Why Firms Win by Phin Upham
Region: United StatesWhy are some organizations better suited to handling problems than others? Why do some firms seem much more adaptive than others? Phin Upham examines scholarship on these questions and provides some answers. ... more
Views: 439Organizational Know-How, by Phin Upham
Region: New YorkOrganizations seem to be good at things – but how can we understand what it means for an organization to be good at things? Is it the people or something between them? A review of a seminal work by Phin U... more
Views: 371Theories of Organizations and their Discontents, by Phin Upham
Region: New YorkIn this work Phin Upham takes us through Jeffrey Pfeffer’s provocative propositions on theories of organizations. Are theories of organizations initially observation-driven, do they lose their connection to reality o... more
Views: 711Search vs. Exploit, by Phin Upham
Region: New YorkHow do organizations learn and evolve? Phin Upham looks at the classic work “Opportunity and Constraint.” In Opportunity and Constraint, Paul Ingram and Joel Baum explore how organizations learn from experien... more
Views: 424Leadership Theories of Henry Mitnzberg, by Phin Upham
Region: United StatesLeadership theories in the press often focus on ad hoc discussion such as the charisma or intelligence of the CEO. Phin Upham takes a more rigorous approach and discusses an influential theory by Henry Mitzberg. ... more
Views: 555Max Weber and Power, by Phin Upham
Region: New YorkMax Weber, one of sociology’s seminal figures, drew from great thinkers of the past, the histories of civilizations, jurisprudence, the arts, psychology and philosophy. Out of this cloth, he fashioned a radical... more
Views: 867Organizational Competence, by Phin Upham
Region: New YorkUnderstanding business is crucial to improving it. How do we study organizations? Phin Upham discusses a seminal work in the field of Strategy Defining and Developing Competence: A Strategic Process Paradigm by McGrath,... more
Views: 518The Basis for Legitimate Power, by Phin Upham
Region: New YorkDifferent social structures have ruled the world through history. In this analysis Phin Upham reviews some of the most seminal theories on authority – is the basis for power charisma, bureaucracy or tradition? Max ... more
Views: 478Perceptions vs. Reality, by Phin Upham
Region: New YorkWhat is really out there? Why do we think that we think? Phin Upham explores some of the classic works on the topic. Ross and Nisbett argue that our perceptions of ourselves and our casual attributions for our actions a... more
Views: 415Motivation -- Why We Do What We Do, by Phin Upham
Region: New YorkWhy do we do what we do? What motivates us? Are we goal oriented or hedonistic? A review of the seminal work on the topic by Phin Upham. The study of motivation seems to be one of those topics where much progress... more
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