案例研究法在国内工商管理学中应用及其发展趋势——以2005～2011年《管理学报》和《管理世界》刊发文献为依据

以2005～2011年期间《管理学报》和《管理世界》所刊发的190篇案例研究文献为样本,运用文献计量方法,比较分析了国内工商管理类案例研究论文的年度载文数量、基金资助情况、合作者数量,概括并阐述案例研究类论文关注的8个研究焦点,从论文被引频次、数据收集方法、研究规范性程度、所达到的研究效果4个角度评价国内学术界工商管理案例研究的质量.最后,简要预测其发展趋势.     

案例研究规范性视角下二手数据可靠性研究

以2007～2011年发表在国内领先管理期刊的123篇案例研究论文为样本,分析国内案例研究数据源现状,在此基础上,从效度和信度2个维度讨论利用二手数据进行案例研究的规范性和科学性.     

关于国内四种管理科学权威期刊载文情况的统计分析——兼看管理科学学科在我国的研究发展趋势

通过对国内四种管理科学权威核心期刊近10年发表的全部学术论文进行内容分析和分类统计,从论文数量、论文合作情况、研究热点、基础研究关注程度等方面对四种期刊进行了对比分析,归纳了各期刊发文情况的特点;统计分析结果也反映了国内学者在管理科学领域研究重点的发展变化及研究发展趋势。     

资源依赖理论在组织管理研究中的应用现状评估——基于111种经济管理类学术期刊的文献计量分析

通过对国家自然科学基金委员会管理科学部认定的重要期刊和CSSCI(2012～2013)来源期刊经济管理类共111种期刊上发表的有关资源依赖理论的研究成果进行搜索,选择了71篇与资源依赖理论相关的研究论文作为样本,使用文献计量分析法,从论文的研究类型、研究方法、研究内容等方面总结了资源依赖理论在国内组织管理的应用状况和热点问题.对资源依赖理论在国内组织管理中应用的发展方向提出了一些建议.     

国内外信息技术外包研究现状及趋势对比分析

以国外ABI、EBSCO Host数据库以及国内中国期刊数据库中收录的论文为基础数据源,利用文献计量法,对检索数据在年份分布、期刊构成、学者队伍、论文内容和方法等方面进行归纳总结;对比分析了国内外16年来(1992-2007)信息技术外包(IT外包)的发展现状、趋势以及研究热点,揭示了我国在IT外包学术研究方面与国外研究存在的差距,并提出了针对性的建议,为今后国内的研究提供借鉴。     

国际论文与国内论文合一统计方法研究

论述了期刊影响因子与期刊的有用性、显示度、论文质量的关系以及学科间影响因子不平衡分布的问题;以期刊影响因子为评价依据,用布拉德福区域分析法对SCI和CSCD的来源期刊进行等级区域的划分;用等级区域平均影响因子的倍差作为各个区域的权重,并赋以分值;用国际论文与国内论文合一统计方法进行了评价实验,排列出得分最高的前10名高等院校和科研院所．     

我国蹦床科研论文现状分析

运用文献资料、数理统计和逻辑分析等方法,以13种中文体育类核心期刊和网上公开发表的非核心期刊蹦床科研论文为研究对象,针对蹦床科研论文的发数量及时间、科研论文内容的分布、科研方法的种类等情况进行了分析研究。本研究旨在揭示我国蹦床科研论文发展的现状和分布规律,进而期望对今后的蹦床学术科研研究提供有益的信息和数据参考。     

民营企业雇佣关系模式关键影响因素的多案例研究

近30年来,中国企业雇佣关系模式从传统的单一模式转变为工作导向和组织导向等多种模式并存。西方雇佣关系领域的研究和实践证实组织导向型雇佣关系模式是最优模式,然而中国情景下的众多企业倾向采取工作导向型。由于中国企业雇佣关系模式的形成过程与西方企业存在很大差异,西方学者的研究结论不能解释中国企业的现象,探讨中国情景下企业雇佣关系模式的关键影响因素具有必要性。 已有理论研究和管理实践侧重关注企业雇佣关系模式的结果变量,但对其形成的关键影响因素分析未给予足够重视。运用最佳实践、高阶理论等观点,从多角度搭建企业雇佣关系模式关键影响因素及作用机制的分析框架;使用多案例研究方法,通过规范的质性分析技术,探讨广东省通信设备行业12家典型民营企业雇佣关系模式的关键影响因素及作用机制。 研究结果表明,①企业雇佣关系模式受到承诺型人力资源管理实践、控制型人力资源管理实践、企业家风险偏好、企业家成就需要、企业工会实践和制度环境6个关键因素的影响;②各关键因素对不同类型雇佣关系模式的影响存在差异性;③阐明4种类型雇佣关系模式关键影响因素的作用机制,并发现各关键影响因素的作用机制存在差异性。 在理论上,研究结果为探讨企业雇佣关系模式搭建了理论分析框架,丰富了雇佣关系模式前因变量方面的成果,拓展了研究空间,基于雇佣关系模式不同类型的划分描绘了企业雇佣关系模式关键影响因素路径图,将搭建的理论分析框架进行具体化。在实践上,研究结果从企业和政府两个角度,为企业选择和调整适合中国企业发展的雇佣关系模式提供了对策建议。     

案例研究方法严谨性测度研究

针对国内案例方法理论研究和实践现状,提出案例研究方法严谨性问题。在引介国外前沿案例研究严谨性方法论的基础上,结合自己的学习型理解和案例研究实践,通过纳入国内案例研究的情境因素,加以消化吸收,以案例研究方法的效度和信度关切为聚焦,初步厘清了案例研究方法严谨性的内涵和指标体系,构建出具有实际操作性的严谨性测度框架,丰富并提高了国内案例研究严谨性方法论,并且选取名刊名家最新案例研究型论文进行实证测度,发现了案例研究方法严谨性领域的国内外较大差距,指明了我们未来的努力方向。     

跨国公司海外R&D机构区位选择过程影响因素研究

随着经济全球化的迅猛发展和国际竞争的日趋激烈,跨国公司的研究与开发日益呈现出全球化的趋势,跨国公司海外R&D机构区位选择已成为一个亟待解决的问题。基于此,运用多案例研究方法对AVX公司海外R&D机构区位选择的过程展开详细分析,进一步通过德国巴斯夫公司和中兴通讯有限公司2个案例的分析,构建了包括模式判定、宏观区位选择、微观区位选择3个阶段在内的、3种不同投资动机下的跨国公司海外R&D机构区位选择过程影响因素框架,并通过案例进行了验证分析。     

油田开发污染源危险度评价模型及实证研究

针对油田开发污染源存在危险度,提出一种将灰关联度分析与故障树分析相结合的危险度评价模型.该模型运用灰关联度分析方法进行事故模式的识别,并根据某一具体的故障树,分析和导出顶事件发生的各种故障模式的可能性大小.然后,选取大庆油田工程有限公司典型案例进行实证研究,结果表明该方法对油田开发污染源危险度评价具备可行性和操作性.     

The Ocean Ranger Oil Rig Disaster: A Risk Analysis

This paper analyzes quantitatively the design of the Ocean Ranger off-shore oil drilling rig that capsized and sank on February 15, 1982 off the coast of Canada. A review of the actual disaster is also included based on evidence gathered by the Canadian Royal Commission. The risk analysis includes the construction of a failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) table, a fault tree, and a quantitative evaluation including common cause failure of the rig components. In the case of the Ocean Ranger ballast control system, it was shown that the analysis was able both to successfully model the catastrophic system failure of the portholes, the actual system failure mode, and identify a common cause failure mode of the pump system. This study represents an application of reliability and risk techniques to the oil services industry.     

Internal resource waste and centralization degree in two-stage systems: An efficiency analysis

Internal resource waste refers to the waste in the intermediate resources between the upstream stage and downstream stage in a production or service system. This study examines a system with a two-stage structure, in which the outputs from the first stage are taken as the inputs for the second stage. Two-stage systems can exist in centralized, decentralized, or mixed organizational modes. In this paper, we propose two-stage DEA models considering a degree of centralization that makes it possible to measure internal resource waste in different system modes. Some managerial insights are tested and verified from the perspective of efficiency analysis. We find that: 1) when there is only one intermediate measure in a centralized two-stage system, internal resource waste can be eliminated completely, and 2) a higher degree of centralization in a two-stage system can lead to less internal resource waste and more expected outputs. Finally, we present a numerical example and two practical real-world examples that illustrate our approach and findings.     

REALIZATION OF THE VIRTUAL ENTERPRISE PARADIGM IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY THROUGH E‐BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY

This paper presents a methodology and a case study for supply chain management in the clothing industry that makes extensive use of the virtual enterprise paradigm. The main research goal was to design and implement a prototype e‐business software component and carry out tests in several industrial users. The research effort resulted in the extended production data management system (epms), which supported the business processes of customer order management, subcontractor selection, and multi‐site/multi‐firm production orders release. The enablers of this software application were business‐to‐business (b2b) e‐commerce technologies in the operating context of application service providers (asps).     

随机条件下房地产开发的最优时机选择及其可达性问题研究

实物期权框架下的房地产投资相关研究长期忽视了对投资时机可达性问题的研究、忽视了对收益流与成本流相关性问题的探讨.有鉴于此,本文在房地产价格与建安成本二重随机性以及二者具有相关性的条件下,运用期权分析技术建模研究了房地产开发商的最优时机选择问题及最优时机的可达性问题.同时,文章对研究结果作了可达性分析、比较静态分析、数值分析、经济含义分析与政策含义分析,并对结论做了定性的实证检验.     

Lean Six Sigma approach in an Indian auto ancillary conglomerate: a case study

The purpose of this article is to illustrate how Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology was applied to an Auto ancillary conglomerate in India for achieving operational excellence. The research reported in this paper is based on a case study carried out using LSS methodology in improving yield of a semi-automated transfer line process of the organisation. The root causes for the problem were identified and validated through data based analysis from LSS tool box, at different stages in the study. The application of LSS methodology resulted in reduction of drilling defects while machining injector bodies and reduced the Defects Per Million Opportunities from 38,000 to 5600. The application of this methodology had a significant financial impact (saving of about INR 1.4 million per annum) on the bottom-line of the company.     

A productivity study in a chemical plant

This paper describes a case study in the application of a productivity analysis model in a plant producing industrial gases. Although the process is a relatively simple one, several inputs (labour, electricity, capital and some materials) and several outputs (liquid and gaseous oxygen, gaseous nitrogen, argon and a hydrogen-nitrogen mixture) are involved. The case study demonstrates how measures of total input and total output can be applied and analyses the performance of the plant over a 15-month period in terms of a variety of managerial control ratios.     

Analyzing Complicity in Risk

When risks generate anger rather than fear, there is at least someone who regards the imposition of those risks as wrongdoing; and it then makes sense to speak of the involvement in producing those risks as complicity. It is particularly relevant to examine the complicity of risk bearers, because this is likely to have a strong influence on how far other actors should go in providing them with protection. This article makes a case for analyzing complicity explicitly, in parallel with normal processes of risk assessment, and proposes a framework for this analysis. It shows how it can be applied in a case study of maritime transportation, and examines the practical and theoretical difficulties of this kind of analysis. The conclusion is that the analysis has to be formative rather than summative, but that it could provide a useful way of exposing differences in the assumptions of different actors about agency and responsibility.     

Alternative operations strategy processes: do they matter?

Abstract

With the increasing significance of business model innovation, and due to the ongoing difficulties encountered in executing formally developed strategies, there is a strong case for studying the functional-level strategy processes from fresh perspectives. This paper examines the significance of alternative operations strategy (OS) processes and organisational context and explores how they relate to operations performance. The empirical evidence was drawn based on the statistical analysis of data collected through 242 survey responses from the senior management staff of the Canadian oil and gas industry. The evidence drawn from the empirical study confirmed that alternative forms of OS development do indeed exist in practice and that certain organisational factors have a direct influence on OS processes. The analysis discerned four strategy process configurations representing singular and multiple combinations of the three process modes identified through the literature review. The results explain the differences between these process configurations in terms of certain contextual factors and operations performance. The findings of this study help advance the understanding of OS processes and may contribute to theory building, particularly what is known as ‘mid-range’ theory, as the evidence was built through the analysis of a relatively large sample of data drawn from an industry sector that has not been reported on in previous studies.     

An optimization approach to planning rail hazmat shipments in the presence of random disruptions

Hazardous materials (hazmat) shipments are integral to the development of any industrial society, and railroad is one the primary transportation modes in North America. However, the current academic literature has not studied the impact of disruption on rail hazmat shipments. This study proposes a bi-objective two-stage stochastic program that makes use a of new measure of risk to plan rail shipments in the presence of random disruptions. Complexity of the resulting mathematical model motivated the development of an augmented ɛ-constraint solution technique, which was used to study the railroad infrastructure in Midwest United States. The resulting analyses throw light on the trade-off between hazmat risk versus cost, and suggest that deploying contingency plans for disruptions can significantly mitigate hazmat risks with only a slight increase in total cost. We also find that with less than 1% increase in the total cost, our model reduces the variability in risk by as much as 99% in our case study.