The International Journal of Organizational Analysis: Volume 6 Issue 3
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THE EFFECT OF JAPANESE KAIZEN ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION IN U.S. MANUFACTURING
Raymond N. CheserThe transition of U.S. manufacturing from traditional methods to Japanese kaizen has resulted in dramatic gains in productivity. While kaizen clearly employs scientific management…
RESPONSE CATEGORIES AND POTENTIAL CULTURAL BIAS: EFFECTS OF AN EXPLICIT MIDDLE POINT IN CROSS‐CULTURAL SURVEYS
Steven X. Si, John B. CullenThe present study investigated whether questionnaires using explicit midpoints produce different results for different cultural groups. We hypothesized that managers from China…
VALIDATING THE COMPETING VALUES MODEL AS A REPRESENTATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES
Larry W. HowardThe competing values model (CVM) describes organizational culture in terms of what appear to be mutually exclusive value dimensions: structural control vs. flexibility, focus on…
EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN?
Hang‐Yue Ngo, Anita Wing‐Ngar TsangThis study evaluated the effects of two employment practices, namely work flexibility and firm internal labor markets on affective and continuance organizational commitment. In…