Configurational Theory and Methods in Organizational Research Vol: 38


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Paperback
ISBN:
9781781907788
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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351 pages - 155 x 231 x 33mm
Series:
Research in the Sociology of Organizations
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Some 20 years after the emergence of configurational theory as a key perspective in organization studies in the 1990s, this approach has yet to deliver on its promise. While we know that configurations the relative arrangement of parts and elements - matters, empirical research on configurations is just beginning to deliver on its promise.

List of Contributors.Advisory Board.Foreword: The Distinctiveness of Configurational Research.Chapter 1 Configurational Theory and Methods in Organizational Research: Introduction.Chapter 2 Crisp-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Organizational Studies.Chapter 3 The Two QCAs: From a Small-N to a Large-N Set Theoretic Approach.Chapter 4 Configurational Analysis and Organization Design: Towards a Theory of Structural Heterogeneity.Chapter 5 The Analysis of Temporally Ordered Configurations: Challenges and Solutions.Chapter 6 Understanding Complementarities as Organizational Configurations: Using Set Theoretical Methods.Chapter 7 Corporate Governance and Configuration Research: The Case of Foreign IPOs Listing in London.Chapter 8 Corporate Social Responsibility: A Multilevel Explanation of Why Managers do Good.Chapter 9 The Value of Configurational Approaches for Studying Digital Business Strategy.Chapter 10 The Configurational Approach in Organizational Network Research.Chapter 11 Country-Specificity and Industry Performance: A Configurational Analysis of the European Generic Medicines Industry.Chapter 12 Applying Fuzzy Set Methodology to Evaluate Substitutes for Leadership.Chapter 13 We Try Harder: Some Reflections on Configurational Theory and Methods.Conclusion: The Path Forward.Configurational Theory and Methods in Organizational Research.Research in the sociology of organizations.Research in the sociology of organizations.Copyright page.

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