The International Journal of Organizational Analysis: Volume 6 Issue 2

VARIETY AND THE REQUISITE OF SELF‐ORGANIZATION

Eric Molleman

From a contingency perspective and by using the principles of self‐organization described by Morgan (1986), this essay relates the amount of variety in transactions and…

DETERMINANTS OF EARLY AND LATE ADOPTION OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES: EVIDENCE FROM SCOTLAND

Graeme Martin, Phil Beaumont, Harry Staines

This study of a sample of firms based in a region of Scotland, examines the characteristics of organizations that are early adopters of management development methods. The survey…

STRATEGIC CHOICE VERSUS ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM: A DEBATE REVISITED

Shanthi Gopalakrishnan, Mohinder Dugal

This paper revisits the debate between environmental determinism and strategic choice. It compares the two theories on their philosophical underpinnings, their view of decision…

THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL VALUES ON ESCALATION OF COMMITMENT

Scott W. Geiger, Christopher J. Robertson, John G. Irwin

Research in escalating commitment has shown that escalation situations are primarily a function of psychological traits such as self‐justification and risk propensity. However…