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Papers by Andrew Bertsch

Splint International Journal Of Professionals, 2021

The evolution of globalisation in recent decades has contributed to the growth in relationships a... more The evolution of globalisation in recent decades has contributed to the growth in relationships and interactions among different countries. These interactions are impacted by the country's cultural history and the structure of rules and ideologies. As businesses explore the opportunities to expand their operations globally and penetrate new markets, they are faced with many risks and challenges. One major risk that international businesses face is corruption. Throughout this paper, we will address and examine corruption as it pertains to religion and cultural dimensions and capture its economic impacts.

Effulgence-A Management Journal, 2021

Introduction/ Main Objective: This study investigated preferred leadership styles, considered by ... more Introduction/ Main Objective: This study investigated preferred leadership styles, considered by many to be the most prevalent styles: autocratic, participative, and laissez-faire. We assessed ‘preferred leadership style’ from the perspective of the follower. The study aimed at exploring the variations in the preference for leadership styles across selected industries, namely the food/beverage industry, the retail industry, and the financial industry. Novelty: Leadership styles and perspectives have been investigated from divergent angles; but the preferred leadership styles have not been explored adequately across industries. This study endeavored at filling the gap in literature, and to provide direction to stakeholders, as regards followers’ perspectives.Research Methods: Our convenience sample was a result of a targeted effort to query respondents from three distinct samples: retail, restaurant/drink establishments, and consumer finance institutions (primarily banks). In additio...

DELHI BUSINESS REVIEW

The role of the strategic management process in organizations is to produce the best strategic pl... more The role of the strategic management process in organizations is to produce the best strategic plan that an organization can adopt based on its individual qualities and market position to achieve a superior competitive position in the market. The purpose of this study is to evaluate how the strategic management process can be utilized by Crocs, Inc. (Crocs) to gain and maintain a long-run competitive position in the footwear industry. This analysis considers and applies the three stages of the strategic management process, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and strategy evaluation, to Crocs, utilizing Crocs’ current company data and strategic position and applying strategic management process tools. Analysis results feature a recommended vision and mission statement for Crocs, the best strategies for Crocs to pursue, how Crocs can progress toward achieving such strategies (through certain policies, risk considerations, and financial projections), and how the company can ...

Journal of Management Development, 2018

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a reliable and valid field survey research instru... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a reliable and valid field survey research instrument to assess national cultural cognitive templates of preferred leader behaviour dimensions to facilitate education, development, and training of managerial leaders operating across diverse organisations. Design/methodology/approach The study consists of focus group evaluations of the validity and the translations to local languages of a survey instrument assessing leader behaviour preferences in business organisations. Findings The studies find that the survey instrument and its translations are valid and reliable for assessing preferred leader behaviour across national cultures. The length of the survey is problematic, and a new project is underway to produce a shorter version with equivalent reliability and validity. Research limitations/implications As the research project is long term, at this point, a relatively long survey is available for research, with a shorter version planne...

foresight, 2013

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to address issues relating to the United Nations Millennium D... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to address issues relating to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UNMDG) in the Middle East, analysing socio‐cultural issues having direct relevance to the region's progress toward “Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women”.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employ meta‐analyses with data from the United Nations, the Arab Human Development Report, and various sources of measurement of national means for Hofstede's five‐dimensional model of cultural value.FindingsThe authors find that the percentage of women in employment, excluding the agricultural sector, in their sample of Middle East countries has declined since 2000, while in the samples of other Muslim‐majority and all other countries the percentage employed has increased.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations of the authors' research are that complete sets of data for women in employment are not available for all years for all countries in their sample...

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 2013

PurposeThis paper aims to present a meta‐analysis of available statistical data and literature fo... more PurposeThis paper aims to present a meta‐analysis of available statistical data and literature for gender‐related practices concerning women in business and education across countries, comparing the patriarchal belt and South Asian countries in the belt to the rest of the world. The purpose of the project is to investigate the progress of enhancement of opportunities for women to engage in non‐agricultural work in the belt, and, as women’s participation in tertiary education is touted as an impetus in enhancing women’s opportunities, investigate its effect.Design/methodology/approachThe existence of a belt of countries from North Africa through Bangladesh and rural China is well known, with societies demonstrating a consistent pattern of restriction and suppression of women. No development of theory treating the patriarchal belt as a whole has been published. The authors earmark this as a future endeavour. They employ ten years of statistical summaries of percent of women in the non...

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS …

103 An Explorative Study of the Environmental Awareness of Malaysian Consumers Bertsch,Andy/Abdul... more 103 An Explorative Study of the Environmental Awareness of Malaysian Consumers Bertsch,Andy/Abdullah, Kalthom/Rosli, Norhizan/Saeed, Mohammad ... Other variables should also be considered including affect (as cited in Smith, Haugtvedt, Petty, 1994), cost-benefit (as cited ...

This study explores the cultural factors that act as antecedents to women serving on boards of di... more This study explores the cultural factors that act as antecedents to women serving on boards of directors all over the world.We extend the theory proposed by several researchers before (e.g., Warner-Soderholm et al., 2016; St Onge & Magnan, 2013). We will explore relationships proffered by various researchers while also using more robust data and a larger sample. We will statistically examine relationships between cultural factors, political empowerment, institutional factors, gender equality scores, paid maternity leave, paid paternity leave, universal suffrage, and women on boards. Our sample of 56 countries was collected Catalyst, the World Economy Forum, and the World Bank in 2015. We use cultural factors score of House et al. (2004). After running regressions, the results of our study indicate that Gender equality positively impacts shares of women on boards, mediated though women’s political empowerment and the proportion of seats held by women in parliament. Our findings also ...

Refereed Proceedings, Fifteenth Annual South Dakota International Business Conference, October 9-12, 2008, pp. 103 – 118, Copyright 2009, ISBN 1-883120 -07-1, Rapid City, South Dakota , USA. (With Andy Bertsch, Kalthom Abdullah, and Norhizan Rosli), 2008

Environmental awareness has increasingly become a global concern during this 21st century. Malay... more Environmental awareness has increasingly become a global concern during this 21st century.
Malaysians have begun to realize how important it is to sustain the country‘s environment. There has
been an increasing concern among individuals, business organizations, societies, and estates. This
study aims to understand the extent of commitment by consumers toward protecting and preserving the
environment through product usage and disposal activities and to analyze how much this concern for
environmental protection influences purchasing decisions. There is a need to develop guidelines for
consumers and organizations on the most effective ways to protect and preserve the environment.

Viewpoint: An International of Management & Technology, Volume 3, No. 1, January-June 2012, pp. 23 – 34, ISSN 2229 – 3825. (With James Ondracek, Andy Bertsch, and Carlan Taft) , 2012

India is rapidly becoming an international entity that cannot and should not be ignored. There is... more India is rapidly becoming an international entity that cannot and should not be ignored. There is more and more
emphasis about what India can provide to the rest of the globe. This paper scans and reviews India's historical
backdrop and current views on foreign trade, growing economy, amazing information technology, cultural
characteristics, and what the future may hold. Included are brief and interesting discussions surrounding
multinational companies that have played a part in getting India to where it is now. It is endeavored to provide insight
into whether India has what it takes to offer global business players in its land.

Resurging India : Myths & Realities, 2012

“Doing Business in India: International Perspectives (With Particular Reference to Business Proc... more “Doing Business in India: International Perspectives (With Particular Reference to Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry)”, Refereed Proceedings, International Conference on “ Resurging India : Myths & Realities”, March 17 – 18, 2012, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, India, Copyright © 2012 , pp. 3 – 11, ISBN 978-93-82062-04-2, Excel India Publishers, New Delhi. (With James Ondracek, Andy Bertsch, and Matthew Cohen)

International Journal of Economics & Management Science, Volume 1, Number 1, January – June 2011, pp. 17 – 33, ISSN 2229 – 4430. (With Andy Bertsch, James Ondracek, and ABM Abdullah), 2011

This comprehensive study discusses the demographics, freedoms, culture, foreign trade practices, ... more This comprehensive study discusses the demographics, freedoms, culture, foreign trade practices,
political environment, and potential for investment in the land of the rising sun. At the crossroads
between the East and West, Japan is positioned to reap tremendous rewards as the East Asian
economic community booms. However, it will have to overcome obstacles associated with its
decreasing population, a new political party in power, and continuing global economic
uncertainty. Will Japan’s world-renowned innovation and business sophistication be enough to
pull it out of this recession? With its “Lost Decade” in recent memory, Japan will have to
strengthen its ties with China to avoid being left in China’s economic shadow.

Refereed Proceedings, Seventeenth Annual South Dakota International Business Conference, September 30 – October 3, 2010, pp. 382 – 399, Copyright 2010, ISBN 1-883120-36-5/ 978-1-883120-36-8, Rapid City, South Dakota , USA (With Karamjeet Singh, and Andy Bertsch), 2010

This research explores employee response toward change initiatives in order to create a working ... more This research explores employee response toward change initiatives in order to create a
working model to identify factors which influence employee response toward changes in the
organization. Change issues include re-structuring; merger and acquisition; transfers, lateral
moves and hiring; etc. This study identifies a workable model to allow management within
organizations undergoing change and transformation to predict the response of its employees
with respect to the identified factors. The resulting instrument is proven to be highly reliable and
will assist organizations managing change initiatives.

Refereed Proceedings, Seventeenth Annual South Dakota International Business Conference, September 30 – October 3, 2010, pp. 400 – 415, Copyright 2010, ISBN 1-883120-36-5/ 978-1-883120-36-8, Rapid City, South Dakota , USA. (With Karamjeet Singh, and Andy Bertsch), 2010

This paper studies the ethical response behavior of Indian consumers. Data was collected from 37... more This paper studies the ethical response behavior of Indian consumers. Data was collected
from 374 respondents using a questionnaire survey covering issues on the environment and
marketing of products. The study reveals that respondent awareness of the extent of damage
done as a result of economic activity is steadily growing. Consumers are becoming conscious of
adverse affects and are willing to pay more for eco-friendly products. Further, it is evident from
this study that Asian Indians are aware and concerned about the environmental conditions but the
commitment level to take proactive individual actions is moderate.

Refereed Proceedings of The International Conference on Business and Public Policy (ICBPP 2009), April 23 – 26, 2009, pp. 402 – 426, ISSN 1948-2272 : Print, 1948-2280: Online, Rockford, Illinois, USA. (With Andy Bertsch, and A. Devadas) , 2009

This research explores employee response toward change initiatives in order to create a working m... more This research explores employee response toward change initiatives in order to create a working model to identify factors
which influence employee response toward changes in the organization such as re-structuring; merger and acquisition;
transfers, lateral moves and hiring; etc. This study identifies a workable model to allow management within
organizations undergoing change and transformation to predict the response of its employees with respect to the
identified factors. The resulting instrument is proven to be highly reliable and will assist organizations managing
change initiatives.

Refereed Proceedings of The International Conference on Business and Public Policy (ICBPP 2009), April 23 – 26, 2009, pp. 217 – 255, ISSN 1948-2272: Print, 1948-2280: Online, Rockford, Illinois, USA. (With Karamjeet Singh, and Andy Bertsch), 2009

This paper explores the awareness and concern for environmental protection among consumers in Ind... more This paper explores the awareness and concern for environmental protection among consumers in India. Data was
collected from 374 respondents using questionnaire survey covering issues on product usage and disposal. It is evident
from this study that Indians are aware and concerned about the environmental conditions but the commitment level to
take proactive individual actions is moderate.

Journal of the Academy of Business and Public Policy, Institute for Research on Global Business (IRGB), Rockford, Illinois, United States, Summer, 2009, Volume 1, Number 2, pp. 141 – 186, ISSN 1948-2361: Print, 1948-237X: Online. (With Karamjeet Singh, and Andy Bertsch) , 2009

“Awareness and Concern Towards Environment: An Explorative Study of Indian Consumers”, Journal of... more “Awareness and Concern Towards Environment: An Explorative Study of Indian Consumers”, Journal of the Academy of Business and Public Policy, Institute for Research on Global Business (IRGB), Rockford, Illinois, United States, Summer, 2009, Volume 1, Number 2, pp. 141 – 186, ISSN 1948-2361: Print, 1948-237X: Online.