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7. An Institutional Model of Organizational Practice: Financial Reporting at the Fortune 200.

Author

Mezias, Stephen J.

Abstract

Compares applied economic models and an institutional model in an empirical study of financial reporting practice at the Fortune 200 between 1962 and 1984. Findings indicate that the institutional model adds significant explanatory power over and above the models currently dominating the applied economics literature. Includes 47 references. (MLH)

Published
1990

14. Localized competition and organizational failure in the Manhattan hotel industry, 1898-1990

Author

Baum, Joel A.C. and Mezias, Stephen J.

Subjects
Industrial concentration -- Research, Competition (Economics) -- Research, Hotels and motels -- Market share -- Research, Business, Political science, Sociology and social work, Company market share, Research, Market share
Abstract

Park, CA: Sage. Amburgey, Terry L., Tina Dacin, and Dawn Kelly 1993 'Disruptive selection and population segmentation: Inter-population competition as a segregating process.' In Joel A.C. Baum and Jitendra V. [...]

Published
1992

15. An institutional model of organizational practice: financial reporting at the Fortune 500

Author

Mezias, Stephen J.

Subjects
Financial research -- Analysis -- Research, Economic research -- Analysis -- Research, Corporation reports -- Research -- Analysis, Financial statements -- Research -- Analysis, Organizational change -- Research -- Analysis, Business, Political science, Sociology and social work, Analysis, Research
Abstract

An Institutional Model of Organizational Pratice: Financial Reporting at the Fortune 200 This paper compares applied economic models and an institutional model in an empirical study of financial reporting practice [...]

Published
1990

18. Achieving Minimal Consensus for New Industries: Bringing Isomorphism Back in.

Author

Mezias, Stephen J. and Schloderer, Florian

Subjects
ISOMORPHISM (Mathematics), ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INSTITUTIONAL theory (Sociology)
Abstract

During industry emergence, what we call the proto-industry phase, the lack of agreement about legitimate organizational forms between audiences and firms is a key problem. We develop an ecological model of emerging institutional pressures among audiences and firms during the emergence of new industries to understand these challenges. We develop a theoretical framework that includes mimetic, normative, and coercive pressures, deriving propositions linking them with survival and growth. We use simulation methodology to test these propositions, finding strong support for these predictions. We close by exploring some conclusions and implications of our model for both theory and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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19. STORMING LEGITIMACY BARRIERS: ATTENTION AND FAVORABILITY DURING EMERGENCE OF THE AMERICAN FILM INDUSTRY.

Author

MEZIAS, STEPHEN J. and MILLER, JUSTIN I.

Subjects
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, NEW business enterprises, TRUTHFULNESS & falsehood, ORGANIZATIONAL structure, BUSINESS conditions, STRATEGIC planning
Abstract

Emergence of new industries is conceptually and empirically problematic in terms of overcoming legitimacy barriers. We suggest experience that firms gain in field-relevant activity, and concentration of ties among firms, generates field-level capacity to storm barriers of cognitive and socio-political legitimacy, creating attention and favorability for new forms of activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008
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20. INCREMENTALISM, LEARNING, AND AMBIGUITY: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ASPIRATION LEVEL ADAPTATION.

Author

Glynn, Mary Ann, Lant, Theresa K., and Mezias, Stephen J.

Subjects
ORGANIZATIONAL learning, DECISION making, PROBLEM solving, LEVEL of aspiration, ORGANIZATIONAL behavior, STRATEGIC planning, PERFORMANCE evaluation, AMBIGUITY, ADAPTABILITY (Personality), CORPORATE culture
Abstract

Individual aspiration level adaptation is examined in a strategic decision making experiment. Results support a model of incremental adjustment and responsiveness to performance feedback; learning and ambiguity interacted to affect the pattern of incremental adjustment. Longer experience under high ambiguity decreases effects of previous aspirations on current aspirations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
1991
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22. Walking the walk as well as talking the talk: replication and the normal science paradigm in strategic management research.

Author

Mezias, Stephen J. and Regnier, Michael O.

Subjects
STRATEGIC planning, MANAGEMENT science, MANAGEMENT, CORPORATE image, PERIODICALS
Abstract

This article describes the replication and the normal science paradigm in strategic management research. One factor affecting the quantity of replication is perceived prestige. Contributing to dim views of replication is the failure to recognize replication as a valuable part of theory development. Several policies were also recommended that may be adopted by strategic management journals, including "Strategic Organization."

Published
2007
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25. learning, organizational.

Author

Mezias, Stephen J.

Subjects
ORGANIZATIONAL learning, EXPERIENTIAL learning, CORPORATE culture, COGNITIVE styles, THEORY-practice relationship, ORGANIZATIONAL behavior, ADAPTABILITY (Personality), ORGANIZATIONAL research, TERMS & phrases, MANAGEMENT, ENCYCLOPEDIAS & dictionaries
Abstract

Work in the behavioral tradition of organizational learning is summarized well by Levitt and March (1988: 319), who describe organizations as experiential learning systems that are "routine-based, history-dependent, and target-oriented." A brief exposition of these three characteristics summarizes the key points of the organizational learning perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2005

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