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... major changes, making organizations structurally inert (Hannan and Freeman 1977, 19 84) . Among these, intra-organiza tional politics and inter-organizational constraints are especially important (Barnett ... means that solutions that are minor variations on the current activities will be considered before major changes to the organization, and solutions that the organization 44 Orga...

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... organizational risk. These are financially risky but organiza tionally piecemeal approaches to change. Organizational change The effects of performance feedback on organizational search and man- agerial ... below the aspiration level, they are less capable of taking organizationally risky actions. Many changes that are large financially are also large organiza- tionally, such as changin...

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... 88 Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback fielded as alternatives in the organizational decision-making process and are evaluated for risk and rewards, with organizational changes occurring if ... so changes in the rate of launching innovations over time can be investigated, and measures of organizational slack and search effort are also available over time. Thus, 96 Organiz...

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... performance feedback affects a variety of consequential organizational behaviors. Risk taking, research and development, innovations, and asset investment are all behaviors that can be viewed as ... and innovations, which also are v ery risky, the relation wa s horizontal be- low the aspiration level and sharply declining above it. As suggested in chapter 3, considerations of organi...

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... goal variable viewed as important by all radio station managers and sufficiently public that data are easy to compare across time and stations for the managers and easy to collect and analyze ... Osborne, Stubbart, and Ramaprasad 2001; Reger and Huff 1993) and selective response to competitive attacks based on the similarity of the attacking organization and the focal organiz...

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... 33). As an example of an institution, consider personnel management, which is a meaningful category of organizational behavior, a concrete organizational structure, and a set of rules and norms on ... changes have both organizational and financial risk, there are clearly situations in which the status quo has greater financial risks than strategic change. In addition to deregula...

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... 929–9 64. 19 84. “Structural inertia and organizational change. ” American Sociological Review, 49 : 149 –1 64. 1989. Organizational Ecology. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Hantula, Donald A. and ... business unit innovation and performance.” Academy of Management Journal, 44 (5): 996–10 04. Tuma, Nancy Brandon and Michael T. Hannan. 19 84. Social Dynamics: Models...

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... Commercial Research team and specialises in prime global oce markets ILLUSTRATIONS BY ADAM SIMPSON Adam has contributed to major exhibitions in London, New York, Bologna and Japan. Included ... by its perceived status as a safe haven and taking advantage of the relative weakness of sterling. Many international buyers have English as their second language and feel confident...

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... related innovations, notably organizational changes and product innovations. These three complementary innovations – 1) increased use of IT, 2) changes in organization practices, and 3) changes ... Innovation 45 Introduction 45 Human Capital and Its Implications for Innovation 49 Education Systems and Skill Formation – Implications for Innovation 52 Skill Formation...

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