{"title":"Strategic Human Resource Staffing and Organization Research: Are they One-Size-Fits-All Endeavors?","authors":"P. Bobko, Denise Potosky","doi":"10.1108/S1479-8387(2011)0000006011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-8387(2011)0000006011","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose – We show that, although most private employer establishments are small, much reported research (and subsequent suggestions for practice) in management comes from large firms. In turn, we wanted to explore if organizational knowledge gained from studying one or more large firms is necessarily applicable to numerous smaller firms. \u0000 \u0000Design/methodology/approach – We computed firm size in the United States using existing databases, and we then considered published literature in human resources and strategy to see if the large sample results logically applied to smaller firms. \u0000 \u0000Findings – At the job-analytic level, it is suggested that jobs might be defined differently and more broadly in smaller establishments than in large organizations. Also, the feasibility of best corporate strategies may be moderated by the size of the firm. In addition, we noted that the underlying model of selection utility in human resource management (HRM), and several factors in its numerical estimation, might need to be modified as a function of firm size. \u0000 \u0000Originality/value – We hope that this chapter inspires HRM and strategy researchers by helping to focus future evidence-based efforts, creating new initiatives, and providing results that are useful (or scalable) to the large number of small, private-sector U.S. firms.","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121691581","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":"On the use and misuse of ratios in strategic management research","authors":"R. Wiseman","doi":"10.1108/S1479-8387(2009)0000005004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-8387(2009)0000005004","url":null,"abstract":"Management and especially strategy research rely heavily on the use of ratios to measure a variety of firm, industry, and societal characteristics. Most often, these ratios are created simply to control for size effects (i.e., scaling) emanating from differences in the size of firms, industries, populations, or national economies on the variables of interest. In addition, ratios may also hold theoretical meaning apart from that of their components. Despite the popularity of ratios and regardless of their purpose, the use of ratios is not without controversy. In particular, several studies have demonstrated that the use of ratio measures in correlations and multiple regressions can exaggerate relations of interest leading to biased and unstable results. In this chapter, I review the debate surrounding the use of ratio measures, discuss the problems for estimation and inference that are likely to arise when ratios are used in statistical estimation, and provide alternatives to the use of ratio variables that still satisfy the purpose for which ratio measures are often created.","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134300517","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":"NK modeling methodology in the strategy literature: Bounded search on a rugged landscape","authors":"Martin Ganco, G. Hoetker","doi":"10.1108/S1479-8387(2009)0000005010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-8387(2009)0000005010","url":null,"abstract":"We discuss recent methodological advances in the NK modeling in the Strategy literature and analyze issues related to its current use including different implementation algorithms, relative versus absolute performance, establishing significance of simulation results and long- versus short-term performance measurements. To facilitate cross-pollination of ideas, we point to advances and extensions of the model developed in other fields that could be effectively utilized to answer Strategy-related questions. These include modeling the strength of interaction, varying the importance of decision elements, utilizing alternative functional forms, incorporating endogeneity in N and K parameters and embedding the NK model in a broader dynamic framework.","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116100162","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":"Embracing debates to advance global strategy research","authors":"Erin Pleggenkuhle-Miles, Mike W. Peng","doi":"10.1108/S1479-8387(2009)0000005012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-8387(2009)0000005012","url":null,"abstract":"Finding answers to questions raised in a given debate presents scholars with the opportunity to not only provide a firmer path toward a resolution to the debate at hand, but also the opportunity to employ somewhat atypical methodological approaches. Specifically, when investigating different facets of a given debate, the opportunity presents itself to (1) employ competing hypotheses, (2) integrate theoretical frameworks, and (3) identify boundary conditions.","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123578808","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":"Resource Complementarity, Institutional Compatibility, and Some Ensuing Methodological Issues in Testing the Resource-Based View","authors":"Tailan Chi, E. Levitas","doi":"10.1016/S1479-8387(07)04002-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-8387(07)04002-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127575777","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":"Modeling International Expansion","authors":"Xavier D. Martin, A. Swaminathan, L. Tihanyi","doi":"10.1016/S1479-8387(07)04005-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-8387(07)04005-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124531223","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":"Applying Advanced Panel Methods to Strategic Management Research: A Tutorial","authors":"P. Hom, Katalin Takacs Haynes","doi":"10.1016/S1479-8387(07)04008-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-8387(07)04008-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128231374","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}
Toyah L. Miller, M. Triana, Christopher R. Reutzel, S. Certo
{"title":"Mediation in Strategic Management Research: Conceptual Beginnings, Current Application, and Future Recommendations","authors":"Toyah L. Miller, M. Triana, Christopher R. Reutzel, S. Certo","doi":"10.1016/S1479-8387(07)04010-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-8387(07)04010-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132818881","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":"The Role of Formative Measurement Models in Strategic Management Research: Review, Critique, and Implications for Future Research","authors":"Nathan P. Podsakoff, Wei Shen, P. M. Podsakoff","doi":"10.1016/S1479-8387(06)03008-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-8387(06)03008-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128290229","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":"The Dimensionality of Organizational Performance and its Implications for Strategic Management Research","authors":"James G. Combs, T. R. Crook, Christopher L. Shook","doi":"10.1016/S1479-8387(05)02011-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-8387(05)02011-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":207420,"journal":{"name":"Research Methodology in Strategy and Management","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124032136","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}