Framework Of Management Theory Research Articles

Synergy of methodological approaches to the analysis of socioeconomic systems

The article deals with the issues related to the synergetic theory as a fundamentally new paradigmatic concept of management of socioeconomic systems. The authors outline the ideas of the socioeconomic system and synergetic theory. A critical review of scientific developments of researchers on synergistic approaches in socioeconomic systems is carried out. The theoretical practices of some researchers that will form the basis for creating an effective synergy mechanism for the effective management of socioeconomic systems are highlighted. At the same time, the essential meaning of economic synergy is proposed. This area of activity in modern financial concepts focuses on developing socioeconomic systems in the face of instability and an unstable socioeconomic environment. The expected synergistic effect depends on the degree of efficiency of social processes of national economies. The principles of economic synergetics are presented. It is proved that the synergistic effect results from changes in the management process of social, geographical, environmental, economic, and other systemic formations. The primary purpose of this and the expected effect are to influence the strategy of managing socioeconomic processes, particularly the internal structural environment for self-organization and dynamics of the socioeconomic system, through applying the synergistic paradigm. Today, the current development of events is characterized by the inadequate functioning of socioeconomic systems. In particular, this is a consequence of the imbalance of economic processes in Ukraine: the lack of practice of applying an appropriate management approach in terms of macroeconomic measurement indicators, calculation of dynamic processes without taking into account the index of inflationary changes, which does not allow an objective assessment of the level of economic growth; imbalance between indicators of social and economic development through the use of different methods; lack of effective decision-making mechanisms in case of significant deviations in the social and economic positions of the state. The synergistic approach is the basis for the development of socioeconomic systems. Under these conditions, there is a need to develop an effective mechanism for managing synergistic processes for the development of socioeconomic systems and the effectiveness of their application. In turn, this implies that within the framework of management theory, there is a transformation of fundamental paradigms by shifting the emphasis to the synergistic type of aggregate interaction, which means the formation of a conceptual mechanism of self-organization and system strategy. Keywords: self-organization, synergetics, socioeconomic systems, synergistic methods, nonlinearity, macro and microsystems, paradigm.

Changing staff motivation in a pandemic and remote work

The article is devoted to the problems of personnel motivation during the transition of organizations to a remote mode of operation. The aim of the study is to study changes in the function of motivation in personnel management in conditions of long-term remote work. This problem is especially relevant in connection with the use of quarantine measures in Russia. In this connection, an attempt was made to study the influence of remote work on the effectiveness of personnel motivation methods in the long term within the framework of management theory and theories of motivation.

Would you fancy a premium five o’clock after the funeral? Application of Terror Management Theory in daily shopping decisions

The present study has investigated how fear-of-death activation affected consumer food product choices. Undergraduate students (N = 130; Mage = 22.7; Meage = 21) differing on the conscious fear of death level participated in this study. The participants were divided into two experimental and one control groups. In first experimental group fear of death was induced by asking the participants to read an euthanasia story, in second experimental group by asking them to picture their own death. All experimental groups filled a fear of death personality measure prior to the experiment. Afterwards, participants had to indicate their usual shopping preferences, by choosing between several standard and premium-looking food items which were selected in the pilot study. Results show a decreased number of premium product choices in the death activation groups. Conscious level of fear had no impact on those choices. Results are discussed under the terror management theory framework.

When the reaper becomes a salesman: The influence of terror management on product preferences

The present research investigates how consumer choice is affected by Terror Management Theory’s proposition of Mortality Salience increasing one’s cultural worldview defense and self-esteem striving. The study builds empirically upon prior theorizing by Arndt, Solomon, Kasser and Sheldon (2004) . During an experiment, we manipulated Mortality Salience and measured product preferences for conspicuousness and familiarity. Participants primed with death were more likely to choose conspicuous products, corroborating previous research of mortality salience raising materialistic tendencies. In addition, participants showed a tendency to prefer familiar brands. These results are in line with the Terror Management Theory framework.

Existential Threat or Dissociative Response? Examining Defensive Avoidance of Point-of-Care Testing Devices Through a Terror Management Theory Framework

Using a terror management theory framework, this study investigated if providing mortality reminders or self-esteem threats would lead participants to exhibit avoidant responses toward a point-of-care testing device for cardiovascular disease risk and if the nature of the device served to diminish the existential threat of cardiovascular disease. One hundred and twelve participants aged 40–55 years completed an experimental questionnaire. Findings indicated that participants were not existentially threatened by established terror management methodologies, potentially because of cross-cultural variability toward such methodologies. Highly positive appraisals of the device also suggest that similar technologies may beneficially affect the uptake of screening behaviors.

An Inter- and Intraindividual Perspective of the Substitutability of Fairness Rules for Trust Within Teams

The present study longitudinally assesses fairness allocation rule importance and equity allocation preference under conditions of evolving team trust. We predicted an interchangeable relationship between trust and allocation rules using an uncertainty management theory framework (Lind & Van den Bos, 2002; Van den Bos & Lind, 2002). From an interindividual perspective, lower initial trust toward team members predicted a higher degree of importance for the use of preferred allocation rules and greater use of the equity heuristic. An intraindividual change in trust predicted an inverse change in use of the equity heuristic, but not the expected change in allocation rule importance. Implications of these results for future research and practice are discussed.

An Inter- and Intraindividual Perspective of the Substitutability of Fairness Rules for Trust within Teams

The present study longitudinally assesses fairness allocation rule importance and equity allocation preference under conditions of evolving team trust. We predict an interchangeable relationship between trust and allocation rules using an uncertainty management theory framework (Lind & Van den Bos, 2002; Van den Bos & Lind, 2002). From an interindividual perspective, lower initial trust towards team members predicted a higher degree of importance for the use of preferred allocation rules and greater use of the equity heuristic. An intraindividual change in trust predicted an inverse change in use of the equity heuristic, but not the expected change in allocation rule importance. Implications of these results for future research and practice are discussed.

Existential function of babies: Babies as a buffer of death‐related anxiety

The present study examined babies as death anxiety buffers with Chinese participants in three experiments. In Experiment 1, death‐related thoughts increased college‐aged participants' interest in human babies. In Experiment 2, images of newborn animals reduced the number of death‐related thoughts recorded by college‐aged participants. In Experiment 3, female factory workers who read news articles describing deaths of babies had pessimistic estimations of their own life expectancies. An explanation of these results is provided within a terror management theory framework, with a primary focus on how babies reinforce cultural worldviews and enhance self‐esteem via the notion of symbolic immortality. Thus, the anxiety‐buffering function of baby is subsumed under cultural worldviews validation and self‐esteem enhancement.

Foreign language management in Lazio SMEs

This paper investigates the foreign language management strategies of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lazio, Italy. Based on empirical data from a questionnaire survey and ethnographic interviews, it also aims to validate the hypothesis that macro-level language planning (on a national scale) may not reflect language problems occurring in the micro-dimension of a company or region, giving rise to discrepancies in the language education system. Using this approach, I have attempted to build on the Language Management Theory framework proposed by J. Nekvapil and M. Nekula [Current Issues in Language Planning, 7(2&3):302–327, 2006] in their study of Czech multinationals. There will be a high price to pay for companies that fail to have the linguistic competence to play a full part in a competitive global market increasingly centred on English as the lingua franca as well as on multilingual communication. This leads to the need to carefully observe the relationship between macro- and micro-level language planning and reconsider national education policies.

The Balanced Scorecard as a Knowledge Management Tool: A French Experience in a Semi-Public Insurance Company

In this paper we present the Balanced Scorecard, a Strategic Control tool, which is quite famous all around the world and in European countries. Its principle objective is to articulate planning decisions with control ones thanks to non-financial indicators. The Strategic Control and the Agency Theories constitute the foundation of this tool. But in Northern Europe, some specific Balanced Scorecards have been designed within the Knowledge Management Theory framework To work, the Balanced Scorecard needs a sophisticated information system support. Using two theoretical backgrounds, the Strategic Control approach and Knowledge Management Theory, we analyse the relevance of the Balanced Scorecard. More particularly, we present the French situation. To begin, we show that French managers believe that the Balanced Scorecard is a relevant management instrument to drive the firm's objectives. Secondly, we describe the Balanced Scorecard of a semi-public French insurance company.

Motivation for Military Service: A Terror Management Perspective

This study examined the effects of mortality salience on the motivation for military service in Israel using the terror management theory framework. Shortly before conscription into the army, 156 young men completed a self-esteem scale and were then randomly assigned to either a mortality salience condition or a control condition. The dependent variables were self-reported motivation to serve in the army and anticipation of physical and mental hardships. Mortality salience was found to be associated with a higher level of motivation for military service and a higher anticipation of physical hardships in the army than the control condition, but only for high-self-esteem respondents. The results are discussed in view of the self-esteem and worldview defense mechanisms proposed by the terror management theory.

A challenge to traditional management theory

This paper challenges the philosophy underlying traditional management thinking. The historic and possibly arcane purpose of business, to maximise shareholder wealth, is no longer a relevant proposition. Academics and managers need to rethink the philosophical framework of management theory. For the past 50 years the management literature has adopted a more “human” approach to the management of organisations yet the importance of systems and process and performance measurers associated with the scientific theory of management prevails. With the growing importance of knowledge creation and the corporate social responsibility movement it is timely to reflect on the purpose of business as adding value to society and rejecting the focus on accumulation of personal wealth. Knowledge‐creating enterprises are founded on the development of sustainable relationships within the organisation and with stakeholders and thus require a different philosophical perspective.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING PROPOSED FRAMEWORK OF A 'GENERAL THEORY OF MANAGEMENT'

Focuses on the criteria which would be useful in evaluating any proposed framework of a general management theory. Other areas of study that contribute to a general framework of management theory; ...

Criteria For Evaluating Proposed Frameworks of A “General Theory of Management”

Focuses on the criteria which would be useful in evaluating any proposed framework of a general management theory. Other areas of study that contribute to a general framework of management theory; ...