With our action research approach at BMW Group Financial Services Germany we explore the application of an Ideas Competition as tool of Change Management and look into the effects of the competition on the organizational change. In this paper, we examine the nature of ideas forwarded in the Ideas Competition, the influence the Ideas Competition has on the creation and contribution of ideas and ...

Knowledge about prescription drug benefits is necessary for consumers to choose appropriate health benefits plans in a consumer-directed health plan market. The objective of this study was to describe employees' knowledge of their prescription drug benefits. A one-group, cross-sectional survey of full-time university employees with a tiered pharmacy benefit was performed. Correct responses to k...

To meet its goal of universal health insurance coverage, the Clinton health plan requires all employers to offer health insurance to their employees. Using survey data on more than 2,200 small businesses, we estimate how many firms and employees would be affected by this mandate and calculate the financial burden, adjusting for the small-business subsidies recommended in the Clinton plan. Becau...

Socializing new employees into the organization and building higher levels of organizational commitment poses a challenge to organizations of different sizes. Social media technologies present an opportunity for organizations to create value by facilitating interactions among employees. The purpose of this study is to investigate an internal social media tool that was designed and implemented a...

This study investigates the role that financial analysts played in the 1994 restructuring of UAL Corporation (parent of United Air Lines). Under the restructuring employees agreed to $4.9 billion in wage and benefit concessions in exchange for 55% of UAL stock and seats on the board of directors. Although UAL’s shareholders eventually realized huge wealth gains, for almost two years after the t...

Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) eligible High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP)s emerged as new health care insurance models referred to as Consumer Directed Health Plans (CDHPs) in the early 2000s. The purpose of this study is to examine the association between enrollees’ level of earnings and plan choice when a Managed Care PPO, HRA, and HSA eligible HDHP are...

BACKGROUND This paper presents the prevalence of health promotion in workplaces in Poland. It characterises the undertaken ac tions, their rationale and perceived obstacles. It analyses the diversity of these phenomena in the companies of different financial soundness and level of employment. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was conducted with the use of Computer Assisted Telephone Interview in...

UNLABELLED The objective of this study is to examine the direct and indirect effect of management practices (procedural justice, coordination approach, communication system, integration strategy, and coping programs) on merger and acquisition (M&A) performance in the Pakistan banking industry. Psychological contract (PC) acts as a mediator between Management practices and M&A performance. The P...

Two strong imperatives for healthcare managers are reducing costs of service and attracting and retaining highly dedicated and competent patient care and support employees. Is there a trade-off or are there organizational practices that can further both objectives at the same time? High-involvement work systems (HIWS) represent a holistic work design that includes interrelated core features suc...

Most organizations and its leaders are evaluated on specific, objective, and tangible short term outcomes such as market, financial, and accounting metrics of organizational performance. Although this approach to measuring performance creates an environment that encourages continual innovation and growth, it also fosters a climate that puts pressure on managers at multiple levels to deliver and...