We have been asked to examine the individualism-holism dichotomy within economics. We pursue this examination by probing the contours of several dichotomies that recur throughout the resulting debates over method. The primary dichotomy concerns whether society is properly an analytical object...

This timely book investigates the experiences of employees at all levels of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) during a ten-year period of dramatic organizational change. As Boeing transformed itself, workers and managers contended with repeated downsizing, shifting corporate culture, new roles...

In his General Theory, J. M. Keynes juxtaposed animal spirits and rational action. This juxtaposition created a bifurcation within economic theory. When animal spirits were quiet, societies were dominated by the rationality associated with classical economics. But when those spirits raged, those...

Using data compiled from two surveys of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, we analysed regional variations in the degree of 'formalisation' among NGOs operating in the state. Formalisation is shown to vary from regions with a weak grassroots sector...

The paper describes the development and application of physical-financial modelling techniques to the analysis of relations between development design ñ covering the broad characteristics of a scheme, such as land use mix, development density and built form ñ and financial viability. It is...

This article examines the relationship between workplace transformation (or restructuring) and the well-being of employees, in terms of both psychological and physical health, at a large manufacturing corporation in the United States. While the previous literature has been largely divided over...

Purpose – This study aims to utilize two key psychoanalytical concepts – individuation and congruence – in order to analyze individual responses to organizational change and to propose a tentative framework for considering psychoanalytical dynamics when organizational change is proposed,...

Considers the idea of linking decisions on business strategy, product market characteristics and personnel/human resource management policies. Initially explores some theoretical aspects of business strategy‐personnel policy linkages and then considers some empirical evidence from a survey of...

Presents a recently developed conceptual model of strategy in organizations. Aims to examine three major levels at which top managers are required to operate. Organizes related concepts under a new paradigmatic umbrella. This portrays strategy as an iterative complex process with some simple...