In this paper by Mary Ann Von Glinow and Mary B. Teagarden, differences between Chinese and U.S. human resource management systems are described with respect to fundamental organization and work-related assumptions about people and performance, rewards, training and development, and educational background of HR practitioners.
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Managing Teleworking Final Report
The basic premise of this research by Jack M. Nilles was that, although telecommuting might have a number of inherent attributes that would make it attractive to organizations, its acceptance in the near term (that is, over the next decade) would be decided largely by the attitudes and experiences of middle managers; managers of telecommuters.
The Strategic Impact of Information Technology on Managerial Work Final Report
The purpose of this research project by Jack Nilles, Omar El Sawy, Allan Mohrman, Jr., and Thierry Pauchnag was to examine the effect of information technology on that major strategic resource: managers and mid-level professionals.
Traffic Reduction by Telecommuting: A Status Review and Selected Bibliography
Telecommuting is defined as a subset of teleworking. Two main forms of telecommuting (home and regional center) are described in this article by Jack M. Nilles.
Performance Management in the Highly Interdependent World of High Technology
A research study in an aerospace corporation conducted by A. Mohrman, Jr., Susan A. Mohrman, and Christopher G. Worley reveals that high technology settings work against traditional performance facilitators such as job specification and the setting of goals.
The Impact of Information Systems Technology on Organizations: A Review of Theory and Research
This paper by A. Mohrman, Jr. and Edward E. Lawler III reviews the results of recent studies on the impact of office-oriented information technologies.
Three Types of Change in the Automated Office
This paper by Allan M. Mohrman, Jr. and Luke Novelli, Jr. uses actual results to show three ways in which new office technologies can change effectiveness.
The Impact of Information Processing Technology on Office Roles
This paper by Allan M. Mohrman Jr. provides a framework for understanding the intersection of office roles and office technology, and shows how roles were affected in a particular office setting.
Adaptively Learning About the Impacts of Information Processing Technologies in the Office
In this paper, Allan M. Mohrman, Jr. and Luke Novelli, Jr. make a case for the need to develop and use a research methodology that helps us learn about the impacts of information processing technologies in the office.