Organization Studies articles from July 2002

Organization Studies archives from July 2002

Global management concepts and local adaptations: working groups in the French and German car manufacturing industry *.
July 1, 2002... Abstract In this paper, the diffusion process and organizational consequences of management concepts that spread globally through an industry are analyzed. Taking the example of the working group concept, the organization of the final...

Learning in dynamic inter-firm networks: the efficacy of multiple contacts *.
July 1, 2002... Abstract This paper examines the relevance of both efficiency-based and learning-based network behaviour in the context of inter-firm partnering. The effect of these different forms of network behaviour on company performance is analyzed...

The Learning Organization, sensegiving and psychological contracts: a Hong Kong case *.
July 1, 2002... Abstract I discuss a qualitative case study of the development of a Hong Kong-based utility company towards the ideals of 'Learning Organization' (LO). The case illuminates the irony of promoting greater openness and creativity through...

The dominance of firm-level competitive pressures over functional-level institutional pressures: the case of the Finnish-based forest industry firms.
July 1, 2002... Abstract Previous management and organization literature has recognized the contradictions between competitive and institutional pressures. Firms must simultaneously secure competitiveness by being different from their competitors, and...

Strategic HRM through the cultural looking glass: mapping the cognition of British and Indian managers *.(human resource management )
July 1, 2002... Abstract This study examines the issues of 'integration' of human resource management (HRM) into the corporate strategy, 'devolvement' of FIRM to line managers and the perceived influence of national culture on HRM in a cross-national...

The political ecology of automobile recycling in Europe *.
July 1, 2002... Abstract This paper addresses the relationship between organizations and the natural environment from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. In doing so, it contributes in three ways. First, it satisfies the need for more political...

Beyond the Learning Organization: Paths of Organizational Learning in the East German Context. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... Mike Geppert: Beyond the Learning Organization: Paths of Organizational Learning in the East German Context 2000, Aldershot: Gower. 197 pages. At a time when there appears to be no end to the flow of quick-fix management texts that...

The European Corporation: Strategy, Structure, and Social Science. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... Richard Whittington Michael Mayer: The European Corporation: Strategy, Structure, and Social Science 2000, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 271 pages. Harvard business historian Chandler indicated that four phases or chapters can be...

Critical Consulting: New Perspectives on the Management Advice Industry. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... Timothy Clark and Robin Fincham (eds.): Critical Consulting: New Perspectives on the Management Advice Industry. 2001, Oxford: Blackwell. 283 pages. There is probably no industry about which the opinions are so divided as management...

The Innovation Journey. (Book Notes).(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... Andrew H. Van de Ven, Douglas E. Polley, Raghu Garud, and Sankaran Venkatraman: The Innovation Journey 1999, New York: Oxford University Press. 422 pages. The Innovation Journey is a synthesis of the findings of a trilogy of books from...

Talking about Organization Science. Debates and Dialogues from Crossroads. (Book Notes).(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... Peter J. Frost, Arie Y. Lewin, and Richard L. Daft (eds.). Talking about Organization Science. Debates and Dialogues from Crossroads 2000, London: Sage. 320 pages. This volume brings together a unique collection of the most...

Agricultural Extension and Rural Development -- Breaking out of Traditions. (Book Notes).(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... Ray Ison and Russell: Agricultural Extension and Rural Development -- Breaking out of Traditions 2000, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 239 pages. While traditions are very important to a culture, there is a need to challenge, as...