Global Strategy Group

About: Global Strategy Group is a company organization based out in New York, New York, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Human resource management & Functional approach. The organization has 9 authors who have published 10 publications receiving 187 citations. The organization is also known as: GSG.

Professional respondents in nonprobability online panels

Abstract: Among the concerns raised about non probability online panels is the presence of so-called “professional” respondents – well-trained or experienced survey-takers who seek out large numbers of surveys, typically for the cash and incentives offered (Baker et al., 2010, 756–757). There is accumulating evidence that there exists a large number of frequent survey-takers who participate in many different online panels. A 2006 comScore study concluded that fewer than 1% of panel members in the ten largest market research online survey panels in the United States were responsible for 34% of the completed questionnaires (Grover & Vriens, 2006). An analysis using 16 different online panels in the United States and the United Kingdom found that the average panelist belonged to four different survey panels (Gittelman & Trimarchi, 2009). Likewise, a study of 19 different panels in the Netherlands found that 62% of panelists belonged to multiple online panels (Willems, Vonk, & Ossenbruggen, 2006b). As opt-in panel surveys become more prevalent in academic research, there is a need to explore if and how frequent survey-takers affect the reliability and validity of the collected data.

Freshwater biodiversity conservation through source water protection: Quantifying the potential and addressing the challenges

Abstract: Water insecurity is a defining feature of the Anthropocene, with degraded water quality and unreliable flows putting the well‐being of upstream and downstream communities, both human and aquatic, at risk. Within this context, the protection of drinking water at its source – ‘source water protection’ – is growing as a complementary water security solution to conventional built infrastructure, particularly but not only to address non‐point source pollution. An assessment of the likely source catchments of 4000 cities, supplying water to as many as 1.7 billion city dwellers, found that 85% of the total area of the catchments overlaps with freshwater ecoregions of high biodiversity value. Source water protection could contribute to conserving important freshwater biodiversity elements in these catchments, through activities such as land protection, restoration, and agricultural and ranching best‐management practices. Empirical evidence supporting the benefits of these types of activities to freshwater species and ecosystems is sparse, especially when considered at the scales required to achieve meaningful conservation objectives. This article explores the potential of source water protection to deliver freshwater conservation benefits, and solutions are proposed to address the challenges related to evidence gaps, trade‐offs, and financing. The broader opportunity for leveraging water security investments for biodiversity conservation, and the overall efficiencies that may accrue from optimizing for multiple benefits simultaneously, are discussed in the context of global frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals.

Military spending and economic growth in China: A regime-switching analysis

Abstract: This article investigates the impact of military spending changes on economic growth in China over the period 1953 to 2010. Using two-state Markov-switching specifications, the results suggest that the relationship between military spending changes and economic growth is state dependent. Specifically, the results show that military spending changes affect the economic growth negatively during a slower growth–higher variance state, while positively within a faster growth–lower variance one. It is also demonstrated that military spending changes contain information about the growth transition probabilities. As a policy tool, the results indicate that increases in military spending can be detrimental to growth during slower growth–higher growth volatility periods.

Multiplying the Division of Labour: Functional Differentiation of the Next Key Variables in Management Research

Abstract: In this article, we draw on theories of social differentiation to show that functional differentiation is not about the division of work and organization, but rather about a multiplication of horizons for decision-making. We argue that a systematic management of functional differentiation makes organizations smarter and more flexible. We corroborate this claim by demonstrations of how a functional approach to functional differentiation facilitates the design of new or the further development of well-established management tools and research agendas in fields such as entrepreneurship, strategy, and human resource management. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Considerations for improving quality of care of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and associated comorbidities

Abstract: Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disorder with a global prevalence of approximately 0.5–1%. Patients with RA are at an increased risk of developing comorbidities (eg, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, diabetes and depression). Despite this, there are limited recommendations for the management and implementation of associated comorbidities. This study aimed to identify good practice interventions in the care of RA and associated comorbidities. Methods A combination of primary research (180+ interviews with specialists across 12 European rheumatology centres) and secondary research (literature review of existing publications and guidelines/recommendations) were used to identify challenges in management and corresponding good practice interventions. Findings were prioritised and reviewed by a group of 18 rheumatology experts including rheumatologists, comorbidity experts, a patient representative and a highly specialised nurse. Results Challenges throughout the patient pathway (including delays in diagnosis and referral, shortage of rheumatologists, limited awareness of primary care professionals) and 18 good practice interventions were identified in the study. The expert group segmented and prioritised interventions according to three distinct stages of the disease: (1) suspected RA, (2) recent diagnosis of RA and (3) established RA. Examples of good practice interventions included enabling self-management (self-monitoring and disease management support, for example, lifestyle adaptations); early arthritis clinic; rapid access to care (online referral, triage, ultrasound-guided diagnosis); dedicated comorbidity specialists; enhanced communication with primary care (hotline, education sessions); and integrating patient registries into daily clinical practice. Conclusion Learning from implementation of good practice interventions in centres across Europe provides an opportunity to more widely improved care for patients with RA and associated comorbidities.