Journal•ISSN: 0001-4273
Academy of Management Journal
About: Academy of Management Journal is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Organizational behavior & Job performance. It has an ISSN identifier of 0001-4273. Over the lifetime, 3725 publication(s) have been published receiving 962964 citation(s).
Topics: Organizational behavior, Job performance, Job satisfaction, Organizational effectiveness, Organizational structure
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TL;DR: The research strategy of theory building from cases, particularly multiple cases, involves using one or more cases to create theoretical constructs, propositions, and/or midrange theory from case-based, empirical evidence.
Abstract: This article discusses the research strategy of theory building from cases, particularly multiple cases. Such a strategy involves using one or more cases to create theoretical constructs, propositions, and/or midrange theory from case-based, empirical evidence. Replication logic means that each case serves as a distinct experiment that stands on its own merits as an analytic unit. The frequent use of case studies as a research strategy has given rise to some challenges that can be mitigated by the use of very precise wording and thoughtful research design.
11,811 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors comprehensively evaluated the links between systems of high performance work practices and firm performance and found that these practices have an economically and statistically significant impact on both intermediate employee outcomes (turnover and productivity) and short and long-term measures of corporate financial performance.
Abstract: This study comprehensively evaluated the links between systems of High Performance Work Practices and firm performance. Results based on a national sample of nearly one thousand firms indicate that these practices have an economically and statistically significant impact on both intermediate employee outcomes (turnover and productivity) and short- and long-term measures of corporate financial performance. Support for predictions that the impact of High Performance Work Practices on firm performance is in part contingent on their interrelationships and links with competitive strategy was limited. The impact of human resource management (HRM) policies and prac
6,849 citations
TL;DR: This article found that people can use varying degrees of their selves, physically, cognitively, and emotionally, in work role performances, which has implications for both their performance and their wellbeing.
Abstract: This study began with the premise that people can use varying degrees of their selves, physically, cognitively, and emotionally, in work role performances, which has implications for both their wor...
6,469 citations
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of the relationships between organizational innovation and 13 potential determinants resulted in statistically significant associations for specialization, functional differencing, and functional differences as mentioned in this paper. But, the authors did not consider the role of organizational innovation in organizational innovation.
Abstract: A meta-analysis of the relationships between organizational innovation and 13 of its potential determinants resulted in statistically significant associations for specialization, functional differe...
6,403 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors addressed the nature and functioning of relationships of interpersonal trust among managers and professionals in organizations, the factors influencing trust's development, and the implications of trust for behavior and performance.
Abstract: This study addressed the nature and functioning of relationships of interpersonal trust among managers and professionals in organizations, the factors influencing trust's development, and the implications of trust for behavior and performance Theoretical foundations were drawn from the sociological literature on trust and the social-psychological literature on trust in close relationships An initial test of the proposed theoretical framework was conducted in a field setting with 194 managers and professionals
5,981 citations