The International Journal of Organizational Analysis: Volume 1 Issue 4

STRATEGIC POSITIONING OR INSTITUTIONAL COERCION? THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNING BOARDS

Rafik I. Beekun, Gregory O. Ginn

The strategic management perspective suggests that organizations structure their governing boards to complement the strategic goals of the organization. In contrast, the…

POLITICAL AND APOLITICAL ACTION: TOWARD A RECONCILIATION OF CONTRADICTORY MODELS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Blake E. Ashforth

Two models of organizational behavior are reviewed. The apolitical model describes a relatively stable and centralized monolith, while the political model describes a potentially…

A MULTIPLE PARADIGM APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL

T.K. Das

The literature on the nature of organizational control processes is dominated by the four broad perspectives of cybernetics/goal, power/authority, culture, and evolution. Arguing…

A COMPARISON OF THE UNITED STATES AND CHINESE MANAGERIAL CULTURES IN A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD: IMPLICATIONS FOR LABOR RELATIONS AND JOINT VENTURES

Paul G. Wilhelm, Ang Xia

Chinese and U.S. human resource management systems differ on a number of cultural dimensions. The most important of these are described with respect to fundamental organization…