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Human Systems Management (HSM) is an interdisciplinary, international, refereed journal. It addresses the need to mentally grasp and to in-form the managerial and societally organizational impact of high technology, i.e., the technology of self-governance and self-management.
The gap or gulf is often vast between the ideas world-class business enterprises and organizations employ and what mainstream business journals address. The latter often contain discussions that practitioners pragmatically refute, a problematic situation also reflected in most business schools’ inadequate curriculæ.
To reverse this trend, HSM attempts to provide education, research and theory commensurate to the needs to today’s world-class, capable business professionals. Namely the journal’s purposefulness is to archive research that actually helps business enterprises and organizations self-develop into prosperously successful human systems.
Authors: Bebenroth, Ralf | Ismail, Maimunah | Sekiguchi, Tomoki
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: This study contributes to the understanding of how target firm employees perceive organizational change after a cross-border acquisition. Based on the tenets of the group engagement model, we pick procedural and interpersonal justice and investigate how it influences the organizational identification of target employees. We extend previous findings from the literature, that employees who are treated better have a higher organizational identification to the new firm. Overall we find that procedural justice matters more to target employees than interpersonal justice does. Furthermore, while procedural justice matters earlier at the post-acquisition integration, interpersonal justice becomes more salient a year after the …deal. Managers are therefore advised to inform their target employees immediately after the deal about procedures, and especially about their (possible) future stay at the new firm. Implications and future research directions are discussed. Show more
Keywords: Cross-border acquisition, target employees’ perceptions, interpersonal justice, procedural justice, organizational identification
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-160864
Citation: Human Systems Management, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 165-173, 2016
Authors: Akhavan Sarraf, Ahmad Reza | Abzari, Mehdi | Nasr Isfahani, Ali | Fathi, Saeed
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Many research studies look into generational differences and their impact on organizational behavior. Since most of these studies entail representative samples from USA and european countries, with their society-specific history and culture, they are of little use in countries with different cultural backgrounds. This study identifies generational groups in Iran, by using interviews and qualitative methods that assess the collegial opinions of academic and professional managers. Its findings show that there are five separate generations with different characteristics in Iran. Considering the similarities and differences of these generations helps academicians and practitioners benefit from business diversity and creativity. Also, it …provides the capability to develop personnel strategies for the recruitment and retainment of employees from different generations. Show more
Keywords: Generation, generational groups, generational differences, organizational Behavior, Iran
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-160866
Citation: Human Systems Management, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 175-183, 2016
Authors: Baker-Eveleth, Lori J. | Stone, Robert W. | Eveleth, Daniel M.
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Given organizations’ increasing reliance on career websites for recruiting job seekers, the experience a job seeker has on the organization’s website can influence the stream of job applicants and influence organizational success. This research, grounded in social cognitive theory, investigates the linkages between job seekers’ intentions, formed after using an organization’s recruitment website, and factors antecedent to these intentions. Data were collected by questionnaire from a sample of subjects who were representative of recent or current job seekers. The estimation of the proposed model was performed using a structural equations approach. The empirical results indicate that job seekers’ intentions are …affected by their satisfaction with the recruitment website. Satisfaction is affected by job seekers’ perceived usefulness of the website; and perceived usefulness is positively affected by website ease of use, engagement, and social norms. Because the trend in recruiting is toward more impersonal contact (e.g., website) with job seekers prior to their decision to apply, it is essential that organizations design websites that increase job seekers’ intentions to apply and not to repel them. The study adds evidence that characteristics of the website communicate additional information to job seekers about the company that is used to form intentions. Show more
Keywords: Behavioral intentions, job-pursuit intentions, online job seekers, self-efficacy, social norms
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-160868
Citation: Human Systems Management, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 185-196, 2016
Authors: Koya, Kushwanth | Sice, Petia | Rauch, Laurie
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Leadership is a significant element in the present life of organizations. Recent reviews suggest building novel frameworks through which leadership, as a phenomenon, could be understood comprehensively, considering all the aspects of human experience. The autopoietic perspective on cognition suggests that the quality of human experience is determined by the interplay between the biological and social dynamics of an active situated human agent, we enact our ‘reality’, rather than recognize one. Thus, an integrated approach to the study of any phenomenon in the social domain requires focus on the interrelatedness of the biological, mental and social aspects. This exploratory paper …provides an insight into the findings of an empirical study of leadership consonant with an enactive perspective on human experience, including the biological, behavioral and social dynamics of the leadership phenomenon. The research implemented mixed methods under the umbrella of a multidisciplinary comparative case study. Heart rate variability (HRV) demonstrated as the biomarker for physiological data, semi-structured interviews, the Leadership Behavior Development Questionnaire (LBDQ) and a researcher’s reflective diary were used to collect qualitative data and assist in understanding behavioral attributes. The results indicated a correlation between physiology, attitudes and behaviors, social dynamics and performance. Show more
Keywords: Leadership, autopoiesis, complexity, self-organization
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-160869
Citation: Human Systems Management, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 197-212, 2016
Authors: Beimel, Dizza | Bar-Lev, Shiry
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: Effective knowledge management of highly sensitive information requires a meticulous design of access-control policies. These determine which organizational actors have access to what knowledge and under which circumstances. An effective design of such access-control policies requires not only a command of an apt representation formalism, but an in-depth understanding of the dynamic privacy needs of the organization. Acquiring these competencies is the central goal of any education or knowledge management process. We present a controlled experiment designed to examine the differences in novices’ competencies in using two ontology formalisms – Frames and OWL – while constructing access-control ontology-based policies. The …two differ in the level of structuration, and the abstract thinking they require. The findings offer partial support for Bloom’s predictions. The results show that students performed relatively well in both formalisms with respect to the tasks of comprehending and implementing access-control policies. However, when it came to synthesizing new access-control policies, the students found the Frames formalism significantly simpler than the OWL where they failed miserably. Show more
Keywords: Ontology languages, knowledge representation, OWL, frames
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-160870
Citation: Human Systems Management, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 213-228, 2016
Authors: Lasrado, Flevy
Article Type: Research Article
Abstract: The approach to measuring organizational performance by exclusively using financial indicators has been critiqued in the literature. There is a need to drive managerial practices based on ‘excellence’, yielding peak performance beyond financial results. This article’s purpose is to highlight the business excellence practices of leading organizations that drive peak organizational performance. Their business excellence frameworks are based on the total quality management (TQM) philosophy. The article examines business excellence winners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and how the TQM enablers and business excellence frameworks help them achieve peak performance. The findings have useful implications for managers of business …enterprises. Show more
Keywords: Business excellence framework, peak performance, total quality management (TQM)
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-160871
Citation: Human Systems Management, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 229-236, 2016
Authors: Warner, Malcolm
Article Type: Book Review
DOI: 10.3233/HSM-160865
Citation: Human Systems Management, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 237-238, 2016
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