Organization Studies articles from June 1994

Organization Studies archives from June 1994

Comparative management theory: jungle, zoo or fossil bed? (Special Issue on Cross-National Organization Culture)
June 22, 1994... References Adler, Nancy J. 1980 'Cultural synergy: The management of cross-cultural organizations' in Trends and issues in OD: current theory and practice. W. W. Burke and L. D. Goodstein (eds.), 163-184. San Diego: University Associates....

Control mechanisms in cross-border acquisitions: an international comparison. (includes appendix) (Special Issue on Cross-National Organization Culture)
June 22, 1994... Introduction This research investigates the extent to which firms differ in the control mechanisms they exercise over firms acquired abroad, in line with the administrative systems in place in that country; systems which, in turn, are rooted...

Shades of culture and institutions in international mergers. (Special Issue on Cross-National Organization Culture)
June 22, 1994... Introduction Mergers and acquisitions have traditionally attracted strong academic interest from industrial economics, financial economics, strategic management and, more recently, organization studies. By and large the majority of research in...

Societal effect, organizational effect and globalization. (Special Issue on Cross-National Organization Culture)
June 22, 1994... Introduction Since the 70's, there has been a strong research interest in comparative management and social-science research. One of the early conclusions of this intense comparative research activity was that instead of the sometimes silently...

Organizations and national culture: methodology considered. (Special Issue on Cross-National Organization Culture)
June 22, 1994... Introduction After a lull of nearly a decade, the success of Japanese managers in the past few decades has contributed to the revival of interest in cross-cultural studies of organizations and awareness of the cultural contexts of business...

Research note: Hofstede's consequences - a study of reviews, citations and replications. (Special Issue on Cross-National Organization Culture)
June 22, 1994... Introduction In order to find out how, and with what result, the work of Geert Hofstede has been applied by researchers, a three-step study of citations was carried out. The study began with a visit to Hofstede's private library to make a list...