University Management Report: Analysis of Key Management Articles

This report provides an analysis of four key management articles. The first article explores the dynamics and productivity of virtual teams, identifying ten themes and opportunities for future research, and highlighting the importance of trust and leadership. The second article discusses the challenges faced by emerging economy multinational enterprises (EMNEs) in aligning HR strategies with their ambitions, focusing on talent management and the need for internationally experienced leaders. The third article examines the changing work-life interface of contemporary knowledge workers, emphasizing the impact of technology and flexible work arrangements. The final article focuses on talent management in Western MNCs operating in China, emphasizing the importance of retaining skilled employees and balancing global integration with local responsiveness. Each article's arguments, methodologies, and limitations are discussed, providing a comprehensive overview of the current management landscape.

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Article 1- Gilson, L.L., Maynard, M.T., Jones Young, N.C., Vartiainen, M. and
Hakonen, M., 2015. Virtual teams research: 10 years, 10 themes, and 10 opportunities.
Journal of management, 41(5), pp.1313-1337.
Arguments Presented by Authors
Virtual Teams help in enhancing the group dynamics as well as boosting the
productivity of the teams successfully. As opined by the authors in the respective article, the
virtual team is considered as the cluster of the individuals who try to contribute in shared
projects through creation of proper and cooperative efforts which will be suitable in
achieving the shared goals as well as objectives. In the article, it has been identified that in
the past ten years, there are ten and more opportunities which will be beneficial for the
growth of the teams. The virtual teams have enhanced the leadership skills along with trust
among the different individuals which will be effective in retention of the employees.
In addition, the virtual teams can create different issues such as difference of time and
speed and uncertainty regarding the meaning of silence which can create huge differences in
the working procedures of the different individuals and it affects the growth of the company
and employees negatively. There are various elements which will be suitable for the
implementation of the virtual team set up wherein trust is the key element which is the
suitable aspect and needs to be incorporated by the companies for gaining revenues.
Methodology Used by Authors to Convince Readers
The thematic analysis has been considered in the respective article in which there are
ten themes which have been identified for analyzing the importance and relevance of the
virtual teams in the current scenario in the different companies. With the thematic analysis, it
is flexible in gaining insights on the identification of the patterns of meaning across the

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dataset which helps in providing answers to the research question which is being addressed.
The ten themes which has been used includes trust, globalization along with proper
leadership for managing the system appropriately.
Discussion of Limitations of Research Conducted by Authors
The research of the article has been done based on the thematic analysis wherein no
surveys or interviews have been analyzed while managing the research process. Due to the
thematic analysis, the theoretical understanding has been generated and there is absence of
real-world understanding concerning the virtual team approaches. The authors have tried to
analyze the fact that due to lack of practical understanding regarding Virtual Teams, there are
deficiencies that affected the implementation of the virtual teams in the different companies.

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Article 2- Meyer, K. E., & Xin, K. R. (2018). Managing talent in emerging economy
multinationals: Integrating strategic management and human resource management (Links to
an external site.). The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(11), 1827-
1855.
Arguments Presented by Authors
The main arguments which has been depicted in the article by the authors include the
fact that there are different challenges which are faced by MNEs is to align properly their
HRs with the strategic kind of ambition. The other major obstacle is the lack of
internationally experienced talent for the implementation of the strategy which is affecting
the growth of the companies situated at the different parts of the world. According to the
different authors, there should be development of proper leadership skills which can be
suitable for managing the different tasks in the international level. There should be proper
implementation of the different HRM theories which can play a vital role in international
responsibility of the individuals working in the organizations. However, the key challenges
which has been noticed by the authors include the fact that attraction and retention of the
clients who will be leading the international operations successfully.
Methodology Used by Authors to Convince Readers
In the respective research of the article, the approach which has been selected is
inductive in which there are different empirical evidences that were suitable in analyzing key
challenges in the different managerial aspects. Through conducting the interviews with the
leaders and the higher officials in North America and Europe for gaining their true
understanding regarding the problems which can be faced by the different employees
working at the different MNEs. With the incorporation of the different surveys as well as in-

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depth interviews, the authors have been successful in making the different customers
understand the relevance of the problems which are faced by MNEs in managing the
effectiveness. There was inclusion of Skype and other related video call parameters were
used to gain both quantitative and qualitative understanding relating to the solutions which
can be adopted by the companies for making the tasks easier for the individuals to perform.
Discussion of Limitations of Research Conducted by Authors
As commented by the authors, the main limitation which has been addressed in the
article is relating to the resources which is limited for the talents who are not experienced
internationally in the respective network. The major limitation is relating to the lack of proper
experience of the different individuals which is required in the international market as it is
suitable for the appreciating the different managers in various practices which are related to
the business.

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Article 3- Field, J. C., & Chan, X. W. (2018). Contemporary knowledge workers and
the boundaryless work–life interface: Implications for the human resource management of the
knowledge workforce. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 2414. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02414
Arguments Presented by Authors
In the last few years, there has been huge rate of change in the working aspects of the
different knowledge workers in which the main reason is due to the huge technological
advancements and the booming technologies related to mobile communication. As argued by
the authors, in the current scenario of the work environment, there has been huge increase of
the flexibility which has been beneficial for the employees to perform well and gain
competitive advantage. Due to the technological advancements, there has been shift in the
thinking of the different individuals which includes the involved kind of fatherhood and ideal
type of motherhood related aspects. In addition, the different authors have commented the
fact that there is huge boundary among work and life that has become totally blurred as well
as boundaryless for the different knowledge workers. The knowledge workers take proper
advantage of the same and the workers tried to manage the professional and personal life
suitably that helped them in suiting their work prospects appropriately.
Methodology Used by Authors to Convince Readers
In the respective article, the main methodology which has been applied is case study
approach which is exploratory in nature. Through the help of the case studies, it was suitable
in making the readers understand the different kinds of knowledge on the flexibility which
has been introduced in the new style of work scenario. There was inclusion of semi-
structured type of interviews that helped in understanding the viewpoints of the different
workers in Australian economy who are mainly employed in the Information technology

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sectors. The interviews were successful in analyzing that edge between the professional life
and personal life were distorted in nature for the different boundaryless workers.
Discussion of Limitations of Research Conducted by Authors
The main limitation which has been identified in the respective article is the issue
related to the cross-sectional research that did not allow and include any kind of research or
interviews from the workers. However, there were interviews conducted for the different
workers, only the temporary or the part time workers were taken into consideration which did
not include any full-time employees. Lastly, the entire study of the research article did not
include and influence the various cultural background individuals.

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Article 4- Hartmann, E., Feisel, E., & Schober, H. (2010). Talent management of
western MNCs in China: Balancing global integration and local responsiveness (Links to an
external site.). Journal of World Business, 45(2), 169-178. doi: 10.1016/j.jwb.2009.09.013
Arguments Presented by Authors
The author in the article has argued relating to the importance of the talent
management in the different western MNCs in Chinese market. In the Western MNCs, there
is lack of the talented individuals which is the main concern as it will be beneficial for the
growth of the company and it will be effective in achieving the goals successfully. The main
approach of talent management is to retain the most talented individuals in the companies
which will be meeting the goals and it endeavors the fact that the different employees with
right kind of skills as well as qualities stay in the companies and manage the effectiveness of
the tasks which are performed by them. In the Western MNCs in China, the companies and
the higher management needs to hire the talented employees who are capable of achieving the
goals which will be suitable for managing the effectiveness and compete with the other
competitors present in the market. The retention of the different talents is the effective
management aspects which will be appropriate for growth related aspects of organizations.
Methodology Used by Authors to Convince Readers
The methodology incorporated in the article is qualitative in which there are seven
case studies that are related for understanding the appropriate parts of the Multinational
Corporations in China. The process related to implementation is needed to be managed
through which the goal identification and managing priorities are the two main aspects that
will be effective in achieving goals and company development. The qualitative analysis has

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been suitable for the respective case study that has helped in analyzing the understanding of
the talent importance that will be applicable for growth of the companies.
Discussion of Limitations of Research Conducted by Authors
The limitation of the article which has been conducted by the authors is the fact it is
mainly based on the core qualitative aspects which does not include the quantitative aspects
and it is not effective in providing the appropriate data that could have been helpful in
understanding the viewpoint of the different authors suitably. The lack of the data which is
not true and reliable led to the falsification of the data and it did not attract the readers. In
addition, the main concentration has been given on the different MNCs in China market that
has not covered the other parts in the different parts of the other countries.

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References
Field, J. C., & Chan, X. W. (2018). Contemporary knowledge workers and the boundaryless
work–life interface: Implications for the human resource management of the knowledge
workforce. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 2414. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02414
Gilson, L. L., Maynard, M. T., Jones Young, N. C., Vartiainen, M., & Hakonen, M. (2015).
Virtual teams research: 10 years, 10 themes, and 10 opportunities (Links to an external site.).
Journal of Management, 41(5), 1313-1337. doi: 10.1177/0149206314559946
Hartmann, E., Feisel, E., & Schober, H. (2010). Talent management of western MNCs in
China: Balancing global integration and local responsiveness (Links to an external site.).
Journal of World Business, 45(2), 169-178. doi: 10.1016/j.jwb.2009.09.013
Meyer, K. E., & Xin, K. R. (2018). Managing talent in emerging economy multinationals:
Integrating strategic management and human resource management (Links to an external
site.). The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(11), 1827-1855.