Organization Science articles from November 2001

Organization Science archives from November 2001

Erratum.
November 1, 2001... Due to a printer error, the article titles and authors were misaligned on the cover of the September--October 2001 (Volume 12#5) issue of Organization Science. Please refer to the enclosed insert for corrected cover information.

On the genesis of organizational forms: Evidence from the market for disk arrays.
November 1, 2001... Abstract This article asks a basic question of organizational evolution: When and where will a new organizational form emerge? Using a definition of organizational forms as external identity codes, we focus on two answers drawn from...

Keiretsu, governance, and learning: Case studies in change from the Japanese automotive industry.
November 1, 2001... Abstract The keiretsu structuring of assembler-supplier relations historically enabled Japanese auto assemblers to remain lean and flexible while enjoying a level of control over supply akin to that of vertical integration. Yet currently...

Appropriating value from computerized reservation system ownership in the airline industry.
November 1, 2001... Abstract It is difficult for the firm competing through information technology resources to gain a sustainable advantage because systems are easy to imitate and substitute resources are often available to competitors. The innovator may be...

Introduction to part 2 of 2: Focused issue.
November 1, 2001... This issue of Organization Science completes publication of the eight-paper Focused Collection on "Risk, Managers, and Options in Organizations," whose Special Senior Editors are Bruce Kogut and Howard Kunreuther, with the collaboration of Arie...

Replication as strategy.
November 1, 2001... Abstract Replication, a familiar phenomenon sometimes referred to as the "McDonalds approach," entails the creation and operation of a large number of similar outlets that deliver a product or perform a service. Companies pursuing this...

Capabilities as real options.
November 1, 2001... Abstract Strategy research consists of a balance between positive and normative theory. Normative theories suggest particular heuristics, or cognitive representations, to find appropriate solutions. Heuristics permit faster solutions to...

Managing exceptionally.
November 1, 2001... Abstract This paper is about two managers of Red Cross refugee camps in Tanzania who manage by exception in rather exceptional circumstances. Using a model of managerial work that delineates roles carried out at the information, people,...

Real options analysis and strategic decision making.
November 1, 2001... Abstract The real options approach is frequently advocated as an approach that offers a positive and radical reassessment of the value of risk and exploration. We examine a recent case where Merck used the real options approach to justify...