Purpose – To introduce a conceptual model for increasing the likelihood that gainsharing plans will be successfully implemented. Design/methodology/approach – The literature on gainsharing plans is rich in descriptions of how individual cases were successful or unsuccessful owing to various...

Examines non‐linear adaptation to change in the high‐technology environment of the computer industry. These environments are defined, and the efficacy of different organizational adaptations is assessed with respect to these environments. Results from our analyses show that there is a direct...