"It has been claimed that organization theory is in a state of 'crisis'. This book traces the history of the orthodox systems theory paradigm in organization studies from its foundations in positivist sociology, through its theoretical and empirical development under structural-…
Corporations are undergoing massive restructuring efforts to cope with a changing competitive environment. Fundamental to these efforts is the redesign and change of business processes. While many organizations have gained considerable experience in business process change, basi…
The analysis of how institutions are formed, how they operate and change, and how they influence behavior in society has become a major subject of inquiry in politics, sociology, and economics. A leader in applying game theory to the understanding of institutional analysis, Elin…
There has been a growing interest among scholars in the fields of organizational behaviour and industrial psychology in what can be termed "the dark side of the organizations." A main concept in this regard this is both important and relevant counterproductive work behaviours (C…
Organisational commitment, viewed as a measurable psychological state, is a core variable of interest in Organisational Behaviour research. It has been studied for more than four decades, largely focusing on the identification of its antecedents and consequences. One widely used…
This thesis examines the structural patterns of interfirm competitive relationships using network analysis -a set of methods originally developed for analyzing the structure of social ties. The author views each firm in a multimarket space as facing a "competitive network", whic…
Models of R&D account for technical, technological and administrative factors of R&D implementation but underestimate the influence of behavioural and political factors such as power and conflict. They assume that R&D organisation is “well-insulated” from partisan, emotions, pol…
