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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817532403321

Titolo

Configurational theory and methods in organizational research / / edited by Peer C. Fiss, Bart Cambré, Axel Marx

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, United Kingdom, : Emerald, 2013

ISBN

1-78190-779-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (390 p.)

Collana

Research in the sociology of organizations, , 0733-558X ; ; v. 38

Altri autori (Persone)

FissPeer C

CambréBart

MarxAxel

Disciplina

302.35

Soggetti

Business & Economics - Organizational Behavior

Organizational theory & behaviour

Business mathematics & systems

Organizational behavior - Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Configurational theory and methods in organizational research : introduction / Peer C. Fiss, Axel Marx, Bart Cambré -- ch. 2. Crisp-set qualitative comparative analysis in organizational studies / Axel Marx, Bart Cambré, Benoît Rihoux -- ch. 3. The two QCAs : from a small-n to a large-n set theoretic approach / Thomas Greckhamer, Vilmos F. Misangyi, Peer C. Fiss -- ch. 4. Configurational analysis and organization design : towards a theory of structural heterogeneity / Anna Grandori, Santi Furnari -- ch. 5. The analysis of temporally ordered configurations : challenges and solutions / Tony Hak, Ferdinand Jaspers, Jan Dul -- ch. 6. Understanding complementarities as organizational configurations : using set theoretical methods / Gregory Jackson, Na Ni -- ch. 7. Corporate governance and configuration research : the case of foreign IPOs listing in London / R. Greg Bell, Ruth V. Aguilera, Igor Filatotchev -- ch. 8. Corporate social responsibility : a multilevel explanation of why managers do good / Donal Crilly -- ch. 9. The value of configurational approaches for studying digital business strategy / YoungKi Park, Omar A. El Sawy -- ch. 10. The configurational approach in organizational network



research / Jörg Raab, Robin H. Lemaire, Keith G. Provan -- ch. 11. Country-specificity and industry performance : a configurational analysis of the European generic medicines industry / Kalle Pajunen, Ville Airo -- ch. 12. Applying fuzzy set methodology to evaluate substitutes for leadership / J. Lee Whittington ... [et al.] -- ch. 13. We try harder : some reflections on configurational theory and methods / David J. Ketchen -- Conclusion : the path forward / Bart Cambré, Peer C. Fiss, Axel Marx.

Sommario/riassunto

Some 20 years after the emergence of configurational theory as a key perspective in organization studies in the 1990s, this approach has yet to deliver on its promise. While we know that configurations the relative arrangement of parts and elements - matters, empirical research on configurations is just beginning to deliver on its promise.