The Journal of International Management Studies

The purpose of this paper is to explore ways in which the cost of expatriation can be reduced by contrasting expatriate management systems in two successful American companies. Data are gathered using in-depth interviews with international human resource (IHR) managers and analyses of company archival information. Comparative analysis shows striking differences between the two approaches--one more traditional and expensive, the other nontraditional and considerably less expensive. These differences suggest that a wide range of approaches to managing expatriates may be successful, arguing against a set of “best practices.” The analysis suggests less expensive ways of managing expatriates may be possible in some organizations and predicts several contingency factors to consider when designing expatriate management compensation and benefit packages.

Singapore companies are well-known for their systemic and operational efficiencies as well as technological competencies, and the city state’s renowned transparent governance adds extra credibility to their methods of business dealings, especially so for government-linked companies. This paper, as part of our series on this topic, looks at how Singapore-based companies attempt to expand beyond the region, and tests the efficacy of the ‘Singapore system’ exported to emerging economies. It is the first in this series which focuses on Singapore companies who have opened franchises in the Middle East. The research takes on a uniquely ‘Arabian allure’, as we present evidence from the gambits of Singapore’s privately-owned companies setting up franchises in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Our results show that the perceived advantages purported through these Singaporestyled initiatives remains uncertain; as well, we find that socio-political intricacies in the host environments continue to stymie efforts to import competencies and business practices.

Corporate corruption has dominated the business new s over the last decade. While large businesses gar ner much of the attention, small businesses also face a dist inct threat from fraudulent activities. In this article, we discuss the impact of fraud on small businesses. We present th e classical theory of fraud and describe how pressu re, opportunity and rationalization facilitate fraudulent activity. Finally, we propose clear practical steps that ca n be followed to help prevent fraud in small businesses and we offer futu re research opportunities.

Based on social exchange and psychological contract theories, Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is anchored on the presumption of an established, long-term relationship between an employer and employees. Thus one could conclude that contingent workers lack OCB. This study demonstrates that adding a “professionalism” construct provides correspondence in the literature that previously did not exist. Given that in advancing economies professionalism will be present in a variety of degrees in all occupations, inclusion of such a dimension can signifi

A survey was conducted to gauge the opinions of major corporations in one of the industrial regions in the Midwestern part of USA regarding needed skills and knowledge of undergraduate business students. A sample of 50 top employers in the region participated in a comprehensive survey conducted in 2011. Employers identified crucial topics in all the functional areas of business education. Among them are working in teams, project management, cash flow analysis, financial risk analysis, cost benefit analysis, and proficiency in using popular tools such as Word, and Excel, were rated the highest. Suggestions were also made regarding curricular changes.

A study of 389 Taiwanese expatriates working in Main land China was conducted to investigate the relatio nship between Hollingshead’s 2-Factor Index of Social Pos ition and organizational commitment. The methods o f data analysis used in this study consisted of explorator y factor analysis (EFA), internal consistency relia bility, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post hoc comparis on tests. Findings indicated that Taiwanese expatri ates with different educational level, occupational level, an d index of social position had shown different perc eptions on subvariables of organizational commitment and general organizational commitment. Furthermore, occupationa l level had significant negative impact on affective and normat ive commitment. A further study to replicate the rin different countries in order to explore the relatio nships between Hollingshead’s 2-factor Index of Soc ial Position and

The purpose of this study was to investigate Mongolian consumer perception of online shopping, as well as the factors influencing on their attitude toward online shopping and their effect on their intention toward online shopping. Sample of this study included online shopping consumers of Mongolian. The study used e-survey to collect data with 107 (10.7%) valid data. The regression analysis was used to analysis the relationship between dependent and independent variables, and discovered mediation. The results of this study found that consumer innovativeness, perceived benefits and perceived risk are important determining factors influencing online shopping. Also the findings shown that consumer innovativeness, perceived benefits had positive impact on consumer shopping attitude, and perceived risk had a negative impact on consumer online shopping attitude. Moreover, consumer innovativeness, perceived benefits, perceived risk had an indirect effect on the intention of online shopping. The results of this study nearly supported all hypotheses.

The study analyzed and measured the current business organizations with information technology (IT) strategy, organization cultural and organization learning mediate by knowledge management that will effect on performance. The hypothesis proposed that 1) to describe the relationship among IT strategy, organization cultural, organization learning and knowledge management, the relationship between IT strategy and knowledge management, the relationship between organization cultural and knowledge management, and the relationship between organization learning and knowledge management; 2) to examine the relationship between knowledge management and organizational performance; and 3) to generate implications for the effect of IT strategy, organization cultural, organization learning and knowledge management on performance of business organizations. Research design using descriptive statistics, and multiple regression statistical analysis explained the relationship of variables. The results found that there were the relationships among variables in the study.

In this paper the successfulness of the implementation of business processes’ improvements is analyzed from the aspect of influencing factors which manifest themselves in employees’ engagement, gained experience methodology adequacy and implementation factors. The research, conducted on 73 large Croatian companies (15, 9% of state’s overall large companies population), has partially confirmed the existence of relationship between the programs of business processes’ improvements and business performances, between organizational variables and business performances as well as between the programs of business processes’ improvements and organizational variables.