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The demotivating impact of absenteeism in nursing homes.

Erik William Jeffries — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:21:44 +0000

The demotivating impact of absenteeism in nursing homes. Erik William J… Thu, 07/03/2025 - 15:21

Roussillon Soyer, Claude; St‐Onge, Sylvie; Igalens, Jacques; Balkin, David B. The demotivating impact of absenteeism in nursing homes. Journal of Nursing Management. Sep2021, Vol. 29 Issue 6, p1679-1690.

Aim: The study explores how prevailing absenteeism frustrates or thwarts nurses' and nursing assistants' basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence and relatedness), using self‐determination theory. Background: Our study responds to the call to investigate how organisational characteristics influence employees' psychological need, satisfaction and their attitudes and behaviours. Method: We conducted a semantic analysis of the discourse of 42 nurses and nursing assistants working in nursing homes for older dependent people in France. Results: The analysis subdivides participants' discourse into four themes: short‐term absenteeism, lack of competence, lack of recognition and work overload. These themes are all linked to participants' perceived deficits or threats concerning their psychological needs. Conclusions: The prevailing absenteeism has a harmful spiral impact on nurses' and nursing assistants' attitudes and behaviours, and, ultimately, on the quality of care received by the patients. Implications for Nursing Management: Our study confirms the need to adopt various managerial actions to address the following interrelated issues: controlling short‐term absences, reducing work overload and giving training and recognition.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33772934/

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Strategy & Entrepreneurship

Drew Buckingham — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:43:50 +0000

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Mindruta, Denisa; Bercovitz, Janet; Mares, Vlad; Feldman, Maryann. Management Science. Mar2025, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p2170-2191. Stars in Their Constellations: Great Person or Great Team? Mindruta, Denisa; Bercovitz, Janet; Mares, Vlad; Feldman, Maryann. Stars in Their Constellations: Great Person or Great Team? Management Science. Mar2025, Vol. 71 Issue 3, p2170-2191.

Although much attention is accorded to star performers, this paper considers the extent to which stars, themselves, benefit from the contribution of their collaborators (the constellation). By considering stars, constellations, and the synergies between them, we address a key question: To what extent is collaboration performance driven by the great individual or by great constellations? We introduce a novel approach that uses a matching model to uncover the complementarities driving collaboration formation. We use formal value-capture theory to estimate the relative contribution of stars and constellations to joint value creation. Analyzing a sample of academic research collaborations, we document that stars' relative contribution exceeds that of their constellations in less than 15% of collaborations, although constellations provide a greater relative contribution in 9%. In most collaborations, neither party dominates: Innovation is a collective endeavor driven equally by the star and the constellation. Joint value creation and relative contribution are explained by the subtle interplay between complementarities in joint work and the substitutability of collaborative parties in the market. Joint value creation increases with the strength of complementarities between parties in a match. Relative value creation, and hence dominance, increases with the substitutability of one's collaborative partner. Interestingly, joint value creation is greatest in collaborations where both stars and constellations offer bundles of rare attributes and where neither the star nor the constellation dominates.

https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/mnsc.2021.01969

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Information Analytics

Drew Buckingham — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:41:28 +0000

Information Analytics Drew Buckingham Tue, 03/18/2025 - 09:41

Engert, Martin; Hein, Andreas; Maruping, Likoebe M.; Thatcher, Jason Bennett; Krcmar, Helmut. MIS Quarterly. Mar2025, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p91-122. Self-organization and governance in digital platform ecosystems: An information ecology approach. Engert, Martin; Hein, Andreas; Maruping, Likoebe M.; Thatcher, Jason Bennett; Krcmar, Helmut. Self-organization and governance in digital platform ecosystems: An information ecology approach. MIS Quarterly. Mar2025, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p91-122.

This research investigates the interplay of top-down control and bottom-up self-organization within digital platform ecosystems (DPEs), focusing on the formation and management of complementor coalitions. Although these coalitions can increase a DPE's generativity, they can also threaten its integrity. We investigate this tension by employing information ecology (IE) theory, which allows us to examine complementor coalitions as holons that navigate between self-assertiveness and integration within the structural hierarchies of DPEs. Utilizing an inductive, embedded case-study approach, we analyze the interplay between top-down control exerted by platform owners and the bottom-up selforganization of complementors in two enterprise software platform ecosystems. Our findings identify three distinct interaction modes—mandated, supported, and autonomous self-organization—each presenting hierarchical trade-offs between platform owner control and complementor autonomy. Our findings extend the prevalent owner-centric theory of platform governance by highlighting the significant impact of bottom-up self-organization on the governance and evolution of DPEs. We propose an integrated theory that accommodates these new dynamics, suggesting soft power as an effective governance mechanism. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the complexities in governing DPEs and offers practical insights for managing top-down control and bottom-up self-organization in the evolving landscape of enterprise software DPEs.

https://aisel.aisnet.org/misq/vol49/iss1/8/

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Information Analytics

Drew Buckingham — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:39:31 +0000

Information Analytics Drew Buckingham Tue, 03/18/2025 - 09:39

Pienta, Daniel A.; Somanchi, Sriram; Vishwamitra, Nishant; Berente, Nicholas; Thatcher, Jason Bennett. MIS Quarterly. Mar2025, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p347-365. Do Crowds Validate False Data? Systematic Distortion and Affective Polarization. Pienta, Daniel A.; Somanchi, Sriram; Vishwamitra, Nishant; Berente, Nicholas; Thatcher, Jason Bennett. Do Crowds Validate False Data? Systematic Distortion and Affective Polarization. MIS Quarterly. Mar2025, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p347-365.

This research note examines how sociocognitive influences can systematically distort crowdsourced ground truth in event-centric data through subgroups. The "wisdom of the crowd" is based on the assumption that consensus drives accuracy. While existing research addresses the tendencies of the overall crowd, this research note shows that identifiable subgroups within the crowd can systematically influence crowdsource validation. We conducted an immersive experiment to investigate whether crowd consensus can be systematically distorted by subgroup-based sociocognitive influences, such as affective polarization. In the experiment, raters from a range of subgroups with varying levels of affective polarization were asked to view and validate crisis data from a violent public riot in the year 2020. Relying in part on double debiased machine learning techniques, we analyzed heterogeneous treatment effects across subgroups. The results show that affective polarization and more extreme raters, via the constructs of loyalty and betrayal, distort consensus-based ground truth in different ways. This research note demonstrates how subgroup-based sociocognitive influences can systematically distort the results of consensus-based crowdsourced validation. Additionally, it provides guidance for research and practice on how to account for identifiable subgroups in the crowd. These findings challenge key assumptions about the wisdom of crowds and the accuracy of crowdsourced ground truth in event-centric situations.

https://misq.umn.edu/do-crowds-validate-false-data-systematic-distortion-and-affective-polarization.html

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Drew Buckingham — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:36:32 +0000

Operations Drew Buckingham Tue, 03/18/2025 - 09:36

Heuser, Patricia; Letmathe, Peter; Vossen, Thomas. European Journal of Operational Research. Mar2025, Vol. 321 Issue 3, p697-716. Skill development in the field of scheduling: A structured literature review. Heuser, Patricia; Letmathe, Peter; Vossen, Thomas. Skill development in the field of scheduling: A structured literature review. European Journal of Operational Research. Mar2025, Vol. 321 Issue 3, p697-716.

Employee skills are seen as a main driver of competitive advantages of enterprises. This article provides a state-of-the-art overview of research related to skill management in the field of operational research. For this purpose, 'skill management' is used as an umbrella term to integrate the different quantitative approaches found in this field. The structured literature review is based on six keywords and includes articles published between 1998 and 2022 in nine major operational research and operational management journals (European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Management Science, Operations Research, Omega, Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Manufacturing & Service Operations Management). Further relevant literature considering skill-related topics and machine scheduling problems is also discussed. The publications included in this review are analyzed in depth with regard to theoretical results on employee skill development. Moreover, a unified notation is introduced that covers different models, machine environments, and objectives. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first review where learning, forgetting, and training aspects are jointly considered. Moreover, the review also highlights substantial research gaps and avenues for future research. • Review of scheduling models in the field of skill management. • State-of-the art overview of models that include learning, training and forgetting. • In-depth analysis of model with regard to employee skill development. • Unified notation covering different models, machine environments, and objectives.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221724002649?via%3Dihub

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Female leadership in sports coaching: a case analysis of Chinese coaches through the ability–motivation–opportunity framework.

Erik William Jeffries — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:51:15 +0000

Female leadership in sports coaching: a case analysis of Chinese coaches through the ability–motivation–opportunity framework. Erik William J… Tue, 01/21/2025 - 12:51

Gao, Qiuling; Zhuang, Xiaolin; Li, Zijie; Wang, Yan. Female leadership in sports coaching: a case analysis of Chinese coaches through the ability–motivation–opportunity framework. Chinese Management Studies. 2025, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p131-152.

Purpose: This study aims to investigate how the role of female leadership works in sports coaching. Drawing key insights from the ability–motivation–opportunity (AMO) framework of human resource management, the authors explore the underlying mechanisms of female leadership and the role female coaches play in enabling athletes to develop their self-initiative through AMO enhancement. Design/methodology/approach: The sample in this study is made up of 11female coaches from eight teams in China selected using purposive sampling. Data was collected and analyzed on various aspects of female leadership. Findings: Analysis of interviews and secondary data show that the mechanisms and enablers related to AMO enhancing practices stimulated by female coaching leadership can increase team performance. Research limitations/implications: This study opens new avenues for sports science research and strengthens the theoretical and practical understanding of the intentions and mechanisms female coaches implement as leaders in sports coaching. Originality/value: First, this study contributes to the AMO framework by helping form new theoretical insights based on the understanding of female sports coaching mechanisms. Second, this study provides novel insights into female leadership literature by investigating the mechanisms of female leadership in the context of sports exercise. Third, this study also contributes to the body of research on sports coaching in Asia, especially that of Chinese women in such leadership roles.

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/cms-11-2023-0630/full/html

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Organizational Leadership

Drew Buckingham — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:21:48 +0000

Organizational Leadership Drew Buckingham Sat, 01/18/2025 - 09:21

Iqbal, Qaisar; Volpone, Sabrina D.; Piwowar‐Sulej, Katarzyna. Human Resource Management. Jan2025, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p37-57. Workforce neurodiversity and workplace avoidance behavior: The role of inclusive leadership, relational energy, and self‐control demands. Iqbal, Qaisar; Volpone, Sabrina D.; Piwowar‐Sulej, Katarzyna. Workforce neurodiversity and workplace avoidance behavior: The role of inclusive leadership, relational energy, and self‐control demands. Human Resource Management. Jan2025, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p37-57.

We draw on job demands‐resources theory to develop and test a model that explores the direct and indirect (through relational energy) impact of inclusive leadership on workplace avoidance behaviors for neurodivergent employees. We also examine the moderating role of personal self‐control demands in the relationship between relational energy and workplace avoidance. We tested our model using partial least square ‐ structural equation modeling analysis with data collected using a time‐lagged data collection in a sample of 215 neurodiverse employees working in multinational companies across the Gulf Cooperation Council region (i.e., Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman). The findings demonstrate that inclusive leaders mitigate workplace avoidance behavior in neurodivergent employees. That is, inclusive leaders create an environment that contributes to the cultivation of employees' personal relational energy resources. Then, high levels of relational energy interact with employees' level of personal demands (i.e., impulse control, resisting distractions) to reduce workplace avoidance behaviors. Our work speaks to the integrated role of demands and resources in workplaces that can thwart avoidance behaviors for neurodivergent employees.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hrm.22249

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Team Diversity as a Safety Asset: A Field Investigation of Language Diversity and Occupational Safety.

Drew Buckingham — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:14:36 +0000

Team Diversity as a Safety Asset: A Field Investigation of Language Diversity and Occupational Safety. Drew Buckingham Sat, 01/18/2025 - 09:14

Lacerenza, Christina N.; Johnson, Stefanie K.; Schwatka, Natalie V.; Beldon, Marissa A.; Dennerlein, Jack T. Human Resource Management. Jan2025, p1. Team Diversity as a Safety Asset: A Field Investigation of Language Diversity and Occupational Safety. Lacerenza, Christina N.; Johnson, Stefanie K.; Schwatka, Natalie V.; Beldon, Marissa A.; Dennerlein, Jack T. Team Diversity as a Safety Asset: A Field Investigation of Language Diversity and Occupational Safety. Human Resource Management. Jan2025, p1.

Despite significant progress in understanding how situational factors influence safety compliance, the effects of team diversity—particularly language diversity—on safety outcomes remain underexplored. This is particularly concerning given the prevalence of language diversity in teams operating in hazardous environments and the disparities in accident rates, injuries, and fatalities among workers from diverse linguistic and racial‐ethnic backgrounds. In this study, we examine how language diversity affects occupational safety, and therefore begin to resolve an unsettled deliberation of whether diversity is a detractor or catalyst of safety outcomes. Integrating social identity theory and work on leader member exchange differentiation, we develop and test a model hypothesizing that team language diversity is positively related to safety compliance and that this relationship can be explained by leaders' relationships with followers. Analysis of survey data from over 1,000 construction workers (162 teams) showed that our hypotheses were generally supported; that team language diversity was positively related to safety compliance. Further, we found that this relationship can be explained by the process of leader‐member exchange differentiation, but only when leaders also exhibit safety‐specific transformational leadership (SSTL). We discuss these results in detail and implications for scientists and human resource practitioners are presented.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hrm.22280

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Mobilising new frontiers in digital transformation research: A problematization review.

Erik William Jeffries — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:29:09 +0000

Mobilising new frontiers in digital transformation research: A problematization review. Erik William J… Wed, 01/01/2025 - 09:29

Information Analytics Ashrafi, Amir; Constantinides, Panos; Mehandjiev, Nikolay; Thatcher, Jason Bennett. Information Systems Journal. Jan2025, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p97-139. Mobilising new frontiers in digital transformation research: A problematization review. Ashrafi, Amir; Constantinides, Panos; Mehandjiev, Nikolay; Thatcher, Jason Bennett. Mobilising new frontiers in digital transformation research: A problematization review. Information Systems Journal. Jan2025, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p97-139.

In this paper, we mobilise new frontiers in digital transformation (DT) research by deconstructing the literature's underlying assumptions and analysing their correspondence with current theory. To do so, we conduct a problematization review across the fields of IS, strategy and entrepreneurship, organisation theory and management studies, to capture the multidimensionality of DT research. Unlike systematic literature reviews commonly found in DT research, a problematization review critically questions how theoretical contributions have been constructed in past research to develop novel theoretical questions. Our findings offer three contributions. First, we uncover five research trajectories, each with its own in‐house assumptions about the nature of digital technologies and how organisations, groups and individuals interact with those technologies and the data they generate. Second, we show how individual studies within the identified research trajectories position themselves against prior research, pointing at six distinct processes of constructing theoretical contributions. Finally, we mobilise new frontiers of research by questioning DT research field assumptions that cut across the five research trajectories. We conclude by discussing the theoretical implications of our problematization review for further DT research.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/isj.12531

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Changeover minimization in the production of metal parts for car seats.

Erik William Jeffries — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 20:07:07 +0000

Changeover minimization in the production of metal parts for car seats. Erik William J… Sat, 12/21/2024 - 13:07

Colmenar, J. Manuel; Laguna, Manuel; Martín-Santamaría, Raúl. Changeover minimization in the production of metal parts for car seats. Computers & Industrial Engineering. Dec2024, Vol. 198, pN.PAG-N.PAG.

We tackle a capacitated lot-sizing and scheduling problem (CLSP) with the main objective of minimizing changeover time in the production of metal parts for car seats. Changeovers occur when a machine (or production line) is reconfigured to produce a different product or part, leading to production downtime and loss of efficiency. In this study, we first provide a mixed-integer programming (MIP) formulation of the problem. We test the limits of solving the problem with commercial mathematical programming software. We also propose two approaches to tackle instances found in practice for which the mathematical programming model is not a viable solution method. Both approaches are based on partitioning the entire production of a part into production runs (or work slots). In the first approach, the work slots are assigned to machines and sequenced by a metaheuristic that follows the search principles of the GRASP (greedy randomized adaptive procedure) and VNS (variable neighborhood search) methodologies. In the second approach, we develop a Hexaly Optimizer (formerly known as LocalSolver) model to assign and sequence work slots. The study provides insights into how to minimize changeovers and improve production efficiency in metal parts manufacturing for car seats. The findings of this study have practical implications for the auto-part manufacturing industry, where efficient and cost-effective production is critical to meet the demands of the market. • Mathematical model for a real-world industrial optimization problem. • Effective metaheuristic approach based on Variable Neighborhood Search. • Experiments include comparison with a model for general-purpose commercial optimizer. • Computational efficiency achieved with partial computation of the objective function.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360835224007563

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