Designing Lateral Organizations: An Analysis of the Benefits,Costs, and Enablers of Nonhierarchical Organizational Forms*

Twenty-first century organizations will require designs that enable them to cope with turbulent environments. Organizations have experimented with lateral organizational designs for this purpose, but research evidence concerning these forms is sparse. We analyzed data obtained from 512 employees within eight diverse organizations implementing flexible lateral organizations. Using a sequence comparison methodology, we were able to identify and categorize the major costs, benefits, and enablers associated with implementing these forms of complex organizations. Propositions for effectively managing lateral relations were tested and managerial implications were explored.     

Deregulation,bank efficiency and economic cooperation across China–Taiwan Strait

This study investigates whether deregulation has affected bank efficiency in the ‘cross-strait’ relationship between China and Taiwan. I measure bank efficiency across three periods – after Taiwan and China joined the World Trade Organization, the global financial crisis, and the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) – and show that Taiwanese banks were significantly more efficient than their Chinese counterparts. These results show that the ECFA platform has not improved bank efficiency and thus has failed to function effectively. This finding suggests that China and Taiwan should continue negotiating within the ECFA context to enhance cross-strait financial cooperation.     

Simultaneous semi-sequential testing of dual alternatives for pattern recognition

In this paper, we propose a new nonparametric simultaneous test for dual alternatives. Simultaneous tests for dual alternatives are used for pattern detection of arsenic contamination level in ground water. We consider two possible patterns, namely, monotone shift and an umbrella-type location alternative, as the dual alternatives. Pattern recognition problems of this nature are addressed in Bandyopadhyay et al. [5], stretching the idea of multiple hypotheses tests as in Benjamini and Hochberg [6]. In the present context, we develop an alternative approach based on contrasts that helps us to detect three underlying pattern much more efficiently. We illustrate the new methodology through a motivating example related to highly sensitive issue of arsenic contamination in ground water. We provide some Monte-Carlo studies related to the proposed technique and give a comparative study between different detection procedures. We also obtain some related asymptotic results.     

加入世贸组织后沙特阿拉伯的政府管理

加入世贸组织是沙特的战略选择。在带来发展机遇的同时,世贸组织的规则也对沙特的政府管理提出了根本性挑战。特殊的国情和发展经历使沙特的政府管理正处于转型时期,其行政体制、法律体系、管理理念以及公务员队伍都与世贸规则的要求存在一定差距,经过近些年的改革和调整,沙特已在一些方面取得了进展,但存在的问题仍不容忽视。     

浅谈新形势下高校学习型党组织建设

本文结合实际提出从指导思想、组织制度、学习方法、组织文化、组织效能等方面加强高校学习型党组织建设。     

繁文缛节的起源、特征与影响

繁文缛节指对组织绩效有害的冗余行政规则、规章和程序。繁文缛节是一种"官僚病",对公共组织绩效危害较大,并在西方公共管理研究领域得到了广泛关注。本文对国际公共管理领域繁文缛节的研究进展进行了综述,概述了繁文缛节的概念与测量、影响因素与作用后果,并明确了未来繁文缛节研究的重要方向与议程。     

被动性“入场”与依附性“运作”：对一个国际NGO在中国工作过程的社会学分析

从20世纪90年代初开始,作为"外来者"的国际NGO纷纷涌入中国。近年来,学术界对国际NGO的研究成果也越来越多,但主要局限于描述国际NGO的参与式工作方法和工作领域,评价其对中国政府扶贫机制的补充作用,而对于国际NGO前期"入场"和后期"运作"过程缺乏关注。基于笔者在某国际NGO的工作经验,以"局外人"的身份重新审视该国际NGO的整个"入场"及后来的"运作"过程,文章发现国际NGO一步步从资金拥有者的"主动方"深陷"地方性知识"控制之中,以致于呈现被动性"入场"与依附性"运作"的特征,最终导致发展项目在实践上的扭曲和变形。     

WTO框架下中国电信市场的外资准入限制分析

电信服务业是其他服务贸易得以开展的基础,中国的入世对于外国电信服务营运商来说意味着一个拥有巨大潜力的市场。本文将从当前中国电信市场存在的对外国营运商的准入限制着手,指出当前中国电信政策与WTO相关规定不符合的地方。同时结合我国《加入议定书》中的义务来分析当前电信市场准入制度的不足。     

企业持续改进的组织行动模型实证研究

在复杂多变的全球化环境中,制造类企业面临激烈的竞争,这要求企业实施持续改进的先进管理模式。但企业中的各项改进活动应如何进行、由谁负责,则成为持续改进执行过程中的难点,故提出对持续改进绩效有显著正向影响的不同主体的三类组织改进活动,据此针对组织改进活动和持续改进绩效之间的关系建立了模型,并利用Continuous Innovation Network(CINet)等数据库的数据进行了结构方程模型的实证。结果表明,其拟合优度指数满足要求,模型比较理想。组织在持续改进过程中可将模型中的三类活动作为重点,逐步开展持续改进的各项活动,提高组织绩效,进而全面实现持续改进。     

非政府组织与近代社会习俗的改良——以天津青年会为例

近代以降,欧风美雨东渐,近代西方文明引入中国。同时,中国社会存在着大量需要改良的陋习。近代非政府组织在引入近代西方文明的同时,也在为社会习俗改良大声呐喊。本文以天津青年会为个案,以非政府组织改良社会习俗的手段为中心,对其改良社会习俗的方式和领域等进行探讨,进而指出,近代非政府组织对社会习俗改良的影响和作用不可低估。