Recently added articles from Academy of Strategic Management Journal:

Letter from the editor.(Brief article)

Jan 01, 2007; Carland, James W. ... Welcome to the Academy of Strategic Management Journal. The Journal is owned and published by the DreamCatchers Group, LLC. The Editorial Board and the Editors are appointed by the Allied Academies, Inc., a non profit association of scholars whose purpose is to encourage and support the ...

Edwards Deming, Mary P. Follett and Frederick W. Taylor: reconciliation of differences in organizational and strategic leadership.

Jan 01, 2007; Phelps, Lonnie D. ... ABSTRACT Much has been written and researched about Deming's 'total quality management' (TQM), Follett's 'law of situation', and Taylor's 'scientific management'. Yet, these management scholars differ in their organizational and strategic leadership abilities and practices and ...

Leading a postmodern workforce.

Jan 01, 2007; Green, Daryl D. ... ABSTRACT This paper explores contemporary leadership theory within a postmodernism society in the public sector. The paper investigates leadership theory by comparing and contrasting bureaucratic theory, transactional leadership theory, and transformational leadership theory in ...

The strategic implications of technology on job loss.

Jan 01, 2007; Collins, David T. ... ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of technology on job loss (both slowed growth rates and actual declines) across the economy (both manufacturing and service segments) and reflects on the strategic implications of that activity for firms and individuals. It argues that ...

The influences of the chief executive officer's stock and option ownership on firm risk taking: an examination of resource allocation choices.

Jan 01, 2007; Wright, Peter ... ABSTRACT We examine the influences of the chief executive officer's (CEO's) stock and option ownership on firm risk taking, proxied by resource allocations to research and development (R&D), discretionary funds, and advertising. We contend that at low to moderate values of ...

End-user computing strategy: an examination of its impact on end-user satisfaction.

Jan 01, 2007; Moore, Rita ... ABSTRACT Organizational attitudes and expectations regarding end-user computing (EUC) have changed radically in the past 25 years and have researchers describing end-user computing as a vital component of the overall information resource in the organization. Throughout this ...

Journey to the north face: a guide to business transformation.

Jan 01, 2007; Hoyte, David S. ... ABSTRACT Organizations increasingly chose to adopt lean enterprise strategies but implementing strategy is a difficult task, prone to failure. Transforming our businesses into a new model, one that removes non-value added activities, requires a three-phase transformation: a ...

Strategic comparisons of very large firms to smaller firms in a financial service industry.

Jan 01, 2007; Pleshko, Larry ... ABSTRACT The paper presents an empirical investigation comparing strategic profiles of very large enterprises (VLEs) to small and medium sized firms (SMEs) in the financial services industry, collecting data from a sample of executives at credit unions. In particular, the ...

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Jan 01, 2007; Carland, James W ... Welcome to the Academy of Strategic Management Journal. The Journal is owned and published by the DreamCatchers Group, LLC. The Editorial Board and the Editors are appointed by the Allied Academies, Inc., a non profit association of scholars whose purpose is to encourage and support the ...

EDWARDS DEMING, MARY P. FOLLETT AND FREDERICK W. TAYLOR: RECONCILIATION OF DIFFERENCES IN ORGANIZATIONAL AND STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Jan 01, 2007; Phelps, Lonnie D; Parayitam, Satyanarayana; Olson, Bradley J ... ABSTRACT Much has been written and researched about Deming's 'total quality management' (TQM), Follett's 'law of situation', and Taylor's 'scientific management'. Yet, these management scholars differ in their organizational and strategic leadership abilities and practices and remained ...

LEADING A POSTMODERN WORKFORCE

Jan 01, 2007; Green, Daryl D ... ABSTRACT This paper explores contemporary leadership theory within a postmodernism society in the public sector. The paper investigates leadership theory by comparing and contrasting bureaucratic theory, transactional leadership theory, and transformational leadership theory in the ever ...

THE INFLUENCES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STOCK AND OPTION OWNERSHIP ON FIRM RISK TAKING: AN EXAMINATION OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION CHOICES

Jan 01, 2007; Wright, Peter; Kroll, Mark; Davis, Peter; Jackson, William T ... ABSTRACT We examine the influences of the chief executive officer's (CEO's) stock and option ownership on firm risk taking, proxied by resource allocations to research and development (R&D), discretionary funds, and advertising. We contend that at low to moderate values of managerial ...

THE STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY ON JOB LOSS

Jan 01, 2007; Collins, David T; Ryan, Mike H ... ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of technology on job loss (both slowed growth rates and actual declines) across the economy (both manufacturing and service segments) and reflects on the strategic implications of that activity for firms and individuals. It argues that the ...

END-USER COMPUTING STRATEGY: AN EXAMINATION OF ITS IMPACT ON END-USER SATISFACTION

Jan 01, 2007; Moore, Rita; Jackson, Mary Jo; Wilkes, Ronald B ... ABSTRACT Organizational attitudes and expectations regarding end-user computing (EUC) have changed radically in the past 25 years and have researchers describing end-user computing as a vital component of the overall information resource in the organization. Throughout this period of ...

JOURNEY TO THE NORTH FACE: A GUIDE TO BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

Jan 01, 2007; Hoyte, David S; Greenwood, Regina A ... ABSTRACT Organizations increasingly chose to adopt lean enterprise strategies but implementing strategy is a difficult task, prone to failure. Transforming our businesses into a new model, one that removes non-value added activities, requires a three-phase transformation: a cultural ...

STRATEGIC COMPARISONS OF VERY LARGE FIRMS TO SMALLER FIRMS IN A FINANCIAL SERVICE INDUSTRY

Jan 01, 2007; Pleshko, Larry; Nickerson, Inge ... ABSTRACT The paper presents an empirical investigation comparing strategic profiles of very large enterprises (VLEs) to small and medium sized firms (SMEs) in the financial services industry, collecting data from a sample of executives at credit unions. In particular, the authors find ...