2017, Volume 22, nº 2
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- Empirical study on transformational leadership, deviant behaviour, job performance, and gender : evidence from a study in BangladeshPublication . Uddin, Mohammad Aftab; Rahman, Mohammad Sahidur; Howladar, Mohammad Harisur RahmanThis paper studies the relationships between transformational leadership, deviant behaviour, job performance, and gender. Data collected from 160 respondents from different organisations using the convenience sampling method was analysed using descriptive statistics, bivariate correlation, and regression analysis. Results reveal that there is a negative relationship between transformational leadership and deviant behaviour, while a positive association exists between transformational leadership and job performance, with a negative correlation between deviant workplace behaviour and job performance. Gender analysis shows that female ratings for different indicators, such as transformational leadership, deviant behaviour, and job performance were not significantly distinct from those of males. The main implication of this research is that it informs executives how transformational leadership and deviant behaviour affect job performance. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.
- Implementation of lean manufacturing in multinational companies with production subsidiaries in Brazil : a roadmapPublication . Göhner, Lara; Mello, Luiz Carlos Brasil de Brito; Bandeira, Renata Albergaria de MelloMultinational companies with production subsidiaries in Brazil are generally recognized as being highly productive companies. However, in large, their productivity potential is not fully achieved. Lean Manufacturing (LM) has proved to be a valuable aid to achieve competitiveness in the long run. In the light of the increasing importance of the successfully implementation of LM by multinationals in Brazil and an apparent lack of discussion regarding LM in Brazil, this paper aims to propose a comprehensive implementation roadmap, to enable multinationals to achieve an advanced sustainable LM system in a practical manner, based on a systematic approach. Findings from the literature and case studies are combined to develop the roadmap, to permit both companies that have, and have just started to implement LM to be able to use the roadmap. The roadmap was built on a broad empirical basis and it is impossible to consider all factors influencing LMI in multinationals operating in Brazil in a real world setting. Accordingly, it should not be regarded as a ready-made implementation plan, which has to be strictly followed, but rather a guideline to help multinationals develop their own, detailed and tailor-made plan to successfully implement LM and to establish a learning organization.
- Integrating business-to-business customers in original equipment manufacturers’ supply chains through information systems integrationPublication . Sethi, Rajesh; Pant, Somendra; Sethi, AnjuOriginal equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are increasingly being urged to integrate their business-to-business customers into their supply chain. This involves integrating the information systems of the OEM’s supply chain with those of the customers. However, the literature has little to say about what it takes to integrate the information systems of OEMs’ supply chain and business customers. This paper develops a framework that identifies different levels of integration of business customers’ information systems with those of the OEM’s supply chain. It then discusses how this integration affects market performance and strategic gains that accrue to the chain. However, if such systems are integrated without appropriate conditions within and outside the OEM’s supply chain, it may not be possible to actualise the potential of such integration. Therefore, we also identify and examine how a variety of contextual factors moderate the effectiveness of customers’ systems integration in a supply chain.