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A Longitudinal Study of One OrganizationÕs Culture: Do Values Endure?

Campbell, Constance R. - In: American Journal of Business 19 (2004) 2, pp. 41-51

Organizational members responded to four open-ended questions about the organizationÕs culture at two times, six years apart. Results of a content analysis of the responses indicated that organizational values remained stable, despite extensive changes in the top leadership of the organization...

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Loyalty, Value Congruency, and Affective Organizational Commitment: An Empirical Study

Ugboro, Isaiah O. - In: American Journal of Business 8 (1993) 2, pp. 29-36

This paper reports findings of a study designed to test a hypothesized relationship between generalized values of loyalty and duty; individual and organization value congruency; and organizational commitment offered by Yoash Wiener. He argued that, Òa fuller explanation of individual behavior...

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The Organizational Effectiveness Menu: A Device for Stakeholder Assessment

Kraft, Kenneth L; Jauch, Lawrence R. - In: American Journal of Business 7 (1992) 1, pp. 18-23

A procedure to assess organizational effectiveness is proposed in this paper. An OE ÒmenuÓ of options is set out by which organizational performance can be measured. By using such a menu, managersÕ decision making, planning, and communicating with internal and external constituencies can be...

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Franchising: A Growth Strategy for the 1990Õs

Preble, John F. - In: American Journal of Business 7 (1992) 1, pp. 35-41

The strategy of franchising has become an increasingly important growth option for firms operating in todayÕs highly competitive marketplace. This paper describes the present status of franchising and provides managers with practical, strategic guidance on its use. Three general forms of...

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Managing the Costs of Power

Tracy, Lane - In: American Journal of Business 12 (1997) 1, pp. 41-48

Executives generally desire more power because it is useful. Business firms likewise try to gain power over each other. Yet power also has costs that should be considered and managed. There are costs of acquisition, storage, and maintenance of the resources that supply power, as well as costs of...

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Organizational Resource Allocation Decisions: The Role of Power

Sisaye, Seleshi - In: American Journal of Business 7 (1992) 2, pp. 39-46

A power control framework of organizations predicted that the degree of control exercised by management in resource …

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International Cultural Diversity and the Design of Management Accounting Systems

Brewer, Peter C. - In: American Journal of Business 12 (1997) 1, pp. 69-77

international cultural diversity and the practice of management accounting. The discussion is presented in two parts. First, is a … discussion of the relationship between international cultural diversity and the design of cost management systems. Second …, management control systems are implicated into the discussion. …

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The Use of Work Teams in Organizations: An Analysis of Type and Implementation

LaFollette, William; Hornsby, Jeffrey S.; Smith, Brien N.; … - In: American Journal of Business 11 (1996) 1, pp. 55-62

This paper examines self-directed work teams (SDWT) from a social psychological perspective. It is asserted that SDWTs, and other types of work teams, are part of a continuum of teamwork and member autonomy. Also, SDWT development is related to social psychological concepts of group formation....

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Modeling Tool Impact on Defect Identification in IS Design

Eierman, Michael A.; Hungerford, Bruce C. - In: American Journal of Business 21 (2006) 2, pp. 33-41

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has received significant attention as the tool of the future for modeling information systems. However, prior to the development of the UML, IS modeling was done with tools such as Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs) and Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs). These tools...

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The Development and Application of Priority Profiles

Reid, R. Dan; Wood, Craig H. - In: American Journal of Business 11 (1996) 1, pp. 37-47

Strategic management research and practice suggest that consistent decision making across functional lines of a …

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