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作者：Sherman, J. Daniel; Keller, Robert T.
作者单位：University of Alabama System; University of Alabama Huntsville; University of Houston System; University of Houston
摘要：This investigation extends previous research on cross-functional integration. Building on earlier theoretical development, a graduated sequence of modes of integration is tested in relation to interunit task interdependence in a global logistics support organization. This research addresses the question of what effects are associated with perceptual error in the assessment of interunit task interdependence. The results demonstrate that as the deviation between perceived and latent interdepende...
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作者：Bunderson, J. Stuart; Reagans, Ray E.
作者单位：Washington University (WUSTL); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
摘要：This paper reviews the scholarly literature on the effects of social hierarchy-differences in power and status among organizational actors-on collective learning in organizations and groups. We begin with the observation that theories of organization and group learning have tended to adopt a rational system model, a model that emphasizes goal-directed and cooperative interactions between and among actors who may differ in knowledge and expertise but are undifferentiated with respect to power a...
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作者：Shapira, Zur
作者单位：New York University
摘要：Is the field of management's devotion to theory too much of a good thing? [Hambrick, D. C. 2007. The field of management's devotion to theory: Too much of a good thing? Acad. Management J. 50(6) 1346-1352]. In his paper, Hambrick criticizes the practice employed by many journals in the management field that requires that papers submitted for publication make a strong theoretical contribution. I argue that part of the problem is caused by the misunderstanding and misuse of the term theory. To c...
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作者：Cardinal, Laura B.; Turner, Scott F.; Fern, Michael J.; Burton, Richard M.
作者单位：University of Houston System; University of Houston; University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia; Duke University
摘要：This study examines how designing for product development influences project performance in distinct technological environments. Drawing on a series of computational experiments and paired-case comparisons of six product development projects, we specifically examine how new product development performance is affected by project design and the technological environment. By triangulating across the computational experiments and case studies, we find the existence of performance trade-offs in pro...
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作者：Dahlander, Linus; O'Mahony, Siobhan
作者单位：Stanford University; Boston University
摘要：Project forms of organizing are theorized to rely upon horizontal as opposed to vertical lines of authority, but few have examined how this shift affects progression-how people advance in an organization. We argue that progression without hierarchy unfolds when people assume lateral authority over project tasks without managing people. With a longitudinal study of a mature, collectively managed open source software project, we predict the individual behaviors that enable progression to lateral...
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作者：Kaplan, Sarah
作者单位：University of Toronto
摘要：PowerPoint has come to dominate organizational life in general and strategy making in particular. The technology is lauded by its proponents as a powerful tool for communication and excoriated by its critics as dangerously simplifying. This study takes a deeper look into how PowerPoint is mobilized in strategy making through an ethnographic study inside one organization. It treats PowerPoint as a technology embedded in the discursive practices of strategic knowledge production and suggests tha...
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作者：Vaara, Eero; Tienari, Janne
作者单位：Hanken School of Economics; emlyon business school; Aalto University
摘要：Although extant research has highlighted the role of discourse in the cultural construction of organizations, there is a need to elucidate the use of narratives as central discursive resources in unfolding organizational change. Hence, the objective of this article is to develop a new kind of antenarrative approach for the cultural analysis of organizational change. We use merging multinational corporations (MNCs) as a case in point. Our empirical analysis focuses on a revelatory case: the fin...
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作者：Gaimon, Cheryl; Oezkan, Guelru F.; Napoleon, Karen
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology; Clemson University; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：Although managers invest in new technology to improve performance, often the benefits sought are elusive while the costs incurred far exceed expectations. The literature offers insights to help explain this phenomenon. Evidence suggests that, while carefully considering the purchase cost, managers often underestimate the costs and planning necessary for proper implementation. Consequently, short-term problems arise and long-term benefits are not realized. A model is introduced that integrates ...
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作者：Bechky, Beth A.
作者单位：University of California System; University of California Davis
摘要：In this essay I argue that organizational theorizing would benefit from incorporating a richer understanding of work and occupations. To demonstrate how, I turn to recent literature analyzing inhabited institutions, occupations as institutions, and occupations as negotiated orders. I explore the theoretical and methodological implications of these approaches to show how they challenge some of our more abstract images of organizations. They do so by grounding their theoretical frameworks in wor...
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作者：Westphal, James D.; Deephouse, David L.
作者单位：University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; University of Alberta
摘要：In this study we consider how and when interpersonal relations between chief executive officers (CEOs) and journalists can influence the content of journalists' reporting about corporate leaders and their firms. Specifically, we draw from the social psychological literature on interpersonal influence and social exchange to suggest (i) how the disclosure of relatively low corporate earnings may prompt the CEO to engage in ingratiatory behavior toward journalists, and (ii) how such behavior may ...
