{"title":"Unions, Social Media and Young Workers—Evidence from the UK","authors":"A. Hodder, David J. Houghton","doi":"10.1111/ntwe.12154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12154","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the way in which the youth sections of three British unions use social media. We contribute to both the literature on unions and young workers, and union engagement with social media by providing the first systematic examinations of union youth sections' social media usage in terms of method, scope and content. The paper examines differences in Twitter usage between the youth sections of GMB, PCS and Unite over a two‐year period from June 1, 2014, to May 31, 2016. The paper considers the extent to which these union accounts fully utilise the interactive capabilities of social media, and whether the content of messages is specifically targeted towards young workers. We find similarities between the three accounts in terms of message content and focus and that the youth sections of unions are more involved with the interactive capabilities of Web 2.0 than the existing literature suggests.","PeriodicalId":176980,"journal":{"name":"CommRN: Other Organizational Communication (Topic)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127783192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Worker Productivity in Operations Management","authors":"D. Kc","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3466947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3466947","url":null,"abstract":"From Frederick Taylor's study of brick laying manual laborers in the early 20th century, to the multi-year benchmarking of automotive plant productivity as part of the International Motor Vehicle Program, the systematic observation, measurement, and analysis of work has a strong tradition in operations management. Traditional manufacturing provided the setting for much of the early research on worker productivity. However as we have now seen an inexorable shift towards more service driven economic output, especially in the industrialized economies, the research in operations management on worker productivity has also increasingly focused on services. \u0000 \u0000This monograph will take stock of the literature in operations management on worker productivity. The research is not exhaustive, but is meant to showcase some of the interesting and relevant papers that fall into a few key themes. Mainly, the individual worker is the focal unit of analysis, and the goal is to explore the various operational factors that allow the worker to become more productive. Key areas of emphasis include the behavioral microfoundations of productivity, the effect of peers and workplace dynamics, the design and organization of work, and ways to improve human capital. Although much is known about the drivers of worker productivity, much remains unexplored. Furthermore, looming changes to the modern workplace call for new ways to think about worker productivity. For example, artificial intelligence, new models of business, and novel workplace arrangements, all have important implications for the design and organization of the modern workplace, and for the roles and responsibilities of the knowledge worker. Collectively, these developments will continue to make worker productivity a rich and exciting area of research.","PeriodicalId":176980,"journal":{"name":"CommRN: Other Organizational Communication (Topic)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127776580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why Has Strategy Become Irrelevant? Understanding the Complete Strategy Landscape","authors":"David J. Collis","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3452842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3452842","url":null,"abstract":"Developing the firm’s strategy was once seen as the most important task facing a CEO. Yet in the last twenty years, the practice of strategy has been relegated to a routinized function – part of the annual planning process, like performance management and succession planning reviews – necessary and useful, but neither vitally important nor the focus of CEO attention. Why has strategy lost its primacy and relevance? And can it recover its exalted position in C-suite discussions?","PeriodicalId":176980,"journal":{"name":"CommRN: Other Organizational Communication (Topic)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128727464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Significance of Paradigm Shift Model for Bangkok Metropolitan City Museum from Desired Factors of Management to Communication Management Affecting Creative Tourism Success","authors":"Kitpon Cherdchookitkul, Surasak Jirawatmongkol, Shayut Pavapanunkul, Nasaran Mahittichatkul","doi":"10.12778/235108618X15452373185741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12778/235108618X15452373185741","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of writing this research article paper was to establish the significance of Paradigm Shift from desired factors of Bangkok Metropolitan City Museum management to developing and building model in communication management affecting innovative tourism concept was creative tourism. The sample population consisted of the public department and relevance to museum bureau groups. Twenty-one of learning museum and directors or managers of education museum and school directors including head of communities; selected through purposive sampling. The research was conducted via future research method using the Delphi Techniques. The research findings tourism revealed that Paradigm Shift Model for Bangkok Metropolitan City Museum affecting success will understand the significance to adopt these 5 sectors as follows: 1) production practicing sector is Bangkok Metropolitan City Museum leading the important of service quality acceptance 2) consumer practicing sector in leading with interesting in service marketing from Bangkok Metropolitan City Museum management that service quality acceptance has strongly towards recommended adopt service value and suitable for ticket expense 3) management practicing sector concerned to strategic level and service quality acceptance has strongly towards recommended adopt service value and suitable for ticket expense 3) management practicing sector concerned to strategic level and service level 4) marketing practicing sector in terms of critical success factors of communication management affecting city museum management that focusing on service level and to steady communication for image building in the fifth sector 5) communication practicing sector for image building could lead to the service quality acceptance. Furthermore, the Paradigm Shift Model for Bangkok Metropolitan City Museum from desired factors of management to communication management affecting creative tourism success was tested by another 5 experts using index of congruence (IOC) which showed content validity acceptance in all sectors (IOC ≥ 0.50). Hence, the model could be used for development for Bangkok Metropolitan City Museum management and communication management.","PeriodicalId":176980,"journal":{"name":"CommRN: Other Organizational Communication (Topic)","volume":"76 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126232553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}