This article reports partial results of an eight-year field study the Top Management Teams (TMTs) a global multidivisional financial services corporation and compares those with large-sample work in TMT literature. In particular, it investigates operationalization cognitive diversity by proxies age, team tenure, industry experience, functional background heterogeneity most often used statistical work, operationalizations itself. addition to highlighting which seemed closely approximate why,...

Social networks are an important source of information for entrepreneurs and small firms. In this study, we consider the influence social on survey response rates from firms, focusing effects trade association endorsement regional affiliation. Our findings show that has a positive effect rate. addition, demonstration researcher's ties to firm's region results lead several practical implications research firms industrial populations in general. Targeted personal follow–up with managers close...

Despite calls for more visual methodologies in organizational research, the use of photographs remains sparse. Organizational research could benefit from inclusion to track contemporary change processes an organization and over time, as well incorporate diverse voices within organizations, name a few advantages. To further understanding, authors identify researcher choices related clarify advantages disadvantages these choices, discuss ethical other special considerations photographs. They...

Many scholars have called for qualitative research to demonstrate transparency and trustworthiness in the data analysis process. Yet these processes, particularly within inductive research, often remain shrouded mystery. We suggest that computer-aided/assisted software (CAQDAS) can support researchers their efforts present findings a transparent way, thus enhancing trustworthiness. To this end, we propose, describe, illustrate working examples of six CAQDAS building blocks, three combined...

This study focuses on a particular form of family businesses—businesses with at least two unrelated founding families—and how their organizational multifamily business persists over several generations. Using an inductive approach to five cases, we discovered that these firms did not meet complexity complex structures and processes. Instead, four cases developed utilized simple rules imprinted by the founders pulled through current generations, enabling effective mutual monitoring...

In this feature topic, we explore the burgeoning trend to employ templates in qualitative research. To understand authors’ motivations use and perceptions regarding template scholarly community, conducted an interview study with 21 interviewees who had published research one of nine premier management journals between 2014 2018. Our analysis identified four key tensions use: structure versus restriction, convention innovativeness, legitimization obscuration, instrumentality craft. We discuss...

Abstract There has been little systematic study of what plant managers actually do on a day‐to‐day basis that accounts for their success in achieving organizational outcomes. In our field interviews and observations high‐reputation from 11 manufacturing plants, we found effective political skill enabled them to influence subordinates ways contributed positively Political is an interpersonal style combines social astuteness with the ability relate well, otherwise demonstrate situationally...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role that gender plays in choice research methods. Design/methodology/approach publication patterns men and women four prominent management journals over two decades were analyzed three North American – Academy Management Journal , Administrative Science Quarterly Organization one European journal Studies . authors coded methodology– qualitative or non‐qualitative author for each article from 1986 through 2008, other than which began 1990....

Based on an analysis of qualitative research papers published between 2019 and 2021 in four top-tier management journals, we outline three interrelated silences that play a role the objectification research: silencing noninterview data, researcher, context. Our unpacks six moves: creating hierarchy marginalizing downplaying researcher subjectivity, weakening value interpretation, thin description, backgrounding We suggest how researchers might resist regain its original promise developing...

The authors conducted in-depth interviews and on-site visits with successful plant managers to understand similarities in their management approaches. Across 11 different plants, representing nine industries, the found each manager actively engaged shaping how employees viewed organization its values through what call “everyday sensegiving.” From themes inductively identified from visits, four central values—“Here, we value people, openness, being positive, part of a larger community” were...

Obtaining deep-level insights into the thoughts, actions, and emotions of organizational leaders can pose significant challenges to scholars. Fortunately, a promising but largely untapped resource provide such exists—autobiographies. We begin by providing an overview autobiographies as data source, including their benefits limitations. then discuss where could contribute theory development in research, highlighting areas strategic leadership entrepreneurship, identity, sensemaking. To...

Individuals with different personalities approach an engineering project in ways. These differences can cause tension and problems on projects by contributing to misunderstandings. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, based Jung's classic psychological theories, provide valuable insight into individual preferences for taking information, organizing evaluating that reaching conclusions, dealing the outer world. characteristics, all relevant conducting work, are described following four preference...

How does an organization functioning in a regulated, monopoly environment transform itself to prepare for hypercompetitive conditions? Two of the regional Bell operating companies (RBOCs) found one answer that question: create self-contained areas chaotic activities with potential spawn new managerial capabilities and flexibility. After divestiture from AT&T, RBOCs maintained their local telephone service monopolies, but they all became involved numerous unregulated activities, such as...

Well-accepted methodological practices require thoughtful and appropriate use to avoid becoming mindlessly applied distorted. We review how ideas from Langley’s (1999) process data analysis article have been used in practice. By closely analyzing 176 empirical articles management organization journals 1999 2019, we highlight exemplary ways adapted through bricolage (a central concept qualitative methods). In many instances, found that given a cursory nod or even distorted (what label as...