Thomas M. Begley

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• Ph.D.
• Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

As firms expand their global footprint, they face questions about the extent to which they should replicate their corporate culture in overseas markets. Concurrent desires for global consistency and local adaptability can result in a delicate, potentially perilous balancing act. International human resource managers often walk a tightrope in this s...

The Asian financial implosion of 1997 brought opaque business transactions to the forefront in many countries affected by it. A purported primary contributor to the crisis was the reportedly widespread practice whereby executives in Asian financial institutions funded questionable business transactions by family and friends (Chiu and Joh, 2004; Pag...

China's rapid economic growth is staggering but the country still has a long way to go before becoming a center for innovation and creativity. We examine whether or not transformational leadership can encourage employee creativity, using a Chinese-specific transformational leadership model. The study proposes a positive relationship between organiz...

We argue that conscientiousness is a context-specific disposition and its relationship with contextual and innovative performance will be activated in certain organizational cultures. We hypothesized that the relationship between conscientiousness and contextual performance would be higher in outcome-oriented cultures and the relationship between c...

With entrepreneurship being key to economic development, the question arises what factors explain interest to start a business. This paper reports a study exploring the relationship between political freedom and interest in starting a business on the part of individuals.

Power distance, the level of acceptance of an uneven distribution of power by those enjoying less power, impacts empowerment and team participation, both of which are crucial to innovative performance in R&D companies. Although low power distance generally implies empowerment and team participation, this study empirically finds that high power dist...

In this study, we integrate three concepts: perceived organisational climate, knowledge transfer and individual innovation. Relationships of organisational climate with innovation have been studied mainly in Western countries. We test three sets of hypotheses that compare two groups of Chinese research and development (R&D) professionals: those wor...

From the perspective of social exchange theory, we explore the downside of social networking. In particular, we discuss the From the perspective of social exchange theory, we explore the downside of social networking. In particular, we discuss the impact of network properties on cronyism. We identify two types of network, clique and entrepreneurial...

In this study, we examined the role of organizational level as a moderator of the relationships of procedural and distributive justice with seven employee attitudes and behaviors. Based on social identity and resource allocation theories, we suggested an allocational model of authority in organizations. We posited that lower rank encourages a more...

The devastating economic effects of the Asian financial crisis and US corporate scandals have underscored the need to strengthen corporate governance provisions. Although cronyism has been suggested as a leading cause of the two crises, it has received little attention from scholars. In this paper, we analyze the concept of cronyism and argue that...

Ireland has emerged as a prominent location for multinational subsidiaries, especially those from the United States (U.S.). The country's economic development is a microcosm of the global migration of industries, companies, and activities over the last 40 years. From low-skill manufacturing and assembly in the 1960s to high-skill product developmen...

In this article, the authors examine the moderating role of negative and positive affectivity on the relationship of bonus size with bonus satisfaction and distributive justice in a company that had installed an unpopular pay-at-risk (PAR) compensation system. Extending the met expectations hypothesis, the authors predict that those low in negative...

In this article, we study the constructs of perceived environmental munificence and carrying capacity as they relate to potential for starting a business in samples taken from thirteen Anglo-Saxon, East Asian, and South Asian countries. Seven politico-economic dimensions represent perceived munificence and carrying capacity: financing available, su...

It's not enough for a few executives at a multinational to have a global mind-set. All employees should excel at balancing global consistency with local responsiveness. That's why many organizations are testing ways to embed a corporate global mind-set in companywide policies. Research shows that managers universally recognize the imperative, but o...

Foreign workers seek overseas employment without sponsorship from a firm in their home country and hold temporary work visas in the host country. Despite the rising numbers of foreign workers, there is very little research that examines employment relationships and work behaviors of foreign workers. In this study, we draw on social exchange theory...

Studies of social networking have focused primarily on its benefits. In this paper, we examine a potential negative outcome from social networking, cronyism. Although cronyism has been reported frequently in the media, it has not been analyzed systematically in academic literature. We present cronyism as an etic construct that exhibits different ch...

Power distance was tested as a moderator of the relationship between justice concerns and employee outcomes in a sample of employees in the People’s Republic of China. Two hypotheses were developed based on the quality of authority-member relations prescribed by the relational model of authority in groups. In two-way interactions, higher power dist...

In its fiduciary role, the board of directors should select a CEO who mirrors the desired ethos of the company. If the board remains cognizant of cultural compatibility as a central criterion in the hiring process, it may engage in strategic oversight without undue interference in the internal operations of the business. Once the board has fulfille...

It's not enough for a new executives at a multinational to have a global mind-set. All employees should excel at balancing global consistency with local responsiveness. That's why many organizations are testing ways to embed a corporate global mind-set in companywide policies. Research shows that managers universally recognize the imperative, but o...

This study uses a theory of face to identify predictors of interest in entrepreneurship in six East Asian and four Anglo-Saxon countries. At the cultural level, social status of entrepreneurship and shame from business failure predict interest in entrepreneurship better in East Asian than Anglo countries. At the individual level, social status pred...

This study uses a theory of face to identify predictors of interest in entrepreneurship in six East Asian and four Anglo-Saxon countries. At the cultural level, social status of entrepreneurship and shame from business failure predict interest in entrepreneurship better in East Asian than Anglo countries. At the individual level, social status pred...

Type A behavior and optimism were examined as predictors of blood pressure and job performance in a hospital setting. Results indicate that the achievement striving dimension of Type A behavior was negatively related to blood pressure. The impatient/irritable dimension of Type A behavior was unrelated to either performance or blood pressure. The in...

This paper tested the ability of two work cues, job challenge and career commitment, to moderate the relationships of Type A behavior with outcomes in a sample of female nurses. It also tested the predictive ability of three dimensions of the Thurstone Temperament Schedule Activity Subscale (TTS) of Type A behavior. Among the findings, job challeng...

This study examined coping strategies and situational stressors as predictors of employee distress and turnover following an organizational consolidation. Six coping strategies were used: action planning, positive reinterpretation, acceptance, seeking emotional social support, intention to quit, and using alcohol or drugs. Two stressors, the extent...

This article introduces a three-stage role-play that involves a team of engineering managers and their boss in an engineering workstations company that is undergoing downsizing. The three stages occur just after financial losses are reported for the company, 3 weeks after the reported losses, and 4 months after the losses. Issues highlighted includ...

This article examined the empirical implications of definitions that distinguish entrepreneurs from managers of smaller businesses based on their founder-nonfounder status, and their firms' ages, and growth rates. The best distinctions were created using: (1) founders, (2) younger companies, and (3) the combination of founders and younger companies...

In this study, associations were examined of expressed and suppressed anger with anxiety, depression, and somatic complaints in a sample of owner/managers of smaller businesses. A direct relationship between suppressed anger — anger-in — and the three health complaints was found. Also, anger-in moderated the relationship between the responsibility...

The authors examined the moderating effects of organizational commitment on the relationship of stress with job satisfaction, intent to quit, and health during organizational turmoil. Panel data were provided by hospital employees surveyed before and after a major divisional consolidation. Findings indicated that commitment buffered the relationshi...

This paper examines personal orientations as anodynes for work stress and illness. Structural equation modelling indicates that mastery and religious beliefs lessen work stress, anxiety, and depression. Mastery also lessens somatic complaints. In addition, the interaction between optimism and work stress affects anxiety, depression, and somatic com...

This article examines the prevalence of five psychological attributes in a sample of established entrepreneurs. These attributes are need for achievement, locus of control, risk-taking propensity, tolerance of ambiguity, and Type A behavior. These characteristics are widely regarded as hallmarks of the entrepreneurial personality.The focus of the s...

Controversy has arisen over the usefulness and reliability of the Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) as a measure of Type A behaviour. Ray & Bozek (1980), Jenkins & Zyzanski (1982) and Ray (1984) have exchanged contrasting views. Our data show low internal consistency scores for the four components of the JAS: i.e. the Type A scale itself and factors sp...

This study explores the relationship between entrepreneurship and small business management. Business founders are classified as entrepreneurs and nonfounding chief executives are classified as small business managers. Findings indicate that (a) on personal and firm characteristics, eight variables differentiate the groups; (b) onfinancial performa...

The Jenkins Activity Survey (JAS) is a widely used instrument to assess the Type A behavior pattern. The present study examines the internal structure of the JAS through (1) factor analysis of the 52-item questionnaire, (2) comparison of the results of this factor analysis with work previously reported, and (3) factor analysis of the 21-item Type A...

This study examines the influence of two social psychological perspectives-efficacy-trust and relative deprivation-on individual participation in anti-busing protest in a survey of South Boston residents. Previous works relating attitudes to the protest participation decision do not recognize that different types of protest are available and theref...

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