. As a demonstration, the paper inducts (emerges) a conceptual frame using idea networking for service providers in an emerging cultural accommodation industry. 50 h of interviews and site visits provided 117 individual idea statements which were networked. The conceptual frame that emerged had five elements: sufficient-legitimation, selected-market, inclusive-boomi, appropriately-financial, and collaboratively-empowered. This provides a coordinated, multi-part, way of evaluating any possible future changes.
Jakubowicz, A, Collins, J, Reid, C & Chafic, W 2014, 'Minority youth and social transformation in Australia: Identities, belonging and cultural capital', Social Inclusion, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 5-16.
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Increasingly minority youth, especially from Muslim backgrounds, have been seen in Australian public policy and the media as potentially disruptive and transgressive. In some European societies similar young people have been portrayed as living in parallel and disconnected social spaces, self-segregated from interaction with the wider community. Yet Australian ethnic minority youth do not fulfil either of these stereotypes. Rather, despite their often regular experiences of racism or discrimination, they continue to assert a strong identification with and belonging to Australian society, albeit the society that marginalizes and denigrates their cultural capital. In particular it is the neighbourhood and the locality that provides the bridge between their home cultures and the broader world, contributing to a range of positive aspirations and fluid identities.
Joseph, J & Wearing, SL 2014, 'Does Bear do it for you? Gen-Y gappers and alternative tourism', Annals of Leisure Research, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 314-339.
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Popular culture and travel are both major points of interest within the realm of leisure in contemporary consumer society. Respectively, they are both highly contentious and diverse fields. This paper explores the more specific areas of popular culture celebrities and alternative tourism in an effort to examine the influence that popular culture and travel engagements have on a segment of Generation Y (Gen-Y) – the gappers. These two areas of leisure activity shape social and cultural norms and influence the construction of self-identity amongst this generation. The aim of this exploratory research is to highlight some areas where popular culture and alternative tourism can be valued as constructive factors influencing a Gen-Y group. The theory of planned behaviour acted as a framework and was used to identify the influence that popular culture celebrity ‘Bear’ Grylls and his TV show Man vs. Wild had on the alternative tourism engagements of the Gen-Y gappers.
Kaluza, M 2014, 'Gunawardena, Harshi; Wilson, Rachel: International Students at University. Understanding the Student Experience', Informationen Deutsch als Fremdsprache, vol. 41, no. 2-3, pp. 244-244.
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Khoo, C, Schulenkorf, N & Adair, D 2014, 'The benefits and limitations of using cricket as a sport for development tool in Samoa', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 76-102.
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This study investigates benefits and challenges associated with the use of sport – in this case cricket – as a community development tool in Samoa. This Pacific Island nation, like others in the region, has been the focus of various development programs in the post-colonial era, with developed economy neighbours like Australia and New Zealand providing aid funding. Some of that has involved sport as a development tool, underpinned either by funding from the national government, foreign aid agencies, or a combination of both. The present paper, by focusing on a cricket for development (CFD) program in Samoa, aims to explore outcomes and limitations associated with the use of sport as a community engagement tool. The paper pursues that goal by examining the activities of relevant sport and government organisations, and – most crucially – it interviews key stakeholders involved in the CFD process in Samoa. In short, the prime purpose of this paper is to identify and interpret – from the perspective of locals – whether the CFD program has brought benefits to Samoan communities, and the challenges and limitations they see thus far. This is important because, to date, there has been an absence of qualitative inquiry into the efficacy of sport for development (SFD) programs in Samoa, and very limited research in a Pacific Islands context.
Klettner, A, Clarke, T & Boersma, M 2014, 'The Governance of Corporate Sustainability: Empirical Insights into the Development, Leadership and Implementation of Responsible Business Strategy', JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS, vol. 122, no. 1, pp. 145-165.
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This article explores how corporate governance processes and structures are being used in large Australian companies to develop, lead and implement corporate responsibility strategies. It presents an empirical analysis of the governance of sustainability in fifty large listed companies based on each company's disclosures in annual and sustainability reports. We find that significant progress is being made by large listed Australian companies towards integrating sustainability into core business operations. There is evidence of leadership structures being put in place to ensure that board and senior management are involved in sustainability strategy development and are then incentivised to monitor and ensure implementation of that strategy through financial rewards. There is evidence of a willingness to engage and communicate clearly the results of these strategies to interested stakeholders. Overall, there appears to be a developing acceptance amongst large corporations that efforts towards improved corporate sustainability are not only expected but are of value to the business. We suggest that this is evidence of a managerial shift away from an orthodox shareholder primacy understanding of the corporation towards a more enlightened shareholder value approach, often encompassing a stakeholder-orientated view of business strategy. However, strong underlying tensions remain due to the insistent market emphasis on shareholder value. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
Lakisa, D, Adair, D & Taylor, T 2014, 'Pasifika Diaspora and the Changing Face of Australian Rugby League', CONTEMPORARY PACIFIC, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 347-367.
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© 2014 by University of Hawai‘i Press. This article investigates the sociocultural motivations of the Pasifika diaspora in Australian sport in the context of rugby league football. In 2011, some 36 percent of National Rugby League (nrl) playing contracts were signed by players of Pasifika descent (Heptonstall 2011). There has been an accompanying rise of Pasifika influence in the game: this is apparent on the field with the high profile of star Pasifika players and off the field with the intensification of welfare and education programs intended to accommodate Pasifika athletes in the National Rugby League. The purpose of this article is to critically analyze kinship networks, religious influences, and the sociocultural expectations placed on Pasifika footballers by various stakeholders and to evaluate how these factors either motivate these athletes to play in the National Rugby League or discourage them from doing so. The article explores what these experiences reveal about the nature of Pasifika communities in an Australian context. The material presented draws on the principal author’s original research on Australian rugby league and the experience of athletes of Pasifika descent, as well as his direct experience as a former sports education administrator and as the inaugural Pacific Islander coaching and development officer for the New South Wales Rugby League.
Latif, HH, Paul, SK & Azeem, A 2014, 'Ordering policy in a supply chain with adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system demand forecasting', International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 114-124.
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© 2014 International Society of Management Science and Engineering Management. Determining ordering policy has incisive impacts on the success or letdown of an organization. This research has considered reliability while developing a method for finding ordering policy for multiple supply chain stages through optimal lot sizing. Setup cost, production cost, inspection cost, rejection cost, interest and depreciation cost, holding cost, etc. are considered for each supply chain stage whereas the demand inputs in the costs are taken from an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system generated forecasting method. Later, a genetic algorithm has been applied to find the optimum lot size at multiple levels of supply chain network to minimize total cost. Optimal lot size, reliability and total cost are determined and the costs are accumulated to determine total minimum supply chain cost. To validate the model, a comparison with the current situation clearly indicates the superiority of proposed model over the usual company approach to ordering policy.
Law, A & Wearing, SL 2014, 'ALR special issue - ‘Alternative’ cultures and leisure: creating pathways for sustainable livelihoods', Annals of Leisure Research, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 249-251.
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Le-Klähn, D-T & Edwards, D 2014, 'Conference Report: The Best Education Network Think Tank XIII: Engaging Communities in Sustainable Tourism Development, Taylors University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2013', Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, vol. 14, pp. 1-5.
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Leung, L 2014, 'Availability, access and affordability across ‘digital divides’: Common experiences amongst minority groups', Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, vol. 2, no. 2.
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In understanding commonalities between minority groups in relation to access to and affordability of technology, the paper argues that these can no longer be considered `minority issues as they affect a significant proportion of the Australian population. Rather, affordability needs to be framed as part of a wider discussion about access and accessibility. Furthermore, notions of access and accessibility should be emphasised and clearly distinguished from mere availability.
Masud, MAA, Paul, SK & Azeem, A 2014, 'Optimisation of a production inventory model with reliability considerations', International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 22-22.
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In this paper, a production inventory model with reliability of production process is developed to minimise total inventory cost. Production, setup, holding, inspection, depreciation, rejection and backorder cost are considered to develop the model. The economic production lot size and the reliability of the production process along with the production period are the decision variables and total cost per cycle is the objective function which is to be minimised. A meta-heuristic particle swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm is applied to solve the unconstrained non-integer non-linear form of objective function. Some numerical examples have been presented to explain the model. The results obtained from PSO algorithm are compared with results obtained from genetic algorithm (GA) applying on the same inventory model. Comparison clearly shows the superiority of PSO results over GA results thus makes PSO a better choice for this kind of modelling. Copyright © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Maxwell, H, Edwards, M, Stronach, M & Brown, V 2014, 'A ‘fair go’ on Australian beaches', Annals of Leisure Research, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 476-494.
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© 2014, © 2014 Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies. Equality of opportunity is an ideal not always realized in community sport settings. This research explores if the symbolic notion of a ‘fair go’ can be enabled, and if so how participation opportunities can be enabled in community sport programme design to accommodate the variety of needs found in diverse population groups. We answer the research question, how is social inclusion interpreted in the mechanisms that support and sustain locally based community sport programmes? Using a mixed methodology, multiple case study approach, in the setting of an iconic Australian Civil Society Organization, programmes designed to engage recent migrants or refugees unfamiliar with Australian surf conditions and people with disabilities are analysed. Programmes were analysed using Bailey's social inclusion framework, encompassing spatial, relational, functional and power dimensions. Through comparative analysis, fundamental practices that allowed sustained implementation of socially inclusive programmes are identified. Additionally, the framework draws out the elements of the programmes that could be improved.
Misener, L & Darcy, S 2014, 'Managing disability sport: From athletes with disabilities to inclusive organisational perspectives', Sport Management Review, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1-7.
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Disability is a complex multidimensional social construct. In a sporting context, people with a disability often face a multitude of barriers to participation in sport and achievement in sport. While other marginalised populations have received attention in the field of sport management, disability has received very little, or been used primarily as a context. This special issue focuses on 'managing disability sport' rather than the medical, human performance or sociocultural issues facing people with disability. The collection of papers herein focus on management issues that centre on constraints to sport participation, supply side attributes, participant behaviours, consumption of disability sport, policy implementation, and sponsor congruence. We situate these papers in the context of further challenging researchers to think beyond disability as a context in their research and engage in the critical discussions necessary to advance the agenda of managing disability sport. © 2013 Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Morgan, A, Adair, D, Taylor, T & Hermens, A 2014, 'Sport sponsorship alliances: relationship management for shared value', Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 270-283.
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Purpose – Using a case study of an international sport event, the purpose of this paper is to examine the inter-organisational relationship between a sport event property and its corporate sponsors. Design/methodology/approach – Interviews were conducted with personnel from the national sport organisation responsible for the delivery of this major event, and from four of its corporate sponsorship partners. Findings – The findings indicated that both formal and informal governance were critical to the relationships underpinning these sponsorship alliances. From a dyadic perspective, it was found that the satisfaction of sponsorship partners had two key elements: tangible commercial benefits from the sponsor-sponsee alliance, and the less tangible but nonetheless valuable relationship support within the partnership. In short, partner satisfaction and alliance stability stemmed from relational constructs and the balance of formal governance mechanisms. Originality/value – This paper explores the variables that generate value and maintain alliance stability for improved sponsorship governance. These findings, while focused on a single case study, have implications for research in the field of sponsorship and to the area of business-to-business relationships more broadly.
Nair, R, Varadharajan, V, Joglekar, S, Nallusamy, R & Paul, S 2014, 'Robust transcoding resistant watermarking for H.264 standard', Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 73, no. 2, pp. 763-778.
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Onyx, J 2014, 'Social Impact, a Theoretical Model', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-18.
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This paper constructs a theoretical model of social impact as it applies to civil society organisations. It does so by drawing on the recent literature on the topic as well as recently completed empirical studies. First, the relationship between impact and evaluation is examined. This is followed by an exploration of the capitals, notably social, human, and cultural capital and their interrelationships, as a theoretical base for the explication of social impact. A formal model of social impact is then identified together with a set of basic principles that may be said to define social impact. Finally the implications of the model are discussed for social policy and organisational management.
Paul, SK, Azeem, A, Sarker, R & Essam, D 2014, 'Development of a production inventory model with uncertainty and reliability considerations', Optimization and Engineering, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 697-720.
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© 2013, Springer Science+Business Media New York. This paper addresses a problem of an imperfect production system under fuzzy demand and inventory holding cost. Production process reliability is considered because of the imperfect production process. In this problem, reliability of the system in regards to producing defective and non-defective items is considered as a decision variable. The objective is to maximize the graded mean integration value (GMIV) of the expected average profit while considering revenues as well as any other relevant costs. The developed model belongs to the class of a geometric programming. We have developed a simple mathematical methodology to solve the model. Genetic algorithm and simulated annealing algorithms are also applied to solve and validate the results. A numerical example has been presented to interpret the solutions.
Paul, SK, Sarker, R & Essam, D 2014, 'Managing real-time demand fluctuation under a supplier–retailer coordinated system', International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 158, pp. 231-243.
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© 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. We have considered a supplier-retailer system, that operates under an agreed coordinated policy, with an imperfect production process and a possibility of having demand fluctuation. In this paper, a dynamic planning process is proposed to deal with short-term demand fluctuations. To do this, a mathematical model was first developed for a single fluctuation, either for increasing or decreasing demand rate. The model generates a revised plan, after the occurrence of the fluctuation event. We also propose a new and efficient heuristic to solve the developed model. Secondly, multiple fluctuations have been considered, for which a new occurrence may or may not affect the revised plan of earlier occurrences and we extend the heuristic so that is capable of dealing with multiple demand fluctuations on a real time basis. We have generated a good number of random test problems and also solved the model using a genetic algorithm, in order to compare the solutions with our heuristic. The comparison confirmed the consistent performance of our developed heuristic, and also its lower computational time. Numerical examples and sensitivity analysis have been presented to explain the usefulness of the developed model.
Paul, SK, Sarker, R & Essam, D 2014, 'Real time disruption management for a two-stage batch production–inventory system with reliability considerations', European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 237, no. 1, pp. 113-128.
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In this research, a two-stage batch production-inventory system is introduced. In this system, the production may be disrupted, for a given period of time, either at one or both stages. In this paper, firstly, a mathematical model has been developed to suggest a recovery plan for a single occurrence of disruption at either stage. Secondly, multiple disruptions have been considered, for which a new disruption may or may not affect the recovery plan of earlier disruptions. We propose a new approach that deals with a series of disruptions over a period of time, which can be implemented for disruption recovery on a real time basis. In this approach, the model formulated for single disruption has been integrated to generate initial solutions for individual disruptions and the solutions have been revised for multiple dependent disruptions with changed parameters. With the proposed approach, an optimal recovery plan can be obtained in real time, whenever the production system experiences either a sudden disruption or a series of disruptions, at different points in time. Some numerical examples and a real-world case study are presented to explain the benefits of our proposed approach. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Peachey, JW, Cunningham, G, Lyras, A, Cohen, A & Bruening, J 2014, 'Exploring Participant Motivations to Take Part in an Elite, Multinational, Sport-for-Development Event', Event Management, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 153-168.
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One neglected area of research in sport event management has been to examine the motivations of individuals to take part in large, multinational sport-for-development (SFD) events. The importance of examining such motivations is highlighted by SFD's frequent struggle with attracting individuals to the programs, despite well-meaning intentions and agendas. Hence, we undertook this study to examine participant motivations for attending the World Scholar-Athlete Games and World Youth Peace Summit, a combined, multinational SFD event with a peace agenda set in the US. We conducted two studies—one quantitatively focused and the other through personal interviews and focus groups. Results from both studies revealed that individuals were motivated to participate in order to engage in world learning, for skill development, and for the opportunity to travel, with world learning being the most prominent factor. International participants had higher mean scores on all factors than domestic participants, and sport participants were more motivated by skill development than fine arts participants. These findings imply that sport events with a peace focus should highlight socialization opportunities and the mission of the organization to attract participants, while still providing an environment of healthy competition and skill development.
Perrott, B 2014, 'Including customers in co-design to market test health services', Journal of Marketing Management, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 211-226.
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This paper will explore the concept and meaning of service co design as it applies to
the design, development and market testing ofhealth services. The results of a pilot
study in health service co design will be used as a research based case discussion,
thus providing a platform to suggest future research that could lead to building
more robust knowledge of how the consumers of health services may be more
effectively involved in the process of developing and delivering the type of services
that are in line with expectations of the various stakeholder groups.
Perrott, B 2014, 'The sustainable organisation: blueprint for an integrated model', Journal of Business Strategy, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 26-37.
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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to build on the original Dunphy, Griffiths and Benn (2007) model by proposing a new model of organisational sustainability which includes the economic dimension. There is a growing level of interest by senior executives in the role and potential impact that sustainability will have on their organisation’s future strategy and structure. Although management is keenly aware that sustainability is important in their future planning, there is much uncertainty about what level of involvement and commitment they should make towards sustainability endeavours. Design/methodology/approach – This article reviews the existing organisational sustainability change model while building a case to have the important economic strand added to the original change dimensions relating to the human and the environmental strands. Findings – This conceptual paper builds on previous work of sustainability organisational change theorists to produce an enhanced sustainability change model thus proposing a more comprehensive and integrated sustainability stage model that can guide managers in their quest to evolve effective and more sustainable organisations. Originality/value – This is a conceptual paper that builds on previous work of sustainability organisational change theorists to introduce an enhanced sustainability change model that includes the important economic dimension to th...
Pina e Cunha, M, Clegg, S & Rego, A 2014, 'Corrigendum', Leadership, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 125-125.
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This corrigendum is in reference to the manuscript “ Lessons for leaders: Positive organization studies meets Niccolò Machiavelli” Leadership 2013; 9(4) 450–465
Pina e Cunha, M, Clegg, S & Rego, A 2014, 'The ethical speaking of objects: ethics and the ‘object-ive’ world of Khmer Rouge young comrades', Journal of Political Power, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 35-61.
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Pitsis, TS, Sankaran, S, Gudergan, S & Clegg, SR 2014, 'Governing projects under complexity: theory and practice in project management', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 1285-1290.
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© 2014. In this paper we argue that the fledgling field of project and program governance has the potential to make a major scholarly and practical contribution. One that not only has the potential to mainstream project management within the broader business and management field, but to also cement its place as a dominant voice in the successful governance of the strategic intentions of organizations, societies, and nations. With this argument in mind three themes organize present discussion in this issue of International Journal of Project Management: the first concerns how we should make sense of governance, something that is clarified through a review of the current state of play in the literature; the second theme comprises papers that report research conducted on governance in projects, using insights from surveys, case studies and other systematic forms of empirical observation. The third theme focuses on theoretical models of governance, ranging from distributed knowledge management and learning perspectives on project governance to systems engineering approaches. While we do not claim that this issue is exhaustive, we do believe it provides a sign post about the current state of play, and the potential future of governance in project and program management as a mainstream domain of research, theory and practice.
Roxas, HB & Azmat, F 2014, 'Community social capital and entrepreneurship: analyzing the links', Community Development, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 135-150.
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Santamaría, LJ & Jaramillo, NE 2014, 'Comadresamong Us: The Power of Artists as Informal Mentors for Women of Color in Academe', Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 316-337.
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Launching the 2012 Australian Census of Women in Leadership, the Governor General of Australia Quentin Bryce was able to announce a significant increase in the number of women on ASX 200 boards to 12.3 per cent of directorships, up from 8.4 per cent in 2002. Successive earlier Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) censuses conducted over the ten years since 2002 had indicated no significant improvement in female board representation. However, now a breakthrough has occurred.
Schulenkorf, N, Sugden, J & Burdsey, D 2014, 'Sport for development and peace as contested terrain: place, community, ownership', International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 371-387.
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© 2013, Taylor & Francis. Under the Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) umbrella, an increasing number of sport projects are staged all over the world to improve the social, cultural, educational or psychological circumstances of marginalized and/or fractured communities. In research on such initiatives, only limited empirical examinations exist that focus specifically on garnering the perspectives of key players from local communities regarding value and impact of SDP. In addressing this issue, our study investigates the local lessons learnt from 13 Football for Peace (F4P) partnership projects that featured a mixture of Jewish, Arab, Bedouin and Circassian communities in Israel. Following an interpretive mode of enquiry, 30 interviews and two focus groups with key stakeholders were conducted, with an emphasis on exploring local experiences. Our findings highlight the diversity of community perspectives in relation to the following themes: values and delivery; engagement and commitment; and scope, regularity and sustainability. Specifically, our analysis illuminates the diverse interpretations and responses that exist in relation to the ethos, meanings and achievements of F4P, and calls for an appreciation of the intricacies, complexities and nuances in the way that the programme (and SDP work more generally) is received. Finally, the article demonstrates how the multiple theorizations and interpretations of community found within academic literature are reproduced and literally played out – but also contested, challenged, rejected and reformulated – in the practice of SDP.
Schweinsberg, SC, Wearing, SL, Kuhn, D & Grabowski, S 2014, 'Marketing National Parks for Sustainable Tourism: Bridging the Conservation Human Usage Divide Through Track/ Trail Based Interpretation', Australasian Parks and Leisure, vol. 16, pp. 42-48.
Sharpe, S & Agarwal, R 2014, 'Strengthening Industrial Ecology’s Links with Business Studies: Insights and Potential Contributions from the Innovation and Business Models Literature', Resources, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 362-382.
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The declining availability of natural resources and the environmental impacts of continued extraction of primary resources for production activities have forced greater focus on waste streams and recycling activities. Industrial ecology as a field of practice and theory has been closely related to sustainability issues, yet despite the development of much theory and specific tools and methodologies, the link between natural, industrial and economic systems is not convincing. Not only that, the need for delivering sustainable production and consumption practices is increasing, which is demanding new solutions to existing problems, particularly around the degree of novelty. The interaction of industrial ecology with business studies and industrial investment decision-making remains under-developed, and this is likely impacting on the adoption of more sustainable and resource-efficient practices. As such, this paper uses a constructive approach and explores how two areas of the literature can support the development of the industrial ecology field into strategic business practice: firstly, the innovation literature, particularly the emerging work on open innovation and sustainable innovation as a model to understand radical innovation processes and the creation and maintenance of networked systems of firms; secondly, the closely related area of business model (BM) innovation, specifically the emerging typologies of sustainable BMs and how these typologies can be developed and used as a route to positioning recycling activities at the strategic management level of the firm.
Siefken, K, Schofield, G & Schulenkorf, N 2014, 'Laefstael Jenses: An Investigation of Barriers and Facilitators for Healthy Lifestyles of Women in an Urban Pacific Island Context', JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 30-37.
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Background: The Pacific region has experienced rapid urbanization and lifestyle changes, which lead to high rates of noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevalence. There is no information on barriers and facilitators for healthy lifestyles in this region. In response, we present the first stage of a rigorous development of an urban Pacific health intervention program. This paper describes formative work conducted in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The objective of this paper was to understand cultural barriers and facilitators in Pacific women to lifestyle change and use the findings to inform future health interventions. Methods: Semistructured focus groups with 37 female civil servants divided into 6 groups were held verbally to understand barriers and facilitators for healthy lifestyles. Results: Several perceived barriers and facilitators were identified. Inter alia, barriers include financial limitations, time issues, family commitments, environmental aspects, and motivational hindrances that limit time and opportunities for healthy lifestyle behavior. Facilitators include more supportive environments, social support mechanisms, and the implementation of rigorous health policies. Conclusions: Formative work is essential in designing health intervention programs. Uncovered barriers and facilitators help inform the development of culturally relevant health interventions. © 2014 Human Kinetics, Inc.
Silva, T, Pina e Cunha, M, Clegg, SR, Neves, P, Rego, A & Rodrigues, RA 2014, 'Smells like team spirit: Opening a paradoxical black box', HUMAN RELATIONS, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 287-310.
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Despite the common usage of the term, researchers and practitioners have not been able properly to explain what team spirit is and what benefits and drawbacks it might bring to teams. Several definitions have been proposed, but not in a consistent manner. Using a qualitative approach, we worked with one football team to shed light on how individuals experience and characterize team spirit. Our results suggest that team spirit is built around four paradoxes: these are a paradox of selfless egoism; a paradox of results; a paradox of conflict, and a paradox of relationships. Essentially, team spirit can be viewed as an inter-subjectively shared facility with which individual members of a team can balance opposing tensions in a consistent way, managing to maintain a healthy synthesis between individual and collective needs and expectations, preventing the team from dominating the individuals, as well as specific individuals from capturing the team. © The Author(s) 2013.
Simpson, AV, Clegg, S & Pitsis, T 2014, ''I Used to Care but Things Have Changed': A Genealogy of Compassion in Organizational Theory', JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 347-359.
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Simpson, AV, Clegg, S & Pitsis, T 2014, 'Normal Compassion: A Framework for Compassionate Decision Making', JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS, vol. 119, no. 4, pp. 473-491.
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In this empirical paper, we present a model of the dynamic legitimizing processes involved in the receiving and giving of compassion. We focus on the idea of being `worthy of compassion and show how ideas on giving and receiving compassion are highly contestable. Recognition of a worthy recipient or giver of compassion constitutes a socially recognized claim to privilege, which has ethical managerial and organizational implications. We offer a model that assists managers in fostering ethical strength in their performance by encouraging reflection on the ethical complexity involved in compassion relations. The model emphasizes the dynamics of both the givers and receivers of compassion and so can also be used by organizations to both assess how others may view the legitimacy of their compassion relations and also to develop a positive organizational ethic of compassionate conduct. Dear Authors, We are pleased to inform you that the Senior Editor for Special Issues of the Journal of Business Ethics has reviewed and accepted your paper for inclusion in the Special Issue on Positive Organizational Ethics. We thank you for your patience during the extended review process. "The dynamics of compassion: A framework for compassionate decision making" makes an important contribution to the Special Issue. Given an additional revision round for some authors, we expect the issue to go into production this summer. All the best, Leslie, Debbie, and Lindsey
Simpson, AV, Clegg, SR, Lopes, MP, e Cunha, MP, Rego, A & Pitsis, T 2014, 'Doing compassion or doing discipline? Power relations and the Magdalene Laundries', Journal of Political Power, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 253-274.
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We address the Magdalene Laundries. On the one hand this institution was constituted as a compassionate response to managing troubled young women; on the other hand it was seen as a disciplinary apparatus imposing total institutional life on its inmates. The antinomy of views about the institution is evident in the analysis we make of 116 comments by 66 commenters on an online newspaper article about the Magdalene Laundries. We analyse these comments in the context of broader concerns about contemporary approaches to the topic of organizational compassion. We argue that organizational compassion is a complex social process embedded within power relations that can be disciplinary in nature and create ambivalent rather than wholly positive outcomes.
Smith, NL, Cohen, A & Pickett, AC 2014, 'Exploring the motivations and outcomes of long-term international sport-for-development volunteering for American Millennials', Journal of Sport & Tourism, vol. 19, no. 3-4, pp. 299-316.
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© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Volunteer tourism is the fastest growing segment of the alternative tourism market and often a key feature of sport-for-development organizational models. The growing commercialization of this alternative tourism threatens efforts to build a sustainable model of long-term positive outcomes for both the host community and guest volunteers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the motivations and impacts that a long-term international experience with a sport-for-development initiative had on volunteers from the United States. The authors spent five weeks in Granada and conducted semi-structured interviews with key personnel including out-going yearlong volunteer interns, incoming yearlong volunteer interns, and local Nicaraguan full-time staff. Guided by the volunteer motivational literature, data analysis illustrated three key findings. The most prominent theme involved the motivation of going abroad to gain a cultural experience, in particular to increase global understanding and provide social gains. In addition, our results illustrate the motivations of one's career and professional goals, and the ability to give back to a foreign culture through the use of sport. This demonstrates the potential for sport-for-development organizations to successfully incorporate volunteer tourism into a sustainable model based on specific volunteer recruitment and structure of their experiences.
Smith, S, Winchester, D, Clegg, S & Pang, V 2014, 'Collaboration as a Strategic Service in Government Online Communities', Journal of Change Management, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 236-257.
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This study investigates strategic innovation changes designed to facilitate `Collaboration as a Service that were undertaken on information technology platform sites hosting online communities by NSW state government agencies in Australia. The initial platform hosted the Guardianship Tribunal site dealing with people that have disabilities. The second platform involved working groups (WGs). The third platform hosted knowledge resource centre user group sites. A WG focusing on climate change issues that collaborated within and across agencies, as well as with outside organizations was investigated. A feature of the climate change group is that it requires data and collaboration from many agencies with a future-oriented function and duration of 20+ years. Overall, the WGs perform better following the adoption and implementation of collaborative tools resulting in the benefits of there being a single-point document, reduced duplication of information and effort and a design that complements WG operational activities. Lessons were learned from changes in service delivery for the design of face-to-face services that drove pre-implementation factors and assisted change and collaboration in earlier platforms through enhancing later sites features and functionality limiting user resistance. However, the organizational change contributed to enhanced centralization and panopticism of organizational power relations.
Spaaij, R & Schulenkorf, N 2014, 'Cultivating Safe Space: Lessons for Sport-for-Development Projects and Events', JOURNAL OF SPORT MANAGEMENT, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 633-645.
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© 2014 Human Kinetics, Inc. Recent research has examined how sports events and sport-for-development projects can create, sustain, and maximize positive social impacts for local communities. This article takes this debate forward by arguing that the cultivation of safe space is a key ingredient of sport-for-development management and community event leverage. Safe space is conceptualized as a multidimensional process that involves physical, psychological/ affective, sociocultural, political, and experimental dimensions. Drawing on empirical findings from Sri Lanka, Israel, and Brazil, the article shows how these dimensions of safe space operate and interact in practice, and identifies practical strategies that sport managers, policymakers, and practitioners can use to cultivate safe spaces in and through sports projects and events.
Stoner, KR, Tarrant, MA, Perry, L, Stoner, L, Wearing, S & Lyons, K 2014, 'Global Citizenship as a Learning Outcome of Educational Travel', Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 149-163.
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Stronach, M, Adair, D & Taylor, T 2014, ''Game over': Indigenous Australian sportsmen and athletic retirement', AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL STUDIES, no. 2, pp. 40-59.
Stronach, MM & Adair, D 2014, 'Dadirri: Using a Philosophical Approach to Research to Build Trust between a Non-Indigenous Researcher and Indigenous Participants', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 117-134.
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Abstract: This article focuses on a philosophical approach employed in a PhD research project that set out to investigate sport career transition (SCT) experiences of elite Indigenous Australian sportsmen. The research was necessary as little is known about the transition of this cohort to a life after sport, or their experiences of retirement. A key problem within the SCT paradigm is a presumption that an end to elite sport requires a process of adjustment that is common to all sportspeople—a rather narrow perspective that fails to acknowledge the situational complexity and socio-cultural diversity of elite athletes. With such a range of personal circumstances, it is reasonable to suppose that athletes from different cultural groups will have different individual SCT needs. The researcher is non-Indigenous and mature aged: she encountered a number of challenges in her efforts to understand Indigenous culture and its important sensitivities, and to build trust with the Indigenous male participants she interviewed. An Indigenous philosophy known as Dadirri, which emphasises deep and respectful listening, guided the development of the research design and methodology. Consistent with previous studies conducted by non-Indigenous researchers, an open-ended and conversational approach to interviewing Indigenous respondents was developed. The objective was for the voices of the athletes to be heard, allowing the collection of rich data based on the participants’ perspectives about SCT. An overview of the findings is presented, illustrating that Indigenous athletes experience SCT in complex and distinctive ways. The article provides a model for non-Indigenous researchers to conduct qualitative research with Indigenous people.
Sultana, I, Ahmed, I, Chowdhury, AH & Paul, SK 2014, 'Economic design of <span style='text-decoration: overline'>X</span> control chart using genetic algorithm and simulated annealing algorithm', International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 352-352.
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© 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Control charts are very popular for monitoring production processes and designed economically to achieve minimum quality costs. This paper focuses on evaluating the performance of genetic algorithm (GA) and simulated annealing algorithm (SAA) in economical design of X¯ control chart. The performances of GA and SAA is demonstrated through a numerical example and the results were compared with Montgomery (1982). To outperform Montgomery's approach the paper dealt with the same example and demonstrate its utility. Duncan model of single assignable cause without taking into account process improvement and statistical properties is adopted to formulate the cost minimising equation and the computation is achieved through Simpson's one-third approximation rule. A comparison between the performance of GA and SAA is also exhibited in this paper. Copyright
Tarrant, MA, Lyons, K, Stoner, L, Kyle, GT, Wearing, S & Poudyal, N 2014, 'Global citizenry, educational travel and sustainable tourism: evidence from Australia and New Zealand', JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 403-420.
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van Marrewijk, A, Veenswijk, M & Clegg, S 2014, 'Changing collaborative practices through cultural interventions', Building Research & Information, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 330-342.
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After a parliamentary enquiry into construction industry malpractice, changes occurred in collaborative practices between clients and contractors in megaprojects within the Dutch construction sector. The enquiry meant that both clients and contractors were forced to acknowledge illegal practices of collusion and fraud. For those engaged in public–private relationships, a process followed of attempting to change collaborative practices. Three interventions in collaborative practices are recounted: (1) organizing personal networks between clients and contractors; (2) a competitive dialogue procedure; and (3) the right of withdrawal. These three interventions helped to change ‘first order’ practice, such as increasing mutual trust between client and contractor, supporting a mutual understanding of role positioning and dilemmas, and creating an understanding of the nature of the conflict but failed to change ‘second order’ practices. Two contributions to the understanding of project management are provided. New empirical data are presented on the challenges that public and private partners face in their attempt to implement new collaborative practices. It is shown how power is entangled in the emerging of new collaborative practices. The findings are based on a longitudinal ethnographic study of public–private collaboration in the Dutch construction industry in the period 2006–11.
Veal, AJ 2014, 'Leisure, sports & society', Annals of Leisure Research, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 117-119.
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Wearing, Schweinsberg, SC, Lai, P & Lyons, K 2014, 'A Discussion of Coal Seam Gas in Australia’s Hunter Valley Wine Tourism Region', Australian Parks and Leisure, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 29-52.
Wearing, SL, Cunningham, PA, Schweinsberg, S & Jobberns, C 2014, 'Whale Watching as Ecotourism: How Sustainable is it?', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 38-55.
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Australia has long tried to portray itself as an environmentally responsible state and has consistently been a strong supporter of Whale Watching as an alternative to the practice of commercial and ‘scientific’ whaling. This paper explores whale watching in an effort to determine the economic and social viability of it as a sustainable marine tourism activity —and whether in the future the whale and the tourist can coexist or will the latter as with previous human activities such as whaling yet again create a ‘tragedy of the commons’ and displace the former. As an ecotourism product, whale watching holds the potential for sustainable practice, one that is both ecological and profitable. Responsible whale watching is seen as a clean, green industry that simultaneously supports local economies and promotes whale education and conservation. The question is can it live up to these expectations?
Welty Peachey, J, Lyras, A, Cohen, A, Bruening, JE & Cunningham, GB 2014, 'Exploring the Motives and Retention Factors of Sport-For-Development Volunteers', Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 1052-1069.
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Due to the importance of volunteers within the sport industry, there have been increased efforts to determine the motivation behind these acts of volunteerism. However, most research has focused on volunteers with professional sporting events and organizations, and very few studies have investigated volunteer motivations behind sport-for-development initiatives. The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivation of volunteers who chose to take part in the World Scholar-Athlete Games, a multinational sport-for-development event, and to identify factors related to their retention. This qualitative study was guided by the functional approach to volunteer motivation. Results revealed volunteers were motivated by values, social, understanding, career and self-enhancement factors. In addition, volunteers whose initial motivations for volunteering were satisfied continued to donate time to the event year after year. Implications for theory and practice, as well as future research directions, are discussed.
Wilson, R & Mack, J 2014, 'Declines in high school mathematics and science participation: Evidence of students' and future teachers' disengagement with maths', International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 35-48.
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Recent national analyses have shown declines in the number of high school students studying maths and science and there is concern over participation in STEM education. We report on mathematics and science subject combination choices made by students in the New South Wales (NSW) Higher School Certificate (HSC) between 2001 and 2013 and show a substantial decline in the proportion of students undertaking at least one maths and one science subject. We identify a decline in intermediate (2 unit) mathematics as central to the decline in maths and science combinations and explore this in two further analyses: examining HSC maths participation in general; and among students receiving offers for university Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Between 2001 and 2013 the proportion of students going on to study HSC without any maths tripled (from 3.2 to 9.7%), a small increase is seen in elementary level General maths (from 28.9 to 31.9), while intermediate, 2 unit maths, declined (16.8 to 11.4) and advanced, extension courses, remained stable. For students receiving ITE university offers between 2001 and 2013 there was: a tripling in the proportion with no mathematics at HSC (4.8 to 15.6%); with a large and growing majority in General maths (55.1 to 64.5%); and halving of 2 Unit (30.6 to 14.2%) and extension courses (9.5 to 5.46%). Together these analyses raise serious concerns for maths and numeracy standards and for STEM education and industry. In particular, the declining participation rates among prospective teachers are deeply concerning, with the potential to create a vicious cycle of declining engagement with maths in New South Wales schools.
Yu, K-H 2014, 'Organizational Contexts for Union Renewal', Articles, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 501-523.
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This article seeks to identify organizational structures and processes that contribute to incorporating immigrant identities and fostering democratic participation in unions. Empirical analysis is based on ethnographic observations conducted in four local branches within the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) of the USA that underwent the Justice for Janitors campaign. Despite the fact that all four local unions experienced external revitalization owing to the campaign, internal renewal was most successful in Los Angeles, least in Washington DC, and somewhat successful in Boston and Houston. For each of the cases, I examine the connection between external dimensions of revitalization—initial mobilizing efforts, bargaining power, and political power—and organizational contexts for renewal—formal and informal structures for participation, and the engagement of immigrant members in union activities. While the union revitalization literature has argued that internal union renewal facilitates external revitalization, how external revitalization affects sustained internal renewal has not yet been examined thoroughly. Most studies examining the relationship between internal and external revitalization have had a relatively narrow window of observation ending typically with successful union recognition; thus, we lacked an understanding of the dynamic relationship between internal and external revitalization over time. The present findings suggest that external revitalization can assist internal renewal. However, building a powerful union did not automatically guarantee democratic participation, and acquiring more economic power through the merging of local unions weakened representational structures. The present results confirm the importance of studying revitalization as a process instead of an outcome, an argument which has been advanced by scholars, yet rarely practiced.
Yu, K-H 2014, 'Organizing immigrants: meaning generation in the community', Work, Employment and Society, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 355-371.
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This article examines the role of community organizations in generating meaning during a campaign to organize Haitian nursing assistants in Boston, USA. There is by now a sizeable literature on labour-community coalition formation, yet it is not understood how repertoires are generated in the community and how they are translated into the realm of employment relations. This study examines how meanings generated in three community organizations, churches, ethnic media and hometown associations were transferred into the organizing process. Findings indicate that collective identities and political selves constructed through experiences in the community can help low-wage immigrant workers overcome the sense of powerlessness that they often experience at work. Contributions to scholarship on community unionism and mobilization theory are discussed.
Yu, K-H 2014, 'Re-conceptualizing member participation: informal activist careers in unions', Work, Employment and Society, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 58-77.
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Extant theories of member participation in unions have sought mainly to explain spot decisions to participate in collective action and therefore are limited in explaining how members can have an impact on union governance. This article conceptualizes life-long activism as informal careers that begin with politicizing life experiences, are nurtured through the fulfilment of organizational roles and develop by gaining status and skills both within the union and in the members’ community. Data are reported from the Los Angeles Justice for Janitors campaign two decades after initial mobilization occurred there. Existing literature has depicted activism as a response to calculus and stimulus rather than as a search for meaningful work. An alternative perspective is advanced where the force of a calling acts as the main driver of activism in which the union is seen as a vehicle for the pursuit of social justice.
Bardon, T, Josserand, EL & Clegg, S 1970, 'The ethical subjectivity of corporate discourse', EURAM 2014, Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management, Valencia, Spain.
Chavan, M & Agarwal, R 1970, 'Inter-Firm Network Dynamics: Australian and Indian Mining Firms', http://aib.msu.edu/events/2014/pdfs/AIB2014_Proceedings.pdf, Academy of International Business Conference, Vancouver Canada.
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Building upon knowledge-based and network views this pilot study presents a new conceptual model “The Relational Capability-Linkages Model” for stimulating internationalisation in the context of the booming mining industry in Australia.The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the potential benefits of inter-firm linkages, between Australian and Indian mining firms, which subsequently lead to relational capability building and emergent modes of internationalisation.The ensued relational capability of a) realisation b) assessing c) knowledge and resource sharing, d) opportunity sharing and e) product and process co-adaptation and f) co-innovation were identified as critical capabilities in the context of enhancing internationalisation, there by underpinning the conceptual framework. This research contributes distinctively to the international business literature by synthesizing two theoretical strands the actor-network theory (Callon and Latour 1992) and the relational capability theory (Birley et al. 1991), to investigate the importance of networks and relational linkages for enhancing the firm’s capability for enhanced internationalisation.Results suggest that the firms primarily developed linkages with customers, suppliers, distributors and even competitors locally and globally with resultant benefits of relational capability and enhanced internationalisation.
Clarke, T & Boersma, M 1970, 'The Governance of Global Value Chains: The Internationalisation and Intensification of Accumulation and Exploitation', European Group for Organisational Studies Colloquium (EGOS), Rottterdam, pp. 1-21.
Clarke, T & Klettner, A 1970, 'Advancing Women in Leadership: Multi-Level Targets and Mandatory Quotas Impact on Cultural Change', European Academy of Management, European Academy of Management, Valencia, Spain, pp. 1-40.
Dalton, BM, Darcy, S & Green, J 1970, 'Oligopoly in Monopsony: The rise of Australian Big Charity in the delivery of services to people with a disability', 28th ANZAM Conference 2014, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ANZAM, Sydney, Australia.
dela Rama, M & Dalton, BM 1970, 'The Visible Arm of Government - Corporate Governance of South Korean Chaebols', 28th ANZAM Conference 2014, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ANZAM, UTS, Sydney.
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Private sector ownership in South Korea is dominated by chaebols. Chaebols are business groups andare “collections of firms bound together in some formal and/or informal ways, characterized by an 'intermediate' level of binding.” (Granovetter 2001: 69-70)This paper discusses the corporate governance environment of South Korea and its chaebols. While chaebols are key actors in South Korea’s development, this paper extensively discusses the very visible arm of government and how chaebols have had to navigate their relationship with the state in order to continue their operations. The might of the state will continue to dominate chaebol decision making and structure.
Fee, A & Glassock, G 1970, 'Understanding the decision making process of self-initiated expatriates: A consumer behaviour approach', Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, University of Technology Sydney.
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The increasing mobility of the global labour market has led to the emergence of a new form of ‘self-initiated’ expatriate (SIE). Through the lens of consumer decision making theory, this study explores the process through which SIEs make the decision to expatriate. Drawing on in-depth qualitative case studies of eleven SIEs, we identify the key processes and behaviours they use when deciding to expatriate. Our results show that, in general, SIEs tend to employ high involvement decision processes that incorporate rational decision models and a wide range of information sources. We distil three broad typologies of SIEs: ‘opportunistic’, ‘risk minimisation’, and ‘emotionally driven’.
Frawley, SM 1970, 'The Business Case for CSR in Professional Sport: An International Investigation', Sport Management Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne.
Frawley, SM 1970, 'The Divergent Broadcast Strategies of the AFL and NRL', Sport Management Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne.
Gavin, M 1970, 'Devolving authority to public schools: catering to ‘local’ needs through decentralised staffing and hiring power', 28th Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand AIRAANZ Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Grabowski, S & Wearing, SL 1970, 'Acculturation experiences of young volunteer tourists: Transition and self-understanding', Proceedings of CAUTHE 2014: Tourism and Hospitality in the Contemporary World: Trends, Changes and Complexity, Annual Conference of the Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education, CAUTHE, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 235-246.
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Tourism is a major contributor to the global annual movement of people. With this movement come cross-cultural interactions which are a key part of the tourist experience. This study explores one type of cross-cultural interaction, volunteer tourism, and in particular investigates the impact of acculturation on the volunteer. The findings indicate that volunteers experience acculturation through an understanding of self. The study particularly focuses on 18 - 30 year old volunteers who, it is often assumed, are at a period of transition in their lives which adds to the complexity of the experience. Therefore, it is useful to understand the stage they are at in their period of early adulthood in order to provide a more in-depth understanding of the acculturation experience.
Heizmann, H, Fee, A. & Gray, Sidney 1970, 'Effective Cross-cultural Capacity Development: The Importance of Boundary Contact Conditions.', 28th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference ANZAM 2014, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, University of Technology Sydney.
Karsaklian, E & Fee, A 1970, 'From green to ethical consumers: What should you change in your advertisement to motivate them to buy ethical products?', Proceedings of the 28th ANZAM Confernece 3-5 December 2014 UTS Sydney, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, ANZAM, University of Technology Sydney.
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This article introduces a two-dimensional model that aims to capture the complexity of motives of contemporary ethical consumers. The framework identifies four broad motivations for ethical consumption: Self-actualization, Hedonic, Conformity and Self-Orientation. To illustrate how the framework may be used, we present the results of two exploratory studies; the first examining the motivations of self-identifying ethical consumers (173 consumers from 27 nationalities), and the second analysing the primary motivating message of a set of 23 advertisements for ethical products from eight different countries. Our results indicate that while all four categories of motivation are salient to consumers, advertisers in our sample tended to focus their message on only one category of motivations (selfactualization).
Kaya, E & Del Bono, A 1970, 'Culture of Display', Knowledge, Culture and Economy International Conference, 3-5 November 2014, Sydney.
Klettner, AL, Boersma, M & Clarke, T 1970, 'Advancing Women in Leadership: Multi-Level Targets and Cultural Change', Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Sydney.
Kohler, M & Agarwal, R 1970, 'Open Innovation in Services and the Link to Value Creation: A Dynamic Capabilities Perspective’', Fifth Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference, UTS Sydney.
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The study of innovation in services has made significant progress in the last decades. While traditionally, value and value creation have been predominantly understood from a goods- and exchange-oriented perspective, the growing economic importance of the service sector has led to an increasing recognition of the co-creation of value in services.The dynamic capabilities view on value creation has emerged as a promising approach to further our understanding of service innovation and its management. However, advancement in this domain is still somewhat limited by a predominance of traditional and firm-level oriented innovation measurement.The main contribution of this research is to provide a theoretical perspective on integrating the theories of dynamic capabilities and value creation in the context of service innovation. Thereby, we provide a basis for future empirical investigation of these important concepts and their relationships – and in particular their effect on performance.
Leung, LT 1970, 'Looking across digital divides: possible interventions in inclusive and accessible service design', ANZCA2014 Conference Proceedings, ANZCA2014, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.
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Traversing the numerous studies of minority groups and the access to technology highlights the necessity of rethinking the popular notion of ‘digital divides’ by which particular communities are considered disadvantaged in their access to the Internet. The research points to pervasive technological determinism in the ways that services are designed to push users online regardless of the evidence that an array of minority groups prefer and use other means of communicating and seeking information. The ‘digital divide’ is evidence that information services have not been designed to be inclusive of a significant proportion of the wider community. It is also an inadequate model for conceptualising the diversity of technologies that are now used, as well as the literacies required to access them. Instead of dichotomising user groups, with minorities representing those who are disadvantaged and deprived of computers, there are persuasive business, regulatory and legal arguments for compelling service providers to consider their users as part of a spectrum of affordabilities, literacies and technologies through which their services are accessed.
Livingston, G, Kelly, L, Lewis-Holmes, E, Baio, G, Morris, S, Patel, N, Omar, RZ, Katona, C & Cooper, C 1970, 'Introduction', HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, NIHR JOURNALS LIBRARY, pp. 1-+.
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Okumu, C & Clarke, T 1970, 'The National Patterns of Organised Destruction: A study of Chinese Corporations Investing in Kenya', Nairobi - Kenya, Academy of International Business Sub Saharan Africa Chapter Conference, Riara University - Nairobi Kenya.
Okumu, CO & Clarke, T 1970, 'The Courtship between the Hungry Dragon and the Lion on the move: Economic relationship between China and Africa', Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Botswana, Africa.
Paul, SK, Sarker, RA & Essam, DL 1970, 'Managing supply disruption in a three-tier supply chain with multiple suppliers and retailers', 2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2014 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM), IEEE, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia, pp. 194-198.
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© 2014 IEEE. In this paper, a supply disruption management model is introduced in a three-tier supply chain with multiple suppliers and retailers, where the system may face sudden disruption in its raw material supply. At first, we formulated a mathematical model for ideal conditions and then reformulated it to revise the supply, production and delivery plan after the occurrence of a disruption, for a future period, to recover from the disruption. Here, the objective is to minimize the total cost during the recovery time window while being subject to supply, capacity, demand, and delivery constraints. We have also proposed an efficient heuristic to solve the model and the results have been compared, with another established solution approach, for a good number of randomly generated test problems. The comparison showed the consistent performance of our developed heuristic. This paper also presents some numerical examples to explain the usefulness of the proposed approach.
Perrott, B 1970, 'Co-design: Should customers be included in health service design', Proceedings of Association for Marketing & Health Care Research 33rd Annual Conference, Association for Marketing & Health Care Research Annual Conference, Association for Marketing & Health Care Research, Telluride, USA.
Randhawa, KH, Wilden, RW & Hohberger, JS 1970, 'Reviewing Open Innovation: Structure, Content and Future Research Avenues', Druid Conference, Copenhagen.
Randhawa, KR, wilden, RW & Hohberger, JS 1970, 'Setting an Agenda for Open Innovation Research: A Co-Citation and Text Mining-Based Review', international strategic management conference, Madrid.
Schlenker, K, Foley, CT, Edwards, DC & Veal, AJ 1970, 'Bums on Seats: Attendance trends in culture and sport', Liveability & Loveability Taskforce Meeting, Committee for Sydney, Liveability & Loveability Taskforce Meeting, Committee for Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Yu, K 1970, 'Moral and emotional reasoning in responses to stigmatized work', European Group for Organization Studies, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Yu, K, Kim, S & Restubog, S 1970, 'Migrant professionals and the professionalization project', Academy of Management annual meeting, Orlando, USA.
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In recent decades, the environment for professions has changed significantly. In particular, the professions have globalized due to increased trends in study-abroad, particularly in professional degree programs, and cross-national migration of skilled professionals. The globalization of professionals posits a challenge to the theory of professions, which has depicted the professionalization project as a function of special relationships with the nation state and national institutions of education and training, as well as a function of excluding outsiders. We compare levels of professional identity between migrant and non-migrant accountants in Australia and find that contrary to admonitions that migration might damage the professionalization project, migrant professionals demonstrate higher levels of identification with the accounting profession. We also identify two key work-related predictors of professional identity—professional experience and work setting—whose relationship to professional identity is moderated by migrant status. Based on our findings, we argue that a compelling case can be made to revise the theory of professions for an era of global mobility.
Yu, K, Kim, S & Restubog, S 1970, 'Unlikely Torchbearers: Migrant Accountants and Professional Identity', Society for the Advancement of Socio Economics, Chicago, USA.
