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Option-Like Properties Of Organizational Claims: Tracing The Process Of Multinational Exploration, Dileep Hurry
Option-Like Properties Of Organizational Claims: Tracing The Process Of Multinational Exploration, Dileep Hurry
Historical Working Papers
The histories of forty multinational organizations are analyzed to develop a conceptual framework for understanding multinational growth. Growth is portrayed as a process of exploration where the organization experiences opportunities and flexibility in exploiting them is paramount.
Organization Designs For Global Strategic Alliances, John W. Slocum, Jr., David Lei
Organization Designs For Global Strategic Alliances, John W. Slocum, Jr., David Lei
Historical Working Papers
The literature is reviewed and synthesized. The need for organizational flexibility to adapt two or more organizational cultures to each other is emphasized and explored with the recognition that external culture is also an influence.
Classifying Control Variables, Michael F. Van Breda
Classifying Control Variables, Michael F. Van Breda
Historical Working Papers
Interviews with 68 managers from 20 Fortune 500 firms were used to discern control variables that managers use to control production and evaluate management performance. It was concluded that financial accounting variables tend to be the most used and as a corollary, the control variables do not serve very well in evaluating progress toward long- term goals. Discussion suggests that accounting variables are most appealing because of their appearance of validity and legitimacy.
Organization Structure And Financial Market Performance: A Preliminary Test, Richard A. Bettis, Andrew Chen
Organization Structure And Financial Market Performance: A Preliminary Test, Richard A. Bettis, Andrew Chen
Historical Working Papers
Firms in the petroleum industry adopting a multidivisional structure arestudied to observe the impact of structural change on financial performance. The outcome did not clearly show divisional structure to be a determining factor in performance. There is some suggestion that this may have a great deal to do with the vertical integration inherent in the petroleum industry.
Innovation Diffusion Models Of New Product Acceptance: A Reexamination, Vijay Mahajan, Yoram Wind
Innovation Diffusion Models Of New Product Acceptance: A Reexamination, Vijay Mahajan, Yoram Wind
Historical Working Papers
Limitations of the diffusion model, which was borrowed from epidemiology are discussed. The lack of flexibility in adapting to different consumer behavior and product distribution patterns requires adaptation of the model. A number of potential improvements to diffusion models are identified, including the Von Bertalanffy model.
Linking Reward Systems And Organizational Cultures, Jeffrey Kerr, John W. Slocum, Jr.
Linking Reward Systems And Organizational Cultures, Jeffrey Kerr, John W. Slocum, Jr.
Historical Working Papers
A total of 14 companies of varying size were contacted and 75 managers selected by the human resources department were interviewed to obtain data about both reward systems and the organization's culture. Variables including salaries, promotions, andrecruitment, were investigated. Results were grouped into two types of culture, the clan culture and the market culture. Both are characterized with respect to organizational environment and values.
Simplified Assessment Of Single And Multi-Attribute Utility Functions, Gary Klein, Herbert Moskowitz, Sathiadev Mahesh, A. Ravindran
Simplified Assessment Of Single And Multi-Attribute Utility Functions, Gary Klein, Herbert Moskowitz, Sathiadev Mahesh, A. Ravindran
Historical Working Papers
Two mathematical programs are presented that support the gathering and analysis of data that could be applied in a decision-making software that would more accurately portray the decision-maker's values.
Financial Institutions And Markets And The Economic Development Of Four Asian Countries, Christopher B. Barry
Financial Institutions And Markets And The Economic Development Of Four Asian Countries, Christopher B. Barry
Historical Working Papers
This is a review of the economic development of Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Tiawan. A great deal of disparity is displayed in the manner that each country grew and found financial success.
A Framework For Formulating Response To Environmental Complexity: A Tool To Manage Diversity, William R. Bigler, Jr.
A Framework For Formulating Response To Environmental Complexity: A Tool To Manage Diversity, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Historical Working Papers
This paper addresses the role that relationships among firms plays in complex industries. The complexity in both products and markets influences the structure of industries and the necessary actions firms may take to minimize risk.
Perspectives On The Management Of Diversity: A Dynamic Viewpoint, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Perspectives On The Management Of Diversity: A Dynamic Viewpoint, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Historical Working Papers
An analysis of the literature of diversification leads to the suggestion thatconsideration of the organization should come from the perspective of systems analysis and that time should specifically be included as a factor in analysis.
Efficient Data Handling And Enefficient Market Structures, Marion G. Sobol, Albert Kagan
Efficient Data Handling And Enefficient Market Structures, Marion G. Sobol, Albert Kagan
Historical Working Papers
A logical analysis is presented of the problems arising in competition against IBM which has strong monopoly-oligopoly structure in the marketplace.
Bank Performance As The Economy Rebounds, Jonathan A. Scott, George H. Hempel
Bank Performance As The Economy Rebounds, Jonathan A. Scott, George H. Hempel
Historical Working Papers
A new bank environment caused by changing government regulation and newly introduced financial instruments causes bank return rates to be substantially lower than in previous economic recoveries. Bank strategy may involve assuming increased risk.
Slop: A Strategic Multiple Store Location Model For A Dynamic Environment, Dale D. Achabal, Vijay Mahajan, David A. Schilling
Slop: A Strategic Multiple Store Location Model For A Dynamic Environment, Dale D. Achabal, Vijay Mahajan, David A. Schilling
Historical Working Papers
A model is provided that allows optimum choice of store location in the present and in the future. Choice of location is based on optimum location that will work with the best present scenario and the best future scenario. Basis for the model is market demand data from consumer surveys and sales performance data.
A New Wrinkle In Corporate Finance: Leveraged Preferred Financing, Andrew H. Chen, John W. Kensinger
A New Wrinkle In Corporate Finance: Leveraged Preferred Financing, Andrew H. Chen, John W. Kensinger
Historical Working Papers
Leveraged preferred financing is briefly examined as an ideal way to accrue tax advantages.
Managing For Uniqueness: Some Distinctions For Strategy, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Managing For Uniqueness: Some Distinctions For Strategy, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Historical Working Papers
Five factors that define uniqueness for a firm are reduced to three: comparative advantage, key success criteria, and strategic group factors shared by the industry. This positions the management team to analyze those factors that they can control or influence to position the firm within the framework supplied by the shared industry factors.
Small Business Bank Lending: Both Sides Are Winners, Neil C. Churchill, Virginia L. Lewis
Small Business Bank Lending: Both Sides Are Winners, Neil C. Churchill, Virginia L. Lewis
Historical Working Papers
An examination is made of the conventional wisdom that small buiness loans are riskier and consequently bear a higher interest rate than large business. Results indicte that the conventional wisdom is accurate but also that small business loans are more profitable for the bank.
Assessing The Impact Of Market Interventions On Firm's Performance, Richard A. Bettis, Andrew Chen, Vijay Mahajan
Assessing The Impact Of Market Interventions On Firm's Performance, Richard A. Bettis, Andrew Chen, Vijay Mahajan
Historical Working Papers
Using the measureable impact of the American Dental Association endoresement of Crest, the impact on security prices of Procter and Gamble is assessed. Results indicate that the market intervention has impact both on market share and security prices.
Use Of Financial Planning Languages For The Optimization Of Generated Networks For Equipment Replacement, Jay E. Aronson, Julius S. Aronofsky
Use Of Financial Planning Languages For The Optimization Of Generated Networks For Equipment Replacement, Jay E. Aronson, Julius S. Aronofsky
Historical Working Papers
This is an exploration of using a financial planning language to model problems in contrast to using a computer programming language. A demonstration is done for analyzing equipment replacement cycles.
Standards Overload And Differential Reporting, N. C. Churchill, M. F. Van Breda
Standards Overload And Differential Reporting, N. C. Churchill, M. F. Van Breda
Historical Working Papers
This paper suggests that a framework based upon distance between producers and consumers or information plus relative importance of information to local and distance groups, may be used to devise multiple but unique reporting schemes that minimize the overall burder of reporting.
Analyzing The Language Of Finance: The Case Of Assessing Risk, Gail E. Farrelly, Michael F. Van Breda
Analyzing The Language Of Finance: The Case Of Assessing Risk, Gail E. Farrelly, Michael F. Van Breda
Historical Working Papers
Analysis of the finanacial reports of the 50 largest banks and comparison with data in Value Line Investment Survey was undertaken to determine the relationship between numerical data and textual data. Conclusions report that there is a relationship and one that may be useful in at least short range prediction of actual financial returns.
Understanding Synergy: A Conceptual And Empirical Research Proposal, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Understanding Synergy: A Conceptual And Empirical Research Proposal, William R. Bigler, Jr.
Historical Working Papers
Benefits of mergers and acquisitions can be understood as the result of synergy if the concept of synergy can be defined both theoretically and practically. Synergy has value in financial, marketing, and managerial terms and seems to best be understood from discerning how subsystems within one organization benefit from integration or association with similar components from another organization.
Reaching The Changing Woman Consumer: An Experiment In Advertising, Thomas E. Barry, Mary C. Gilly, Lindley E. Doran
Reaching The Changing Woman Consumer: An Experiment In Advertising, Thomas E. Barry, Mary C. Gilly, Lindley E. Doran
Historical Working Papers
Questioning whether women can be distinguished into different market segments based on their desire to work, the authors sample women who have different demographic characteristics. Results show that the desire to work sclae can effectively segment the market. Blurring between categories may be studied to further delineate factors that can contribute to segmentation.
Firm Performance Measurement Using Trend, Cyclical, And Stochastic Components, Richard A. Bettis, Vijay Mahajan
Firm Performance Measurement Using Trend, Cyclical, And Stochastic Components, Richard A. Bettis, Vijay Mahajan
Historical Working Papers
A "trend, cyclical, stochastic" approach or TCS is proposed as a means of factoring uncertainty into the measuring a firm's performance in comparison with others in the industry. The TCS process is able to analyze trends in environmental variables as an aid to analyzing the the relationships between environment and the organization.
Current And Potential Application Of Microcomputers In Banking -- Survey Results, Chun H. Lam, Geogre H. Hempel
Current And Potential Application Of Microcomputers In Banking -- Survey Results, Chun H. Lam, Geogre H. Hempel
Historical Working Papers
A survey of 57 bankers attending a continuing education program is used to assess the areas in which microcomputers are being used in banks. Results show microcomputers being used by all types of bank staff and in all departments.
Analyzing Dividend Policy: A Questionnaire Survey, Richard B. Edelman, Gail E. Farrelly
Analyzing Dividend Policy: A Questionnaire Survey, Richard B. Edelman, Gail E. Farrelly
Historical Working Papers
A survey of financial executives in three industry groups to ascertain the impact of dividends on stock value. Results reveal that there is a belief dividends are important to investors despite a widespread controversy over that very question. Dividends may serve as a signaling device to investors, regardless of economic impact. Some difference in dividend policy between the utility industry and other industries suggests that industry specific information is lacking.
Bonds Issued Between Interest Dates: What Your Textbook Didn't Tell You, Elbert B. Greynolds, Jr., Arthur L. Thomas
Bonds Issued Between Interest Dates: What Your Textbook Didn't Tell You, Elbert B. Greynolds, Jr., Arthur L. Thomas
Historical Working Papers
Inconsistencies in calculating the interest that accrues to bonds due to application of straight line allocation is investigate. The authors suggest that compound interest should be appropriately calculated to avoid paradoxical outcomes.
Predicting Salesforce Reactions To New Territory Design According To Equity Theory Propositions, William L. Cron
Predicting Salesforce Reactions To New Territory Design According To Equity Theory Propositions, William L. Cron
Historical Working Papers
This paper analyzes the various parameters that affect the design of fair sales territories. Among these parameters are the effects of age, seniority, compensation schemes, and market structure. Since human motivation plays a part, there is considerable complexity in modeling the parameters.
Advertising, Pricing And Stability In Oligopolistic Markets For New Products, Chaim Fershtman, Vijay Mahajan, Eitan Muller
Advertising, Pricing And Stability In Oligopolistic Markets For New Products, Chaim Fershtman, Vijay Mahajan, Eitan Muller
Historical Working Papers
Models of market strategy are examined to determine the effect a firm's goodwill might have on the introduction of new products. Modeling is based on assumptions that products are essentially non-durable, that goodwill is generated by advertising, and production costs are the same, and that firms are generally equal in discounting profits and have similar objectives.
What Attributes Of An Internal Auditing Department Significantly Increase The Probability Of External Auditors Relying On The Internal Audit Department, Wanda A. Wallace
What Attributes Of An Internal Auditing Department Significantly Increase The Probability Of External Auditors Relying On The Internal Audit Department, Wanda A. Wallace
Historical Working Papers
Utilizing data from 117 companies, it was possible to ascertain that external auditor reliance on internal auditing outcomes is influenced greatly by the allocation of man-hours to internal audit activities and to a lesser extent by the magnitude of the firm's investment in the internal audit function.
Building Bridges In Rotary, Michael Van Breda
Building Bridges In Rotary, Michael Van Breda
Historical Working Papers
The author demonstrates,through organizational changes in a not-for-profit organization, how matrix organization practices can change the perspective and operational efficiency of an organization.