International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior: Volume 4 Issue 1/2

Cross-cultural issues in latin america

Christopher J. Robertson

In this issue of the International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior a myriad of topics are covered with an eye toward culture, change, and development in Latin America…

Attitude toward advertising: Does the 7-factor model work in chile?

Víctor R. Dávila, José I. Rojas-Méndez

Results of applying the 7-factor model of global attitude toward advertising to a sample of 373 Chilean students are presented and discussed. Three hypotheses, based on prior US…

Organizational innovation in developing countries: An empirical approach

Pol Herrmann, Monica Gordillo

This research examines the effect of external, organizational and individual variables on the rate of adoption of new technologies in the financial sector in Ecuador. Results…

The role of big business in the economic integration of latin america

Darryl B. Lanoue

In light of the current trend toward economic integration in Latin America, this paper examines the role that big business plays in export development. The analysis is primarily…

Moral and marketing differences between the united states and ecuador

Christopher J. Robertson, Michael K. Brady, James J. Hoffman

There has been a genuine lack of emphasis in the management and public policy literature on cultural issues in Latin America. This is particularly evident in the ethics and…

Aspects of comparative management in selected mexican and peruvian firms

Gary P. Sibeck, H. Daniel Stage

Mexico and Peru are both striving for economic development, and in doing so, they are trying to use management styles that will achieve their goals. This study is a comparison of…

Resource allocation decisions: The individual and the organization

W. Bartley Hartley

This symposium focuses on the individual and the organization in resource allocation decisions. Budgeting is an information exchange function involving “relational learning,”…

Budgeting theory through “relational learning”

John P. Forrester, Charles J. Spindler

In this paper we develop a framework to assess the implications of information exchange within the complex setting of governmental budgeting. The framework draws on…

Budget rationality in a policy oriented state budget office

Kurt Thurmaier

This paper investigates the microbudgeting decisionmaking process by budget analysts in a state budget office. Drawing upon the problem representation research in political…

The thin blue line meets the bottom line of community policing

Mark A. Glaser, Lee E. Parker

Increasingly police departments throughout the United States are in transition between traditional and community-based law enforcement. Community policing is thought to increase…