Journal of Managerial Issues; JMI

Selecting the Nation's Ceo: A Risk Assessment of the Electoral College*[Dagger]

The operating rules of the Electoral College have stirred controversy for nearly two centuries. Especially distressing to many is that the loser in the national popular vote can win the Presidency in the College. Here we consider in both theoretical and practical terms the extent to which the College results can deviate from democratic norms. We argue that, while it is mathematically possible to win the presidency with only 22% of the popular vote, some convergent patterns in cross-state elec...

Ideology and National Competitiveness[Dagger]

Some nations are more competitive in the world economy than others. Singapore and Panama, for example, are roughly equivalent in population but Singapore has been spectacularly more successful in terms of its standard of living and the acquisition of market share in the world economy. The competitive winners have national strategies, backed by a national consensus which may be induced by coercion. These strategies are justified by and rooted in an ideology, a framework of ideas for defining v...

Patterns in the Implementation of Corporate Responses to Chronic Problem Products[Dagger]

This study investigates the issue of managing chronic problem products: products with long-standing, vexing problems. If not properly contained, chronic problems can lead to sales erosion and declining consumer image of the firms and industries involved. This study analyzes patterns of implementation in chronic problem situations and corporate responses to these situations, examining the role of strategic orientation in the determination of the outcomes. Several case histories of chronic prob...

Subordinate Reactions to the Use of Impression Management Tactics and Feedback by the Supervisor*[Dagger]

The present study examined the impact of supervisor impression management tactics and feedback on the subordinate's ratings of the supervisor and the feedback received. Specific findings indicated that both impression management and feedback had a significant mane effect on supervisory ratings. Subordinate reactions to the supervisor were higher when the supervisor used impression management during the interactions and when positive feedback cues were provided. Further, more positive outcomes...

Job and Organizational Characteristics, Accountability, and Employee Influence[Dagger]

Accountability is viewed as a fundamental principle of organization theory, yet theoretical and empirical research on this important construct has lagged behind its pivotal role in organizations. The present study tested portions of a model of accountability, examining job and organizational characteristics as predictors and employee influence tactics as outcomes of accountability. Accountability demonstrated significant positive relationships with hierarchical level and employee influence ta...

The Impact of Moral Intensity Dimensions On Ethical Decision-Making: Assessing the Relevance of Orientation[Dagger]

Much of the research on ethical decision-making incorporates the idea that the characteristics of the moral issue will influence the decision being made (Jones, 1991). The present study tests the influence of three of these characteristics on the ethical decision-making process, namely concentration of effect, probability of effect, and proximity. In addition, the orientation of the decision-maker in the situation was considered. Findings suggest that only proximity influenced the moral judgm...

A Transformational Model of Legal-Claiming*[Dagger]

We propose a model of legal-claiming based on the "transformational" approach to disputes detailed by Felstiner et al. (1980-1981). Our model suggests disputes evolve, with a number of areas of organizational behavior providing explanations for individual disputant actions at specific points in time, including self-categorization theory, attribution theory, social accounts, organizational justice, conflict escalation, and social information processing. We also develop multiple propositions re...