Showing papers in "Academy of Management Journal in 1978"
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of administrators and technical employees in the process leading to innovation adoption is examined, and a marked division of labor is found, indicating that two distinct i...
Abstract: This paper examines the role of administrators and technical employees in the process leading to innovation adoption. A marked division of labor is found. The evidence indicates that two distinct i...
1,318 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between social responsibility and stock market performance of corporations in the U.S. for the period 1970-1974 and found that risk measures and differential returns of the...
Abstract: The article examines the relationship between social responsibility and stock market performance of corporations in the U.S. for the period 1970-1974. Risk measures and differential returns of the ...
742 citations
TL;DR: Using a role and exchange theory framework, this paper examined the commitment to their organization and to the federal service of 634 managers in 71 federal government organizations and found that certain role factors such as tenure and work overload and personal factors, such as attitude toward change and job involvement are strong influences on commitment.
Abstract: Using a role and exchange theory framework, this study examines the commitment to their organization and to the federal service of 634 managers in 71 federal government organizations. Results indicate that certain role factors such as tenure and work overload and personal factors such as attitude toward change and job involvement are strong influences on commitment. Implications of the findings and the need for further theoretical and methodological refinements are discussed.
468 citations
TL;DR: Three hypotheses are developed to specify the nature of the contingent relationships of project effectiveness and the results are consistent with an information processing approach to communication.
Abstract: Based on an information processing approach to organizations, this paper argues that project effectiveness is contingent on the match between the project's communication patterns and the nature of its work. Three hypotheses are developed to specify the nature of the contingent relationships. The results are consistent with an information processing approach to communication.
318 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the key relationship between a firm's objectives, its strategy, and the environment in which it operates is discussed, and a quantitative model of business strategy can be developed based on this relationship.
Abstract: Quantitative models of business strategy can be developed upon the key relationship between a firm's objectives, its strategy and the environment in which it operates. To be meaningful, this paper ...
304 citations
TL;DR: This paper addresses the problem of control loss in hierarchies with data on 215 departments showing that behavior control and output control differ sharply.
Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of control loss in hierarchies. Data on 215 departments (aggregated from 2,363 individual questionnaires) show that behavior control and output control differ sharp...
271 citations
TL;DR: Investigation of the relationship between work values, defined as the Protestant Ethic of the worker, and commitment to the organization shows that work values are related more to moral than calculative involvement.
Abstract: Dubin, Champoux and Porter (1975) found a strong relationship between central life interests of workers and their commitment to the organization. This paper extends their findings by investigating the relationship between work values, defined as the Protestant Ethic of the worker, and commitment to the organization. A distinction is made between moral and calculative commitment, and it is shown that work values are related more to moral than calculative involvement.
256 citations
TL;DR: This article explored the relationship of both work-related and extra-workplace variables to four subjective quality of life measures: life satisfaction, life satisfaction, life satisfaction and life satisfaction satisfaction.
Abstract: A probability sample survey (n = 1,041) explored the relationship of both work-related and extra-workplace variables to four subjective quality of life measures: life satisfaction, life satisfactio...
154 citations
TL;DR: The development of an instrument to measure and evaluate managerial behavior that results in effective managerial performance is described and is designed to evaluate the performance of managers.
Abstract: The development of an instrument to measure and evaluate managerial behavior that results in effective managerial performance is described. The instrument is designed to evaluate the performance of...
144 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the validity of job satisfaction measures applied to organizational research and presented a number of details on the job satisfaction measure dev ect. The study focused on a study that examines the validity and applicability of these measures.
Abstract: The article focuses on a study that examines the validity of job satisfaction measures applied to organizational research. The study presents a number of details on the job satisfaction measure dev...
142 citations
TL;DR: This article made a case for the refocusing of research away from the search for additional determinants of individual performance, turnover, and absenteeism, as now practiced in organizational resourcing.
Abstract: This paper builds a case for the refocusing of research away from the search for additional determinants of individual performance, turnover, and absenteeism, as now practiced in organizational res
TL;DR: This paper examined the relationships between organizational loyalty, professional commitment, and research productivity of 84 professors at a large Midwestern university and found that loyalty, commitment and productivity correlated with research productivity.
Abstract: This study examined the relationships between organizational loyalty, professional commitment, and research productivity of 84 professors at a large Midwestern university. Likert scales and counts ...
TL;DR: Correlation analysis of the relationship between measures of organizational context and indices of personnel policy indicated that economic factors and certain "institutional" factors were associat... as mentioned in this paper,...,
Abstract: Correlation analysis of the relationship between measures of organizational context and indices of personnel policy indicated that economic factors and certain “institutional” factors were associat...
TL;DR: The Learning Style Inventory is exemplary of instruments used in experiential learning about whose measurement properties little is known as mentioned in this paper, although some support for the underlying theory has been demonstrated, and this research suggests that greater care be taken with other instruments before they are applied in experiencial learning.
Abstract: The Learning Style Inventory is exemplary of instruments used in experiential learning about whose measurement properties little is known. Investigation of the instrument using graduate business students (n = 1,692) cast doubt about its practical usefulness, although some support for the underlying theory was demonstrated. This research suggests that greater care be taken with other instruments before they are applied in experiential learning.
TL;DR: An organizational typology based on three adaptive strategies is described in this paper, and studies designed to test the validity of the associated theory and of its predictions, for both manufacturing and ret...
Abstract: An organizational typology based on three adaptive strategies is described, and studies designed to test the validity of the associated theory and of its predictions, for both manufacturing and ret...
TL;DR: In this article, the concept of participation in the appraisal interview was clarified and 287 bank employees were surveyed, and analysis of their descriptions of the most recent appraisal interview resulted in three factors:
Abstract: To clarify the concept of participation in the appraisal interview, 287 bank employees were surveyed. Analysis of their descriptions of the most recent appraisal interview resulted in three factors...
TL;DR: The authors examines the relationships among internal-external (IE) locus of control, behaviors characteristic of internal versus external personality types, and leader and group performance, and examines the relationship among internal and external locus.
Abstract: This paper examines the relationships among internal-external (IE) locus of control, behaviors characteristic of internal versus external personality types, and leader and group performance. Result...
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of different organizational environments on decisions about organizational structure are examined. But, the authors focus on defining which orga-g is more suitable for a particular task.
Abstract: The article examines the effects of different organizational environments on decisions about organizational structure. Much of the organization theory literature concentrates on defining which orga...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the job diagnostic survey and the job characteristics inventory as a measure of perceived job characteristics, and compare the four a priori dimensions of the job characteristic inventory.
Abstract: The article compares the job diagnostic survey and the job characteristics inventory as a measure of perceived job characteristics. The four a priori dimensions of the job characteristics inventory...
TL;DR: The authors examined the popular view of the social responsibility of business as advanced by George Steiner, Keith Davis and others and the traditional position so frequently associated with ec... and examined the "popular" view of business and its social responsibility.
Abstract: This paper examines the “popular” view of the social responsibility of business as advanced by George Steiner, Keith Davis and others and the “traditional” position so frequently associated with ec...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the influence of or authority structure in a military matrix organization which contains projects, and different power bases as sources of influence were evaluated. But, they did not consider the role of authority structures.
Abstract: The article discusses a study which examined the influence of or authority structure in a military matrix organization which contains projects. Different power bases as sources of influence are des...
TL;DR: In this article, replicate regressions of three independently drawn U. S. national samples reveal few significant sex differences among white workers for 13 reported determinants of job satisfaction when the...
Abstract: Three replicate regressions of three independently drawn U. S. national samples reveal few significant sex differences among white workers for 13 reported determinants of job satisfaction when the ...
TL;DR: The results of this study indicate that the relationship between performance and a particular dimension of job satisfaction may be a function of an individual's career stage within the organization.
Abstract: The relationship between performance and dimensions of job satisfaction is studied among 132 employees of a public agency located in a large southwestern city. The results of this study indicate th...
TL;DR: In this paper, the forms of the identification of professionals in organizations and their connections with role ambiguity, role conflict and alienation are explored, and it is shown that there are significan...
Abstract: The article explores the forms of the identification of professionals in organizations and their connections with role ambiguity, role conflict and alienation. To determine if there were significan...
TL;DR: The authors found poor convergence between the institutional and questionnaire measures of organizational structure, and used them interchangeably in previous empirical work, and found that the institutional measures were more accurate than the questionnaire measures.
Abstract: Although they have been used interchangeably in previous empirical work, this study found poor convergence between the institutional and questionnaire measures of organizational structure. By empha...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated hypothetical male and female applicants for managerial positions and found that half required supervision of predominately female subordinates; half the supervision of predominantly male sub-masters.
Abstract: Subjects evaluated hypothetical male and female applicants for managerial positions. Half required supervision of predominately female subordinates; half the supervision of predominately male subor...
TL;DR: In this article, a simulation of the conditions typically encountered by decision makers in decision-making in decision making was used to evaluate the suitability of applicants for two managerial positions in a simulation.
Abstract: Graduate students in administration (n = 80) rated bogus resumes on applicant suitability for two managerial positions in a simulation of the conditions typically encountered by decision makers in ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a study that examined managers' opinions on leadership and their perceptions of their bosses' opinions about leadership, and found that managers were more likely to agree with their managers' assessment of leadership.
Abstract: In this article the author reports on research he conducted that examined managers' opinions on leadership and their perceptions of their bosses' opinions on leadership. The study also examined the...
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of three variables, role ambiguity, leader consideration, and leader initiating structure, on subordinate job satisfaction were investigated for 284 employees of two electronics firms in the US.
Abstract: Effects of three variables, role ambiguity, leader consideration, and leader initiating structure, on subordinate job satisfaction were investigated for 284 employees of two electronics firms. Usin...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the development of an empirical taxonomy for identifying key choices faced by managers in organizing and reorganizing divisionalized companies, and describe the taxonomy as a way to identify the most important decisions faced by management.
Abstract: This paper describes the development of an empirical taxonomy for identifying key choices faced by managers in organizing and reorganizing divisionalized companies. Contrary to commonly held belief...