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作者:DAveni, RA
摘要:A study of inputs (students and new faculty) and outputs (MBA and Ph.D. graduates) of 20 business schools found that status perceived by certain stakeholder groups (constituencies) affects the mobility of individuals between schools and limits the competition among schools for student inputs and for output placement. The study examined schools that differed in status perceived by three constituencies: the national business community, the academic community, and MBA students. The results indica...
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作者:Dyer, JH
摘要:This paper examines exchange governance issues in the U.S. and Japanese automobile industries using a transactions cost framework. Empirical results are partially consistent with transactions cost theory, but may also require a rethinking of transactions cost logic under conditions of high uncertainty.
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作者:WEBER, J
摘要:This paper addresses the often discussed, but underresearched topic involving organization design I and ethical outcomes. The paper's central contribution derives from its innovative extension of the J. D. Thompson framework to ethical climate theory and empirically investigating some key constructs. The paper should serve to motivate and stimulate research on designing value rational organizations.
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作者:KUNDA, G
作者单位:Tel Aviv University
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作者:KIM, WC; MAUBORGNE, RA
摘要:How can a multinational formulate an effective global strategy? This paper attempts to address this question by assessing the effect of a procedural justice model of strategic decision making (Kim and Mauborgne 1991, 1993a) on the multinational's ability to formulate effective global strategies. There are five designing principles that define a procedural justice model of strategic decision making. These are: bilateral communication between the head office and subsidiary units, the subsidiary ...
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作者:ORLIKOWSKI, WJ; YATES, J; OKAMURA, K; FUJIMOTO, M
作者单位:Panasonic
摘要:We argue that the use of electronic communication technologies in changing organizational forms can be facilitated by the explicit and ongoing adaptation of those technologies to changing contexts of use. This paper reports on an exploratory study of the use of a computer conferencing system in a Japanese R and D project group. We found that the system's use was significantly influenced by the activities of a few individuals who shaped users' interaction with the conferencing technology, modif...
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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:DOSSANTOS, BL; PEFFERS, K
作者单位:University of Hong Kong
摘要:This manuscript provides an innovative and timely examination of an issue which has perplexed holars and managers interested in the application of information technology, ''Can it be shown that investments in information technology improve an organization's financial performance?'' as well as an issue which has interested researchers and managers interested in the application of innovative technologies in general, ''Do economic rewards actually accrue to organizations which are the first to ad...
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作者:MAUWS, MK; PHILLIPS, N
作者单位:McGill University