Current Topics in Management - Volume 8, 2003

Table of Contents

Preface

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

1. Introduction

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

Part I: Organization Theory, Change, and Effectiveness

2. Dynamic Congruency

Kenneth D. Mackenzie

3. The Evaluation of Fit Between Teams and Organizational Context

Corrie E. Pogson and Daniel J. Svyantek

4. The Organizational Impact of Information Technology: A Transaction Costs Perspective

Adam G. Sutcliffe and William B. Lamb

5. Wake-Up Call for All Change Agents: I Hear the Train A'Comin', Again

Robert T. Golembiewski

Part II: Behavior and Attitudes in Organizations

6. Values and Leadership Roles: Reflexive Versus Reflective Enactment

Granger Macy

7. A Decision-Based Explanation of Trust in Interfirm Alliances

Henry Adobor

8. The Effect of Organizational Climate on Ethical Decisions in Organizations

Eva E. Tsahuridu

Part III: International and Cross-Cultural Management

9. Relationships of Leader Power to Subordinates' Styles of Handling Conflict and Organizational Commitment: A Comparison Between the U.S. and Greece

M. Afzalur Rahim, Clement Psenicka, Andreas G. Nicolopoulos, and David Antonioni

10. Research on Korean Employees' Organizational Commitment: A Review

Jong-In Yoon

11. Perceptual Congruence of Supervisor-Subordinate Communication in Multicultural Workforce

Kawai Anita Chan

12. Cynicism Toward Change in the Public Sector

Simon L. Albrecht

Part IV: Human Resource Management

13. Attitudinal and Behavioral Consequences of Removing Performance Appraisal and Merit Pay

Melissa L. Waite, Susan Stites-Doe, and James Cordeiro

14. Social Capital and the Entrepreneurial Role

Marjorie Chan

15. Career Perceptions and the Psychological Contract in Organizational Downsizing

Nikos Bozionelos

Part V: Inference and Data in Management Research

16. Strong Inference and Weak Data

Kenneth D. Mackenzie and M. Afzalur Rahim

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