Journal: Organization Science

Found 550 papers in total
From Gaussian to Paretian thinking: Causes and implications of power laws in organizations
From Gaussian to Paretian thinking: Causes and implications of power laws in organizations
2009,
Although normal distributions and related current quantitative methods are still...
Performativity of theory, arbitrary conventions, and possible worlds: A reality check
Performativity of theory, arbitrary conventions, and possible worlds: A reality check
2009,
We argue that Ferraro, Pfeffer, and Sutton build on a scientifically problematic...
Hoping for A to Z While Rewarding Only A: Complex Organizations and Multiple Goals
Hoping for A to Z While Rewarding Only A: Complex Organizations and Multiple Goals
2008,
This paper explores the trade–offs inherent in the pursuit and fulfillment of...
Emotional Aperture and Strategic Change: The Accurate Recognition of Collective Emotions
Emotional Aperture and Strategic Change: The Accurate Recognition of Collective Emotions
2008,
This paper introduces emotional aperture, defined as the ability to recognize the...
Do Workgroup Faultlines Help or Hurt? A Moderated Model of Faultlines, Team Identification, and Group Performance
Do Workgroup Faultlines Help or Hurt? A Moderated Model of Faultlines, Team Identification, and Group Performance
2008,
In this study we examine a moderated model of group faultlines, team identification,...
Unpacking Prior Experience: How Career History Affects Job Performance
Unpacking Prior Experience: How Career History Affects Job Performance
2008,
As individuals change jobs more frequently, it is increasingly important to understand...
Effect of Resource Variation and Firm Experience on Market Entry Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Telecommunication Firms' International Expansion Decisions
Effect of Resource Variation and Firm Experience on Market Entry Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Telecommunication Firms' International Expansion Decisions
2008,
We consider the role that resource variation plays in affecting a firm's market entry...
Firm Scope Experience, Historic Multimarket Contact with Partners, Centrality, and the Relationship Between Structural Holes and Performance
Firm Scope Experience, Historic Multimarket Contact with Partners, Centrality, and the Relationship Between Structural Holes and Performance
2008,
This study investigates characteristics that affect the relationship between firms'...
The Role of Narratives in Sustaining Organizational Innovation
The Role of Narratives in Sustaining Organizational Innovation
2009,
Sustaining innovation is a vital yet difficult task. Innovation requires the...
Managing Complexity and Unforeseeable Uncertainty in Startup Companies: An Empirical Study
Managing Complexity and Unforeseeable Uncertainty in Startup Companies: An Empirical Study
2009,
Novel startup companies often face not only risk, but also unforeseeable uncertainty...
Not with a Ten-Foot Pole: Core Stigma, Stigma Transfer, and Improbable Persistence of Men's Bathhouses
Not with a Ten-Foot Pole: Core Stigma, Stigma Transfer, and Improbable Persistence of Men's Bathhouses
2009,
We examine how organizations that suffer core stigma—disapproval for their core...
A General Theory of Organizational Stigma
A General Theory of Organizational Stigma
2009,
In recent years, the term stigma has been widely applied to organizations. However,...
Refraining from Imitation: Professional Resistance and Limited Diffusion in a Financial Market
Refraining from Imitation: Professional Resistance and Limited Diffusion in a Financial Market
2009,
Why do some practices not spread? Although this is an important question for...
Third-World Copycats to Emerging Multinationals: Institutional Changes and Organizational Transformation in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
Third-World Copycats to Emerging Multinationals: Institutional Changes and Organizational Transformation in the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
2009,
This article investigates how Indian pharmaceutical firms, facing discontinuous...
Diseconomies of Managing in Acquisitions: Evidence from Civil Lawsuits
Diseconomies of Managing in Acquisitions: Evidence from Civil Lawsuits
2009,
The difficulties of managing and coordinating operations as firms expand are expected...
Emergence of Ethical Issues During Strategic Change Implementation
Emergence of Ethical Issues During Strategic Change Implementation
2009,
Using qualitative data from a Fortune 500 company undergoing a strategic change, I...
Getting Everyone on Board: The Role of Inspirational Leadership in Geographically Dispersed Teams
Getting Everyone on Board: The Role of Inspirational Leadership in Geographically Dispersed Teams
2009,
A rich body of research in the area of leadership has examined the influence of...
Human Resources, Human Resource Management, and the Competitive Advantage of Firms: Toward a More Comprehensive Model of Causal Linkages
Human Resources, Human Resource Management, and the Competitive Advantage of Firms: Toward a More Comprehensive Model of Causal Linkages
2009,
We maintain that human resources are strategically significant in at least three...
Information technology and the changing fabric of organization
Information technology and the changing fabric of organization
2007,
Technology has been an important theme in the study of organizational form and...
IT assets, organizational capabilities, and firm performance: How resource allocations and organizational differences explain performance variation
IT assets, organizational capabilities, and firm performance: How resource allocations and organizational differences explain performance variation
2007,
Despite evidence of a positive relationship between information technology (IT)...
Narrative networks: patterns of technology and organization
Narrative networks: patterns of technology and organization
2007,
This paper introduces the narrative network as a device for representing patterns of...
Information technology and organizational learning: an investigation of exploration and exploitation processes
Information technology and organizational learning: an investigation of exploration and exploitation processes
2007,
This study investigates the effects of information technology (IT) on exploration and...
Activating the informational capabilities of information technology for organizational change
Activating the informational capabilities of information technology for organizational change
2007,
This paper considers how the information enabled by information technology (IT) is...
Technological embeddedness and organizational change
Technological embeddedness and organizational change
2007,
While various theories have been proposed to explain how technology leads to...
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