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ABSTRACTIn the May 1986 issue ofJournal of Management Studies, Ray argued that Corporate Culture protagonists have stumbled upon the central ideas of the classical sociologist Durkheim, especially those concerning morality. However, this article demonstrates important differences between corporate culture discourse and the Durkheimian concept of morality. Durkheim's views on moral autonomy, his diagnosis of the problematic nature of modern utilitarian values and his insistence on society as the source and the goal of morality are applied as a frame of reference that allows an identification, analysis and discussion of problematic assumptions about man, organization and society in corporate culture discourses.On this basis, the article discusses the relatively limited fulfilment of the promises issued by corporate culture protagonists, which can be observed by reflecting on the past decade, as well as some alternative ideas for organizational culture practitioners and researchers.

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1994.tb00329.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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ABSTRACTThe article explores why provincial newspaper managers have shifted from a position of reluctance and uncertainty about new technology to enthusiasm and zeal for the process and product development opportunities it offers. the transformation is assessed in terms of changes in the industrial relations context, market conditions and technological developments between the late 1970s and early 1990s. This can be characterized as moving from reactive management to proactive management, and the article examines how the latter reflects the development of new business opportunities through application of new technology to the information‐gathering process, the pre‐press production process and the product. Data are drawn from case study interviews and trade/professional publications.The analysis suggests that there is evidence of three prime managerial objectives/motives for introducing new technology: cost, control and market. Each of these were of varying importance for managers at different times, and were affected by technological uncertainty and ignorance. Attitudes transformed because of the changing context and the pursuit of functional interest, with the result that newspaper managers are now in a better position to exploit new technology for competitive advant

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1994.tb00330.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1994.tb00331.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTThis study is an examination of the relationship between dependence and power in vertical interorganizational relations. Using data collected from a US national sample of office systems/furniture dealers, power‐dependence ties in low commitment supplier‐buyer dyads were compared with relational contracting dyads characterized by high levels of long‐term supplier commitment. When commitment was not considered, the exercised power of primary suppliers over dealer decisions was found to be related to dealer dependence on its primary supplier in ways that could be readily explained by social exchange views of power. In contrast, the relationship between exercised power and dependence was significantly different when the primary supplier ‐dependent buyer tie was characterized by the high supplier commitment of a relational c

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1994.tb00332.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1994.tb00333.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTResearch into managerial jobs and behaviour has been appropriately criticized for being acontextual and atheoretical. Hales (1986) suggested that role theory could provide one suitable theoretical framework. This article assesses the merit of that suggestion and then develops it by proposing a theoretical model of the antecedents of a manager's impact on the expectations held by others that partially define the job. the analysis integrates research from the fields of managerial behaviour, leadership dyads, symbolic interactionism, and idiosyncratic jobs to produce a more comprehensive model of the determinants of ‘expectation enactment’in managerial jobs. It brings an enactment or ‘emergence’perspective to the field of managerial jobs and behaviour that is consistent with recent developments in other parts of the organizations and management studies literature. Implications for future research are di

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1994.tb00334.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTA recently published meta‐analysis of the impact of strategic planning on financial performance omitted a major study of corporate planning practice inFortune 500manufacturing firms. This article briefly reviews that study in light of the results of the meta‐analysis. Additional analysis examines performance and firm survival over a longer time period than in the original work. the overall conclusion is that a small but positive relationship between strategic planning and performance exists, and persi

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1994.tb00335.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

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ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1994.tb00336.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY