... organizational culture, significantly improved the efficiency and productivity of hospitality industry. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of the study is while it centres on organizational culture, digital technology might also impact other areas of the hospitality sector...

...Juan P. Sánchez-Ballesta; José Yagüe Purpose The present paper examines whether tax avoidance practices affect productivity in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This study also analyses whether this association is moderated by firm size, firm financial constraints, management control...

... was conducted using 272 valid questionnaires. A linear regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between self-esteem and the variables of the model. Findings We identified a positive correlation between self-esteem and productivity, job satisfaction and altruism, where significant differences...

... for its better understanding. Following the fundamental theoretical frameworks of motivation, the authors argue that remote work tasks and the environment highly determine employees' productivity and satisfaction, which in turn influence their intention to continue working from home once the restrictions...

...-offs, improves the productivity performance of the spin-off by allowing them to move away from the “valley of death”. Therefore, universities must pay particular attention to the way they work with spin-offs by making use of the translation of knowledge, based on semantics and pragmatism, in order...

...Abdul Latif Alhassan; Nicholas Asare Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of intellectual capital on bank productivity in an emerging market in Africa. Design/methodology/approach – The Malmquist productivity index (MPI) is employed to estimate productivity growth...

...Chih-Hsing(Sam) Liu Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how individuals can leverage interpersonal relationships and critical network position to acquire knowledge and information for generate research productivity. Specifically, this paper argues that the relationship between tie...

...Peter B. Petersen Just‐in‐time (JIT) production methods were popularized by the excellent results achieved by Japanese industry. When it became evident during the 1970s that the Japanese were gaining markets previously dominated by Americans, there was considerable interest in learning how Japanese...

... and confusion amongst employees, particularly over how to achieve new stretch goals. Key functions such as engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, and finance often pursue separate paths to achieve function‐specific goals. This paper utilizes the principles and tools of lean production to decode...

... productivity. The concerns are two‐fold: corporations need to block and monitor any elements deemed unfit for employees on the Internet, which can include references to issues such as sex, violence, nudity, racism and pornography, just to mention a few; curb the amount of time employees spend on the Web...

...Steven H. Appelbaum; Normand St‐Pierre; William Glavas Presents an overview of strategic organizational change (SOC) and its managerial impact on leadership, learning, motivation and productivity. Theoretical and empirical data presented are: the sources and determinants of strategic organizational...

... as a strategy to increase motivation, quality, productivity, customer satisfaction and to sustain high performance. Self‐managed teams serve as the main building blocks of the organization. However, they are not simple or easy to create, develop and support. Companies must realize that it takes time, training...

...Alan Stainer Gives an overview of Japanese productivity management in both manufacturing and service industries. Discusses education and training,as well as corporate attitudes to productivity. Highlights the relationship of productivity to the Japanese economy, looking at both large and small...

...John L. Escover Blends the teachings of a university faculty member with the operation of a large company manager into a robust system for increasing productivity. This 1992 study focuses on a robust process of enhanced communications and employee involvement. Results were increased productivity...

...B.C. Ghosh; Lim Kia Song The spectacular productivity gains achieved by Japanese firms from quality circle programmes have attracted the attention of many other authorities who are now looking for ways to apply the concept in their own countries and companies. In Singapore, the National...

... organisation; so management′s task is to understand and use informal groups to achieve the organisation′s ends. This is especially true as regards productivity, and the variables affecting productivity are discussed. The article then concentrates on leadership as a factor affecting group productivity...

...U Thomas Many Western manufactured products like cars and electronics have lost their market shares to similar products from Japan. Productivity improvement programmes, particularly in Canada, are examined to determine why some fail while others succeed. Specific case studies are also presented...