Examining the actions of organizations in conflict: Evidence from the Delaware Court of Chancery

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Conlon, DE; Sullivan, DP
• 署名单位: Michigan State University; Michigan State University's Broad College of Business; University of Delaware
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/256922
• 发表日期: 1999
• 页码: 319-329
• 关键词: 3RD-PARTY INTERVENTION; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; PSYCHOLOGY; fairness; COSTS; MODEL

摘要

Wa use the interpersonal dispute resolution literature to develop hypotheses regarding how organizations respond to adjudicated conflicts, Our hypotheses were tested with dal:a from disputes litigated at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, which hal; been called the chief arbiter of right and wrong in corporate America (New York Times, 1995). Our results underscore the important role that-legal agents play in organization-level dispute resolution. We also highlight the different power bases of disputants as factors influencing favorable outcomes at the Chancery.