The International Journal of Organizational Analysis: Volume 5 Issue 3

SOME THEORETICAL PROPOSITIONS PERTAINING TO THE CONTEXT OF TRUST

Marjorie Chan

This conceptual paper focuses on trust and its context. Previous research indicates the importance of the specific‐situational nature of trust, which is affected by both…

FROM METAPHOR TO METHOD: NONLINEAR SCIENCE AND PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT

Gregory A. Daneke

For several decades, scholars have called for “open” or “living systems” approaches to the study of complex organizations. These approaches were especially characterized by the…

OLGA KIROVA: A RUSSIAN ENTREPRENEUR'S QUALITY LEADERSHIP

Daniel J. McCarthy, Sheila M. Puffer, Alexander I. Naumov

This article describes the quality leadership style of a Russian woman entrepreneur who started a successful software operation under a licensing agreement with an American…

IMPACT OF TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND WORK CONTEXT ON ATTITUDES TOWARD SUPERVISOR

Asbjorn Osland

This case study, set in Central America, showed that total quality management training improved attitudes toward supervisors. It further demonstrated that working together within…