ISL's Dr. Gayle Avery and Dr. Harry Bergsteiner were honoured to be invited to address the United Nation's Group of 77 meeting on 29 Feb in Bangkok. For those that are not aware, the G-77 is the equivalent of the G-20 but for developing economies and it now has 134 member countries. Thailand is the host nation for 2016 and the meeting had a round-table format focusing on the Sufficiency Economy and implementing Sustainable Development Goals. Dr. [...]
A selection of interesting articles we came across recently on bullying in the workplace. Is bullying tolerated in some cultures? Evidence from among Italian workers. Since the early 1990s, increasing attention has been paid to the impact of workplace bullying on employees’ well-being and job attitudes. However, the relationship between workplace bullying and job satisfaction remains unclear. This study aims to shed light on the nature of the bullying-job satisfaction relationship in the Italian context [...]
Well-deserved and wonderful news! Our former student, Dr. Suparak Suriyankietkaew has won the National Doctoral Thesis Award from the National Research Council of Thailand. She was recently was presented with her award by the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand. (see photo below) Last September, she graduated with two doctorate degrees from the College of Management, Mahidol University in Bangkok and the Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University in Sydney. Her thesis was on the subject of sustainable [...]
A selection of interesting articles we came across recently on reporting issues. Transition to integrated reporting in practice This article explores the transition to integrated reporting by a customer-owned bank (referred to as Goodbank) and identifies the drivers of this transition, thereby providing insights for other businesses seeking to engage in such reporting. Practice theory provides a theoretical lens for this study. A case study approach encompassing in-depth interviews and documents analysis enabled the data [...]
This illustrated and highly readable book, Thailand’s Sustainable Development Sourcebook, published by Editions Didier Millet (EDM), aims to educate a wider English-speaking audience on unique Thai philosophies. It begins by distilling the key concepts of sustainable development and then defines the issues at stake by profiling the key environmental, economic, social and cultural challenges faced by Thailand. The final and largest section of the book is a showcase of the ideas, individual pioneers, grassroots and community [...]
A selection of interesting articles we came across recently on "the love of money". Are you satisfied with your pay when you compare it? According to Roberto Luna-Arocas and Thomas Li-Ping Tang, the answer depends on your love of money, pay comparison standards, and culture. The authors develop a theoretical model of income and pay comparison satisfaction with two mediators (love of money and pay comparison standards), examine the direct and the indirect paths of [...]
A selection of interesting articles we came across recently on abuse at work. […]
A selection of interesting articles we came across recently on virtue. […]
A selection of interesting articles we came across recently on manager performance. Comparing Dutch and British high performing managers National cultures have a strong influence on the performance of organisations and should be taken into account when studying the traits of high performing managers. At the same time, many studies that focus upon the attributes of successful managers show that there are attributes that are similar for managers across countries. This article reports on the [...]
A selection of interesting articles we came across recently on engaging the organisation. Collective organizational engagement: Linking motivational antecedents, strategic implementation, and firm performance. Murray Barrick and his colleagues present a comprehensive theory of collective organizational engagement, integrating engagement theory with the resource management model. They propose that engagement can be considered an organization-level construct influenced by motivationally focused organizational practices that represent firm-level resources. Specifically, the authors evaluate three distinct organizational practices as resources—motivating [...]
