exploring the differences of CSR and CSE activities on consumer attributions and responses

The following directed research project analyzes how different sustainability efforts of an organization influence consumers’ responses in an industry, which faces high controversy. The study tested shows how two different high fit sustainability endeavors, namely high fit Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (CSE), affect the way consumers’ attributions are being made with regard to the company’s motive. With data gathered from surveying 156 participants, the study provides evidence that CSR as well as CSE programs stimulate values-driven attributions which positively affect consumers’ trust, corporate reputation and corporate image. Lastly, theoretical and managerial implications of the study are discussed and future research suggestions provided.

"Public on the outside, private on the inside": the organizational hybridization, sense of belonging and identity strategies of the employees of a public unemployment insurance fund in Switzerland

A number of studies show that New Public Management reforms have altered the current identity benchmarks of public officials, particularly by hybridizing values or management practices. However, existing studies have largely glossed over the sense of belonging of officials when their organization straddles the concerns of public service and private enterprise, so that the boundary between public and private sector is blurred. The purpose of this article is precisely to explore this sense of belonging in the context of organizational hybridization. It does so by drawing on the results of research conducted among the employees of a public unemployment insurance fund in Switzerland. On the one hand, the analysis shows how much their markers of belonging are hybrid, multiple and constructed in negative terms (with regard to the State), while indicating that the working practices of the employees point to an identity that is nevertheless closely bound with the public sector. On the other hand, the analysis shows that the organization plays strategically with its State status, by exploiting either its private or public identity in line with the needs related to its external image. The article concludes with a discussion of the results highlighting the strategic functionality of the hybrid identity of the actors.

Can organizational commitment be experienced by indivuals pursuing contemporary career paths?

In a context in which organizations can no longer promise life-time employment and individuals increasingly experience inter-organizational mobility, this study tackles the question of whether organizational commitment is no longer related to new career orientations. To this end, it analyzes the relation between the underlying dimensions of protean (self direction and values driven) and boundaryless (boundaryless mindset and organizational mobility preference) career attitudes (Briscoe et al., 2006) and organizational commitment, within today's unstable and uncertain business scenario. Research results suggest that protean career attitudes contribute significantly to individuals emotional attachment to their employing organization. Furthermore, organizational mobility preference was found to be significant in predicting both affective and continuance commitment. Finally, future research suggestions and practical implications associated with the current study are provided.

Evaluation of Location Intelligence exploitation in capital-intensive business

As technology has developed it has increased the number of data produced and collected from business environment. Over 80% of that data includes some sort of reference to geographical location. Individuals have used that information by utilizing Google Maps or different GPS devices, however such information has remained unexploited in business. This thesis will study the use and utilization of geographically referenced data in capital-intensive business by first providing theoretical insight into how data and data-driven management enables and enhances the business and how especially geographically referenced data adds value to the company and then examining empirical case evidence how geographical information can truly be exploited in capital-intensive business and what are the value adding elements of geographical information to the business. The study contains semi-structured interviews that are used to scan attitudes and beliefs of an organization towards the geographic information and to discover fields of applications for the use of geographic information system within the case company. Additionally geographical data is tested in order to illustrate how the data could be used in practice. Finally the outcome of the thesis provides understanding from which elements the added value of geographical information in business is consisted of and how such data can be utilized in the case company and in capital-intensive business.

Le soutien parental à l’autonomie et l’honnêteté : le rôle médiateur de l’intériorisation de la valeur de l’honnêteté et de l’analyse coûts/bénéfices

Une communication honnête entre l’adolescent(e) et son parent est associée à un développement plus sain chez l’adolescent(e) (Stattin & Kerr, 2000). La présente étude s’intéresse à la façon dont les parents peuvent favoriser l’honnêteté chez leurs adolescents. En nous basant sur la Théorie de l’Autodétermination (Deci & Ryan, 2000), nous postulons que plus les parents soutiennent l’autonomie de leurs adolescents, plus ceux-ci sont honnêtes avec leurs parents. Nous postulons également qu’il y aurait deux variables médiatrices de cette relation : l’intégration de la valeur de l’honnêteté chez les adolescents ainsi que leur perception des coûts et des bénéfices vis-à-vis du fait d’être honnête avec leurs parents. Des analyses de modélisation par équations structurales se basant sur 174 dyades parent-adolescent ont démontré que plus les parents soutiennent l’autonomie de leurs adolescents, plus les adolescents intègrent la valeur de l’honnêteté et plus ils perçoivent des bénéfices élevés, et de faibles coûts, à être honnêtes avec leurs parents. L’intégration de la valeur de l’honnêteté et le fait de percevoir davantage de bénéfices que de coûts à être honnête prédisaient par la suite une communication plus honnête entre l’adolescent(e) et son parent. Le fait que le parent valorise l’honnêteté contribuait aussi à l’intégration de la valeur de l’honnêteté chez l’adolescent(e).

Les politiques en matière de drogue : une question de valeur?

Dans le domaine des drogues actuellement illicites, deux courants politiques opposés s'affrontent: un mouvement en faveur de la répression fait face à ce que l'on nomme bien souvent l'anti-prohibitionnisme. Comment, à partir de la réalité actuelle, en arrive-t-on à prendre des positions tellement opposées? L'objectif de cet article consiste à analyser les valeurs dominantes qui sont à la base de chacun de ces discours. La méthode privilégiée pour atteindre cet objectif consiste en une recension des écrits scientifiques des 20 dernières années. Quatre bases de données furent consultées: NCJRS, Socio-file, Psyclitt, et Current Content. De cette interrogation, 200 textes furent retenus pour analyse. L'analyse des écrits scientifiques traitant des politiques répressives envers les drogues et de la position anti-prohibitionniste a permis de faire ressortir trois valeurs principales: la gestion optimale des ressources humaines et sociales, la promotion et la santé, et la liberté individuelle vs la protection de l'état. Ces valeurs ne sont pas mutuellement exclusives puisque certaines idées invoquées en vue de justifier la position défendue peuvent s'appliquer à l'une ou l'autre des valeurs identifiées, démontrant combien ceux-ci sont fortement inter-reliées. Enfin, mentionnons que l'ensemble de ces écrits sur le thème étudié présente des faiblesses majeures - elles sont discutées en conclusion.

El desafío institucional : Las prácticas políticas no armadas de la Tendencia Revolucionaria del Peronismo en el Ministerio de Asuntos Agrarios de la provincia de Buenos Aires (1973-1974)

Este artículo analiza el proceso de incorporación de los sectores de la Tendencia Revolucionaria del Peronismo en el gobierno de Oscar Bidegain en la provincia de Buenos Aires, a partir de las elecciones del 11 de marzo de 1973. Se busca analizar tanto la trayectoria previa de los grupos que integraron la administración provincial, sus lugares específicos en el organigrama gubernamental, junto con las expectativas, los sentidos y los objetivos que guiaron la participación de militantes revolucionarios en las estructuras institucionales del Estado.Por otra parte, se analizan más específicamente las prácticas políticas desplegadas por estos militantes en el Ministerio de Asuntos Agrarios, junto a los programas de gestión impulsados, observando un repertorio heterogéneo de modalidades de acción inscriptas en un programa mayor de cambio de estructuras y construcción del socialismo nacional

El desafío institucional : las prácticas políticas no armadas de la Tendencia Revolucionaria del Peronismo en el Ministerio de Asuntos Agrarios de la provincia de Buenos Aires (1973-1974)

Este artículo analiza el proceso de incorporación de los sectores de la Tendencia Revolucionaria del Peronismo en el gobierno de Oscar Bidegain en la provincia de Buenos Aires, a partir de las elecciones del 11 de marzo de 1973. Se busca analizar tanto la trayectoria previa de los grupos que integraron la administración provincial, sus lugares específicos en el organigrama gubernamental, junto con las expectativas, los sentidos y los objetivos que guiaron la participación de militantes revolucionarios en las estructuras institucionales del Estado.Por otra parte, se analizan más específicamente las prácticas políticas desplegadas por estos militantes en el Ministerio de Asuntos Agrarios, junto a los programas de gestión impulsados, observando un repertorio heterogéneo de modalidades de acción inscriptas en un programa mayor de cambio de estructuras y construcción del socialismo nacional.

El desafío institucional : Las prácticas políticas no armadas de la Tendencia Revolucionaria del Peronismo en el Ministerio de Asuntos Agrarios de la provincia de Buenos Aires (1973-1974)

Este artículo analiza el proceso de incorporación de los sectores de la Tendencia Revolucionaria del Peronismo en el gobierno de Oscar Bidegain en la provincia de Buenos Aires, a partir de las elecciones del 11 de marzo de 1973. Se busca analizar tanto la trayectoria previa de los grupos que integraron la administración provincial, sus lugares específicos en el organigrama gubernamental, junto con las expectativas, los sentidos y los objetivos que guiaron la participación de militantes revolucionarios en las estructuras institucionales del Estado.Por otra parte, se analizan más específicamente las prácticas políticas desplegadas por estos militantes en el Ministerio de Asuntos Agrarios, junto a los programas de gestión impulsados, observando un repertorio heterogéneo de modalidades de acción inscriptas en un programa mayor de cambio de estructuras y construcción del socialismo nacional

El desafío institucional : Las prácticas políticas no armadas de la Tendencia Revolucionaria del Peronismo en el Ministerio de Asuntos Agrarios de la provincia de Buenos Aires (1973-1974)

Este artículo analiza el proceso de incorporación de los sectores de la Tendencia Revolucionaria del Peronismo en el gobierno de Oscar Bidegain en la provincia de Buenos Aires, a partir de las elecciones del 11 de marzo de 1973. Se busca analizar tanto la trayectoria previa de los grupos que integraron la administración provincial, sus lugares específicos en el organigrama gubernamental, junto con las expectativas, los sentidos y los objetivos que guiaron la participación de militantes revolucionarios en las estructuras institucionales del Estado.Por otra parte, se analizan más específicamente las prácticas políticas desplegadas por estos militantes en el Ministerio de Asuntos Agrarios, junto a los programas de gestión impulsados, observando un repertorio heterogéneo de modalidades de acción inscriptas en un programa mayor de cambio de estructuras y construcción del socialismo nacional

Comprehensive strategic plan for elementary and secondary education, 2005 /

Pursuant to Public Act 93-1036, the Illinois State Board of Education has developed a five year comprehensive strategic plan for elementary and secondary education in Illinois. The plan focuses on three primary goal areas: enhancing literacy; improving educator quality for all children; and expanding data-driven management and school support practices.

Comprehensive strategic plan for elementary and secondary education progress report /

Pursuant to Public Act 93-1036, the Illinois State Board of Education has developed a five year comprehensive strategic plan for elementary and secondary education in Illinois. The plan focuses on three primary goal areas: enhancing literacy; improving educator quality for all children; and expanding data-driven management and school support practices.

What factors influence concordance with medications? Findings from the UK Asian Diabetes study

Aims: To investigate concordance with medication, as assessed at baseline and at 1- and 2-year follow-up, and to examine factors associated with non-concordance in a UK-resident South-Asian population. Methods: Data from the UK Asian Diabetes Study were analysed. Concordance with medications was assessed and recorded at three time points during the study. Multiple logistic regression was used to investigate the factors associated with non-concordance; the associations of baseline factors with year 1 concordance and baseline plus year 1 factors with year 2 concordance. Results: Data for 403 patients from seven practices participating in the UK Asian Diabetes Study were analysed. The numbers of patients who were non-concordant were: 63 (16%) at baseline 101 (25%) at year 1; and 122 (30%) at year 2. The baseline-measured variables that were significantly associated with year 1 non-concordance included diabetes duration, history of cardiovascular disease, components of the EuroQol quality of life questionnaire, the EQ-5D score, and number of medications prescribed. In multivariable analyses, the most important determinant of year 1 non-concordance was baseline non-concordance: odds ratio 13.6 (95% confidence limits 4.7, 39.9). Number of medications prescribed for blood pressure control was also significant: odds ratio 1.8 (95% confidence limits 1.4, 2.4). Similar results were observed for year 2 non-concordance. Conclusions: Non-concordance with medications was common and more likely in people prescribed more medications. The current target-driven management of risk factor levels may lead to increasing numbers and doses of medications. Considering the high cost of medications and the implications of poor health behaviours on morbidity and mortality, further investigation of prescribing behaviours and the factors affecting patient concordance are required.

Food Service Operations in the Cruise Industry

Food service on a cruise ship presents some unique challenges. A review of food service in the cruise industry is presented along with some ideas on the future. The case is made for a change in traditional operations with a move toward greater use of computer-driven management techniques.