{"title":"Shared Leadership and Key Innovation Indicators in Six Sigma Projects","authors":"B. Galli, M. Kaviani, E. Bottani, T. Murino","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017100101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017100101","url":null,"abstract":"This research establishes the relationship(s) that shared leadership has with two performance metrics in Six Sigma healthcare teams: the perceived effectiveness of a team completing assigned project deliverables and satisfying customer requirements. Another primary goal is to comprehend additional factors affecting the three analyzed variables. The study found that the degree of shared leadership displayed at any Six Sigma project phase is dependent on the deliverables complexity and degree of change management complexity. Throughout this research, the role of shared leadership cannot be stressed enough. This variable yield influence and relationships with several factors, including change management and decision-making. In turn, they impact a team's environment and ability to effectively complete a project. Understanding the impact and relationship(s) that shared leadership has on quality improvement projects can provide an organization with several benefits, such as improved ability to complete projects efficiently and with quality. Finally, this study builds practical knowledge by outlining implications to professionals, managers, and teams for decision-making, change management, leadership development, Six Sigma training, and external coaching.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125220048","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":"Lean Policies in Route Planning and Scheduling of Waste Collection with Fuzzy Demand","authors":"M. Rabbani, Shadi Sadri","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017100105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017100105","url":null,"abstract":"This study addresses a household waste collection routing problem with a heterogeneous fleet. The collection fleet includes hand carts and vehicles to transport wastes from houses to disposal sites. The authors attempt to enhance the system efficiency considering lean policies, which leads to minimizing the fleet size and the collection time concurrently. In reality, uncertainty of some parameters stems from environmental and living conditions. Hence, a bi-objective fuzzy possibilistic mixed integer linear programming model is developed to design an optimal collection network. To solve the model, a hybrid solution approach is applied, which combines fuzzy possibilistic programming and fuzzy multi-objective programming. Finally, several numerical examples are tested to illustrate validation of the proposed model and applicability of the applied solution approach.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122999520","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":"A Fuzzy DEMATEL Analysis of Cultural Variables in Traffic Rules Violation","authors":"R. K. Mavi, Navid Zarbakhshnia, Armin Khazraei","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017100103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017100103","url":null,"abstract":"Traffic rules violation stems from numerous causes such as the lack of appropriate traffic rules training, non-institutionalization of respect to the rights of others especially pedestrians, and more importantly self-preference. There is a need for accidents prevention and deeper analysis of the multi-attributes which lead to unwanted accidents and lethal crashes resulting in death. Most of these elements are cultural variables. In this study, the cultural variables affecting traffic rules violation are investigated. From among many cultural variables, 6 most important factors were examined. For this aim, 10 traffic officers who have more than 10 years' experience and 10 citizens with master's degree and at least 6 years driving experience, participated in this research. For determining the cause and effect relations between them, fuzzy DEMATEL is applied. Findings show that unawareness of traffic rules has the greatest importance because it is the premier causal factor from one hand and on the other hand, it has the maximum relation with the other cultural variables.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131951115","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":"Variation Sharing: A Novel Numeric Solution to the Path Bias Underestimation Problem of PLS-Based SEM","authors":"N. Kock, S. Sexton","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017100102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017100102","url":null,"abstract":"The most fundamental problem currently associated with structural equation modeling employing the partial least squares method is that it does not properly account for measurement error, which often leads to path coefficient estimates that asymptotically converge to values of lower magnitude than the true values. This attenuation phenomenon affects applications in the field of business data analytics; and is in fact a characteristic of composite-based models in general, where latent variables are modeled as exact linear combinations of their indicators. The underestimation is often of around 10% per path in models that meet generally accepted measurement quality assessment criteria. The authors propose a numeric solution to this problem, which they call the factor-based partial least squares regression (FPLSR) algorithm, whereby variation lost in composites is restored in proportion to measurement error and amount of attenuation. Six variations of the solution are developed based on different reliability measures, and contrasted in Monte Carlo simulations. The authors' solution is nonparametric and seems to perform generally well with small samples and severely non-normal data.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122368981","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":"A New Multi-Objective Green Location Routing Problem with Heterogonous Fleet of Vehicles and Fuel Constraint","authors":"M. Rabbani, M. Davoudkhani, H. Farrokhi-asl","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017070105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017070105","url":null,"abstract":"This paper introduces a new variant of Multi-Objective Green Location Routing Problem MOGLRP in which the start and end location of each route can be distinct. In this paper, the authors present a new mathematical formulation for the MOGLRP with consideration of environmentally issues. MOGLRP states for the problem of finding routes for vehicles to serve a set of customers while minimizes the total traveled distance, minimizes the total cost including vehicle fixed cost and variable travel cost and the co2 emissions. In order to solve the proposed model, two solution methods are used. Firstly, an exact method which is able to solve small sized problems is applied. Since the exact methods are not able to solve NP-hard problems in a reasonable time, the second method which is called multi-objective evolutionary algorithms MOEA are taken into account to deal with large instances. Furthermore, four well-known multi-objective evolutionary algorithms, including non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm NSGA-II and multi-objective particle swarm optimization MOPSO, Strength Pareto Evolutionary Algorithm II SPEA-II and Pareto Envelope-based Selection Algorithm II PESA-II are used to compare obtained results. A comparison results show the proficiency of the proposed algorithm with respect to the four performance metrics, including quantity metric, diversification metric, spacing metrics and mean ideal distance. Finally, concluding remarks and future research directions are provided.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114886075","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 Development and Measurement of a Customer Satisfaction Index (E-CSI) in Electronic Banking: An Application to the Central Vietnam Region","authors":"L. Huy, Long Pham, A. O'Connor, Pham Dinh Tuyen","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017070102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017070102","url":null,"abstract":"In the current technological age, once traditional means of delivering services to customers are losing its dominant position, the application of the Internet has evolved as an innovatively supporting alternative for attracting customers, especially in banking service. In that aspect, customers' perception of online banking service through the delivery of website quality Webqual remains the main concern for bank's managers in Vietnamese banking system because customers are easily inclined to another banking service provider due to their poor website-operated experience. Based on the evaluation of factors influencing on banking website quality, its relationship to customer satisfaction and retention, this article suggests the measurement of electronic Customer Satisfaction Index e-CSI of perceived banking website quality by three most developed banks of Vietinbank, Vietcombank and BIDV in central Vietnam, from which provides insights that may be useful for improving the quality of online banking service.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129548070","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":"Human Resource Planning as a Strategic Function: Biases in Forecasting Judgement","authors":"Jatinder Kumar Jha, Manjari Singh","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017070106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017070106","url":null,"abstract":"This paper explores the strategic importance of human resource HR planning and the various techniques employed by organizations to attract talent and thus to gain a competitive edge. In this paper, the authors have tried to explore the various biases that come into play when supervisors forecast for human resources. Backed by research, the paper recommends the integration of line managers with HR managers and their participations in strategic planning to enable the HR managers to gain valuable insights for HR planning. The paper further suggests that though biases cannot be ruled out completely but they can be controlled by providing relevant training to the HR and line managers to forecast dynamics. Further, the judgement of the line managers could be complemented with other forecasting techniques to make the process more reliable.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128777650","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":"A Novel Integrated Strategic Portfolio Decision-Making Model","authors":"Darius Danesh, M. Ryan, A. Abbasi","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017070101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017070101","url":null,"abstract":"This study proposes a novel method for portfolio selection/decision making that combines the Portfolio Theory PT, Analytic Hierarchy Process AHP and Data Envelopment Analysis DEA cross-efficiency technique. It takes into account the profits, risks and proficiency of a portfolio and is shown to be useful for selecting one with positive and negative data and subsequently measuring its efficiency using AHP, with a consistency test conducted to verify the objectivity of the results. To test the applicability of the proposed model, it is used to determine the efficiency levels of ten of the largest companies in Australia for the years 2014 and 2015. Two criteria, namely, the expected return and variance, are used to identify the preference status of each company. The results indicate that the proposed model is feasible and adoptable for the contemporary industrial scenario as it simultaneously analyses profits, risks and proficiency.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121712528","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":"Cross Comparative Analysis on the Models of Transformational Leadership and Pseudo - Transformational Leadership","authors":"S. A. Z. Kazmi","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017070103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017070103","url":null,"abstract":"Transformational leadership has been the center of interest for organizational behavior theorists and management experts due to this leadership style's significance and appeal with reference to organizational team performance, effectiveness as well as innovativeness. In addition, new product development is considered the core operation of each and every industrial concern. The success of new product development related operations is getting more challenging in today's' turbulent economic conditions. Hence, the current study is an attempt to explore the interconnection between transformational leadership and new product development team's effectiveness to support organizational innovation. The empirical study was conducted based on the implementation of especially devised and validated quantitative and qualitative. This study sample represented the new product development team's working at three different global locations of an energy sector company. The data obtained through the mixed mode of survey tools was analyzed statistically and qualitatively by implementing statistical methods. The research outcomes revealed that the dimensions of management initiative (innovation variable), collaboration (NPD team effectiveness variable), communication (NPD team effectiveness variable), affiliation with leader (transformational leadership variable) have positive association among each other while product innovation (innovation variable), communication (NPD team effectiveness variable) and leader's competence to empower its team (transformational leadership variable) have shown negative internal association.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129560213","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}
Radha Appan, Dorcia E. Bolton, Sreedhar Madhavaram
{"title":"Strategy, Decision Making, and Cognition: An Integrative Perspective","authors":"Radha Appan, Dorcia E. Bolton, Sreedhar Madhavaram","doi":"10.4018/IJSDS.2017070104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/IJSDS.2017070104","url":null,"abstract":"Reflecting the dis-equilibrium provoking, ongoing process nature of competition, the role of management in firms has evolved from determining quantity and implementing production function to recognizing, understanding, creating, selecting, implementing, and modifying strategies. The quest for competitive advantages compels firms to continuously engage in strategy and related activities. Given that decision making and cognition are two, somewhat implicit and highly intertwined, concepts that are central to strategy, this research responds to the call for integrating developments in cognition to make strategic decision making more impactful. Therefore, given that cognition 1 is seen as a missing link for strategic management and 2 can impact strategic decision making, this research integrates the perspectives from strategy, decision making, and cognition to develop a framework that can shed light on how firms can succeed in their quest for competitive advantages. The paper concludes with a discussion of the contributions and the corresponding implications for research and practice.","PeriodicalId":242450,"journal":{"name":"Int. J. Strateg. Decis. Sci.","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126775558","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}