My Experiences in Journal Submission

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My Experiences in Journal Submission

• Hsi-An Shih
• Institute of International Business
• National Cheng Kung University

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Generating Research Idea

• Identify a literature gap first and then generate
  ideas to fill it up
• Generate ideas first and then find a literature
  gap to put them in
• If we see many discussion at Business,
  practitioner magazine but few in academic journal
  ? potential research idea

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High involvement work system, work-family
conflict, and expatriate performanceexamining
Taiwanese expatriates in China

• Hsi-An Shih
• Yun-Hwa Chiang
• Chu-Chun Hsu

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Title

• In General Text 8000. Abstract 150.
  Title10
• Title is the only statement in the paper that
  referees accept without questioning
• The first impression of the paper
• Establish referee expectation
• Determine referee assignment ?
• Show how mature you are as a scholar

phenomenon
driven
theory
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What makes a great title?

• Faithfully descriptive of paper contents
• Succinct but self-explanatory
• Stimulating and interest-rousing (how, when,
  why)
• Eye-catching
• Absolutely no jargons

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Abstract

• First attempt to sell the paper (no theory
  development)
• Frame research questions (Theorys application
  and extension)
• Propose research purpose(s)
• Main thesis (in plain statements)
• Findings (sample model?)
• General theory ? Taiwanese sample
• Implications (?)

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Abstract

• Signal research ability to referees
• Straightforward (avoiding jargons)
• Revealing flavor of the paper
• Intriguing (unexplained coincidence obvious
  distinction new perspective why, how, what,
  when..)
• Citations or not? Generally not.
• Title- abstract consistency test

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Introduction

• A big picture of the study (how big?)
• New or unanswered question(s)
• Theoretical significance of the question
• Managerial relevance of the question
• Research purposes and contributions
• A road map (e.g., as previous argued..)
• Reference is important in the introduction

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Research Rationale

• Combination of SHRM and IHRM
• High Involve Work System (HIWS) has positive
  effects on performance.
• The application of HIWS in IHRM field is limited.
• Are all outcomes of HIWS positive?

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Research Objectives

• The focuses of this paper
• Factors that could affect expatriate performance
• The application of HIWS on expatriates
• The relationship between HIWS and relevant factors

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Main Text

• What is a logical writing (paragraph sentence
  test)?
• What is clean writing (no-more-cut test)?

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Literature Review

• High involvement work system (Bae, Chen, Wan,
  Lawler, and Walumbwa, 2003 Chen, Lawler, and
  Bae, 2005)
• (1) HR flow
• recruitment, selection, training, and development
• (2) Work structuring
• teamwork, and broadly-defined jobs
• (3) Reward system
• wage and performance appraisal
• (4) Employee influence
• employee participation and ownership

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Work-Family Conflict

• Definition
• Individuals are not able to balance their roles
  at both work and family simultaneously.
• Three forms of WFC
• (1) Time-based conflict
• (2) Strain-based conflict
• (3) Behavior-based conflict

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Research Framework
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H1
H3
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• Hypothesis 1
• Implementing an HIWS for expatriates is
  positively related to expatriate work-family
  conflict.
• Hypothesis 2-1
• Expatriate WFC is negatively related to their job
  satisfaction.
• Hypothesis 2-2
• Expatriate WFC is negatively related to their
  job performance.

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• Hypothesis 3-1
• Implementing an HIWS for expatriates is
  positively related to expatriate job
  satisfaction.
• Hypothesis 3-2
• Implementing an HIWS for expatriates is
  positively related to expatriate job performance.

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Empirical Analysis

• No perfect methodology, but justification needed
• Methodology alone wont sell a paper (e.g., new
  models, samples, variables)
• Most methodology problems are planted in
  conceptual arguments

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Samples and Procedures

• Taiwanese MNCs
• Taiwanese companies operating in China
• East and Southeast China
• Two separate questionnaires
• Common method variance
• 49 supervisors and 174 expatriates

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Results of Job Satisfaction Model
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Results of Job Performance Model
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Discussion Conclusion

• Revisit research questions
• Sell research contribution(s) properly
• Recognize limitations in a positive tone
• Use positive words to describe the limitations

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Conclusion

• HIWS has positive effects on expatriate WFC.
• WFC has negative effects on expatriate
  satisfaction and performance.
• HIWS has positive effects on expatriate
  satisfaction and performance.
• Although implementing an HIWS can induce better
  satisfaction and performance, implementing HIWS
  can also affect other aspects of employees
  lives, and not all of these effects are positive.

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Research Limitation

• The concept of HIWS
• Generalizability
• Expatriate perceptions of HIWS
• Cross-sectional data

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Thanks for your listening