Lawrence R. Jauch

Organizational Loyalty, Professional Commitment, and Academic Research Productivity

This study examined the relationships between organizational loyalty, professional commitment, and research productivity of 84 professors at a large Midwestern university. Likert scales and counts ...

THE EVENT OF CEO SUCCESSION, PERFORMANCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The article discusses the results of a research which examined the specific aspects of performance and environmental volatility that might be related to the event of executive succession. The autho...

Toward an Integrated Theory Of Strategy

We identify four strategic profiles based on environmental, contextual, and structural conditions and relate them to administrative philosophy or goal orientation. A growth-oriented organization, for example, operates in an interdependent environment, has a vertical structure, and seeks to achieve economies of scale. By integrating administrative philosophy and conditions, analysts can account for more strategic phenomena than is possible using exclusively a business policy or business strategy approach.

Curriculum development through Delphi

This article reports on the use of the Delphi method for curriculum design in higher education. The basic Delphi methodology is outlined along with possible goals and objectives in a Delphi study. The results of an actual case study in the use of the Delphi method for curriculum development are reported. Attention is given to the problem of selecting participants for a Delphi exercise, followed by recommendations for future research.

A strategic perspective for make or buy decisions

Abstract Make or buy decisions have typically been relegated to purchasing departments. While this is not totally unjustified, top management must consider the strategic implications. In essence, operative decisions are made here which influence the strategic thrust of the organization. Make or buy decisions have substantial strategic implications in the entire planning process. They can affect a firms competitive advantage, and alter the types of alternatives considered in the planning process. It is argued that strategic considerations should outweigh technical and conventional approaches to make or buy decisions. Top management needs to put these decisions back on their strategic agenda.

Research Notes: Goal Congruence and Employee Orientations: The Substitution Effect

The article discusses employee reactions to goals set by management. The author identifies two research questions related to goal setting in personnel management. The first pertains to the extent t...

Tailoring Incentives for Researchers

ONE MIGHT LEGITIMATELY question the need for incentive systems for scientists since they are considered well paid and have professional stature. But a 1970 study found an inordinately high incidence of turnover among scientists. Among the factors mentioned as a reason for changing jobs were change in career direction, more interesting work, opportunity for advancement, and salary. The study’s author suggested that incentives to remain should be built into the job in the first place because substantial &dquo;losses in output occur whenever scientists change employers,&dquo; to say nothing of the loss of invest-