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作者:KUNDA, G
作者单位:Tel Aviv University
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作者:ADLER, PS
摘要:The popular business press has been awash with articles and books about new forms of organization which highlight cross-functional, adaptive, learning, time-based competitive capabilities. However, academic research on understanding the various dimensions of these new forms of organization is not very far along. For industrial companies, a crucial nexus for achieving adaptivity and minimizing cycle time involves the relationship between product design and manufacturing. This paper develops a t...
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作者:SMIRCICH, L
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作者:WALTHER, JB
摘要:Many fear that electronic communication may be less rich in social cues and, therefore, dehumanize organizations. Walther's analysis and controlled study show that electronic communication can promote some surprising, positive relational communication between people. His approach to experimenting with relational communication and his method for coding the results will be most interesting to the reader.
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作者:DENISON, DR; MISHRA, AK
作者单位:University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University - University Park
摘要:This paper uses case studies and survey data to explore the relationship between organizational culture and effectiveness. The results provide evidence for the existence of four cultural traits-involvement, consistency, adaptability, and mission-and indicate that these characteristics are positively related to perceptions of performance as well as to objective measures such as return on assets and sales growth. Organizational culture is found to be measurable and to be related to important org...
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作者:MARTIN, J
作者单位:Stanford University
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作者:FAIRHURST, GT; GREEN, S; COURTRIGHT, J
作者单位:Purdue University System; Purdue University; University of Delaware
摘要:While many organization scientists have studied the impetus for organizational change, few have studied inertia, or factors causing failure to change. The authors present a rich empirical study of organizational inertia and examine relational communication within a rich and interesting case study design.
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作者:TRICE, HM; BEYER, JM
作者单位:University of Texas System; University of Texas Austin
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作者:YANOW, D
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作者:FROST, PJ