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作者：Gavetti, Giovanni; Levinthal, Daniel; Ocasio, William
作者单位：Harvard University; University of Pennsylvania; Northwestern University
摘要：Cyert and March's (1963) A Behavioral Theory of the Firm and the broader Camegie School form critical theoretical underpinnings for modem organization studies. Despite its impact, however, we suggest that researchers who rely on the Camegie School have progressively lost touch with its defining commitment to a decision-centered view of organizations. Decision making has given way to learning, routines, and an increased focus on change and adaptation; the organizational level of analysis, altho...
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作者：Pitelis, Christos N.
作者单位：University of Cambridge
摘要：Cyert and March's (1963) seminal behavioral theory is one of the two major economics-based theories of the firm that goes inside the '' black box '' (the firm)-the other being the contribution of Edith Penrose. The two theories have differences, but also similarities, and substantial scope for cross-fertilization that has gone unnoticed in the literature. In this paper, we try to integrate important ideas from both books, paying particular attention to the issue of '' excess resources,'' slack...
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作者：Sine, Wesley D.; David, Robert J.; Mitsuhashi, Hitoshi
作者单位：Cornell University; McGill University; University of Tsukuba
摘要：In this paper, we study the transition from planned venture to operational start-up in the emergent independent power sector. Planned ventures face tremendous obstacles in assembling the resources necessary to begin operations; we hypothesize and show that formal certification from authorized actors increases the likelihood of making this transition. Moreover, we find that the effects of certification are contingent on the legitimacy of the sector as a whole: Certifications have a stronger eff...
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作者：Dodgson, Mark; Gann, David M.; Salter, Ammon
作者单位：University of Queensland; Imperial College London; Imperial College London
摘要：Interorganizational projects can provide a vehicle for innovation, despite the professional and organizational barriers that confront this form of organizing. The case of fire engineering shows how such projects use simulation-technology as a boundary object to foster innovation in a new organizational field. Engineers use simulation technology to produce radical changes in fire control and management, such as using elevators to evacuate buildings during emergencies. A framework is developed t...
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作者：Katz, Adi; Te'eni, Dov
作者单位：Sami Shamoon College of Engineering
摘要：Computer-mediated collaboration, a rapidly expanding form of work, introduces unique opportunities but problems as well. One of these problems is the higher risk of misunderstandings. Current communication theories suggest that misunderstanding may be reduced by contextualization, i.e., providing contextual information to explain a core message. However, we hypothesize that contextualization is beneficial in some situations but not in others. Treating contextualization as a form of adaptive be...
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作者：Sullivan, Bilian Ni; Haunschild, Pamela; Page, Karen
作者单位：Hong Kong University of Science & Technology; University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin; University of Wyoming
摘要：In this study, we examine the effects of illegal/unethical acts on interfirm networks. We hypothesize that the quality of network partners will decline and overall network structure will change after a firm commits an unethical act. More specifically, we posit that the decline in partner quality is primarily driven by higher quality firms leaving the network, and the focal firm being forced to replace them with lower quality ones. We also propose that partner prominence and network cohesion wi...
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作者：Boland, Richard J., Jr.; Lyytinen, Kalle; Yoo, Youngjin
作者单位：University System of Ohio; Case Western Reserve University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University
摘要：Changes in the technologies of representation in a heterogeneous, distributed sociotechnical system, such as a large construction project, can instigate a complex pattern of innovations in technologies, practices, structures, and strategies. We studied the adoption of digital three-dimensional (3-D) representations in the building projects of the architect Frank O. Gehry, and observed that multiple, heterogeneous firms in those projects produced diverse innovations, each of which created a wak...
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作者：Espinosa, J. Alberto; Slaughter, Sandra A.; Kraut, Robert E.; Herbsleb, James D.
作者单位：American University; Carnegie Mellon University
摘要：While prior research has found that familiarity is beneficial to team performance, it is not clear whether different kinds of familiarity are more or less beneficial when the work has different types of complexity. In this paper, we theorize how task and team familiarity interact with task and team coordination complexity to influence team performance. We posit that task familiarity is more beneficial with more complex tasks (i.e., tasks that are larger or with more complex structures) and tha...
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作者：Dosi, Giovanni; Marengo, Luigi
摘要：Cyert and March's A Behavioral Theory of the Firm has been acknowledged as one of the most fundamental pillars on which evolutionary theorizing in economics is built. Nelson and Winter's 1982 book is pervaded by the philosophy and concepts previously developed by Cyert, March, and Simon. Behavioral notions, such as bounded rationality are also at the heart of economic theories of institutions such as transaction costs economics. In this paper, after briefly reviewing the basic concepts of evol...
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作者：Fleming, Lee; Waguespack, David M.
作者单位：Harvard University; University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
摘要：W hat types of human and social capital identify the emergence of leaders of open innovation communities? Consistent with the norms of an engineering culture, we find that future leaders must first make strong technical contributions. Beyond technical contributions, they must then integrate their communities in order to mobilize volunteers and avoid the ever-present danger of forking and batkanization. This is enabled by two correlated but distinct social positions: social brokerage and bounda...
