A set-theoretic approach to organizational configurations

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Fiss, Peer C.
• 署名单位: University of Southern California
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2007.26586092
• 发表日期: 2007
• 页码: 1180-1198
• 关键词: resource management-practices; STRATEGIC GROUPS; INSTITUTIONAL COMPLEMENTARITY; MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE; systems; firm; fit; contingency; complexity; EQUIFINALITY

摘要

I argue that research on organizational configurations has been limited by a mismatch between theory and methods and introduce set-theoretic methods as a viable alternative for overcoming this mismatch. I demonstrate the value of such methods for studying organizational configurations and discuss their applicability for examining equifinality and limited diversity among configurations, as well as their relevance to other research fields such as complementarities theory, complexity theory, and the resource-based view.