Studying Differences Between Organizations Comparative Approaches to Organizational Research

Book details for Studying Differences Between Organizations

Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations v. 26

Contributor(s): Brayden King (editor), Teppo Felin (editor), David A. Whetten (editor),

Format: Hardback, 229 x 152mm , 300 pp, Illustrations

Publication date: 09 Jun 2009

Imprint: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

ISBN: 9781848556461

Price: £64.95

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Synopsis

This volume is motivated by key questions and challenges associated with reviving and developing a comparative perspective. One organizing theme of the volume is to present comparative analysis as a means to explain and describe organizational heterogeneity, at varying levels and contexts. While much empirical work looks for the sources of homogeneity within fields, industries, etc., we believe that one advantage of doing comparative analysis is to make assessments of the observed differences between organizations. Thus, we have asked all of the authors to consider how their style of comparative analysis enhances our understanding of organizational heterogeneity. The volume consists of two sections: an introductory essay section and a section where authors focus on specific theoretical, methodological and empirical topics. A couple of papers are original empirical analyses that use a comparative logic or method. We expect that each paper, in addition to providing a theoretical contribution, will offer a meta-discussion that explains how taking a comparative approach enhances our understanding of the phenomenon of interest.

About the author

Howard Aldrich - Carol Caronna - Katherine Chen - Teppo Felin - Peer Fiss - Paul Hirsch - Brayden King - Rodney Lacey - Omar Lizardo - Seth Pollack - Siobhan O'Mahony - Fabio Rojas - W. Richard Scott - David Whetten - Franz Wohlgezogen