Ying-Cheng Hung, Tsung-Ying Tsai and Yu-Fen Wu
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between overall ethical work climate (EWC) and overall organizational commitment (OC) and test the effects of types of EWC…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between overall ethical work climate (EWC) and overall organizational commitment (OC) and test the effects of types of EWC on three components of OC in Taiwanese military context.
Design/methodology/approach
A literature review on EWC and OC provides the basis for the research model and hypotheses. A self-completion questionnaire survey, involving 508 respondents (92.36 per cent response rate) from military officers in Taiwan included both full-time training officers of the National Defense University and officers of Department of Defense. The authors use statistical analysis, including hierarchical regression and structural equation model to test hypotheses about the relationships above.
Findings
The results indicated that overall EWC and some climate types significantly positively or negatively influenced overall OC, affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment.
Practical implications
The findings can provide helpful perspectives on management and organizations of benefit to scholars and policy-makers to make ethical policy in military organizations. In addition, suggesting for military leaders to foster some types of ethical climates to prevent low OC.
Originality/value
Theoretically, the paper serves as a pioneer research for testing the concept of influence of EWC on OC and shows the effects of types of EWC on three components of OC in military context. Practically, the results and recommendations in the paper will be useful to those involved in the field of management in Taiwan military organizations.
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The main purposes of this paper are as follows. Exploring whether there is significant difference in the model of core competence between H‐T firms and T‐Ms in Taiwan…
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Purpose
The main purposes of this paper are as follows. Exploring whether there is significant difference in the model of core competence between H‐T firms and T‐Ms in Taiwan. Investigating whether there is significant difference in the explanatory power of dimensions of core competence both for H‐T firms and T‐Ms in Taiwan.
Design/methodology/approach
The samples used in this study are the management levels of two H‐T firms and three T‐Ms in Taiwan. The authors collected a company‐wide opinion through questionnaires to examine the core competence, including strategic planning, production process innovation, supply chain management, logistics management, quality management and R&D.
Findings
The major findings are summarized as follows: through path analysis, it is found that the model of core competence for the H‐T firms is different from that of the model for T‐Ms. R&D capability is regarded as the most important source for core competence both by H‐T firms and T‐Ms. Strategic planning in H‐T firms is regarded as an important dimension in constructing core competence. The capabilities of supply chain management and logistics management for T‐Ms significantly affect core competence, because these businesses must focus more on services.
Originality/value
High‐tech firms (H‐T firms) and traditional manufacturers (T‐Ms) differ from each other in terms of the business environment. It is interesting to explore the core competence both in the H‐T firms and the T‐Ms as these two have distinct business environments.
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China represents around 20% of the world's population, and her economy is still performing well under economic crisis. Historical events have shaped different parts of China with…
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China represents around 20% of the world's population, and her economy is still performing well under economic crisis. Historical events have shaped different parts of China with different economic developments and cultural encounters. The most prominent difference is between Hong Kong and the Mainland. This chapter would like to examine the development and issues of fashion retailing in China. For better understanding, this chapter starts with a brief discussion on apparel industry development and fashion culture in Hong Kong and the Mainland, follows by historical development and then presents systems of fashion retailing in both Hong Kong and the Mainland. Desktop research and exploratory research techniques were employed. Stores of international fashion luxury brands in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing were visited. Comparison of branding issues, particularly for luxury market in Hong Kong and the Mainland are discussed, so are future directions of fashion retailing in these places.