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September 1987, Volume 24, Issue 5
- 523-532 The Management Of The Personnel Function
by Shaun Tyson - 533-548 Mapping Management Styles In Employee Relations
by John Purcell
July 1987, Volume 24, Issue 4
- 325-345 The Structures Of Industrial Development
by Claire Shearman & Gibson Burrell[1] - 347-361 Strategic Industrial Relations And Human Resource Management ‐ Distinction, Definition And Recognition
by P. Miller - 363-385 Contrasting Planning Systems In High, Medium And Low Performance Companies
by Lawrence C. Rhyne - 387-404 Determinants And Consequences Of Task Uncertainty: A Laboratory And Field Investigation
by Bart Victor & Richard S. Blackburn - 405-411 The Effects Of Goal Emphasis On Performance On A Complex Task[1]
by Edwin A. Locke & Richard L. Somers
May 1987, Volume 24, Issue 3
- 215-231 Formalization And The Organizational Life Cycle[1]
by James P. Walsh & Robert D. Dewar - 233-247 Interpreting Organizational Texts
by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries & Danny Miller - 249-270 Studying Managerial Work: A Critique And A Proposal[1]
by Hugh Willmott - 271-293 An Examination Of The Influence Of Middle‐Level Managers In Formulating And Implementing Strategic Decisions
by Warren Keith Schilit - 295-312 Perceived Attributes Of Planning Staff Effectiveness[1]
by Mansour Javidan
March 1987, Volume 24, Issue 2
- 113-123 The Administrative Component Of Organizations And The Ratchet Effect: A Critique Of Cross‐Sectional Studies
by John R. Montanari & Philip J. Adelman - 125-140 How Organic Is Your Organization?– Determinants Of Organic/Mechanistic Tendencies In A Public Accounting Firm
by Alberto Zanzi - 143-159 An Application Of A Diagnostic Framework For Strategy
by Gordon E. Greenley - 161-187 An Examination Of The Underlying Dynamics Of Strategic Decisions Subject To Upward Influence Activity
by Warren Keith Schilit & Frank T. Paine - 189-200 Legal Regulation And The Constraint Of Constituent Satisfaction[1]
by John A. Wagner & Benjamin Schneider
January 1987, Volume 24, Issue 1
- 1-24 Strategy And Structural Adjustment To Regain Fit And Performance: In Defence Of Contingency Theory
by Lex Donaldson - 25-41 The Strategic Management Of Technological Innovations: A Review And A Model
by Paul Shrivastava & William E. Souder - 43-62 The Management Of New Office Technology: Choice, Control And Social Structure In The Insurance Industry
by John Storey - 63-90 Formal Industrial Relations And Workplace Power: A Study On The Railway
by Christine Edwards - 91-112 Industrialization, Management Education And Training Systems: A Comparative Analysis[1]
by Malcolm Warner
November 1986, Volume 23, Issue 6
- 587-607 Management In Context: An Essay On The Relevance Of Culture To The Understanding Of Organizational Change
by Steven P. Feldman - 609-633 Environmental Characteristics And Organizational Climate: An Exploratory Study
by Ali Dastmalchian - 635-656 Introducing Market Forces Into Managerial Decision‐Making In Chinese Industrial Enterprises
by John S. Henley & Mee Kau Nyaw - 657-678 Managerial Strategy And Industrial Relations: A Case Study Of Plant Relocation
by Alan Whitaker - 679-698 Managers’ Prototypes Of Financial Terms
by Eric J. Walton
September 1986, Volume 23, Issue 5
- 479-500 Marketing As Innovation The Eighth Paradigm
by Kenneth Simmonds - 501-517 The Processing Of Crisis And Non‐Crisis Strategic Issues
by Jane E. Dutton - 519-542 Voluntary Organizations In Action: Strategy In The Voluntary Sector
by David C. Wilson & Richard J. Butler - 543-562 Resistance To Change: A Psychoanalytic Critique Of Argyris And Schon'S Contributions To Organization Theory And Intervention
by Michael A. Diamond - 563-586 British Employees: Responding To Japanese Management Philosophies
by Wolf Reitsperger
July 1986, Volume 23, Issue 4
- 363-384 Metaphor Or Reification: Are Radical Humanists Really Libertarian Anarchists?
by Tony Tinker - 385-400 Proactive Versus Reactive Manager: Is The Dichotomy Realistic?
by Lars L. Larson & Robert S. Bussom & William Vicars & Lawrence Jauch - 401-416 Relationships Among Corporate Level Distinctive Competencies, Diversification Strategy, Corporate Structure And Performance
by Michael A. Hitt & R. Duane Ireland - 417-442 Towards A Market Imperfections Theory Of Organizational Structure In Developing Countries
by Jan. J. Jøsrgensen & Taieb Hafsi & Moses N. Kiggundu - 443-464 The Make‐Buy Decision And Managing Markets: The Case Of Management Buy‐Outs
by Mike Wright
May 1986, Volume 23, Issue 3
- 253-257 Editorial: The Usefulness Of The ‘Organizational Culture’ Concept
by Geert Hofstede - 259-272 Management Control: The Roles Of Rules, Markets And Culture[1]
by Michel Lebas & Jane Weigenstein - 273-286 A Cultural Theory Of Information Bias In Organizations
by Michael Thompson & Aaron Wildavsky - 287-297 Corporate Culture: The Last Frontier Of Control?[1]
by Carol Axtell Ray - 299-312 Excellent Companies As Social Movements[1]
by Joseph L. Soeters - 313-331 The Management Of Meaning In The Polish Crisis[1]
by Barbara Czarniawska - 333-345 Organizational Culture As Related To Industry, Position And Performance: A Preliminary Report[1]
by Paul D. Reynolds - 347-362 Organizational Culture And Work Group Behaviour: An Empirical Study
by P. Amsa
March 1986, Volume 23, Issue 2
- 143-164 Technology And Span Of Control: Woodward Revisited
by Paul D. Collins & Frank Hull - 165-188 An Analysis Of The Turnaround Strategy In Commercial Banking
by Hugh M. O'Neill - 189-204 The Need For Middle‐Out Development Of Marketing Strategy
by P. J. Boxer & J. R. C. Wensley - 205-223 Corporate Personnel Departments And The Management Of Industrial Relations: Two Case Studies In Ambiguity
by John Purcell & Anne Gray - 224-237 Work Aspirations And Experiences Of Young Graduate Engineers
by A. Keenan & T. J. Newton
January 1986, Volume 23, Issue 1
- 1-25 A Mathematical Model Of The Adaptive Behaviour Of Organizations
by Peter H. Friesen & Danny Miller - 26-50 Divisionalization, Decentralization And Performance Of Large United Kingdom Companies 1
by C. W. L. Hill & J. F. Pickering - 51-71 Employee‐Ownership And Economic Decline In Western Industrial Democracies[1]
by Keith Bradley - 72-87 Japanese Management: Coping With British Industrial Relations
by Wolf D. Reitsperger - 88-115 What Do Managers Do? A Critical Review Of The Evidence
by Colin P. Hales - 116-132 Computer Technology And The Redefinition Of Supervision: A Study Of The Effects Of Computerization On Railway Freight Supervisors
by Patrick Dawson & Ian McLoughlin
November 1985, Volume 22, Issue 6
- 581-596 Planners' Perceptions Of The Strategic Management Process[1]
by Peter M. Ginter & Andrew C. Rucks & W. Jack Duncan - 597-631 Strategic Awareness, Personal Commitment And The Process Of Planning In The Small Business
by Allan Gibb & Mike Scott - 632-648 Obstacles To Strategy Implementation In A Nationalized Industry[1]
by Roy Wernham - 649-667 Psychological Dimensions Of Personal Responsibility For Public Management: An Object Relations Approach
by Michael A. Diamond - 668-676 Relationship Of Managerial Ability To Unit Effectiveness In More Organic Versus More Mechanistic Departments
by Dennis J. Gillen & Stephen J. Carroll
September 1985, Volume 22, Issue 5
- 429-465 Making Sense Of Research Into The Organizational And Social Aspects Of Management Accounting: A Review Of Its Underlying Assumptions [1]
by Trevor Hopper & Andrew Powell - 466-497 Probing Into Task Interdependencies: The Case Of Physicians In A Teaching Hospital [1]
by Roger Gosselin - 498-522 Organizational Structuring: An Empirical Analysis Of The Relationships And Dimensions Of Structures In Certain Finnish Companies
by Vesa Routamaa - 523-546 The Role Of Management In Industrial Relations And Some Views On Its Conceptualization And Analysis [1]
by Duncan Macdonald - 547-570 Worker Incentives And Worker Participation: On The Changing Nature Of The Employment Relationship [1]
by Klaus Weiermair
July 1985, Volume 22, Issue 4
- 347-357 The Interaction Between National And Organizational Value Systems[1]
by Geert Hofstede - 358-368 A Cross‐National Study Of Leadership: Participation As A Function Of Problem Structure And Leader Power
by Preston C. Bottger & Ingrid H. Hallein & Philip W. Yetton - 369-383 Assessing The Samples Of Prior Organizational Research
by George A. Miller & Douglas L. Anderton & Joseph C. Conaty - 384-399 The Nature Of Unobtrusive Power
by Cynthia Hardy - 400-417 Corporate Board Size, Composition And Corporate Failures In Retailing Industry[1]
by Rajeswararao S. Chaganti & Vijay Mahajan & Subhash Sharma
May 1985, Volume 22, Issue 3
- 245-268 Committee Talk: Negotiating ‘Personnel Development’ At A Training College [1]
by Peter C. Gronn - 269-291 Management Control As A Bridging Concept
by John Storey - 292-308 Failure, Uncertainty And Control: The Role Of Operators In A Computer Integrated Production System
by David A. Buchanan & John Bessant - 309-326 The Information Content Of Corporate Disclosures Of Divisionalization Decisions [1]
by R. Bühner & P. Möller - 327-345 The Problems Facing New Firms [1]
by D.J. Storey
March 1985, Volume 22, Issue 2
- 133-154 The Organization As Political Arena
by Henry Mintzberg - 155-174 Managerially Perceived Influence Over Intradepartmental Decisions
by David C. Wilson & Graham K. Kenny - 175-192 Managerial Decision Styles And Cerebral Dominance: An Empirical Study [1]
by William Taggart & Daniel Robey & K. Galen Kroeck - 193-211 Managerial Access To Information: Strategies For Prevention And Promotion
by Michael Newman - 213-224 Some Correlates Of Discretion For Chartered Surveyors
by John W. Dickson
January 1985, Volume 22, Issue 1
- 1-24 A Systems Approach To Bank Prudential Management And Supervision: The Utilization Of Feedforward Control
by Edward P. M. Gardener - 25-37 Organization Design And The Life‐Cycles Of Products [1]
by Lex Donaldson - 38-52 The Process Organizational Structure
by Moshe Telem - 53-68 Proprietorial Control In Family Firms: Some Functions Of ‘Quasi‐Organic’ Management Systems
by Robert Goffee & Richard Scase - 69-82 A Comparative Analysis Of Research And Development Managerial Jobs Across Two Sectors
by Cynthia M. Pavett & Alan W. Lau - 83-102 How To Solve Communication Problems On The R And D Interface
by F. A. M. J. Faas
October 1984, Volume 21, Issue 4
- 369-390 The Scientific Status Of Management Research As A Practically‐Oriented Social Science
by Richard Whitley - 391-408 Organization Studies And The Concept Of Rationality
by Alan Bryman - 409-425 The Interdepartmental Influence Of Managers: Individual And Sub‐Unit Perspectives
by Graham K. Kenny & David C. Wilson - 429-442 The Lateral Dimension To Employee Participation
by Chris W. Clegg & Toby D. Wall - 443-461 Comparative Organizational Effectiveness Research Leading To An Intervention Strategy [I]
by Frank Hoy & David D. Van Fleet & Mervin J. Yetley
July 1984, Volume 21, Issue 3
- 253-258 Introduction
by E. A. Lowe - 259-272 Subjectivity, Sophistry And Symbolism In Management Science
by W. Graham Astley - 273-285 Management As A Social Practice
by M. I. Reed - 287-302 The Moral Character Of Management Practice
by John Roberts - 303-322 Myth And Reproduction: The Contextualization Of Management Theory, Method And Practice
by Michael Rosen - 323-330 The Nature Of Management? A Problem For Management Education
by Rosemary Stewart - 331-348 The Fragmented State Of Management Studies: Reasons And Consequences
by Richard Whitley - 349-368 Images And Ideals Of Managerial Work: A Critical Examination Of Conceptual And Empirical Accounts
by Hugh C. Willmott
April 1984, Volume 21, Issue 2
- 131-152 The Importance Of Boundary Spanning Roles In Strategic Decision‐Making [I]
by David B. Jemison - 153-168 Devil'S Advocacy In Managerial Decision‐Making
by Charles R. Schwenk - 169-182 Learning And Developing From Managerial Work Experiences
by Julia Davies & Mark Easterby‐Smith - 185-205 Occupational Stress In Female Managers: A Comparative Study
by M. J. Davidson & C. L. Cooper - 207-227 Public Expenditure Cuts And Job Loss: A Union Response
by Derek Fatchett & Stuart G. Ogden
January 1984, Volume 21, Issue 1
- 3-22 Organizational Characteristics Associated With Export Activity
by S. Tamer Cavusgil - 23-60 Diversification Within Australian Manufacturing Enterprise
by Robert H. Chenhall - 61-81 The Control Of Capital Investment [I]
by A. J. Berry - 83-97 An Empirical Study Of A U.K.‐Based Assessment Centre [I]
by Clive A. Fletcher & Victor Dulewicz - 99-108 Plateaued Managers: Their Need Gratifications And Their Effort‐Performance Expectations [I]
by Martin G. Evans & Elizabeth Gilbert
October 1983, Volume 20, Issue 4
- 411-423 The Concept Of Responsibility: Some Implications For Organizational Behaviour And Development
by Patrick W. Maclagan - 425-439 Research And Consultancy: Towards A Conceptual Synthesis
by C. K. McGlvern & S. Fineman - 441-451 Effect Of Organizational Size On Conflict Frequency And Location In Hospitals
by Daniel S. Cochran & Mel Schnake & Ron Earl - 453-465 Structure And Performance In International Technology Transfer
by William H. Davidson - 467-475 Japanese And British Managerial Colleagues—How They View Each Other
by J. E. Everett & B. W. Stening
July 1983, Volume 20, Issue 3
- 295-300 Data, Meanings And Creativity: A Preface
by Stephen Fineman & Iain Mangham - 301-314 Qualitative Research In Organizational Behaviour
by T. Hari Das - 315-332 Organizational Rules And The Accomplishment Of Nursing Work On Geriatric Wards
by Eileen Fairhurst - 333-348 The Use Of Grounded Theory For The Qualitative Analysis Of Organizational Behaviour
by Barry A. Turner - 349-365 Qualitative Research And Paradigms Of Practice
by F. H. M. Blackler & C. A. Brown - 367-386 Some Facets Of The Relationship Between Consultants And Clients In Organizations
by Chris McGivern - 387-399 Natural Learning And Managerial Action: A Phenomenological Study In The Field Setting
by J. G. Burgoyne & V. E. Hodgson
April 1983, Volume 20, Issue 2
- 143-157 Work Meanings, Non‐Work, And The Taken‐For‐Granted [I]
by Stephen Fineman - 159-190 Convergence Revisited: The Codification And Diffusion Of Knowledge In A British And A Japanese Firm
by M. Boisot - 191-211 Implanted Decision‐Making: American Owned Firms In Britain [I]
by Geoffrey R. Mallory & Richard J. Butler & David Cray & David J. Hickson & David C. Wilson - 213-231 Managing Markets: Implications For The Make‐Buy Decision
by Richard Butler & M. G. Carney - 233-260 Financial Cutback Decisions By Priority Scaling
by J. Algie & G. Mallen & W. Foster
January 1983, Volume 20, Issue 1
- 3-3 Editorial
by Chris Argyris & Donald A. Schön - 7-28 A Typology Of Organizational Learning Systems
by Paul Shrivastava - 29-40 Information As An Organizational Problem
by Aaron Wildavsky - 41-58 Thinking About Government Learning
by Lloyd S. Etheredge & James Short - 59-69 Beyond Prediction And Preparation [I]
by Russell L. Ackoff - 71-95 Ephemeral Organizations In Extreme Environments: Emergence, Strategy, Extinction [I]
by Giovan Francesco Lanzara - 97-119 What Is The Problem Of Retrenchment In Higher Education? [I]
by Hugh G. Petrie & Daniel Alpert - 121-141 Knowing And Practicing: Teaching Behavioural Sciences At The Israel Defence Forces Command And General Staff College
by Raanan Lipshitz
October 1982, Volume 19, Issue 4
- 357-375 Complexity And Cleavage: Dual Explanations Of Strategic Decision‐Making [I]
by W. Graham Astley & Runo Axelsson & Richard J. Butler & David J. Hickson & David C. Wilson - 377-394 Consensus Decision‐Making In The National Health Service—A Review [I]
by Steve Harrison - 395-412 Absenteeism And Turnover: Is There A Progression? [1]
by Nina Gupta & G. Douglas Jenkins - 413-435 Strike Proneness And Characteristics Of Industrial Relations Systems At The Organization Level: A Discriminant Analysis [1]
by Ran Chermesh - 437-446 Explorations In Macro Communication Behaviour: The Effects Of Organizational Feedback On Organizational Effectiveness [1]
by Paula C. Morrow
July 1982, Volume 19, Issue 3
- 259-275 Group Ideologies And Organizational Change
by Tony J. Watson - 277-294 Semi‐Autonomous Work Groups And The Social Structure Of The Organization
by C. A. Carnall - 295-305 Leadership: Extrapolating From Theory And Research To Practical Skills Training
by Beverly M. Alban Metcalfe - 307-325 Analyzing Cultural Stereotypes In Multinational Business: United States And Australia
by Stephen R. Jenner - 327-334 R & D Subsystem Climate As A Function Of Personal And Organizational Factors
by Joseph G. P. Paolillo
April 1982, Volume 19, Issue 2
- 131-151 Evolution And Revolution: A Quantum View Of Structural Change In Organizations
by Danny Miller - 153-162 Some Evidence For An International Managerial Culture
by James E. Everett & Bruce W. Stening & Peter A. Longton - 163-182 Innovative Attitudes, Values, And Intentions In Organizations [1]
by John E. Ettlie & Robert D. O'Keefe - 183-198 Performance In Planning A Large Project [1]
by S. N. Woodward
January 1982, Volume 19, Issue 1
- 1-1 Editorial
by K. Legge & A. G. Lockett - 3-27 Congealing Oil: Inventing Ideologies To Justify Acting Ideologies Out
by William H. Starbuck - 29-44 The Irrationality Of Action And Action Rationality: Decisions, Ideologies And Organizational Actions
by Nils Brunsson - 45-61 How Ideologies Supplant Formal Structures And Shape Responses To Environments
by Alan D. Meyer - 63-73 Cognitive Tuning In Municipal Problem Solving
by Sten Jönsson - 75-90 Self Regulation, Crisis Management And Preventive Medicine: The Evolution Of U.K. Bank Supervision
by J. L. Metcalfe - 91-108 Crossing Mother: Ideological Constraints On Organizational Improvements
by Roger L. M. Dunbar & John M. Dutton & William R. Torbert - 109-127 Myth And Technology In The American Accounting Profession
by Richard J. Boland
October 1981, Volume 18, Issue 4
- 375-388 Perceived Determinants Of High And Low Productivity In Three Occupational Groups: A Critical Incident Study [1]
by Frank M. White & Edwin A. Locke - 389-410 Can Joint Consultation Become Employee Participation?
by S. P. Bate & A. J. Murphy - 411-422 Implementing Benefit‐Cost Analysis: Theory Meets Reality
by Kenneth P. Jameson [I] - 423-434 An Empirical Examination Of The Willingness Of Managers To Use Utility Theory
by Gordon C. A. Dickson
July 1981, Volume 18, Issue 3
- 263-275 MANAGERs' JOB PERCEPTIONS. PART II: OPPORTUNITIES FOR, AND ATTITUDES TO, CHOICE
by Judi Marshall & Rosemary Stewart - 277-298 Levels And Types Of Managerial Capability
by Gillian Stamp - 299-320 Specialization Of Environmental Scanning Activities Among Upper Level Executives
by Donald C. Hambrick - 321-340 Conceptualizing The Goal And System Models Of Organizational Effectiveness —Implications For Comparative Evaluation Research
by Stephen Strasser & J. D. Eveland & Gaylord Cummins & O. Lynn Deniston & John H. Romani
April 1981, Volume 18, Issue 2
- 141-158 The Social Dynamics Of The Small Manufacturing Enterprise
by James Curran & John Stanworth - 159-176 Participation As A Means Of Organizational Control
by John W. Dickson - 177-190 MANAGERs' JOB PERCEPTIONS. PART I: THEIR OVERALL FRAMEWORKS AND WORKING STRATEGIES
by Judi Marshall & Rosemary Stewart - 191-218 Organizational Analysis: An Integration Of The Macro And Micro Approaches
by Gregory Moorhead - 219-230 Consumer Demand And Marketing Action Plans For Family Planning In Bangladesh
by R. I. Molla & M. A. Miyan
January 1981, Volume 18, Issue 1
- 1-26 Toward A New Contingency Approach: The Search For Organizational Gestalts
by Danny Miller - 27-36 On Decision Theory And Incomplete Knowledge
by C. C. Agunwamba - 37-47 The Intersubjectivity Of Issues And Issues Of Intersubjectivity
by Colin Eden & Sue Jones & David Sims & Tim Smithin - 49-70 The Extent And Determinants Of Joint Consultative Arrangements In Britain
by P. B. Beaumont & D. R. Deaton - 73-88 Change, Standardization And Contingency Theory
by D. Smith & R. T. Nichol - 89-113 Individual Reactions To A Merger Of Two Small Firms Of Brokers In The Re‐Insurance Industry: A Total Population Survey
by Desmond Graves
October 1980, Volume 17, Issue 3
- 251-260 Motivation, Orientations And The Action Perspective: An Alternative Framework
by Paul S. Wynn - 261-274 Modelling The Turnover Process
by Thomas N. Martin - 275-302 Factors Associated With The Managerial Rating Of Supervisory Performance
by John Child - 303-315 A Comparison Of The Predictive Power Of Subtractive And Multiplicative Models Of Job Satisfaction And Performance
by S. D. Norton & N. Di Marco - 316-332 Market Share Analysis: The Case Of The British Breakfast Cereals Industry
by P. R. Wheale & P. C. Stubbs - 333-344 Initial Exports – A Marketing Failure?
by Lawrence S. Welch & Finn Wiedersheim‐Paul
May 1980, Volume 17, Issue 2
- 127-148 Cognition As An Aspect Of Culture And Its Relation To Management Processes: An Exploratory View Of The Chinese Case
by S. G. Redding - 149-163 An Interpretative Policy‐Making Model Of Absenteeism With Reference To The Marginal Worker In Overseas Plants
by K. Constas & R. P. Vichas - 164-184 The Orientation To Work Controversy And The Social Construction Of Work Value Systems
by Kevin J. Russell - 185-204 The Process Of Industrial Arbitration
by Terry Sullivan - 205-213 An Analysis Of Three Managerial Jobs Using Repertory Grids
by Mike Smith - 214-226 A Field Study Of The Content And Outcomes Of Career Development Interviews Conducted Within A Large Organization
by Richard S. Williams & Clive A. Fletcher - 227-240 An Empirical Study Into The Learning Transfer Process In Management Training
by A. A. Huczynski & J. W. Lewis - 241-250 Towards A Definition Of Action Research: A Note And Bibliography
by Margareta Hult & Sven‐Åke Lennung
February 1980, Volume 17, Issue 1
- 1-18 User Satisfaction With A Service: An Approach From Power And Task Characteristics
by Richard J. Butler - 19-31 Structural Implications Of The Company–Customer Interface
by Roger Mansfield & Dave Odd & Jo Wheeler - 32-33 Ethics And Organization
by John Donaldson & Mike Waller - 34-55 Ethics And Organization
by John Donaldson & Mike Waller - 56-67 The Status Ranking Of Industries
by Timothy Leggatt - 68-81 Industrial Relations On A Large Industrial Construction Site: The Influence Of Security Of Employment
by Roger Lumley - 82-95 The Role Of The Non‐Executive Director: A Verstehen Approach
by Anne Spencer & John McAuley - 96-126 A Tracer Approach To The Study Of Organizations
by Peter Combey