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Takeshi KAWAI1992 Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages 59-70
Published: December 25, 1992
Released on J-STAGE: January 27, 2011
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe purpose of this study is to develop causal models which explain the relationships between the levels of organizational activity and corporate performance. An 80 item questionnaire measuring organizational activity was conducted among 2, 782 managers from 47 middle-sized, well performing companies. The results of factor analysis showed that organizational activity has various organizational andpsychological facets, such as clearness of company policy, organizational flexibility and openess, the employees' motivation, commitment, and so on. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to explore the relationships between the levels of organizational activity and the companies' performance indices such as sales efficacy, profit efficacy, sales growth rate, etc. The results produced five static and dynamic models. Each model explains quite well company performance levels by organizational activity concepts. The necessity of further research is discussed to scrutinize the validity of the models and to develop the models for consulting activities.View full abstractDownload PDF (1307K) -
Yutaka KOBAYASHI1992 Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages 71-80
Published: December 25, 1992
Released on J-STAGE: January 27, 2011
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThe effects of changing personnel management systems upon employees' career perspectives were examined through field surveys at a manufacturing company. Two questionnaire surveys were conducted, first for 222 workers in 1984 when the personnel management system was relatively seniority-based, and second for 495 workers in 1990 when an ability-based system had just been introduced. Comparison between the two sets of male data revealed that employees lowered organizational commitment but raised promotional expectations after the introduction of the new personnel management system. In terms of promotional aspirations, though, the number of workers aspiring to higher management status decreased while those of lower management aspirations increased.View full abstractDownload PDF (1424K) -
Hirohisa NAGAI1992 Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages 81-89
Published: December 25, 1992
Released on J-STAGE: January 27, 2011
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSIn an investigation of the relationship between Japanese supervisors and American subordinate's perceptual congruence of IT (Influence Tactics) based on the interpersonal role-making model of Grean (1976), and supervisors' performance appraisals of their immediate subordinates, perceptual congruence was significantly related to supervisors' evaluations of their subordinates. Results of the analysis showed that IT can be effectively used as indicators for measuring perceptual congruence, as well as the importance of IT's perceptual congruence for impartial performance appraisals at cross-cultural working places.View full abstractDownload PDF (1137K) -
Effects of a husband's participation in resolving problems on family members' perceptions of their family systemNoriko NAMIKI1992 Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages 91-102
Published: December 25, 1992
Released on J-STAGE: January 27, 2011
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThis study attempts to compare job-induced separated families with non-separated families in terms of the relations between participation in and commitment to the husband's company and the husband and the wife's perceptions of their family system. Also, this study discusses how the connection between the husband and his family their influences his family system. The major findings about separated families were as follows: 1) Husbands began to worry about their spouses and children. However, the wives felt that degree of their husbands' participation did not correspond to the size of the problems. 2) A wife whose husband was concerned about his family's well-being felt that she must keep her home in good order. On the other hand, when the husband was not concerned about the family, the wife's expectation of the spouse's help did not induce the husband to contribute. 3) The frequency of husband's return to the home was related to his participation in the family, and the wife's perceptio was influenced by the frequency of the spouse's telephone calling.View full abstractDownload PDF (1601K) -
A case study of Honko Steel Manufacturing GroupGanng Sun, Mitsuru WAKABAYASHI1992 Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages 103-113
Published: December 25, 1992
Released on J-STAGE: January 27, 2011
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSChinese enterprises are now changing the old management system sustained under planned economic policies into a new management system which adjusts for a market economy operating inside socialism. In the past, a lot of attempts to change the management system and organizational structure have been undertaken in Chinese enterprises. This study deals with management development activities conducted by one of the largest steel manufacturing company groups, Honko, as a typical case of the recent innovation. Firstly, after reviewing the history of the group, the process of change in organizational structure and management systems is precisely described. Secondly, the characteristics and the problems of new system are discussed. Thirdly, future goals for the series of innovations are proposed. The proposals suggest that:(1) The strong authority held by high ranking maagers and main departments should be delegated, (2) Equity of wages should be maintained, and (3) The responsibilities of the committee of the socialist party and the responsibilities of the president of the firm should be clearly separated.View full abstractDownload PDF (1386K)
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