Posters and Online Posters
Portfolio of Incentives: Effect Assessment on Productivity
Virtual Poster Jessica Rubiano, Carlos Eduardo Alonso Malaver, Samuel Nucamendi Guillén
Currently, organizations have incentive policies to motivate their employees, however, the incentive portfolio has been used closely in most Colombian companies, since its implementation is focused on purely economic aspects. According to Soto and Jaime (2005), 95.3% use only monetary incentive plans with their employees. Organizations start from the concept that money is what motivates a worker the most. However, in the long term the use of this stimulus becomes a problem for the organization if it is not accompanied by other stimuli that are not directed to the economic aspect, and that cause the same impact on employee satisfaction (Soto and Jaime , 2005). The construction of motivational profiles allows the management of incentive policies in a more effective way, since the preferences of the workers are directed towards the improvement of the level of individual performance. This allows to improve not only the productivity of the organization but also has a positive effect on the worker.
Small Community Entrepreneurail Linkages to Regional Markets and Manufacturing: Employing Institutional Organizational Theory
Poster/Exhibit Session Nancy Miller
Employing institution organization theory, we empirically study geographic communities in their support of new apparel manufacturing ventures. This research elaborates the local culture and rationalized beliefs that constitute embedded agency and potential linkages to broader market organizations, either of which may hinder or advance the ongoing process of legitimacy in the emerging businesses. The concept of locality is examined for affecting entrepreneurial capacity within the localized community as well as within regional manufacturing systems. The context of the study involves apparel manufacturing startups as organizations in two geographically distant rural Colorado communities with populations less than 20,000. Rural communities are said to seek ideas for new industry and programs aimed at enhancing business growth, entrepreneurship, technology integration, and long-range sustainability. The low overhead and lower cost of living in rural communities allow a business model with competitive pricing for apparel manufacturing. However, rural communities are likely to hold norms that necessitate conformance if the organization is to receive support and achieve legitimacy. Legitimacy may influence the organization’s strategic choices. There are also constraints that accompany the small community in terms of individuals who are interested or capable of working in manufacturing. This was evidenced by a rural Colorado apparel entrepreneur who found local and industry capacity were conversely related. She stated, “We were completely surprised by the demand for our services. And simultaneously, completing surprised by the lack of workforce.” Using a mixed method approach, we draw together insights from community members and apparel manufacturers, both locally and regionally connected.
Employees’ Perception of Fairness in Relation to Managerial Skills of Their Supervisors in the Workplace
Poster/Exhibit Session Ana l Gonzalez, Toni Didona, Wendyned Centeno soto, Reinier Ramirez, Paul Marrero
The role of fairness perception and its links with managerial practices are included among the most frequently researched topics in industrial-organizational psychology, human resource management, and organizational behavior over the last decade. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between employees’ perception of fairness and managerial skills of their supervisors. Results of this study found a moderate positive correlation between variables. Findings confirmed that the managerial skills of supervisors and their family supportive behaviors have an impact on employees’ perception of fairness.
Learning a Second Language with Time Paired Practice: Building Confidence and Character in Classrooms around the World
Poster/Exhibit Session Samuel Rose
In 2020, Tokyo will host the XXXII Olympic Summer Games. Prime Minister Abe, as well as numerous other political leaders, have been calling for vast improvements in the development of practical English skills. These leaders would like to see individuals enhance their actual English communication/speaking abilities in order to meet the challenges of an ever-increasing globalized world. Unfortunately, many of the traditional teaching methods used in Japan do not seem to be having the desired effect. Politicians like Toshiaki Endo, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party’s system revitalization headquarters, are still making claims like, “We all know that the (current) six years of English education did not help us speak English.” Additionally, despite the incredible amount of resources spent on the development of second language acquisition skills, there is still a definite gap between what theoretically works in Japanese classrooms and what actually works. For fifteen years, Time Paired Practice (TPP) has been successfully used in various universities in the Greater Tokyo Area. The teaching method is simple yet effective, and it has proven to raise confidence and motivation levels in Japanese classrooms. This TPP poster presentation will introduce an oral communication teaching style that focusses on building and individual’s confidence while improving his/her second language abilities. It is the presenter’s hope that the information will provide viewers with some new and innovative techniques that can be used in various teaching environments around the world.
Creating a Culture of Professional Engagement: Meeting a Strategic Priority
Poster/Exhibit Session Eileen Theodore Shusta, Scott Seaman
The Libraries completed strategic planning in 2012, using an approach similar to the Balanced Scorecard. One strategic priority was to "Promote a culture of professional development among all staff." One initiative was to create an internal mechanism for professional engagement and career ladders. The presentation will focus on a multi-factored assessment of the impact on the professional library staff from the changes implemented, and if that resulted in a change in culture.
Employee Education and Perception of Innovation Barriers
Poster/Exhibit Session Nuttapon Punpugdee
Business firms must innovate to create and sustain competitive advantage. While a number of studies on various aspects of corporate innovation in an emerging market economy like Thailand has recently risen, many questions in the research area of innovation barriers in some industry contexts remain unanswered. The food and beverage industry in Thailand has experienced a tremendous growth in recent decades. The companies in the industry can maintain a high growth rate by continuously adding innovative products to their portfolios. Nonetheless employees play an important role in this value creation activity. Their perception of innovation barriers in the company impacts their willingness to take an active part in corporate innovation. As part of a research stream on employee perception of innovation barriers in the Thai food and beverage industry, this paper aims to investigate the relationship between employee education and perception of barriers to innovation. The results of this study showed that perception of innovation barriers were varied from one employee to another because of employee educational status. Bachelor’s degree holders suggested that fear of failure was largest innovation barriers while master’s degree holders named lack of innovation training as strongest barriers to innovation.
Supply Chain Flexibility: A Literature Review
Virtual Poster Araceli María Rojo Gallego Burín, Marina Rojo Gallego Burín
The aim of this paper is to analyze the understanding of supply chain flexibility (SCF) definitions and dimensions present on the literature. The proposed research method is based on the systematic literature review and on the obtaining and analyzing the data from the SCF, supply chain management, flexibility and existing literature. This raises the following questions: How is the SCF definition understood among the existing literature? How many SCF definitions are and how are distributed along time? What elements or characteristics are present on each definition? What are the SCF dimensions in the current literature? What units of analysis are used in the dimension analysis? What research methods are used to get those dimensions? How is the influence of characteristics like unit of analysis / research method in the SCF dimensions proposed by each article? Finally, the main conclusions obtained during the course of paper are discussed, as well as the main drawbacks encountered and the future research lines which arise from this research
