Current Topics in Management - Volume 7, 2002

Table of Contents

Preface

Robert T. Golembiewski, Kenneth D. Mackenzie, and M. Afzalur Rahim

Introduction

M. Afzalur Rahim, Robert T. Golembiewski, and Kenneth D. Mackenzie

Part I: Organization Theory, Learning, and Effectiveness

Theory1, Theory2, ... TheoryN: Hacking Through an All But Impenetrable Management Theory Jungle

Robert T. Golembiewski

Developing Organizational Learning Capabilities Through Interorganizational Action Learning

David Coghlan and Paul Coghlan

Harnessing Cultural Diversity to Stimulate Organizational Learning

Mary G. Trefry and Gildas Vaillant

Diversification and Performance Nexus: An Institutional Environment and Firm Competencies Based Framework

Mingfang Li and Yim-Yu Wong

Part II: Behavior and Attitudes in Organizations

Influence of Religion on Citizenship Behavior and Whistle-Blowing

Filotheos Ntalianis and Usman Raja

Antecedents of Organizational Misbehavior Among Caregivers

Yoav Vardi and Ely Weitz

Workplace Trust an an Ethic: A Developmental Perspective

Granger Macy and John B. Stark

Encroaching and Generic Processes of Organizational Change

David C. Marker

Part III: International and Cross-Cultural Management

Power, Compliance, and Satisfaction: A Cross-Cultural Study in the U.S. and South Korea

M. Afzalur Rahim, Nam Hyeon Kim, David Antonioni, and Clement Psenicka

Empowerment or Exploitation in a Maquiladora: Exploring the Relationship of Empowerment to Quality of Work Life

Eric A. Goodman

Measuring Organizational Intellectual Capital: Case Studies from Two Chinese Enterprises

Xiao-Jun Xu, Bin Li, Shao-Lian Zheng, and Yu-Ming Zhang

Part IV: Management in the Public Sector

Does the Administration of Governments Matter?: Yes, But How Will Depend on at Least Three Possible Scripts

Robert T. Golembiewski

Competencies of Healthcare Administration

Phillip J. Decker, Roger Durand, Paul Bruder, Dianne Love, and Amanda Walters

Part V: Managing Human Resources

A Reflection of Human Resource Research Priorities: What and Whom We Study as Operational Definitions of Research Values

Philip G. Benson

Considerations for the Cooperative Workplace: Collectivism and a Sense of Community

Mary Sue Love, Granger Macy, and Cornelia B. Rea

Part VI. Role of Research in Management

The Importance of Management Research

Kenneth D. Mackenzie, M. Afzalur Rahim, and Robert T. Golembiewski

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