Organization Science articles from January 2000

Organization Science archives from January 2000

From the Editor.
January 1, 2000... Most readers of Organization Science know that the University of California, Irvine office of the Editor-in-Chief began receiving new submissions in October 1998. During 1999 I have concentrated on new manuscripts and manuscripts in process,...

From security to mobility: generalized investments in human capital and agent commitment.
January 1, 2000... Abstract This paper considers the impacts of different investments in human capital (firm-specific versus generalized investments) on employee commitment to the firm. The resource-based literature has stressed that only firm-specific human...

Top management-team diversity and firm performance: examining the role of cognitions.
January 1, 2000... Abstract Demography research rarely examines the black box within which the cognitive diversity of the top management team is assumed to affect firm performance. Using data from 35 simulated firms run by a total of 159 managers attending...

Information privacy: corporate management and national regulation.
January 1, 2000... Abstract The 1990s have seen a resurgence of interest in information privacy. Public opinion surveys show that many citizens are becoming greatly concerned about threats to their information privacy, with levels of such concern reaching...

Internal capital markets: benefits, costs, and organizational arrangements.
January 1, 2000... Abstract Diversification not only internalizes transactions of goods and services, but it also internalizes transactions of capital. Hence, the value of diversification will depend, inter alia, on whether internal capital markets are...

Instabilities of strategic alliances: an internal tensions perspective.
January 1, 2000... Abstract The instabilities of strategic alliances have been examined in the literature through a number of theoretical approaches. Alliance instabilities refer to major changes or dissolutions of alliances that are unplanned from the...

The effective design of work under total quality management.
January 1, 2000... Abstract In this research, we address the question: Why do many total quality management implementations fail? We develop a theoretical model in which the total quality management role for line employees results in a dual work design that...

From security to mobility: generalized investments in human capital and agent commitment.
January 1, 2000... Abstract This paper considers the impacts of different investments in human capital (firm-specific versus generalized investments) on employee commitment to the firm. The resource-based literature has stressed that only firm-specific human...

Top management-team diversity and firm performance: examining the role of cognitions.
January 1, 2000... Abstract Demography research rarely examines the black box within which the cognitive diversity of the top management team is assumed to affect firm performance. Using data from 35 simulated firms run by a total of 159 managers attending...

Information privacy: corporate management and national regulation.
January 1, 2000... Abstract The 1990s have seen a resurgence of interest in information privacy. Public opinion surveys show that many citizens are becoming greatly concerned about threats to their information privacy, with levels of such concern reaching...

Internal capital markets: benefits, costs, and organizational arrangements.
January 1, 2000... Abstract Diversification not only internalizes transactions of goods and services, but it also internalizes transactions of capital. Hence, the value of diversification will depend, inter alia, on whether internal capital markets are...

Instabilities of strategic alliances: an internal tensions perspective.
January 1, 2000... Abstract The instabilities of strategic alliances have been examined in the literature through a number of theoretical approaches. Alliance instabilities refer to major changes or dissolutions of alliances that are unplanned from the...

The effective design of work under total quality management.
January 1, 2000... Abstract In this research, we address the question: Why do many total quality management implementations fail? We develop a theoretical model in which the total quality management role for line employees results in a dual work design that...