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• Board games: How CEOs adapt to increases in structural board independence from management AI翻译
  作者：Westphal, JD
  作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
  摘要：This paper presents a model that incorporates the behavior of chief executive officers (CEOs) into an explanation of how boards of directors affect organizational outcomes. Hypotheses are tested with archival data on corporate strategy, CEO compensation, board structure, and demographics, together with data from an original survey of both CEOs and outside directors from 221 large- and medium-sized U.S. corporations. The findings indicate that(1) changes in board structure that increase the boa...
• The rhetoric and reality of total quality management AI翻译
  作者：Zbaracki, MJ
  作者单位：University of Chicago
  摘要：This article induces a model of the evolving rhetoric and reality of total quality management (TQM) in five organizations to show how institutional forces can distort the technical reality of TQM. Using interviews, organizational documents, and observation, I follow the social construction of TQM in these organizations to trace the relationship between the technical practices and rhetoric of TQM. The model shows that managers consume a rhetoric of success about TOM, use that rhetoric to develo...