Organization Studies articles from January 1998

Organization Studies archives from January 1998

Divisionalization in the UK: diversity, size and the devolution of bargaining.
January 1, 1998... Introduction: Debating Divisionalization In the work of Chandler (1962, 1977), the development of the multidivisional (M-form) enterprise is portrayed as a key moment in the evolution of managerial capitalism (see also, Chandler and Daems...

The organizational ecology of investment firms in Egypt: organizational founding.
January 1, 1998... Introduction Among organizational theories, population ecology of organizations has received growing attention in the scholarly literature. The theory adopts a selection approach for studying organizations. It seeks to understand the dynamics...

From freemasons to industrious patriots. Organizing and disciplining in 18th century Germany.
January 1, 1998... Introduction: The Transition from Estates to Organizations and Its Behavioural Requirements Between the early 18th and the middle of the 19th century, the institutions of the civilizations in the Occident were subjected to dramatic changes. At...

Doomed to failure: narratives of inevitability and conspiracy in a failed IS project. (information system)(includes appendix)
January 1, 1998... Introduction As high profile 'disasters' such as the London Stock Exchange TAURUS system, the USS Vincennes incident, and the London Ambulance Service despatching system illustrate, information systems project 'failure' is, unfortunately, all...

Measures of performance in UK international alliances.
January 1, 1998... Introduction The alliance is a relatively old organizational form traditionally used by multinational companies as a mode of entry to the markets of developing countries. More recently, alliances have increasingly been established between...

Assessing replication and extension: a commentary on Glaister and Buckley: measures of performance in UK international alliances. (response to article in this issue, p 89)
January 1, 1998... Introduction Glaister and Buckley (1998) addressed topics that are eminently deserving of scholarly attention: the measurement of performance in international alliances and variables which may be associated with alliance performance. The...