Organization Studies articles from September 2002

Organization Studies archives from September 2002

Knowledge-sharing dilemmas *.
September 1, 2002... Abstract The exchange of information among organizational employees is a vital component of the knowledge-management process. Modem information and telecommunication technology is available to support such exchanges across time and...

National business systems and industry-specific competitiveness *.
September 1, 2002... Abstract Countries have been shown to be competitive in specific industries. This paper contends that this industrial specialization can be understood in terms of an affinity between national 'models of capitalism' and the characteristics...

The emergence of business groups: Israel and South Korea compared *.
September 1, 2002... Abstract This paper examines the emergence of business groups in Israel and South Korea. The paper questions how, in very different institutional contexts, similar economic organizations emerged. In contrast to the political, cultural and...

The prevalence of equity and non-equity cross-border linkages: Japanese investments and alliances in the United States *.
September 1, 2002... Abstract Using complementary theories derived from the foreign-entry mode and alliance literatures and two databases on Japanese/US alliances and investments, this study examines the prevalence -- a combination of formation and termination...

A configurational analysis of international joint ventures *.
September 1, 2002... Abstract A stream of research has focused on the ownership shares that partner companies take in international joint ventures [IJVs] and the leverage this may provide for control and performance. This research has normally adopted a...

Essai: the ghost in the organism.
September 1, 2002... Abstract The emergence of the idea that organizations are like organisms is generally seen as having saved organization studies (OS) from its mechanistic precepts. We argue that it has not. Rather, the mechanistic underpinnings of...

Organizational Change and Innovation Processes: Theory and Methods for Research. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... M.S. Poole, A. H. Van de Ven, K. Dooley and M. E. Holmes: Organizational Change and Innovation Processes: Theory and Methods for Research 2000, New York: Oxford University Press. 406 pages. This book provides a unique contribution to...

Reflexive Methodology, New Vistas for Qualitative Research. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... Mats Alvesson and Kaj Skoldberg: Reflexive Methodology, New Vistas for Qualitative Research 2000, London: Sage. 319 pages. Reflection and reflexivity carry weight in the social sciences, as does methodology. Together, they are the...

Contests for Corporate Control. Corporate Governance and Economic Performance in the United States and Germany. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... Mary A. O'Sullivan: Contests for Corporate Control. Corporate Governance and Economic Performance in the United States and Germany 2000, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 332 pages. Although Contests for Corporate Control begins with a...

Virtual Working: Social and Organisational Dynamics. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... Paul Jackson (ed.): Virtual Working: Social and Organisational Dynamics 1999, London: Routledge. 224 pages. This edited book is an addition to Routledge's generally excellent series on the 'Management of Technology and Innovation'....

Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge. (Book Notes).(Book Review)
September 1, 2002... Dierkes, Meinolf, Ariane Berthoin Anthal, John Child and Ikujiro Nonaka: Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge 2001, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 979 pages. This Handbook of Organizational Learning and Knowledge is...