SAM Advanced Management Journal articles from March 2003

SAM Advanced Management Journal archives from March 2003

From the Editor-in-Chief.
March 22, 2003... The seven articles in this issue discuss topics relating to human resources, the environment, formulating strategy, the Internet, and operating in China. After reviewing the practice of excluding candidates with high scores on cognitive ability...

Too intelligent for the job? The validity of upper-limit cognitive ability test scores in selection.
March 22, 2003... Employees must often evaluate large pools of applicants. Given the high costs associated with new hires that don't work out, employers may seek to narrow applicant pools. Since cognitive ability is an excellent predictor of future job success,...

Temporary employment: an emerging alternative for college graduates.
March 22, 2003... Employers facing rapid changes in the business environment and college graduates facing a tough job market can each benefit from temporary employment services. No longer is temporary work primarily secretarial or administrative; professional...

Five critical challenges in strategy making.
March 22, 2003... An organization's decision-makers should think through the following basic questions when formulating strategy: Is strategy-making an art or science? Should a strategy be publicized or kept largely secret? Is consistency or flexibility more...

Perceptions of environmental consciousness in U.S. small businesses: an empirical study.
March 22, 2003... Does it pay to be "green"? Many large corporations think so and try to be environmentally conscious. But research is scant on the relationship between small businesses and environmental concerns. A survey of 100 small businesses indicated...

The Internet: motivations, deterrents, and impact on supply chain relationships.
March 22, 2003... Just how pervasive and beneficial is the internet in a business supply chain, and what are the barriers to its use? A survey of manufacturers, distributors, and industrial customers turned up a mixed bag of responses. Overall, e-commerce was...

Managing the institutional environment: challenges for foreign firms in post WTO China.
March 22, 2003... The impact of China's new membership in the World Trade Organization is much debated, but most agree that inflows of foreign direct investment will pick up. Foreign firms will have unprecedented access to geographic regions and economics...

The relation between employee perceptions of stakeholder balance and corporate financial performance.
March 22, 2003... The standard corporate mission is to maximize stockholder value, but doing so successfully may involve also attempting to maximize satisfaction among stakeholders--employeees, customers, and the public. A survey drawn from the top 75 publicly...