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1 online resource : illustrations (some color). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Research in the sociology of organizations,
0733-558X ;
v. 38
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Research in the sociology of organizations ; v. 38.
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
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. The starting point of the edited volume is the revival and evolution of a configurational perspective on organizations, both in terms of the use of configurational set-theoretic methods such as Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and in terms of configurational theorizing that has emerged from the use of such methods. The volume brings together a variety of scholars working with set theoretic configurational methods to apply these methods to a range of prominent fields in organization studies, ranging from organizational design, international business, and human resource practices to networks and the management of information systems. Each author or group of authors pays specific attention to assessing the potential of set-theoretical configurational methods for organization studies. Two extensive introductory chapters discuss the state of the art with regard to different set-theoretic (fuzzy set and crisp set) methods. In three response pieces leading scholars offer a reflection on the potential of set-theoretic methods for organizational analysis. The volume aims to provide both inspiration and practical advice on how to conduct configurational analysis. The chapters illustrate the breadth of organizational fields and the growing range of topics for which the configurational perspective can provides insights. This volume vividly illustrates that the configurational approach is maturing. It aims to inspire organizational scholars to develop theories and methods that truly consider organizations as clusters of interconnected structures and practices that have to be studied as configurations. |
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FRONT COVER; CONFIGURATIONAL THEORY AND METHODS IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; ADVISORY BOARD; FOREWORD: THE DISTINCTIVENESS OF CONFIGURATIONAL RESEARCH; CHAPTER 1 CONFIGURATIONAL THEORY AND METHODS IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH: INTRODUCTION; INTRODUCTION; THE INTERPLAY OF THEORY AND METHODS; THE CONFIGURATIONAL CHALLENGE; THE CONFIGURATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: A SKETCH; OUTLINE OF THE VOLUME; NOTE; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2 CRISP-SET QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES; INTRODUCTION; DIFFERENT RESEARCH STRATEGIES. |
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INTRODUCING CRISP-SET QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS (csQCA)STRENGTHS OF csQCA AS A RESEARCH STRATEGY; CRITICISMS ON csQCA; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3 THE TWO QCAs: FROM A SMALL-N TO A LARGE-N SET THEORETIC APPROACH; INTRODUCTION; THE COMMON PROPERTIES AND ASSUMPTIONS OF SMALL-N AND LARGE-N QCA APPROACHES; CONTRASTING SMALL-N AND LARGE-N QCA; THE PROSPECTS FOR LARGE-N CONFIGURATIONAL ANALYSIS; NOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4 CONFIGURATIONAL ANALYSIS AND ORGANIZATION DESIGN: TOWARDS A THEORY OF STRUCTURAL HETEROGENEITY; INTRODUCTION. |
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CONFIGURATIONISM IN ORGANIZATION DESIGNA MAP OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIGURATIONISM; AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL HETEROGENEITY; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; CHAPTER 5 THE ANALYSIS OF TEMPORALLY ORDERED CONFIGURATIONS: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS; INTRODUCTION; DATA: GESTATION ACTIVITIES; EVENT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS (ESA) AND OPTIMAL MATCHING (OM); TEMPORAL QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS (TQCA); QCA, SUFFICIENCY AND NECESSITY; NECESSARY CONDITION ANALYSIS (NCA AND TNCA); CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES. |
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CHAPTER 6 UNDERSTANDING COMPLEMENTARITIES AS ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIGURATIONS: USING SET THEORETICAL METHODSINTRODUCTION: THE CONCEPT OF COMPLEMENTARITIES; COMPLEMENTARITIES IN ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH; CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN STUDYING COMPLEMENTARITIES; COMPLEMENTARITIES AS ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIGURATIONS: THE CASE OF THE JAPANESE FIRM; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE THEORY AND METHODS OF STUDYING COMPLEMENTARITIES; CONCLUSION; NOTES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CONFIGURATION RESEARCH: THE CASE OF FOREIGN IPOs LISTING IN LONDON; INTRODUCTION. |
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CONFIGURATIONAL RESEARCH OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCEEXPLORING GOVERNANCE CONFIGURATIONS WITH FOREIGN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS; DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: A MULTILEVEL EXPLANATION OF WHY MANAGERS DO GOOD; INTRODUCTION; THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN STUDYING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; EMPIRICAL APPLICATION; RESULTS; CONCLUDING THOUGHTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONFIGURATIONAL THEORY AND METHODS; NOTE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9 THE VALUE OF CONFIGURATIONAL APPROACHES FOR STUDYING DIGITAL BUSINESS STRATEGY. |
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THE COMPLEX PHENOMENON OF DIGITAL ECODYNAMICS. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Organizational behavior -- Research -- Methodology.
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Organizational behavior -- Research. |
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Methodology. |
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Organizational behavior. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Fiss, Peer C.
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Cambré, Bart.
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Marx, Axel.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fiss, Peer C. Configurational Theory and Methods in Organizational Research. Bradford : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ©2013 9781781907788 |
| ISBN |
9781781907795 (electronic book) |
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178190779X (electronic book) |
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9781781907795 (e-book) |
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1781907781 (Trade Cloth) |
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9781781907788 (Trade Cloth) |
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9781781907788 |
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