Administrative Science Quarterly articles from June 1991

Administrative Science Quarterly archives from June 1991

The dynamics of intense work groups: a study of British string quartets.
June 1, 1991... The Dynamics of Intense Work Groups: A Study of British String Quartets This paper focuses on the relationship between the internal dynamics and success of a population of intense work groups, professional string quartets in Great Britain. We...

Institutional linkages and organizational mortality.
June 1, 1991... Institutional Linkages and Organizational Mortality This study examined the impact of institutional linkages on the failure of child care service organizations in Metropolitan Toronto, Canada, between 1971 and 1987. A dynamic analysis shows...

Attitudes toward new organizational technology: network proximity as a mechanism for social information processing.
June 1, 1991... Attitudes toward New Organizational Technology: Network Proximity As a Mechanism for Social Information Processing This study explicates and tests three network-based mechanisms whereby individuals' attitudes toward an integrated health...

Maintaining norms about expressed emotions: the case of bill collectors.
June 1, 1991... Maintaining Norms about Expressed Emotions: The Case of Bill Collectors A qualitative study of a bill-collection organization was used to identify norms about the emotions that collectors are expected to convey to debtors and the means used by...

Comparative economic organization: the analysis of discrete structural alternatives.
June 1, 1991... Comparative Economic Organization: The Analysis of Discrete Structural Alternatives This paper combines institutional economics with aspects of contract law and organization theory to identify and explicate the key differences that distinguish...