philosophies of love

• The Dynamics of Guanxi in Chinese High-Tech Firms: Implications for Knowledge Management and Decision Making

This paper employs multiple theoretical perspectives -- resource- and knowledge-based views as well as social network theory -- to explore the dynamics of guanxi in the context of Chinese entrepreneurial firms. The researchers propose a dynamic model and offer multiple propositions for researchers to examine the role of guanxi for knowledge management and decision-making at various developmental stages of such firms. By integrating the individual level phenomenon of guanxi with firm-level issues, the researchers provide new perspectives for future research as well as guidelines for managerial practices.

... two people, e.g., friendship, family, love, competitive or cooperative. But guanxi is highly ... stems from traditional Chinese philosophies including Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Of th...

• Management International Review
• Band 46 Nr. 3, Mai 2006

• Work Experience, Work Stress and Hrm at the University**

The aim of this study is to investigate: 1. the well-being (job stress and job dissatisfaction) of academic staff at the University of Antwerp, 2. the specific factors of the work environment who have an impact on employee well-being, and 3. the interaction between HR practices and employee well-being. Suggestions of improvement of the work environment are to be formulated. In order to meet this purpose, a conceptual model was designed, based on the stress model developed in the Institute for Social Research (ISR) (University of Michigan), and on the HR-model of Peccei (2004). The elements most likely to cause job stress, according to the participants, were workload and time pressures, uncertainty, lack of feedback and social support. Further, it appeared that the HR-related job charact...

... by the introduction of market-driven philosophies and growing government interest and intervention i... environment, reasons why the respondents love working at the university. However, job stress and...

• Management Revue
• Band 17 Nr. 3, Juli 2006