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RMIC - Review of Management Innovation and Creativity
Volume: 1, Issue: 2
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EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING IN VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS: A CASE FOR VIRTUAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Author(s): Brandon Hamilton
EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING IN VIRTUAL ORGANIZATIONS: A CASE FOR VIRTUAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Author(s): Brandon Hamilton
Scholars have been researching the sources of organizational success for many years. Among the factors that been related to organizational success are size, degree of specialization, employment of capital resources, employment of equity earnings and volume efficiencies. This study investigates how boundaryless organizations can benefit from moving ideas, information, decisions, talent, and actions where they are most needed. The meta-analysis study shows how, in today's knowledge age, organizational improvement does not depend solely on processes - it depends also on agility. The results of this type of study would benefit many organizations that are searching for attributes that facilitate and inhibit outstanding leadership in international environments.
COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION AND ANXIETY
Author(s): Brenda Randle
COMMUNICATION APPREHENSION AND ANXIETY
Author(s): Brenda Randle
Communication Apprehension (CA) is "an individual's level of fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons (McCrosky, 1996, p.42). According to research by Bourhis & Allen (1992) communication apprehension is not related to intelligence, grade point average, course grades, or test scores (p.68). Dwyer (1998) discovered that although CA was not correlated with age, sex, or grade point average, women with high CA tended to prefer different learning styles than did the other women with normal CA (p.137). Despite the fact that this previous research states that CA is not related to the above issues Rubin, Rubin, & Jordan (1997) posits that students with high levels of communication apprehension are still more likely to drop out of public speaking classes rather than students with low levels of CA (p.110). Communication apprehension is a major factor in the oral communication course. "Public speaking is so terrifying for people that many Americans fear giving a speech more than they do anything else" (Wallechinsky, Wallace, & Wallace, 1977).
INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, AND EDUCATION: A BRIEF LOOK AT A SCHOOL-TO-WORK WORKSHOP
Author(s): Denise Richardson and Burnette Hamil
INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, AND EDUCATION: A BRIEF LOOK AT A SCHOOL-TO-WORK WORKSHOP
Author(s): Denise Richardson and Burnette Hamil
The purpose of this paper is to describe an innovative workshop that educated and influenced participants to change their methods of instruction and methods of assessment to that which would support workplace skills. Participants contacted business and industry. They then worked on activities that included their classroom objectives and the skills needed for workplace success. Discussion includes the reason school-to-work was funded in the United States
INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
Author(s): Kim Riordan
INCREASING INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
Author(s): Kim Riordan
The growth of online courses and virtual universities has increased the need for institutional mindfulness. Institutions are increasingly being held responsible for the quality of online courses offered, the availability of technological support necessary for both faculty and students, and the organizational fortitude to be held to the same levels of standards as face-to-face institutions accredited in higher education. This review of the literature offers a foundation for understanding to the institution just embarking on the online journey, or for institutions struggling with the challenges that present themselves in today's cyber-world.
THE EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY ENHANCEMENT DERIVED FROM GENERIC CREATIVITY INFORMATIONAL TRAINING
Author(s): Monty McNair, Caroline Howard, Indira Guzman and Paul Watkins
THE EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL CREATIVITY ENHANCEMENT DERIVED FROM GENERIC CREATIVITY INFORMATIONAL TRAINING
Author(s): Monty McNair, Caroline Howard, Indira Guzman and Paul Watkins
All facets of the business administration organization have been shown to need the creative capabilities of their employees to compete and be successful in the marketplace (Eskildsen, Dahlgaard, & Norgaard, 1999; Gardner, 2006). This is also true for the Information Systems Organization (Amabile, 1997). Only a few studies in the late 20th century were conducted to explore the benefits of creativity training. In one of the latest efforts, Massetti (1996) proposed a theoretical model reflecting 4 factors she believed directly relevant to an individual's creative performance; individual creative ability, creativity training, decision task, and Individual Creative Support System (ICSS) technology. This study builds on the solid base of Massetti's (1996, 1998) theoretical model and uses a more robust sample of respondents, with changes in the operationalization of the decision task and creative training elements. The software technologies used in this study are similar to those of Massetti, but have been updated with replacements for software and ICSS that are no longer available. Instrumentation utilized in the study was chosen to provide a proven history of validity and reliability. Indications of this study revealed that the use of a creativity training provided through a creativity tutorial might increase creative performance of information-systems professionals who are low in innate creativity abilities, but also indicated that there might not result in an increase of creative performance for those with high or medium creative abilities. Further studies were suggested relating to studies of creative tutorial verses creative abilities.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND INNOVATION IN THE AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Author(s): Susan McGrath Champ
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND INNOVATION IN THE AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Author(s): Susan McGrath Champ
In many developed countries, including Australia, the building and construction industry has been reshaped over the past 15-20 years. In order to capture international construction opportunities and in response to intensifying competitive pressures, major Australian construction companies have extended their global reach. This has required such companies to address new challenges in blending and combining international and national construction cycles. Achieving this has entailed fundamental organizational innovation - the shift of major construction companies from direct operational construction activity and their transformation into financial and managerial 'shell'. This change has been accompanied by equally significant reshaping of the construction contracting chain with many more ?layers' of subcontractors, and diminished size of construction enterprises. Together these have produced marked impact on employment, training and skills. This paper outlines reorganization of the Australian building and construction industry for the purpose of understanding employment pressures that arise from changing structure and practices. A qualitative methodology is used sourcing insights from across the breadth of the industry. Drawing contrasts with relevant developments outside Australia, the paper argues that intensified ?leaning' of construction enterprises may provide soughtafter cost benefits but risks undue within-firm inflexibility and adverse workforce impacts.
Keywords: Construction, Building, Business Process Re-engineering, Subcontracting, Leanness,
Australia.
ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES AND PROFITABILITY: THE INFLUENCE OF UNDERLYING FACTORS
Author(s): Kimberly Johnson and Charlotte Sutton
ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES AND PROFITABILITY: THE INFLUENCE OF UNDERLYING FACTORS
Author(s): Kimberly Johnson and Charlotte Sutton
Values have become a major topic of discussion in our society (e.g., Alexander & Nagel, 1996; Everet, 1986). Specifically, researchers are trying to determine how organizational values impact various aspects of an organization. It is believed that a relationship does exist between organizational values and organizational performance (Alexander & Nagel, 1996; Hitt, Hoskisson & Harrison, 1991; Wilkins & Ouchi, 1983; Wolfe, Parker & Napier, 1994). Despite this belief and the increased attention corporate values are receiving in the literature, few researchers have examined the potential relationships that must exist for organizational values to affect organizational performance, specifically profitability. The purpose of this paper is to explore the potential relationships needed for organizational values to affect profitability. Suggestions for future research are discussed in the paper.
Keywords: Organizational Identity, Organizational Values, Person-Organization Fit, Value Statements.
