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  • 1.  Collecting data in troubled countries

    Posted 06-25-2015 12:20

    Dear International Management Researchers,

     

    Apologies for cross-postings.

     

     

    I have the opportunity to collect data from organizations headquartered in two troubled countries: Greece and Egypt. I have been advised to control for negative affect when evaluating responses. Does anyone have any concerns about analyzing employee well-being in troubled countries? Would you avoid doing so altogether? Can anyone recommend some ways of controlling for the economic and political stresses that employees are experiencing such as controlling for negative affect? Can anyone provide any references of studies that have controlled for economic/political stress?

     

     

    Jacqueline L. Power
    Associate Professor of Management
    401 Sunset Avenue
    Windsor, Ontario CANADA N9B 3P4

    Email: powerja@uwindsor.ca
    Ph:  519-253-3000 ext. 3111
    Fax: 519-973-7073

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  • 2.  Collecting data in troubled countries

    Posted 06-25-2015 23:07
    Jacqueline

    Yes, there are reviewers who would raise this issue, for sure.  Does the current economic and political situation have any role in the affect?  Though I have not experienced this myself, here are two my cents worth of suggestions:

    1.  Perhaps, you can ask the respondents a shorter form of the variables you are studying (e.g., job satisfaction at the time of data collection and job satisfaction say, 5 years ago) and use the five year earlier response as a control.  Although not completely eliminating the situation, you might at least mitigate the effect.
    2.  If there are other proxies (e.g., promotions or salary raises) that the employee experienced from the time the difficulties started, you might also want to control for it.

    Personally, in my opinion, economic situations are economic situations. Can't do much to change it.  I would not recommend dropping the study itself.

     
    Nagarajan ("Nags") Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
    Professor of Management
    University of Houston -Victoria
    14000 University Blvd
    Sugar Land
    TX 77479.
    U.S.A.
    Phone: ++1 (281) 774-8143 (US Mobile)
                ++91 96298 14859. (India Mobile)

    From: Jacqueline Power <powerja@UWINDSOR.CA>
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 9:50 PM
    Subject: Collecting data in troubled countries

    Dear International Management Researchers,
     
    Apologies for cross-postings.
     
     
    I have the opportunity to collect data from organizations headquartered in two troubled countries: Greece and Egypt. I have been advised to control for negative affect when evaluating responses. Does anyone have any concerns about analyzing employee well-being in troubled countries? Would you avoid doing so altogether? Can anyone recommend some ways of controlling for the economic and political stresses that employees are experiencing such as controlling for negative affect? Can anyone provide any references of studies that have controlled for economic/political stress?
     
     
    Jacqueline L. Power
    Associate Professor of Management
    401 Sunset Avenue
    Windsor, Ontario CANADA N9B 3P4
    Email: powerja@uwindsor.ca
    Ph:  519-253-3000 ext. 3111
    Fax: 519-973-7073

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  • 3.  Collecting data in troubled countries

    Posted 06-26-2015 11:09
    This might help you.  Retrieving data after Hurricane Katrina and amid the chaos of the BP Oil Spill was challenging.
     
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    Subject: Re: Collecting data in troubled countries

    Jacqueline

    Yes, there are reviewers who would raise this issue, for sure.  Does the current economic and political situation have any role in the affect?  Though I have not experienced this myself, here are two my cents worth of suggestions:

    1.  Perhaps, you can ask the respondents a shorter form of the variables you are studying (e.g., job satisfaction at the time of data collection and job satisfaction say, 5 years ago) and use the five year earlier response as a control.  Although not completely eliminating the situation, you might at least mitigate the effect.
    2.  If there are other proxies (e.g., promotions or salary raises) that the employee experienced from the time the difficulties started, you might also want to control for it.

    Personally, in my opinion, economic situations are economic situations. Can't do much to change it.  I would not recommend dropping the study itself.

     
    Nagarajan ("Nags") Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
    Professor of Management
    University of Houston -Victoria
    14000 University Blvd
    Sugar Land
    TX 77479.
    U.S.A.
    Phone: ++1 (281) 774-8143 (US Mobile)
                ++91 96298 14859. (India Mobile)



    From: Jacqueline Power <powerja@UWINDSOR.CA>
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 9:50 PM
    Subject: Collecting data in troubled countries

    Dear International Management Researchers,
     
    Apologies for cross-postings.
     
     
    I have the opportunity to collect data from organizations headquartered in two troubled countries: Greece and Egypt. I have been advised to control for negative affect when evaluating responses. Does anyone have any concerns about analyzing employee well-being in troubled countries? Would you avoid doing so altogether? Can anyone recommend some ways of controlling for the economic and political stresses that employees are experiencing such as controlling for negative affect? Can anyone provide any references of studies that have controlled for economic/political stress?
     
     
    Jacqueline L. Power
    Associate Professor of Management
    401 Sunset Avenue
    Windsor, Ontario CANADA N9B 3P4
    Email: powerja@uwindsor.ca
    Ph:  519-253-3000 ext. 3111
    Fax: 519-973-7073

    *This message is intended only for the person or entity named above, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message or the taking of any action based upon it, other than by the intended recipient, is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message immediately and notify me by email. Thank you.
     






  • 4.  Collecting data in troubled countries

    Posted 06-28-2015 16:15

    Hi Jacqueline, I don´t know which is your major research on these countries. I guess you are still collecting on bullying? I don´t see why you need to control for negative affect. Aren´t all in  your sample living the same political and economic situation? In my opinion is that is equal for everyone, except you are considering comparing that results with another countries. If so there a "world happiness report" http://worldhappiness.report/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/WHR15-Apr29-update.pdf, could be useful to control with.

    But my 2 cents.: 1) People living in what you call "troubled" countries are resilient. They get used to political and economic stress. 2) If you see the ranking you will be surprised about "worlds´happiness" just take a look to USA and Brazil. Yes, they are very near on the ranking. Does it mean Brazil has not "political or economic stress"? well, that is not my perception. See the riots previous to World soccer cup and you will understand that. Perhaps, happiness, or negative affect could not necessarily be related to "economic or political wellbeing" in all cultures.

    That is the major challenge on doing non-north American research...You need to understand that countries, and cultures are very different. A Native researcher working on those kind of research is the best way to be accurate. But there is also another challenge: let the reviewers understand this when you are trying to publish on a north-American journal.

    My regards

     

    Silvia Inés Monserrat

    Centro de Estudios en Administración

    Business School – UNICEN – Argentina

    ITC Chair

    Academy of Management 2014 - 2015

     

     

     

     

     

    De: International Management Discussion List [mailto:IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] En nombre de Jacqueline Power
    Enviado el: jueves,     25 de junio de 2015 13:20
    Para: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Asunto: Collecting data in troubled countries

     

    Dear International Management Researchers,

     

    Apologies for cross-postings.

     

     

    I have the opportunity to collect data from organizations headquartered in two troubled countries: Greece and Egypt. I have been advised to control for negative affect when evaluating responses. Does anyone have any concerns about analyzing employee well-being in troubled countries? Would you avoid doing so altogether? Can anyone recommend some ways of controlling for the economic and political stresses that employees are experiencing such as controlling for negative affect? Can anyone provide any references of studies that have controlled for economic/political stress?

     

     

    Jacqueline L. Power
    Associate Professor of Management
    401 Sunset Avenue
    Windsor, Ontario CANADA N9B 3P4

    Email: powerja@uwindsor.ca
    Ph:  519-253-3000 ext. 3111
    Fax: 519-973-7073

    *This message is intended only for the person or entity named above, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message or the taking of any action based upon it, other than by the intended recipient, is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message immediately and notify me by email. Thank you.