Journal of Managerial Issues; JMI

Organizational Commitment, Human Resource Practices, and Organizational Characteristics*

The purpose of this study was to develop and test hypotheses concerning the influences of human resource (HR) practices and organizational characteristics on organizational commitment. Using data obtained from a nationally diverse group of employers and employees (the National Organizations Survey: NOS), results snowed that grievance resolution mechanisms and employee involvement indicators are positively related to organizational commitment, and compensation cuts are negatively related to or...

Integrating Employment Contracts and Comparisons: What One Can Teach Us About the Other

This study examines the events that trigger individuals to consider the social exchanges involved in their employment relationships. Integrating social comparison and psychological contract literature streams, a parallel is drawn between system-referent comparisons and psychological contract evaluations. We hypothesize that self- and other-referent comparisons may be human triggers for engaging in this type of comparison. A variety of structural triggers are also proposed to influence psychol...

Equifinality and the Strategic Groups - Performance Relationship

The nature of the relationship between strategic groups and performance has long been a controversial issue. We examine the possibility that incorporating the concept of equifinality may shed light on the relationship. Whereas most studies assume that a best-performing strategy exists for a given context, we build on Gresov and Drazin's (1997) theorizing to suggest that multiple strategic groups can be equally effective under a given set of conditions, and that as conditions change so do the ...

The Value of Corporate Financial Measures in Monitoring Downturn and Managing Turnaround: An Exploratory Study

This study investigates the turnaround experience of 42 firms and tracks their success through financial ratio analyses. Financial ratios based on company data varied with stages of the turnaround process. Factor analysis reveals distinct patterns underlying the financial ratios in each phase of the turnaround process. Temporal changes in the factors are used in a discriminant analysis for each phase to explain turnaround versus non-turnaround. Financial data from each phase explain nine to 1...

An Analysis of Saudi Arabian and U.S. Managerial Coaching Behaviors

The purpose of this exploratory study was to compare coaching behaviors as they relate to the underlying cultural values of Saudi Arabian and U.S. managers. The Coaching Behaviors Inventory (Noer, 2005) was administered to 80 Saudi Arabian and 71 U.S. managers to measure the frequency with which they exhibited assessing, challenging and supporting coaching behaviors. Results indicated that, relative to their U.S. counterparts, the Saudi Arabian managers 1) demonstrated more overall homogeneit...

Organizational Size and Ceo Compensation: The Moderating Effect of Diversification in Downscoping Organizations

The purpose of this study is to extend research devoted to the areas of organizational size and chief executive (CEO) compensation. The thrust of this investigation holds that diversification moderates the relationship between organizational size and CEO compensation. While research has consistently found a positive relationship between firm size and compensation, we utilize information-processing theory to more fully understand the relationship between size and pay. Information-processing th...

The Effects of Work Environment On the Personality-Performance Relationship: An Exploratory Study

Research to date has focused on direct relationships between personality and employee outcomes in organizations. This study explored the potential mediating effects of work environment preferences on relationships between Big Five personality dimensions and employee performance and commitment. One hundred and fifteen subjects in organizations in the western United States participated in the study. Results indicated that goal-oriented work environments fully mediated the significant direct rel...