Monography analyzes the praxis of successful Slovene and international companies based on the theory of authentic leadership theory. Focus was on investigating the latest findings in the field of management learning and knowledge. Research of the sample of successful Slovene companies demonstrated the meaning of leading processes and people when implementing corporate strategy. Positive psychological capital proved to be key developmental mechanism. Authours compare approaches to leadership development in Eastern and Western cultural environment and emphasize the balanced approach to benchmarking analysis that recognizes and satisfies local needs with consideration of the global trends.
COBISS.SI-ID: 267302400
We propose and empirically test a multilevel model of cross-level interactions between leader self-perceptions (team level) and follower perceptions of authentic leadership on job satisfaction. Data from 24 supervisors and 171 team members were used. Applying hierarchical linear modeling, we found that follower perceptions of authentic leadership predict employee job satisfaction. We also found support for the interaction effect of leader self-perceptions and follower perceptions of authentic leadership in predicting job satisfaction, integrating the leader- and follower-centric perspectives of authentic leadership. Polynomial regression analysis further supported the fact that the congruence between leader self perceptions and follower perceptions of authentic leadership is beneficial and that both need to be present at high levels to produce the most beneficial results in terms of followers’ job satisfaction.
COBISS.SI-ID: 21786342
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how the so called resource-advantage perspective can be used to determine the importance of specific relational and transactional dimensions of buyer- supplier relationships in driving relationship competitiveness within a transnational company (TNC). The main objective of our research was to analyze which and how much specific relational and/or transactional dimensions of buyer-supplier relationships affect TNC buyer-supplier relationship competitiveness. Based on an illustrative empirical example, we tested a simple variance-based reflective Structural Equation Model (SEM) with main effects based on a sample of 130 TNC buyer-supplier relationships. Our results show that buyer-supplier relationship competitiveness is mostly driven by interpersonal trust and joint problem solving (both relational determinants), as well as by two kinds of transaction-specific investments (TSIs), namely investments into people and physical assets. In terms of theoretical implications, our results show that the resource-advantage theory of competition can link both the relationship marketing and the transaction cost economics perspective of buyer-supplier relationship management. We further provide some managerial recommendations for more effective management of TNC buyer-supplier relationships in terms of leveraging competitiveness.
COBISS.SI-ID: 21452774
The purpose of this paper is to systematically describe the evolution of Bartlett and Ghoshal's transnational typology within an appropriate historical context, and to additionally review key antecedent works of other authors who contributed to its evolutionary nature. The paper shows how Bartlett and Ghoshal's transnational solution concept was developed in light of the global economic changes of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the managerial and strategic challenges faced by US MNCs. It shows how the transnational solution concept should not be seen as a single work, but rather the outcome of an academic discourse which lasted over a decade. The review of Bartlett and Ghoshal's stream of work since the mid 1980s also shows how the transnational solution concept developed gradually into its present form and through the integration of several antecedent concepts. This paper describes not just the actual evolution of Bartlett and Ghoshal's transnational typology, but also systematically identifies and analyzes key antecedent works by other authors. This analysis has been overlooked and is at the same time key to the understanding of their typology. The employed evolutionary and business history perspectives within this paper are new to the international management literature. They should be especially valuable for graduate students and scholars who employ Bartlett and Ghoshal's typology, or anyone who wishes to understand the Zeitgeist of the time articulated by this seminal work, which will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary.
COBISS.SI-ID: 21646054
Skrivanje znanja preprečuje kolegom generiranje ustvarjalnih idej in ima hkrati lahko negativne posledice na ustvarjalnost samega skrivalca znanja. Sledeč teoriji družbene izmenjave predlagamo, da ko zaposleni skriva znanje, sproži recipročno zanko nezaupanja, v kateri so sodelavci nepripravljeni deliti znanje z njim. Nadalje predpostavljamo, da so ti učinki odvisni od motivacijske klime, tako da so negativni učinki skrivanja znanja na lastno ustvarjalnost povečani v klimi spodbujanja delovne uspešnosti in zmanjšani v klimi spodbujanja mojstrstva. Raziskava 240 zaposlenih, razdeljenih v 34 delovnih enot v slovenskem podjetju je razkrila negativno razmerje med skrivanjem znanja in ustvarjalnostjo skrivalca znanja, prav tako kot moderacijsko vlogo klime spodbujanja mojstrstva. Študija 2 je replicirala te ugotovitve v eksperimentu z 132 dodiplomskimi študenti, kjer smo testirali recipročno zanko nezaupanja in jo primerjali z alternativnim intrapsihološkim procesom, ki temelji na situacijskem regulatornem fokusu.
COBISS.SI-ID: 21288678