Development Of Organization Theory Research Articles

Meso-institutions: The variety of regulatory arrangements in the water sector

There are many different ways to regulate water utilities. By focusing almost exclusively on regulatory agencies, the literature has missed important alternatives regarding the mechanisms through which the general rules of the game, defined at the macro-institutional level, interact with operators organizing transactions at the micro-level. Building on recent developments in organization theory and on the distinction between property rights and decision rights, this paper explores the variety of arrangements, identified as ‘meso-institutions,’ providing these links. The analysis is substantiated through a comparative approach to the drinkable water systems in France, England and Whales, and the Netherlands.

The school psychologist's role in implementing the principles of positive psychology in the development of the school

The Serbian school system is currently undergoing a transformation process, dealing with important issues of interest to society as a whole. One of the possible directions of this transformation is the development of a positive school as an institution in which value is placed not only on achievement but also on the wellbeing of all parties. This paper considers to what extent the professional potential of school psychologists could be utilized in this process. The analysis presented here aims to reassess the possibilities of applying the principles of positive psychology to defining and implementing the role of school psychologists, and to put forward along these lines certain suggestions for their practical work. For this purpose, we have reviewed the theoretical foundations of positive education and related research findings, analysed regulations and research findings regarding the work of school psychologists in Serbian schools, and discussed prospects for their further engagement from the standpoint of contemporary theories of organizational changes and development. The possibilities for creating a positive school have been corroborated through numerous studies. According to Serbian school regulations, the school psychologist is expected to be engaged in improving all aspects of work in a school, as well as relationships between all participants in that process. Research findings on building a positive school provide a stimulus, while the position of the school psychologist provides the basis for his or her engagement in the process of transforming Serbian schools into positive schools. The conclusion is that school psychologists could contribute to the development of the school as a positive institution provided their professional role is redefined in accordance with the principles of positive psychology.

United Front: Engaging Issues of Diversity Across Student Affairs Functional Areas

This study utilized multicultural organizational development theory to analyze the effects the college or university can have on campus racial environments. Students in this study reported experiencing racial microaggressions, racial bias, and hate crimes frequently on campus. Racial microaggressions can often be difficult to identify and address, but the response from the campus used for this study was often lacking entirely, and when a strategy was employed it utilized only the Multicultural Affairs office rather than a concerted and unified approach to diverse students' needs and safety.

Dialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational ChangeDialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change, edited by BusheGervase R. and MarshakRobert J.. 2015. 436 pages, hardback. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler

Dialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational ChangeDialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change, edited by BusheGervase R. and MarshakRobert J.. 2015. 436 pages, hardback. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler

Internal whole-school evaluation in South Africa

The Holistic Equilibrium Theory of Organizational Development was used to gain an in-depth understanding of the influence of holistic staff capacity on conducting effective internal whole-school evaluation (IWSE) within the Gauteng Department of Education’s public secondary schools. In the context of South African education, the staff of each public school are legally mandated to conduct an IWSE annually to self-determine their school development paths within a school improvement framework. This IWSE programme, however, takes a myopic unidimensional approach to whole school improvement, demanding public school staff, from diverse milieus with varying degrees of capacity, to take greater ownership of their own development needs through self-evaluative mechanisms. Using a concurrent triangulation mixed methods approach comprising a structured questionnaire, supported by focus group interviews, individual interviews with school principals and open-ended responses, this study elicited data on five distinct but integrated theoretical capacity dimensions: school evaluation, school improvement, collaborative cultures, professional learning communities and transformational leadership. The findings from both data collection strands corroborated the overarching conclusion that development of holistic capacities, transcending a technicist, bureaucratic approach, is more likely to result in the meaningful use of IWSE scaffolding school improvement.

Behind camouflaging: traditional and innovative theoretical perspectives in social and environmental accounting research

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is threefold. First, it examines nuances that specific camouflaging perspectives provide to enhance traditional and widely adopted theories in social and environmental accounting. Second, within research on camouflaging, the paper stimulates multidisciplinarity and cross-fertilization by presenting recent developments in organizational theory that hold promise for enhancing our understanding of camouflaging. Finally, it discusses how the research contributions published in this special issue help advance the notion of corporate camouflaging.Design/methodology/approach– The paper makes use of an extensive literature review and discusses research implications related with the choice of theoretical framework.Findings– The idea of camouflaging may provide narrower and more refined perspective(s) that can help researchers delve deeper into their topic of interest and thereby support potentially substantive contributions to the field.Originality/value– The paper offers suggestions for future social and environmental accounting research that adopts the concepts of organized hypocrisy, organizational façades and functional stupidity into the study of organizations.

Negotiating Competing Institutional Logics at the Street Level: An Ethnography of a Community Mental Health Organization

AbstractThis article brings street-level organizational theory into conversation with the institutional logics perspective. It uses ethnographic methods to investigate how workers in one community mental health organization negotiated the competing therapeutic logic of the clubhouse and managerial logic of fee-for-service reforms, analyzing how their actions shaped the accessibility of services for those most in need. This article examines the organizational products of new managerial reforms and the structures that were most decisive in shaping them. It finds that reforms in financing and governance produced unresolvable contradictions at the street level, restructured workers’ perceptions of problem clients, shifted workers’ conceptions of the work role, and led to service rationing. I conclude by reflecting on what these findings mean for the development of organizational theory and the project of improving the accessibility of community mental health services.

Improving vascular access outcomes: attributes of arteriovenous fistula cannulation success.

BackgroundArteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are the preferred access for hemodialysis (HD) yet they are underutilized. Cannulation of the fistula is a procedure requiring significant skill development and refinement and if not done well can have negative consequences for patients. The nurses' approach, attitude and skill with cannulation impacts greatly on the patient experience. Complications from miscannulation or an inability to needle fistulas can result in the increased use of central venous catheters. Some nurses remain in a state of a ‘perpetual novice’ resulting in a viscous cycle of negative patient consequences (bruising, pain), further influencing patients' decisions not to pursue a fistula or abandon cannulation.MethodThis qualitative study used organizational development theory (appreciative inquiry) and research method to determine what attributes/activities contribute to successful cannulation. This can be applied to interventions to promote change and skill development in staff members who have not advanced their proficiency. Eighteen HD nurses who self-identified with performing successful cannulation participated in audio-recorded interviews. The recordings were transcribed verbatim. The data were analyzed using content analysis.ResultsFour common themes, including patient-centered care, teamwork, opportunity and skill and nurse self-awareness, represented successful fistula cannulation. Successful cannulation is more than a learned technique to correctly insert a needle, but rather represents contextual influences and interplay between the practice environment and personal attributes.ConclusionsPractice changes based on these results may improve cannulation, decrease complications and result in better outcomes for patients. Efforts to nurture positive patient experiences around cannulation may influence patient decision-making regarding fistula use.

Awareness and Emergence: A Gestalt Approach to Global Diversity and Inclusion

Abstract During the last forty years, members of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland have created an organizational development (OD) theory by combining Gestalt psychology with Gestalt therapy. Steeped in humanistic psychology, phenomenology and existentialism, holism, field theory, and systems theory, the resulting Gestalt approach to OD has evolved as a present-centered, awareness-building, and high-impact form of intervention. Aside from its unique approach to interventions, its particular core assumptions have led to developing the Gestalt “consulting stance.” This article will discuss the core of Gestalt theory and the Gestalt consulting stance as it applies to organizational development and to diversity and inclusion. It borrows from the author's global experience—in which nationalities, ethnicities, and cultural differences converge within one organization or joint venture—to illuminate the Gestalt consulting stance (and theory) that supports effective OD interventions and involves issues of diversity and inclusion. Finally, the Gestalt consulting stance is used to examine the impact on diversity of the ever-increasing size of organizations. We will see that the migration from international to global organizations inherently involves greater diversity; those organizations need to be inclusive in order to be effective.

Deliberation Makes a Difference: Preparation Strategies for TeamSTEPPS Implementation in Small and Rural Hospitals.

Small and rural hospitals face special challenges to implement and sustain organization-wide quality improvement (QI) initiatives due to limited resources and infrastructures. We studied the implementation of TeamSTEPPS, a national QI initiative, in 14 critical access hospitals. Drawing on QI and organization development theories, we propose five strategic preparation steps for TeamSTEPPS: assess needs, reflect on the context, set goals, develop a shared understanding, and select change agents. We explore how hospitals' practices correspond to suggested best practices by analyzing qualitative data collected through quarterly interviews with key informants. We find that the level of deliberation was a key factor that differentiated hospitals' practices. Hospitals that were more deliberate in preparing for the five strategic steps were more likely to experience engagement, perceive efficacy, foresee and manage barriers, and achieve progress during implementation. We discuss potential steps that hospitals may take to better prepare for TeamSTEPPS implementation.

Theoretical basis for defining the economic effect of the degree of standardization of management systems at real economy enterprises

The article is devoted to objective theoretical foundations of systems development. Questions of defining the economic effect of the degree of management systems standardization are regarded from the standpoint of the organizational theory development. The author draws theoretical conclusions about complex interconnections between objective laws of the organizational theory and effective development of economic systems in general.

What is health promotion capacity? A relational perspective.

In organizational health promotion research, health promotion capacity is a central concept that is used to describe the abilities of individuals, organizations, and communities to promote health. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the theoretical underpinnings of the literature on health promotion capacity building and, further, to suggest an alternative theoretical perspective which draws on recent developments in organizational theory. The paper begins by a critical discussion of the capacity building literature, which is juxtaposed with the relational perspective of contemporary organizational theory. The theoretical argument is developed in reference to the case of Danish municipal health promotion agencies, drawing on secondary sources as well as ethnographic fieldwork among public health officers. The capacity building literature tends to reify the concept of capacity. In contrast, this paper argues that health promotion capacity is constantly defined and redefined through processes of organizing. The case study suggests that, faced with limited resources and limited knowledge, health promotion officials attain a sense of capacity through an ongoing reworking of organizational forms. Organizational health promotion research should look for the organizational forms that are conducive to health promotion practices under shifting social circumstances. This paper makes explicit an inherent theoretical tension in the capacity building literature and suggests a novel theoretical framework for understanding organizational capacity.

Andragogical aspects of human resource management

Human resource management is an applied discipline which embraces a body of knowledge about the human dimension of organization. Andragogy, with its main focus on learning and education of adults, and with a body of knowledge which explain the learning and education of adults as a core strategy of organizational development with implications in theory and practice of human resource and organizational development, is one of the major theoretical foundations, and one of the fundamental theoretical perspectives of human resource management. The main purpose of this paper was a critical analysis of human resource management literature, and based on it, the exploration of contribution of andragogy to human resource management. We considered that the andragogical perspective, in practice, provides a variety of possibilities and types of andragogical interventions in the domains of human resource and organizational development, therefore the researching and diagnosing of andragogical aspects of human resource development is a function of enhancing organizational performance. Hence, the additional focal point of our research was a theoretical exploration of possibilities and types of andragogical interventions in the domains of human resource and organizational development, as a possible base for future empirical researches of andragogical aspects of human resource management.

T4MAP™: A Scholar-Practitioner Model for Performance Improvement

The world of work is changing and we must adapt how we apply human performance technology (HPT) expertise to address our 21st century challenges. This is a formidable challenge. The scholar-practitioner model seems ideally suited to this high-speed world by combining the ability to apply theory and rigorous processes to solve practical problems. The T4 MAP (T4) models a new action research process grounded in human and organizational development (HOD) theory. It incorporates quantitative and qualitative data and so equips scholar-practitioners and practitioners to address workplace problems and advance theory by enabling a deeper contextual understanding of people in the organization. A T4 pilot demonstrated the ability to generate salient data that helped teams identify performance improvement opportunities and enabled participants to take accountability for implementation. It offered a basis for grounded theory and presented opportunities for future research.

Toward a Dynamic Theory of Organizational Development and Change

In this article, we have proposed a new model of dynamic organizational development and change, which is based on simultaneous consideration of forces for stability and adaptability, and the role o...

THE ROLE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS IN THE USE OF ERP SYSTEMS IN LARGE COMPANIES

ABSTRACT In the current literature there is a need for research on the link between the use of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and management accounting. Some further studies report a strong advancement for the role of management accountants through an ERP system implementation, but the specific use of an ERP system and its effects on the role of management accountants therefore have been largely neglected so far. This paper investigates the effects of the use of ERP systems on the changing role of management accountants. For this research, a case study design in a large international operating Austrian company was chosen. In reference to organizational role theory as well as organizational development theory, the results of this study actually confirm a contribution of the use of ERP systems to the changing role of management accountants (e.g. requirements, tasks, and interactions with other departments or employees). Keywords Enterprise resource planning systems, ERP, management accounting, role of management accountants, large companies

Introduction: Lessons From Zombies and Cockroaches—Learning From Our Past as We Create Paths Forward Into the Future

Academy of Management Learning & EducationVol. 13, No. 1 Books & Resource ReviewsIntroduction: Lessons From Zombies and Cockroaches—Learning From Our Past as We Create Paths Forward Into the FutureAmy L. KenworthyAmy L. KenworthyBond UniversityPublished Online:23 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2014.0016AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsDownload CitationsAdd to favoritesTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail View articleREFERENCES Krugman P. 2013. Jean-Baptiste say, cockroach. The New York Times (online edition), in The Opinion Pages, The Conscience of a Liberal Section. Retrieved from http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/31/jean-baptiste-say-cockroach Accessed January 23, 2014. Google Scholar Lester J. 2013. Workplace bullying in higher education, Routledge. Google ScholarFiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByDialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational ChangeDialogic Organization Development: The Theory and Practice of Transformational Change, edited by BusheGervase R. and MarshakRobert J.. 2015. 436 pages, hardback. Oakland, CA: Berrett-KoehlerRobert Kramer1 September 2016 | Academy of Management Learning & Education, Vol. 15, No. 3 Vol. 13, No. 1 Permissions Metrics Downloaded 0 times in the past 12 months History Published online 23 January 2014 Published in print 1 March 2014 Information© Academy of Management Learning & EducationPDF download

State of the Arts: New Frontiers in the Analysis of Culture and Cultural Organizations

Culture has played an increasingly important role in the development of organizational theory and the study of organizations more generally since at least the 1970s (e.g., Hirsch 1972; Barley 1983; DiMaggio and Powell 1991). Nevertheless, scholars from across the social sciences interested in cultural topics have long been criticized for their overreliance on traditional—often qualitative—methods (Rosengren 1983, Mohr 1994). Employing new methods to explicate cultural phenomena requires a particular set of tools and logic of understanding that has until recently been underdeveloped. The state of the field is changing, however. Due to advancements in the way we access, collect, analyze, and visualize data, scholars have begun to rethink how we conceive of and perform cultural analysis. In this symposium, we plan to take advantage of these opportunities by showcasing some of the methodological innovations and novel applications being employed by contemporary organizational researchers. The goal of the symposium is four-fold: to 1) introduce some of the new ways that scholars are conducting research on both culture and cultural organizations, 2) show how the use of new methods, data sources, and empirical sites extends or challenges our understanding of how culture is produced, distributed, consumed, and interpreted, 3) bring together scholars from different backgrounds to discuss these issues, and 4) revisit the value of examining culture and cultural industries for organization and management scholars. Using Big Data to Explain Cultural Innovation: Evidence from Popular Music Presenter: Michael Mauskapf; Northwestern U. Presenter: Noah Askin; The U. of Chicago Disruptive Art? Understanding the Structure of Arts Markets Presenter: Mukti V Khaire; Harvard U. Beyond “Contagion”: An Associational Model of Cultural Diffusion Presenter: Amir Goldberg; Stanford U. Measuring Strategy Through Predicted Values Presenter: Gabriel Rossman; U. of California, Los Angeles Presenter: Oliver Schilke; U. of California, Los Angeles

Industrial Structures as Competitive Factor in Organization Development

This paper analyses Organization Development theory, thinking of structure as important factor for company competitiveness. Company‘s structure is presented as important instrument Organization Development theory, author broadly analyses the change process as core point in building company structure, the level of responsiveness of organizational structure to external and internal environment fluctuations. The change concept in organization structure is discussed from the efficiency point. Organization Structure models are presented as change instrument for controlling environmental change. The process of change is in focus in this paper, soon as external environment is becoming more and more dynamic and unpredictable.

Объединяй, направляй и властвуй: о роли социальных навыков в конструировании локальных социальных порядков Рецензия на книгу: Fligstein N., McAdam D. 2012. A Theory of Fields. New York: Oxford University Press

The review considers a new theory of strategic action fields provided in the book “ATheory of Fields”. The author analyzes its basic elements- new as well as borrowed from other theories, and its significance for the development of organizational theory, the theory of social movements, institutional theory and economic sociology. The last part of the text criticizes some debatable theses of this theory. Theory of strategic action fields discusses the issue of the local social orders formation. The authors represent all social orders as fields, which consist of the following actors: incumbents; challengers and internal governance units. All fields are embedded in a broader field environment. It gives the most significant incentives to changes of the organizational models dominant in the fields in question. Incentives to changes are converted into changes in the case of mobilization for the collective action. It is crucial to have special social skill for the start of mobilization process. Authors define social skill as an ability to understand other actors and manage them by creating shared meanings and identities for themselves and others. Thus the authors shift their attention from the control based on the resources or power to the ability to voluntary cooperation. Social skill and the ability to voluntary cooperation are the consequence of “existential functions of the social”, the important innovation of this theory.