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General Organizational Classification: An Empirical Test Using the United States and Japanese Electronics Industries

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  • Dave Ulrich

    (Graduate School of Business Administration, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109)

  • Bill McKelvey

    (Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024)

Abstract

This study empirically tests the existence of populations. It reports a general organizational classification for both the United States and Japanese electronics industries. It tests for and identifies populations within a family of electronics industries and demonstrates the relevance of a general organizational classification for explaining how different natural selection processes affect different populations. Data include 669 US and 144 Japanese electronic firms. The results suggest that classification should play a more central role in development of organizational science.

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  • Dave Ulrich & Bill McKelvey, 1990. "General Organizational Classification: An Empirical Test Using the United States and Japanese Electronics Industries," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 1(1), pages 99-118, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ororsc:v:1:y:1990:i:1:p:99-118
    DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1.1.99
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