Understanding the violation of IS security policy in organizations: An integrated model based on social control and deterrence theory
- Authors: Cheng, Lijiao , Li, Ying , Li, Wenli , Holm, Eric , Zhai, Qingguo
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Computers and Security Vol. 39, no. Part B (2013), p. 447-459
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- Description: It is widely agreed that a large amount of information systems (IS) security incidents occur in the workplace because employees subvert existing IS Security Policy (ISSP). In order to understand the factors that constrain employees from deviance and violation of the organizational ISSP, past work has traditionally viewed this issue through the lens of formal deterrence mechanisms; we postulated that we could better explain employees' ISSP violation behaviours through considering both formal and informal control factors as well as through considering existing deterrence theory. We therefore developed a theoretical model based on both deterrence and social bond theories rooted in a social control perspective to better understand employee behaviour in this context. The model is validated using survey data of 185 employees. Our empirical results highlight that both formal and informal controls have a significant effect on employees' ISSP violation intentions. To be specific, employees' social bonding is found to have mixed impacts on the employee's intention to violate ISSP. Social pressures exerted by subjective norms and co-worker behaviours also significantly influence employees' ISSP violation intentions. In analyzing the formal sanctions, the perceived severity of sanctions was found to be significant while, perceived certainty of those sanctions was not. We discuss the key implications of our findings for managers and researchers and the implications for professional practice.
The impact of gender differences on determinants of job satisfaction among Chinese off-farm migrants in Jiangsu.
- Authors: Smyth, Russell , Zhai, Qingguo , Li, Xiaoxu
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies Vol. 7, no. 3 (2009), p. 363-380
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- Description: This study examines the effect of own income versus reference group income and the subjective factors considered important in a job for a sample of off–farm migrants in China. We find that own income has a positive effect on job satisfaction while the effect of reference group income is gender specific. We find evidence that males experience a tunnelling effect (higher income co-workers increase their job satisfaction) while females experience a jealousy effect (higher income co-workers lower their job satisfaction). We explain this result in terms of men reacting more positively in competitive environments and that, in China, males have better prospects for promotion. We find that compared with employees in western countries, off–farm migrants in China place much more emphasis on income and less importance on collegiality and job stability.
The impact of gender differences on determinants of job satisfaction among Chinese off–farm migrants in Jiangsu
- Authors: Smyth, Russell , Zhai, Qingguo , Li, Xiaoxu
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies Vol. 7, no. 3 (2009), p. 363-380
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- Description: This study examines the effect of own income versus reference group income and the subjective factors considered important in a job for a sample of off–farm migrants in China. We find that own income has a positive effect on job satisfaction while the effect of reference group income is gender specific. We find evidence that males experience a tunnelling effect (higher income co-workers increase their job satisfaction) while females experience a jealousy effect (higher income co-workers lower their job satisfaction). We explain this result in terms of men reacting more positively in competitive environments and that, in China, males have better prospects for promotion. We find that compared with employees in western countries, off–farm migrants in China place much more emphasis on income and less importance on collegiality and job stability.
The impact of gender differences on determinants of job satisfaction among Chinese off–farm migrants in Jiangsu
- Authors: Smyth, Russell , Zhai, Qingguo , Li, Xiaoxu
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies Vol. 7, no. 3 (2009), p. 363-380
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- Description: This study examines the effect of own income versus reference group income and the subjective factors considered important in a job for a sample of off–farm migrants in China. We find that own income has a positive effect on job satisfaction while the effect of reference group income is gender specific. We find evidence that males experience a tunnelling effect (higher income co-workers increase their job satisfaction) while females experience a jealousy effect (higher income co-workers lower their job satisfaction). We explain this result in terms of men reacting more positively in competitive environments and that, in China, males have better prospects for promotion. We find that compared with employees in western countries, off–farm migrants in China place much more emphasis on income and less importance on collegiality and job stability.
Big five personality traits, job satisfaction and subjective wellbeing in China
- Authors: Zhai, Qingguo , Willis, Mike , O'Shea, Bob , Zhai, Yubo , Yang, Yuwen
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Psychology Vol. 48, no. 6 (December 2013), p. 1099-1108
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- Description: This paper examines the effect of the Big Five personality traits on job satisfaction and subjective wellbeing (SWB). The paper also examines the mediating role of job satisfaction on the Big Five-SWB relationship. Data were collected from a sample of 818 urban employees from five Chinese cities: Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Dalian, and Fushun. All the study variables were measured with well-established multi-item scales that have been validated both in English-speaking populations and in China. The study found only extraversion to have an effect on job satisfaction, suggesting that there could be cultural difference in the relationships between the Big Five and job satisfaction in China and in the West. The study found that three factors in the Big Fiveextraversion, conscientiousness, and neuroticismhave an effect on SWB. This finding is similar to findings in the West, suggesting convergence in the relationship between the Big Five and SWB in different cultural contexts. The research found that only the relationship between extraversion and SWB is partially mediated by job satisfaction, implying that the effect of the Big Five on SWB is mainly direct, rather than indirect via job satisfaction. The study also found that extraversion was the strongest predictor of both job satisfaction and SWB. This finding implies that extraversion could be more important than other factors in the Big Five in predicting job satisfaction and SWB in a high collectivism and high power distance country such as China. The research findings are discussed in the Chinese cultural context. The study also offers suggestions on the directions for future research.
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Workplace Guanxi: Its dispositional antecedents and mediating role in the affectivity-job satisfaction relationship
- Authors: Zhai, Qingguo , Lindorff, Margaret , Cooper, Brian
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Business Ethics Vol. 117, no. 3 (2013), p. 541-551
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- Description: This paper examines dispositional sources of workplace guanxi and the mediating role of workplace guanxi on the affectivity and job satisfaction relationship. Data were collected from 808 respondents in multiple industries in a city in China's northeast. The study found that both positive affectivity and negative affectivity have an effect on supervisor-subordinate guanxi and co-worker guanxi, which supports the proposition that workplace guanxi has a dispositional source. Supervisor-subordinate guanxi has a positive relationship with job satisfaction, although co-worker guanxi is not significantly related to job satisfaction. The research also found a mediating role of supervisor-subordinate guanxi on the affectivity and job satisfaction relationship, which suggests that supervisor-subordinate guanxi can extend the influence of affectivity to job satisfaction. Taken together, these results suggest that in a high power distance country such as China, supervisor-subordinate guanxi plays a more important role than co-worker guanxi in influencing job satisfaction. Theoretically, this study suggests the as yet unexplored possibility of dispositional antecedents of workplace guanxi and the role of workplace guanxi on the relationship between dispositions and workplace attitudes such as job satisfaction. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
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Personal wellbeing among ethnic Koreans in China's Northeast
- Authors: Nielsen, Ingrid , Smyth, Russell , Zhai, Qingguo , Zhang, Juyong
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Asian Ethnicity Vol. 13, no. 1 (2012), p. 75-96
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- Description: This study investigates personal wellbeing among a sample of ethnic Koreans in China's Northeast using the eight-item Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI). The PWI demonstrated good psychometric properties, consistent with previous studies. The data revealed a moderate level of personal wellbeing (PWI score = 70.3) and the results supported the Theory of Subjective Wellbeing Homeostasis, suggesting that strong external and internal buffers protect the HPM for ethnic Koreans, despite the onslaught of marketisation and urbanisation in China that are threatening to undermine Koreans' sense of ethnic identity. The predictors of personal wellbeing were found to be age (with a nonlinear relationship), education, gender, income, marital status and the city in which the individual lives. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Understanding personal use of the Internet at work: An integrated model of neutralization techniques and general deterrence theory
- Authors: Cheng, Lijiao , Li, Wenli , Zhai, Qingguo , Smyth, Russell
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Computers in Human Behavior Vol. 38, no. (September 2014 2014), p. 220-228
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- Description: This paper examines the influence of neutralization techniques, perceived sanction severity, perceived detection certainty and perceived benefits of using the Internet for personal purposes on intention to use the Internet at work for personal use. To do so, we draw on a conceptual framework integrating neutralization theory and general deterrence theory. The study finds that both neutralization techniques and perceived benefits have a positive effect on personal use of the Internet. Perceived detection certainty is found to have a negative effect on personal use of the Internet, while the effect of perceived sanctions severity on personal use of the Internet is not significant. The effect of neutralization and perceived benefits are much stronger than perceived detection certainty. The findings suggest that people may think more about neutralization and perceived benefits than they do about costs, when deciding whether to use the Internet at work for personal purposes.
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Self-disclosure in Chinese micro-blogging : A social exchange theory perspective
- Authors: Liu, Zilong , Min, Qingfei , Zhai, Qingguo , Smyth, Russell
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Information and Management Vol. 53, no. 1 (2016), p. 53-63
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- Description: This paper examines the influence of social benefits and costs on self-disclosure in the context of micro-blogging in China. Data were collected from 441 micro-blogging users, employing an online survey. Self-disclosure is measured in terms of amount, depth, honesty, intent, and valence of disclosure. The study found that relationship building, enjoyment and trust in service providers are positively related to self-disclosure, while perceived anonymity of self and perceived risk are negatively related to self-disclosure. However, convenience of relationship maintenance and self-presentation are not related to self-disclosure. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Thriving at work as a mediator of the relationship between workplace support and life satisfaction
- Authors: Zhai, Qingguo , Wang, Saifang , Weadon, Helen
- Date: 2020
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- Relation: Journal of Management & Organization Vol. 26, no. 2 (Mar 2020), p. 168-184
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- Description: Conservation of resources theory is employed to examine the effect of workplace support on thriving at work and the mediation of thriving at work on the workplace support and life satisfaction relationship using data on white-collar workers in China. We find that workplace support is positively related to thriving at work and thriving at work is positively related to life satisfaction. We also find that thriving at work fully mediates the relationship between life satisfaction and supervisor support, while the relationship between life satisfaction and coworker support is partially mediated by thriving at work. Consistent with the COR caravan and spillover hypothesis, we conclude that thriving at work is a mechanism that transmits the positive effects of workplace support on life satisfaction. The research findings suggest that an increase in workplace support can benefit both individuals and organizations by improving individuals' thriving at work and life satisfaction.
The knowledge management functions of corporate university and their evolution: case studies of two Chinese corporate universities
- Authors: Chen, Yunqi , Xu, Yusen , Zhai, Qingguo
- Date: 2019
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- Relation: Journal of Knowledge Management Vol. 23, no. 10 (Dec 2019), p. 2086-2112
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- Description: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the knowledge management functions of corporate universities and their evolution. Design/methodology/approach Two Chinese corporate universities in the ICT industry were selected for the case studies. Data were collected by interviews and consulting the documents of the two corporate universities. Grounded theory was used for data analysis. Findings The research found that the knowledge management functions of the corporate universities encompass knowledge transfer, knowledge creation and knowledge services for intrapreneurship. The knowledge management functions of the corporate universities are enhancing with the development of the corporate universities. The knowledge management functions mutually reinforce each other. The knowledge network of the corporate universities is expanding and the scope of knowledge managed is broadening. Originality/value Analyzing the knowledge management functions of corporate universities and their evolution from the perspective of knowledge network enriches research on knowledge management of corporate universities.
Networking of corporate universities in knowledge management : evidence from China
- Authors: Chen, Yunqi , Xu, Yusen , Zhai, Qingguo
- Date: 2022
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Management Decision Vol. 60, no. 11 (2022), p. 3147-3164
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- Description: Purpose: A corporate university is a knowledge management institution established within an enterprise. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the evolution of knowledge activities of corporate university and their relationship, particularly the role of networking in the knowledge management. Design/methodology/approach: Haier, which had the earliest Chinese corporate university in the science and technology manufacturing industry, was employed as a case study. Data were collected by interviews and through consulting the documents of Haier’s corporate university. Grounded theory was used for data analysis. Findings: The paper finds that corporate universities are engaged in three kinds of activities, namely, enterprise operational knowledge transfer, networking activities and scientific and technological activities. There is a dynamic circular relationship among these three kinds of activities, which form a “figure of eight” cycle model. Networking activities are the hub between enterprise operational knowledge transfer and scientific and technological activities. There is a two-way integration of enterprise operational knowledge transfer and science and technological activities via networking activities. Networking activities, thus, play a key role in the development of corporate universities into knowledge management centers. The scope of the key activities of corporate universities is dynamic and expanding. The double circulation effect among key activities in corporate universities has strengthened over time. Originality/value: By investigating the dynamic nature of the activities of corporate universities, particularly the role of networking in knowledge management, this research enriches the study of the knowledge management of corporate universities. © 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.