SAM Advanced Management Journal articles from June 2005

SAM Advanced Management Journal archives from June 2005

From the editor-in-chief.(Editorial)
June 22, 2005... This issue contains six articles addressing blogs, Web design, pay inversion, telecommuting, strategic alliances, and joint ventures in China's interior. In the first article, Ross discusses the increasing use of Web logs, also known as...

What every human resource manager should know about web logs.
June 22, 2005... "Blogs" have been in the news a lot lately with their comments on mainstream media reporting. But the Web log (elided to "blog") also flourishes in the business world. These informal journals and postings to the Internet come in all shapes and...

The impact of cultural diversity on web site design.
June 22, 2005... Any organization planning to do business on the Web must pay attention to the cultural attributes of the target audience. What design elements will attract? What may offend? A good place to start before designing a site is with the five...

The case against pay inversion.
June 22, 2005... In the competition for new employees, companies sometimes will offer a higher salary to the new hire than they are currently paying to better-qualified current employees in similar positions. In short, their pay scale is inverted. While various...

An update on telecommuting: review and prospects for emerging issues.
June 22, 2005... Advances in technology have enabled millions of people to work for one or more employers without being physically present. Most telecommuters work from home, but some may have other "remote" office space. This tend has advantages and...

Strategic alliances and the management of intellectual properties: the art of the contract.
June 22, 2005... Patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks often compose as much as 85% of a corporation's economic value. Because product lifecycles have shortened as technology advances ever more rapidly, businesses frequently look to partnerships,...

Problems of managing joint ventures in China's interior: evidence from Shaanxi.
June 22, 2005... For several decades foreign firms have been locating in China, often through joint ventures with indigenous firms and usually in the more developed coastal regions. Now, however, the vast resource-rich interior is beckoning, and the central...