Showing papers in "Academy of Management Journal in 1969"
TL;DR: In this article, the relevance of Niccolo Machiavelli's precepts to modern business is analyzed, and the reasons for these concepts being effective, widely used, and as applicable to toda...
Abstract: This article analyzes the relevance of Niccolo Machiavelli's precepts to modern business. It considers the reasons for Machiavelli's concepts being effective, widely used, and as applicable to toda...
82 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of different patterns and degrees of openness in superior-subordinate communication on subordinate job satisfaction were investigated. But they did not consider the effect of different types of communication.
Abstract: The article presents a comment on an earlier article titled “Effects of Different Patterns and Degrees of Openness in Superior-Subordinate Communication on Subordinate Job Satisfaction” by R. Burke...
72 citations
TL;DR: The proliferation of different conceptual approaches to comparative management theory makes it opportune to review, analyze, evaluate, and classify the various orientations, to examine the roots of... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The proliferation of different conceptual approaches to comparative management theory makes it opportune to review, analyze, evaluate, and classify the various orientations, to examine the roots of...
64 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on industrial salesmen as interface managers who link their employer with their customers, and the linking process behavior of salesmen is analyzed as an approach to interorganizational coordina...
Abstract: This study focuses on industrial salesmen as interface managers who link their employer with their customers. The linking process behavior of salesmen as an approach to interorganizational coordina...
60 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a discussion of occupational sociology and report on the growth and development in the field of study, beginning in the 1930's, social psychologists began evaluating the way e...
Abstract: The article presents a discussion of occupational sociology and reports on the growth and development in the field of study. Beginning in the 1930's, social psychologists began evaluating the way e...
44 citations
43 citations
TL;DR: The contingency model of leadership effectiveness in interacting and coacting groups was tested in a large electronics firm and in a fairly large hospital as discussed by the authors, and the results showed that the model was effective in both situations.
Abstract: The author tests in a large electronics firm and in a fairly large hospital, the contingency model of leadership effectiveness in interacting and coacting groups.
39 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the possibility that there may be some unique human problems associated with the functional form of organization and propose a solution to the human problems in functional forms of organization.
Abstract: One criticism of the functional form of organization is that it induces human problems. This article explores the possibility that there may be some unique human problems associated with the projec...
34 citations
TL;DR: A letter to the editor is presented in response to a critique of the article “A Model for Analyzing the Universality and Transferability of Management,” by Harold Koontz.
Abstract: The fundamentals of management comprise elements even of an embryonic science, then they must be universal and apply in varying environments and cultures. By separating science from art, this artic...
33 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the experimental results of a study suggest that there are significant differences in decision making between business managers and academics and cast doubt upon the validity of using student data in decision-making.
Abstract: The experimental results of this study suggest that there are significant differences in decision making between business managers and academics. This casts doubt upon the validity of using student...
29 citations
TL;DR: The marginality component of personality appears appropriate for men who hold integrative management positions as discussed by the authors, and there is an association between the Self-Other Orientation measure of margina...
Abstract: The marginality component of personality appears appropriate for men who hold integrative management positions. Research reveals an association between the Self-Other Orientation measure of margina...
TL;DR: A Markov chain model is proposed to deal with the dynamic, multivariate, and probabilistic nature of a human need system and offers a powerful tool to analyze the prevailing situation.
Abstract: This paper proposes a Markov chain model to deal with the dynamic, multivariate, and probabilistic nature of a human need system. The proposed model offers a powerful tool to analyze the prevailing...
TL;DR: The concept of decentralization of authority as understood and practiced by managers in the USA tends to be of limited applicability in developing countries as mentioned in this paper, where decentralization is considered to be ineffective.
Abstract: The concept of decentralization of authority as understood and practiced by managers in the USA tends to be of limited applicability in developing countries.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors view entrepreneurship as a corporate function and apply it to an existing organization, however, they require some knowledge of those organizational factors which need to be considered.
Abstract: Entrepreneurship can and should be viewed as a corporate function. How to build this function into an existing organization, however, requires some knowledge of those organizational factors which p...
TL;DR: Unutilized ideas in university laboratories, showing generation and implementation enhancement by marketing experience and product development background as mentioned in this paper, were shown in a recent case study at the University of Southern California.
Abstract: Unutilized ideas in university laboratories, showing generation and implementation enhancement by marketing experience and product development background
TL;DR: In this article, the authors extend and enlarge upon previous empirical studies concerned with the perceived job satisfaction of managerial personnel, focusing upon comparing the perceived need sati cation and satisfaction.
Abstract: This study is designed to extend and enlarge upon previous empirical studies concerned with the perceived job satisfaction of managerial personnel. It focuses upon comparing the perceived need sati...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe an experiment on changes in individual and group risk taking tendencies recurring during a semester play of the Carnegie management game, and the data clearly indicated that the ma...
Abstract: This paper describes an experiment on changes in individual and group risk taking tendencies recurring during a semester play of the Carnegie management game. The data clearly indicated that the ma...
TL;DR: In this paper, a random sample of 125 civil lawyers were shown to engineer and control the lawyer-client relationship rather than leave its development and outcome to chance, through a management sequence.
Abstract: Through a management sequence, a random sample of 125 civil lawyers were shown to engineer and control the lawyer-client relationship rather than leave its development and outcome to chance. The se...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported that staff-line conflicts may be less severe and essentially different in nature than had been previously assumed, and that general agreement between workers was found to be more common.
Abstract: Data reported in this paper indicate that staff-line conflicts may be less severe and essentially different in nature than had been previously assumed. Analysis indicates general agreement between ...
TL;DR: A study of some 70 large business firms suggests that many companies, some of considerable size, continue to reflect a lack of appreciation for uses of information technology in managerial decis....
Abstract: This study of some 70 large business firms suggests that many companies, some of considerable size, continue to reflect a lack of appreciation for uses of information technology in managerial decis...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the book "Research and Development Management: The Economics and Administration of Technology,” by Daniel D. Roman, and found that it was a good read.
Abstract: The article reviews the book “Research and Development Management: The Economics and Administration of Technology,” by Daniel D. Roman.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the effects of organization levels on organization performance, and the methodology involved the establishment of experimental organizations of four different types of organizations, i.e., small, medium, medium and large.
Abstract: The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of organization levels upon organization performance. The methodology involved the establishment of experimental organizations of four, t...
TL;DR: In an attempt at bridging the sometimes seemingly unbridgable chasm between management theory and management practice, the recent annual meeting of the Western Division, Academy of Management sched...
Abstract: In an attempt at bridging the sometimes seemingly unbridgable chasm between management theory and management practice, the recent annual meeting of the Western Division, Academy of Management sched...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine subjective factors in the evaluation of executive personnel and show that subjective factors play an important role in evaluating the performance of a person's performance, rather than demean the current process in a rush toward objectivity.
Abstract: It is apparent that subjective factors play an important role in the evaluation of executive personnel. Rather than demean the current process in a rush toward objectivity, this article examines th...
TL;DR: In this article, the causes and dimensions of organization change are discussed and a review of the literature on organization change is presented. And the authors discuss organization change in government and business in America First
Abstract: This paper discusses organization change in government and business in America First the causes and dimensions of organization change are presented The literature on organization change is review
TL;DR: In this article, the authors feel that more attention should be given to the empirical validation of management education, in order to determine what effect a college degree and the academic major have on promotabi...
Abstract: The authors feel that more attention should be given to the empirical validation of management education. In order to determine what effect a college degree and the academic major have on promotabi...
TL;DR: This paper reviewed the book "Comparative Management and Marketing: Text and Readings" by J. Boddewyn, and found that it is a good book for comparison management and marketing.
Abstract: The article reviews the book “Comparative Management and Marketing: Text and Readings,” by J. Boddewyn.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the integrated simulation book "Integrated Simulation" by W. Nye Smith, Elmer E. Estey, and Ellsworth F. Vines.
Abstract: The article reviews the book “Integrated Simulation,” by W. Nye Smith, Elmer E. Estey, and Ellsworth F. Vines.
TL;DR: A modified semantic differential is a valuable instrument for getting qualitative evaluations in numerical form and can be used to measure attitudes about certain aspects of formal organization in formal organization.
Abstract: A modified semantic differential is a valuable instrument for getting qualitative evaluations in numerical form. It can be used to measure attitudes about certain aspects of formal organization str...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on architectural engineering firms and the organizational impact on them caused by major dynamic shifts in their task environment, and present diverse organizational strategies by these firms.
Abstract: This study focuses on architectural-engineering firms and the organizational impact on them caused by major dynamic shifts in their task environment. Diverse organizational strategies by these firm...