Organization Science articles from September 2006

Organization Science archives from September 2006

Overpaid CEOs and underpaid managers: fairness and executive compensation.
September 1, 2006... In this study we propose that norms of fairness are salient to top decision makers and show that over- or underpayment of the CEO cascades down to lower organizational levels. Moreover, it appears that CEOs use their own power not only to...

Acquisition integration and productivity losses in the technical core: disruption of inventors in acquired companies.
September 1, 2006... Acquisition integration is a pivotal factor in determining whether the objectives of an acquisition are achieved. In this paper, we hypothesize that the productivity of corporate scientists of acquired companies is generally impaired by...

Disentangling the effects of CEO turnover and succession on organizational capabilities: a social network perspective.
September 1, 2006... Prior reviews of the CEO turnover and succession literature suggest that empirical findings on organizational implications continue to be equivocal. In this paper, we develop a conceptual framework for examining the impact of CEO turnover and...

The ecological interdependence of emergent and established organizational populations: legitimacy transfer, violation by comparison, and unstable identities.
September 1, 2006... We know that organizations of different but related kinds greatly influence each other's evolution. Although empirical findings abound, the theories behind them are still being developed. We advance a model of ecological interdependence between...

Organizational design and restructuring in response to crises: lessons from computational modeling and real-world cases.
September 1, 2006... Organizations are occasionally faced with technology-based and accident-triggered crises that may cause costly disasters if not handled properly. Questions arise: How should organizations, with their complex processes and human involvement, be...

Identity dynamics in occupational dirty work: integrating social identity and system justification perspectives.
September 1, 2006... Ashforth and Kreiner (1999) documented how workers in so-called "dirty work" occupations were able to overcome threats to their social identities by engaging in the cognitive tactics of ideology manipulation and social weighting. This paper...

When and how does business group affiliation promote firm innovation? A tale of two emerging economies.
September 1, 2006... Using a comparative institutional perspective, we explore whether business groups' roles in facilitating affiliate firms' innovation varies by country and time period. We compare the innovativeness of firms affiliated with business groups to...

A future for organization theory: living in and living with changing organizations.(PERSPECTIVE)
September 1, 2006... We believe that the field of organization theory is adrift. In sailing jargon, we are "in irons"--stalled and making little headway toward understanding organizations and their place in our lives. We first attempt to diagnose our maladies and...