Organization Science articles from November 2002

Organization Science archives from November 2002

Not just a formality: pay system formalization and sex-related earnings effects.
November 1, 2002... Abstract Drawing on neoclassical economic, internal labor market, and devaluation theories, we examine how the sex composition of jobs and the sex of individual workers affect earnings, depending upon the formalization of the pay type....

Members' identification with multiple-identity organizations *.
November 1, 2002... Abstract In the field of organizational identity, theory development has far outpaced theory testing. Specifically, several researchers have proposed identity-based models of organizational identification but few have operationalized and...

Building on the past: enacting established personal identities in a new work setting.
November 1, 2002... Abstract A qualitative, longitudinal study of two groups of experienced professionals beginning work in a research organization provided insights into how newcomers with work experience adjust to and become assimilated into new jobs and...

Capitalizing on paradox: the role of language in transforming organizational identities.
November 1, 2002... Abstract A strongly identified workforce presents a paradox during times of radical organizational change. Though it may bind people together behind the change initiative, strong organizationwide identification often blinds and potentially...

The choice between joint venture and wholly owned subsidiary: an institutional perspective.
November 1, 2002... Abstract The study of foreign entry-mode choice has been based almost exclusively on transaction-cost theory. This theory focuses mainly on the impacts of firm- and industry-specific factors on the choice of entry mode, taking the effects...

It's about time: temporal structuring in organizations.
November 1, 2002... Abstract In this paper we propose the notion of temporal structuring as a way of understanding and studying time as an enacted phenomenon within organizations. We suggest that through their everyday action, actors produce and reproduce a...

Interorganizational routines and performance in strategic alliances.
November 1, 2002... Abstract This paper applies evolutionary economics reasoning to the strategic alliance context and examines whether and how routinization processes at the partnering-firm level influence the performance of the cooperative agreement. In...

External technology sourcing through alliances or acquisitions: an analysis of the application-specific integrated circuits industry.
November 1, 2002... Abstract In today's turbulent business environment innovation is the result of the interplay between two distinct but related factors: endogenous R&D efforts and (quasi) external acquisition of technology and know-how. Given the increasing...

Incentives and Computing Systems for Team-Based Organizations: a mathematical and economic analysis.
November 1, 2002... Abstract This paper provides a mathematical and economic analysis of "Incentives and Computing Systems for Team-Based Organizations" by A. Barua, C. H. Sophie Lee, and A. B. Whinston, which was published in Organization Science in 1995....