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The Effect Of Product Regulation On Business Global Competitiveness: A Contingency Approach, Carol M. Sanchez Sep 1995

The Effect Of Product Regulation On Business Global Competitiveness: A Contingency Approach, Carol M. Sanchez

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This paper focuses on product regulation, which is one important type of regulation that influences business firms. We develop a theoretical model that describes the effect of product regulation on the global competitiveness of business. Special emphasis is given to the contingency effects of several variables on the relationship between product regulation and business global competitiveness. We derive three propositions about these contingency effects, and also discuss higher-order interactions that may occur between the contingency. The overall thrust of our argument is to question the universality of the assumption that regulation is detrimental to business competitiveness.


Organizational Downsizing: Constraining, Cloning, Learning, William Mckinley, Carol M. Sanchez, Allen G. Schick Aug 1995

Organizational Downsizing: Constraining, Cloning, Learning, William Mckinley, Carol M. Sanchez, Allen G. Schick

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While downsizing rages through the U.S. economy, there is a great deal of uncertainty about its bottom-line effects. This uncertainty raises questions about why corporations have been so eager to engage in downsizing. In this article, we propose an answer to these questions. Three social forces, which we call constraining, cloning and learning, frequently provide a major impetus for downsizing. We describe these forces, and point out conditions that lead to the adoption of downsizing without due regard for its mixed consequences. We suggest methods to improve executives' downsizing decision routines ... methods that should enhance the chances of achieving …


Diversity Management: An Administrative Case Study In A Tax-Exempt Human Service Organization, Jerry L. Johnson Jan 1995

Diversity Management: An Administrative Case Study In A Tax-Exempt Human Service Organization, Jerry L. Johnson

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Diversity management is a business strategy that is intended to create an organizational climate where people from diverse backgrounds can succeed based on their work performance and not their personal similarities or differences with the organization's leadership. Diversity management programs are intended to help business remove barriers resulting from discrimination.; The present study investigated the need for a diversity management program in a tax-exempt human service organization. The perceptions and attitudes of organization employees, measured by survey instruments, in conjunction with an employee compensation study, provided the data for this investigation.; The instrument designed for this study and the random …