Hidenori Sato and Kiyohiro Oki
This study aims to investigate the consequences of middle managers’ sensegiving for organisational change in neglected workplaces, where middle managers are given insufficient…
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Purpose
This study aims to investigate the consequences of middle managers’ sensegiving for organisational change in neglected workplaces, where middle managers are given insufficient resources because of receiving low attention from top management.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted a case study of three call centres in the Japanese non-life insurance industry. To collect data, the authors conducted interviews with ten stakeholders and made multiple field observations.
Findings
The authors identified the following mechanism: in neglected workplaces, middle managers initially focus on sensegiving to employees because they recognise the difficulty of eliciting support from top management. However, as a result, they see sensegiving to employees as top priority and do not try to elicit the support of top management, which is necessary for further organisational change. As a result, organisational change stops at a certain level.
Research limitations/implications
The authors identified the following mechanism: in neglected workplaces, middle managers initially focus on sensegiving to employees because they recognise the difficulty of eliciting support from top management. However, as a result, they see sensegiving to employees as their top priority and do not try to elicit the support of top management, which is necessary for further organisational change. As a result, organisational change stops at a certain level.
Originality/value
First, this study contributes to the body of research on the effects of sensegiving on organisational change. It shows the new problems hidden behind organisational change, which existing research merely regards as independent successes. Second, this study identifies middle managers’ behaviour during organisational change in neglected workplaces. Instead of focusing on the factors necessary for successful organisational change, as in existing studies, this study extends the knowledge of the role of middle managers in organisational change by focusing on their behaviours when success factors are not aligned.
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S.S. Shamekhi and F. Nourmohammadian
In this study, the purpose has been to investigate a novel pathway for the synthesis of high performance diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments (DPPs) using diethyl succinate under…
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Purpose
In this study, the purpose has been to investigate a novel pathway for the synthesis of high performance diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments (DPPs) using diethyl succinate under microwave irradiation in the presence of ionic liquid (1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, [BMIM][BF4]), as a novel medium.
Design/methodology/approach
Rapid synthesis of DPPs was achieved in [BMIM][BF4] as well as in dry medium under microwave irradiation based on succinate ester condensation with benzonitrile derivatives. The obtained results were compared with those of conventional method as well as Reformatsky route under microwave irradiation. The obtained pigments were characterized and their optical properties and the morphologies were investigated.
Findings
This study provides a novel approach to the synthesis of DPP pigments in a flash time with comparatively good yields.
Research limitations/implications
DPPs have been synthesized via succinate ester route in ionic liquid media. Besides, they can also be synthesized based on Reformatsky method in ionic liquid media.
Practical implications
The developed method provides a simple and practical solution to improving the rapid synthesis of DPP pigments, with regard to their traditional application in many different industries, such as paints, inks, and plastics, as well as in electronic devices, LEDs, and laser dyes.
Originality/value
The method for synthesis of DPP pigments via succinate ester route in ionic liquid under microwave irradiation in a flash time was novel and could find applications in DPP pigments' industries.
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Noriyuki Tsunogaya and Chris Patel
The paper extends the literature by examining the impact of politics, conflicts and compromises resulting from external pressures (gaiatsu, 外圧) and internal pressures (naiatsu…
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Purpose
The paper extends the literature by examining the impact of politics, conflicts and compromises resulting from external pressures (gaiatsu, 外圧) and internal pressures (naiatsu, 内圧) on the convergence and globalization of accounting and accountability in Japan.
Design/methodology/approach
Using Japan as a case study, it is examined how and why the stimulus for significant accounting reforms arises, how the government manages and reacts to the powerful forces of gaiatsu and how it balances naiatsu among key stakeholders.
Findings
The ongoing changes in accounting regulations in Japan are neither the result of an unmediated response to gaiatsu nor the outcome of naiatsu. Rather, Japanese accounting changes are the consequence of complex external interactions and internal compromises. Specifically, Japan demonstrates a repetitive pattern of conflict management, which alters the domestic power balance based on naiatsu, and forces the Japanese government to make compromises to policy changes initiated by gaiatsu.
Research limitations/implications
The findings have implications for the development of accounting and accountability, the globalized business world and international accounting research because they challenge claims made by global standards setters that international standards such as International Financial Reporting Standards are superior, are built on so-called “best practices” and are relevant to all countries.
Originality/value
Invoking the concepts of gaiatsu and naiatsu is a critical approach to understanding Japan's convergence toward economic liberalism and Anglo-American models of accounting and accountability.