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作者：Margolis, JD; Walsh, JP
作者单位：Harvard University; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
摘要：Companies are increasingly asked to provide innovative solutions to deep-seated problems of human misery, even as economic theory instructs managers to focus on maximizing their shareholders' wealth. In this paper, we assess how organization theory and empirical research have thus far responded to this tension over corporate involvement in wider social life. Organizational scholarship has typically sought to reconcile corporate social initiatives with seemingly inhospitable economic logic. Dep...
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作者：Gibson, C; Vermeulen, F
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Irvine; University of London; London Business School
摘要：This paper examines the relationship between subgroups and team learning behavior, defined as a cycle of experimentation, reflective communication, and codification. We develop the construct of subgroup strength, defined as the degree of overlap across multiple demographic characteristics among a subset of team members. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we propose that the presence of subgroups within a team may stimulate, learning behavior and that organizational design features, such as perfo...
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作者：Reagans, R; McEvily, B
作者单位：Columbia University; Carnegie Mellon University
摘要：This research considers how different features of informal networks affect knowledge transfer. As a complement to previous research that has emphasized the dyadic tie strength component of informal networks, we focus on how network structure influences the knowledge transfer process. We propose that social cohesion around a relationship affects the willingness and motivation of individuals to invest time, energy, and effort in sharing knowledge with others. We further argue that the network ra...
