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New Product Development Throughout Time: The Japanese Portion of a Cross-National Study

Nov 23, 1998 | Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

In a comprehensive study of Japanese and U.S. electronic firm product development practices, the authors (Russel W. Wright, Lillian C. Wright, Phillip H. Birnbaum-More, and Ryo Hirasawa) find significant differences between countries in the inputs, process, outputs, and other differences associated with first to market and fast responding firms.

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When Does Culture Matter?

Nov 21, 1998 | Diversity and Inclusion, Sponsor Content, Talent Management

Past research has shown that national culture does matter- it affects people’s behavior- but research has left open the question of when culture matters. Martha L. Maznevski, Cristina B. Gibson, and Bradley L. Kirkman examine culture’s effects on four types of individual outcomes, and propose moderators at three levels of analysis.

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Linking Diversity and Effectiveness: The Relationship Between Cultural Diversity and Organizational Outcomes

Nov 20, 1998 | Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Effectiveness, Sponsor Content

This report by Cristina B. Gibson is the first step in a program of research concerning the impact of diversity.

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Metaphors and Meaning: An Intercultural Analysis of the Concept of Teamwork

Nov 19, 1998 | Organization Design, Sponsor Content

This paper by Cristina B. Gibson and Mary E. Zellmer-Bruhn develops a conceptual framework to explain variance in the concept of teamwork across national and organizational cultures.

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Inter-Team Transfer of Knowledge: An Exploratory Study of the Facilitators and Impediments to Sharing Practices Between Teams

Nov 18, 1998 | Organization Design, Sponsor Content

Mary E. Zellmer-Bruhn and Cristina B. Gibson investigate facilitators and impediments to inter-team transfer of practices using qualitative analysis of multinational interviews and review of literature.

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The Impact of Team Level Strategic Context on Team Process Innovation

Nov 17, 1998 | Innovation, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

In this study, Mary E. Zellmer-Bruhn and Cristina B. Gibson apply the concept of strategic context (Prahalad & Doz, 1987; Schulz & Jobe, 1997) to the team level and examine how team strategic context relates to team process innovativeness.

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When Workers are Here, There and Everywhere: A Discussion of the Advantages and Challenges of Telework

Nov 14, 1998 | Digital Transformation, Performance Management, Sponsor Content

Nancy B. Kurland and Diane E. Bailey discuss home-based telecommuting, satellite offices, neighborhood work centers, and mobile working which are alternative forms of work organization that together constitute “telework.”

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Do They Do What They Believe They Can? Group-Efficacy and Group Effectiveness Across Tasks and Cultures

Oct 28, 1998 | Performance Management, Sponsor Content

Cristina B. Gibson discusses group-efficacy, a group’s belief regarding its ability to perform effectively. It is argued that group-efficacy effects are complex and moderated by several contingency factors.

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Preserving Commitment During Downsizing: An Empirical Test of the Mitigating Effect of Trust and Empowerment

Oct 15, 1998 | Change Management, Employee Engagement, Sponsor Content, Talent Management

Gretchen M. Spritzer and Aneil K. Mishra explore whether the commitment of downsizing survivors can be preserved at a level comparable to employees who have not been subjected to a downsizing.

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Our Past, Present, and Future in Teams: The Role of Human Resource Professionals in Managing Team Performance Across Cultures

Oct 13, 1998 | Future of HR, Performance Management, Sponsor Content

Cristina B. Gibson and Bradley L. Kirkman discuss how the majority of Fortune 1000 employees have been affected by the widespread proliferation of work teams.

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Understanding Group-Efficacy: An Empirical Test of Multiple Assessment Methods

Oct 12, 1998 | Performance Management, Sponsor Content

In this paper by Cristina B. Gibson, Amy E. Randell, and P. Christopher Earley, methods of assessing group-efficacy were examined using a multi-party role play negotiation.

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Who Needs MBA’s in H.R.? USC’s Strategic H.R. Management MBA Concentration

Jun 10, 1998 | Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

P. Adler and E. Lawler III discuss how article after article on the future of U.S. corporations stresses the importance of HR skills for line managers and “business partner” skills for HR managers. Despite this very few MBA programs offer concentrations in HRM.

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