Organization Science articles from July 2003

Organization Science archives from July 2003

Managing interdisciplinary, longitudinal research teams: extending grounded theory-building methodologies.
July 1, 2003... Abstract The purpose of this study is to extend the literature on grounded theory development to incorporate considerations for team-based, interdisciplinary longitudinal research projects in the domain of organizational studies. Every...

Preferential mistreatment: how victim status moderates the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and workplace victimization.
July 1, 2003... Abstract This study investigates whether the performance of organizational citizenship behavior and three indicators of social status--hierarchical position, gender, and race-predict employees' vulnerability to being victimized by the...

External solutions and internal problems: the effects of employment externalization on internal workers' attitudes.
July 1, 2003... Abstract This study examines whether employment externalization, or the use of temporary and contract workers in organizations, is associated with weak psychological bonds between the internal workforce and organization. Specifically, the...

Bringing managers into theories of multimarket competition: CEOs and the determinants of market entry.
July 1, 2003... Abstract Multimarket (or multipoint) contact has been shown to deter aggressive actions by rivals toward each other, producing a situation of mutual forbearance among firms. To create this deterrent capability, however, firms must enter...

Free to be trusted? Organizational constraints on trust in boundary spanners.
July 1, 2003... Abstract We present a view of trust in boundary spanners as explained by the extent of role autonomy, a multidimensional concept that reflects the discretion that agents have in interpreting and enacting their roles. We argue that, in a...

Pathways of relevance: exploring inflows of knowledge into subunits of multinational corporations.
July 1, 2003... Abstract To understand what determines knowledge flows into organizational subunits, the study reported here examines the relevance of the knowledge to the operations performed at the receiving subunit. This study analyzes inflows of...