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ABSTRACTCan various organizational and manager characteristics be empirically related to the level of export activity in the firm? This article attempts to provide an answer to this question using data obtained from a mail‐survey of exporting firms. A comprehensive review of the literature is presented first, in order to identify the relevant organizational characteristics hypothesized to be related to export activity. Then, a set of ten characteristics are statistically related to level of export activity (percent of sales exported) using Multiple Classification Analysis and Automatic Interaction Detector technique. The multiple classification analysis reveals five significant correlates of export activity. The automatic interaction detector analysis produced seven distinct exporter types ranging from least active to most active exporter, as well as generating some insights into the nature of interactions among the correlates of export activity. Implications of the findings for public policy, management, and education are discussed last in the articl

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1984.tb00222.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1984

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ABSTRACTThis study examines diversification of the activities of business organizations. The meaning of diversification has been ambiguous in many studies that have used the concept as a way of describing strategic resource allocation decisions within firms. Many previous studies of diversification have suffered from a number of deficiencies. Some studies have observed the consequences of firms’ resource allocation and made inferences about the influence of organizational and external environmental factors on managers’ decisions affecting diversification. Other studies, that have been concerned with investigating diversification from a focus within the firm, have often adopted a molecular approach, being concerned with a limited number of organizational or environmental characteristics. In an attempt to redress these deficiencies, a contingency theory framework is used to describe and, in part, explain the formulation of decisions affecting diversification. This involves developing an unambiguous definition of diversification, and identifying organizational and external environmental characteristics that may be used to aid understanding of why firms diversify their activities in different w

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1984.tb00223.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1984.tb00224.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1984.tb00225.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

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ABSTRACTThe repeal of mandatory retirement laws will result in new pressures on organizations to motivate and satisfy those managers who have reached their ceiling in the organization. This study compares the satisfaction and motivation (in terms of performance‐reward instrumentalities) of a group of plateaued and non‐plateaued managers. This was done both with and without controlling for the managers age. Age, rather than plateauing, seemed to be implicated in any observed differences. We found that older managers reported lower satisfaction with future organizational rewards and see stronger instrumentalities for mentoring type activities then do their younger colleag

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1984.tb00226.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY

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Book Reviews in this articlesChild, John and Partridge, Bruce.Lost Managers: Supervisors in Industry and Society.Marshall, Judi and Cooper, Cary L. (Eds).Coping with Stress at Work: Case Studies from Industry.Kakabadse, Andrew (Ed.),People and Organisations.Martin, Roderick.New Technology and Industrial Relations in Fleet Street.Bryer, R., A. Brignall, T. J. and Maunders, A. R.Accounting for British Steel: A Financial Analysis of the Failure of the British Steel Corporation 1967–80, and Who was to Blame.Co‐Operatives Research Unit.Mondragon Co‐operatives—Myth o

ISSN:0022-2380    

DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6486.1984.tb00227.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1984

数据来源: WILEY