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| Publications of Sim B. Sitkin :chronological alphabetical combined listing:%% Books @book{fds335841, Author = {Searle, RH and Nienaber, AMI and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Implications for future directions in trust research}, Pages = {536-541}, Publisher = {Routledge}, Year = {2017}, Month = {January}, ISBN = {9781138817593}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315745572}, Abstract = {This book’s 31 chapters reflect trust as an important and vibrant field of study, both in terms of what has already been done, but more significantly in the fruitful future research agendas our contributing authors have outlined. The chapters that comprise the book’s six parts highlight some of the foundational approaches and building blocks in this field. In this last chapter, we do not merely repeat what our contributors have identified, but instead offer a meta-level perspective that identifies eight challenges and future directions for study.}, Doi = {10.4324/9781315745572}, Key = {fds335841} } @book{fds327481, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Cardinal, LB and Bijlsma-Frankema, KM}, Title = {Organizational control}, Pages = {1-541}, Publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, Year = {2010}, Month = {January}, ISBN = {9780521517447}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511777899}, Abstract = {Organization scholars have long acknowledged that control processes are integral to the way in which organizations function. While control theory research spans many decades and draws on several rich traditions, theoretical limitations have kept it from generating consistent and interpretable empirical findings and from reaching consensus concerning the nature of key relationships. This book reveals how we can overcome such problems by synthesising diverse, yet complementary, streams of control research into a theoretical framework and empirical tests that more fully describe how types of control mechanisms (e.G., the use of rules, norms, direct supervision or monitoring) aimed at particular control targets (e.g., input, behavior, output) are applied within particular types of control systems (i.e., market, clan, bureaucracy, integrative). Written by a team of distinguished scholars, this book not only sheds light on the long-neglected phenomenon of organizational control, it also provides important directions for future research..}, Doi = {10.1017/CBO9780511777899}, Key = {fds327481} } @book{fds327482, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Cardinal, L and Bijlsma-Frankema, K}, Title = {Control in organizations: New directions in theory and research}, Publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, Year = {2010}, Key = {fds327482} } @book{fds327512, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Bies, RJ}, Title = {The Legalistic organization}, Pages = {389 pages}, Publisher = {SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC}, Year = {1994}, Abstract = {In this volume, a multidisciplinary group of scholars investigate the changing attitudes towards management decisions in today's workplace.}, Key = {fds327512} } %% Journal Articles @article{fds361821, Author = {Leroy, HL and Anisman-Razin, M and Avolio, BJ and Bresman, H and Stuart Bunderson, J and Burris, ER and Claeys, J and Detert, JR and Dragoni, L and Giessner, SR and Kniffin, KM and Kolditz, T and Petriglieri, G and Pettit, NC and Sitkin, SB and Van Quaquebeke and N and Vongswasdi, P}, Title = {Walking Our Evidence-Based Talk: The Case of Leadership Development in Business Schools}, Journal = {Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies}, Volume = {29}, Number = {1}, Pages = {5-32}, Year = {2022}, Month = {February}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15480518211062563}, Abstract = {Academics have lamented that practitioners do not always adopt scientific evidence in practice, yet while academics preach evidence-based management (EBM), they do not always practice it. This paper extends prior literature on difficulties to engage in EBM with insights from behavioral integrity (i.e., the study of what makes individuals and collectives walk their talk). We focus on leader development, widely used but often critiqued for lacking evidence. Analyzing 60 interviews with academic directors of leadership centers at top business schools, we find that the selection of programs does not always align with scientific recommendations nor do schools always engage in high-quality program evaluation. Respondents further indicated a wide variety of challenges that help explain the disconnect between business schools claiming A but practicing B. Behavioral Integrity theory would argue these difficulties are rooted in the lack of an individually owned and collectively endorsed identity, an identity of an evidence-based leader developer (EBLD). A closer inspection of our data confirmed that the lack of a clear and salient EBLD identity makes it difficult for academics to walk their evidence-based leader development talk. We discuss how these findings can help facilitate more evidence-based leader development in an academic context.}, Doi = {10.1177/15480518211062563}, Key = {fds361821} } @article{fds364289, Author = {Fox, CR and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {editors’ note}, Journal = {Behavioral Science and Policy}, Volume = {8}, Number = {1}, Pages = {ii-iii}, Year = {2022}, Month = {January}, Key = {fds364289} } @article{fds359106, Author = {Chon, D and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Disentangling the process and content of self-awareness: A review, critical assessment, and synthesis}, Journal = {The Academy of Management Annals}, Volume = {15}, Number = {2}, Pages = {607-651}, Year = {2021}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/annals.2018.0079}, Abstract = {Are self-aware leaders more effective? Are self-aware workers more productive and satisfied? Studies of self-awareness, which have been undertaken in a range of fields, have implications for a wide variety of topics in organizational behavior. Yet, this research has been scattered, resulting in gaps, siloed insights, a lack of clear and consistent conceptualization, andtheconfoundingof causesandeffectswithself-awarenessitself. We review the organizational behavior and psychology literatures to distinguish, summarize, and assess research on self-awareness as both process and content. Our synthesis of past work on the content of self-awareness is organized around three distinct targets: internal, external, and social. Our paper concludes with an evaluation of the implications of our findings for future research.}, Doi = {10.5465/annals.2018.0079}, Key = {fds359106} } @article{fds351443, Author = {Hernandez, M and Fox, CR and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Editors’ note}, Journal = {Behavioral Science and Policy}, Volume = {6}, Number = {1}, Pages = {ii-iii}, Year = {2020}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/BSP.2021.0006}, Doi = {10.1353/BSP.2021.0006}, Key = {fds351443} } @article{fds341390, Author = {Ashford, SJ and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {From problems to progress: A dialogue on prevailing issues in leadership research}, Journal = {The Leadership Quarterly}, Volume = {30}, Number = {4}, Pages = {454-460}, Year = {2019}, Month = {August}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2019.01.003}, Abstract = {This paper presents a dialogue between two scholars who have come to contribute to the leadership literature rather late in their careers and, as such, embody a combined insider/outsider perspective. From this perspective, they raise and discuss various observations about the current state of the leadership literature and where that literature might profitably go in the future. The hope is that this dialogue will stimulate other dialogues and, ultimately, foster progress in the leadership literature.}, Doi = {10.1016/j.leaqua.2019.01.003}, Key = {fds341390} } @article{fds338550, Author = {Long, CP and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Control–trust dynamics in organizations: Identifying shared perspectives and charting conceptual fault lines}, Journal = {The Academy of Management Annals}, Volume = {12}, Number = {2}, Pages = {725-751}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {2018}, Month = {June}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/annals.2016.0055}, Abstract = {Our review of control–trust research reveals that although scholars have advanced our understanding of these dynamics in significant ways, many important questions remain to be answered about these issues. This article contributes to debates in this domain by distilling key findings from existing theoretical perspectives in ways that also highlight important conceptual inconsistencies that are limiting scholars’ capacities to develop a consistent, cumulative knowledge base about control–trust dynamics. To help scholars course-correct and address current challenges in the literature, we identify several potential areas of convergence, present a map of the area’s conceptual landscape, and propose an agenda for future research that provides scholars with suggestions about how to generate more complete and coherent pictures of relationships between control, trust, and performance.}, Doi = {10.5465/annals.2016.0055}, Key = {fds338550} } @article{fds349074, Author = {Patierno, S and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Editors’ note}, Journal = {Behavioral Science and Policy}, Volume = {4}, Number = {1}, Pages = {ii-iii}, Year = {2018}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/bsp.2019.0006}, Doi = {10.1353/bsp.2019.0006}, Key = {fds349074} } @article{fds331421, Author = {Kitzmiller, RR and Sitkin, SB and Vidyarthi, AR}, Title = {Handoffs: what's good for residents is good for nurses…so what's next?}, Journal = {Bmj Quality & Safety}, Volume = {26}, Number = {12}, Pages = {944-946}, Year = {2017}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007010}, Doi = {10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007010}, Key = {fds331421} } @article{fds327845, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Miller, CC and See, KE}, Title = {The Stretch Goal Paradox}, Journal = {Harvard Business Review}, Volume = {95}, Number = {1}, Pages = {93-99}, Publisher = {HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION}, Year = {2017}, Month = {January}, Key = {fds327845} } @article{fds327460, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Miller, CC and See, KE}, Title = {The stretch goal paradox}, Journal = {Harvard Business Review}, Volume = {2017}, Number = {January-February}, Year = {2017}, Month = {January}, Key = {fds327460} } @article{fds327461, Author = {Long, CP and Sitkin, SB and Cardinal, LB and Burton, RM}, Title = {How controls influence organizational information processing: insights from a computational modeling investigation}, Journal = {Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory}, Volume = {21}, Number = {4}, Pages = {406-436}, Publisher = {Springer Nature}, Year = {2015}, Month = {August}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10588-015-9191-z}, Abstract = {In this study, we use a series of computational models to investigate an information processing perspective on organizational control use. We evaluate and compare the information processing capabilities of various formal and informal control configurations under different information uncertainty conditions. We find that a wide range of formal controls can be used to direct subordinates performing interdependent tasks while a more narrow range of informal controls are most effective for directing subordinates who perform complex tasks. Results of this study provide a basis for formalizing an information processing perspective on organizational control implementation that differs but is complementary to the current emphasis on agency in organizational control research.}, Doi = {10.1007/s10588-015-9191-z}, Key = {fds327461} } @article{fds327462, Author = {Bijlsma-Frankema, K and Sitkin, SB and Weibel, A}, Title = {Distrust in the balance: The emergence and development of intergroup distrust in a court of law}, Journal = {Organization Science}, Volume = {26}, Number = {4}, Pages = {1018-1039}, Publisher = {Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)}, Year = {2015}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2015.0977}, Abstract = {Despite recent attention to trust, comparatively little is known about distrust as distinct from trust. In this paper, we drew on case study data of a reorganized court of law, where intergroup distrust had grown between judges and administrators, to develop a dynamic theory of distrust. We used insights from the literatures on distrust, conflict escalation, and professional-organization relations to guide the analysis of our case data. Our research is consistent with insights on distrust previously postulated, but we were able to extend and make more precise the perceptions and behaviors that make up the elements of the self-amplifying cycle of distrust development, how these elements are related, and the mechanisms of amplification that drive the cycle. To help guide and focus future research, we modeled the process by which distrust emerges and develops, and we drew inferences on how it can be repaired.}, Doi = {10.1287/orsc.2015.0977}, Key = {fds327462} } @article{fds327464, Author = {Hernandez, M and Long, CP and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Cultivating Follower Trust: Are All Leader Behaviors Equally Influential?}, Journal = {Organization Studies}, Volume = {35}, Number = {12}, Pages = {1867-1892}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Year = {2014}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0170840614546152}, Abstract = {We draw on the relevant extant literatures to examine the pathways to building trust through leader behaviors with three distinct emphases: the leader (personal leadership), the leader-follower relationship (relational leadership), and the situation (contextual leadership). We test this model using experimental data collected from experienced managers (Study 1) and field data collected from the peers and direct reports of business executives (Study 2). The results from these two studies both build on and challenge current views in the trust and leadership literatures about how leaders influence trust. Consistent with past literature, our findings indicate that various leadership behaviors appear to directly promote follower trust when analyzed independently. However, when these behaviors are analyzed jointly, relational leadership behaviors were found to mediate the effects of personal and contextual leadership behaviors on follower trust. The implications for theory and practice are discussed.}, Doi = {10.1177/0170840614546152}, Key = {fds327464} } @article{fds327463, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Rader, CA}, Title = {Denise M. Rousseau, ed.: The Oxford Handbook of Evidence-based Management}, Journal = {Administrative Science Quarterly}, Volume = {59}, Number = {4}, Pages = {NP46-NP48}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Year = {2014}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0001839214529545}, Doi = {10.1177/0001839214529545}, Key = {fds327463} } @article{fds327469, Author = {van Knippenberg, D and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {A critical assessment of charismatic—transformational leadership research: Back to the drawing board?}, Journal = {The Academy of Management Annals}, Volume = {7}, Number = {1}, Pages = {1-60}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {2013}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19416520.2013.759433}, Abstract = {There is a widely shared consensus that charismatic–transformational leadership is a particularly effective form of leadership. In a critical assessment of the state-of-the-science in this area of research, we question the validity of that conclusion. We identify four problems with theory and research in charismatic– transformational leadership. First, a clear conceptual definition of charismatic–transformational leadership is lacking. Current theories advance multi-dimensional conceptualizations of charismatic–transformational leadership without specifying how these different dimensions combine to form charismatic–transformational leadership, or how dimensions are selected for inclusion or exclusion. Second, theories fail to sufficiently specify the causal model capturing how each dimension has a distinct influence on mediating processes and outcomes and how this is contingent on moderating influences. Third, conceptualization and operationalization confounds charismatic– transformational leadership with its effects. Fourth, the most frequently used measurement tools are invalid in that they fail to reproduce the dimensional structure specified by theory and fail to achieve empirical distinctiveness from other aspects of leadership. Given that these problems are fundamental and inherent in the approaches analyzed, it is recommended that current approaches be abandoned, and that the field forego the label of charismatic– transformational leadership in favor of the study of more clearly defined and empirically distinct aspects of leadership.}, Doi = {10.1080/19416520.2013.759433}, Key = {fds327469} } @article{fds327476, Author = {Stahl, GK and Larsson, R and Kremershof, I and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Trust dynamics in acquisitions: A case survey}, Journal = {Human Resource Management}, Volume = {50}, Number = {5}, Pages = {575-603}, Publisher = {WILEY}, Editor = {Weber, Y and Fried, Y}, Year = {2011}, Month = {September}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hrm.20448}, Abstract = {Drawing on the organizational trust literature and research on postmerger integration, the authors develop a model that conceptually synthesizes the antecedents and consequences of trust in acquired organizations. The model proposes that the acquiring and target firms' relationship history, the interfirm distance, and the acquirer's integration approach will affect target firm member trust in the acquiring firm's management. Target firm member trust, in turn, may influence several sociocultural integration outcomes as well as postacquisition performance. The results of a case survey suggest that certain aspects of the relationship history and interfirm distance, such as the firms' collaboration history and preacquisition performance differences, are poor predictors of trust, whereas integration process variables, such as speed of integration, communication quality, and acquirer multiculturalism are major factors influencing trust. The implications for postmerger integration research and practice are discussed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.}, Doi = {10.1002/hrm.20448}, Key = {fds327476} } @article{fds327473, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Hackman, JR}, Title = {Developing team leadership: An interview with coach Mike Krzyzewski}, Journal = {Academy of Management Learning & Education}, Volume = {10}, Number = {3}, Pages = {494-501}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {2011}, Month = {September}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amle.2011.0005}, Doi = {10.5465/amle.2011.0005}, Key = {fds327473} } @article{fds327475, Author = {Hargrove, D and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Next generation leadership development in a changing and complex environment: An interview with general Martin E. Dempsey}, Journal = {Academy of Management Learning & Education}, Volume = {10}, Number = {3}, Pages = {528-533}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {2011}, Month = {September}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amle.2011.0006}, Doi = {10.5465/amle.2011.0006}, Key = {fds327475} } @article{fds327474, Author = {DeRue, DS and Sitkin, SB and Podolny, JM}, Title = {From the guest editors: Teaching leadership - Issues and insights}, Journal = {Academy of Management Learning & Education}, Volume = {10}, Number = {3}, Pages = {369-372}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {2011}, Month = {September}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amle.2011.0004}, Doi = {10.5465/amle.2011.0004}, Key = {fds327474} } @article{fds327477, Author = {Sitkin, S and See, K and Miller, C and Lawless, M and Carton, A}, Title = {The paradox of stretch goals: Organizations in pursuit of the seemingly impossible}, Journal = {Academy of Management Review}, Volume = {36}, Number = {3}, Pages = {544-566}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {2011}, Month = {July}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMR.2011.61031811}, Abstract = {We investigate the organizational pursuit of seemingly impossible goals-commonly known as stretch goals. Building from our analysis of the mechanisms through which stretch goals could influence organizational learning and performance, we offer a contingency framework evaluating which organizations are positioned to benefit from such extreme goals and which are most likely to pursue them. We conclude that stretch goals are, paradoxically, most seductive for organizations that can least afford the risks associated with them. © 2011 Academy of Management Review.}, Doi = {10.5465/AMR.2011.61031811}, Key = {fds327477} } @article{fds327478, Author = {Stahl, GK and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Trust dynamics in acquisitions: The role of relationship history, interfirm distance, and acquirer's integration approach}, Journal = {Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions}, Volume = {9}, Pages = {51-82}, Publisher = {Emerald Group Publishing}, Year = {2010}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1479-361X(2010)0000009006}, Abstract = {Drawing on the trust literature and research on sociocultural integration in mergers and acquisitions (M&As), we develop a model of the antecedents and consequences of trust dynamics in acquisitions. The model proposes that target firm members' perceptions of the acquiring firm management's trustworthiness are affected by the relationship history of the firms, the interfirm distance, and the integration approach taken by the acquirer. Ability, benevolence, integrity, and value congruence perceptions are proposed to converge into a generalized trust judgment or result in a state of ambivalence, depending on whether the trustworthiness attributions are consistent or conflicting. The model explains the mechanisms by which trust and ambivalence may affect a variety of attitudinal and behavioral outcomes. A number of testable propositions are derived from this model, and the implications for M&A research and practice are discussed. Copyright © 2010 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.}, Doi = {10.1108/S1479-361X(2010)0000009006}, Key = {fds327478} } @article{fds327483, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Chapter 27: Sense-making in organizational research}, Journal = {Research in the Sociology of Organizations}, Volume = {28}, Pages = {409-418}, Year = {2010}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s0733-558x(2010)0000028031}, Doi = {10.1108/s0733-558x(2010)0000028031}, Key = {fds327483} } @article{fds327485, Author = {Stickel, D and Mayer, RC and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Understanding social capital: In whom do we trust?}, Pages = {304-318}, Year = {2009}, Month = {December}, Key = {fds327485} } @article{fds327488, Author = {Webster, J and Brown, G and Zweig, D and Connelly, CE and Brodt, S and Sitkin, S}, Title = {Beyond knowledge sharing: Withholding knowledge at work}, Journal = {Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management}, Volume = {27}, Pages = {1-37}, Publisher = {Emerald (MCB UP )}, Year = {2008}, Month = {August}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0742-7301(08)27001-5}, Abstract = {This chapter discusses why employees keep their knowledge to themselves. Despite managers' best efforts, many employees tend to hoard knowledge or are reluctant to share their expertise with coworkers or managers. Although many firms have introduced specialized initiatives to encourage a broader dissemination of ideas and knowledge among organizational members, these initiatives often fail. This chapter provides reasons as to why this is so. Instead of focusing on why individuals might share their knowledge, however, we explain why individuals keep their knowledge to themselves. Multiple perspectives are offered, including social exchange, norms of secrecy, and territorial behaviors. © 2008 Emerald Group Publishing Limited.}, Doi = {10.1016/S0742-7301(08)27001-5}, Key = {fds327488} } @article{fds327487, Author = {Janson, A and Levy, L and Sitkin, SB and Lind, EA}, Title = {Fairness and other leadership heuristics: A four-nation study}, Journal = {European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology}, Volume = {17}, Number = {2}, Pages = {251-272}, Publisher = {Informa UK Limited}, Year = {2008}, Month = {June}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13594320701746510}, Abstract = {Leaders' fairness may be just one of several heuristics - cognitive shortcuts - that followers use to decide quickly whether they can rely on a given leader to lead them to ends that are good for the collective, rather than just good for the leader. Other leadership heuristics might include leader prototypicality and leader self-sacrifice. We hypothesized that if these other factors do function as leadership heuristics they would interact with fairness such that the correlation of fairness with leadership evaluations would be lower when either of the other factors was high. In two studies, both using the Lind-Sitkin Multiple Domain Leadership Instrument, we measured followers' impressions of their supervisors' interactional fairness, and prototypicality, and their leadership evaluations and ratings of team community; in Study 2 we also measured impressions of leaders' sacrifice. To test the generality of the phenomena, Study 1 included data from respondents in the US, India, and Germany; Study 2 included data from respondents in New Zealand and the US. The results supported the hypotheses.}, Doi = {10.1080/13594320701746510}, Key = {fds327487} } @article{fds327489, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Promoting a more generative and sustainable organizational science}, Journal = {Journal of Organizational Behavior}, Volume = {28}, Number = {7}, Pages = {841-848}, Publisher = {WILEY}, Year = {2007}, Month = {October}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/job.458}, Doi = {10.1002/job.458}, Key = {fds327489} } @article{fds327490, Author = {Long, CP and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Trust in the balance: How managers integrate trust-building and task control}, Pages = {87-106}, Publisher = {Edward Elgar Publishing}, Year = {2006}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781847202819.00012}, Doi = {10.4337/9781847202819.00012}, Key = {fds327490} } @article{fds327493, Author = {George, E and Chattopadhyay, P and Sitkin, SB and Barden, J}, Title = {Cognitive underpinnings of institutional persistence and change: A framing perspective}, Journal = {Academy of Management Review}, Volume = {31}, Number = {2}, Pages = {347-365}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {2006}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMR.2006.20208685}, Abstract = {We integrate the predictions of prospect theory, the threat-rigidity hypothesis, and institutional theory to suggest how patterns of institutional persistence and change depend on whether decision makers view environmental shifts as potential opportunities for or threats to gaining legitimacy. We argue that in the event that decision makers face ambiguity in their reading of the environment, they initiate decoupled substantive and symbolic actions that simultaneously accommodate the predictions of prospect theory and the threat-rigidity hypothesis.}, Doi = {10.5465/AMR.2006.20208685}, Key = {fds327493} } @article{fds327494, Author = {Sitkin, SB and George, E}, Title = {Managerial trust-building through the use of legitimating formal and informal control mechanisms}, Journal = {International Sociology}, Volume = {20}, Number = {3}, Pages = {307-338}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Year = {2005}, Month = {September}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0268580905055479}, Abstract = {This article examines formal and informal decision criteria used by organizational decision-makers when making potentially controversial, legitimacy-relating decisions that could damage trust. Two experimental studies found consistent patterns of persistent use of formal controls and reduced use of informal controls under higher levels of perceived threat to trust. Institutional theory is consistent with the proposition that increased use of legitimated control uniformly enhances trust. In contrast, this article posits and finds support for an attenuated legalistic institutional proposition that increased use of even legitimated control can predictably foster, or undermine, trust - but such predictions can be made only if we systematically distinguish formal and informal control. Results suggest institutional pressures manifest at the individual level provide a complementary focus to macro-organizational institutionalization.}, Doi = {10.1177/0268580905055479}, Key = {fds327494} } @article{fds327497, Author = {Cardinal, LB and Sitkin, SB and Long, CP}, Title = {Balancing and rebalancing in the creation and evolution of organizational control}, Journal = {Organization Science}, Volume = {15}, Number = {4}, Pages = {411-431}, Publisher = {Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)}, Year = {2004}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.1040.0084}, Abstract = {This research examines data collected as part of a 10-year case study of the creation and evolution of organizational control during organizational founding. Past research has taken a cross-sectional approach to examining control use in mature, stable organizations. In contrast, this study examines organizational controls during the founding period and takes a longitudinal perspective on organizational control. By examining how organizational controls are created and evolve through specific phases of the founding period, the research also provides new data and insights about what drives shifts in the use of various types of control. Specifically, this research sheds light on the role of imbalance among formal and informal controls as the key driver of shifts in control configurations, and provides a step toward making organizational control theory more dynamic.}, Doi = {10.1287/orsc.1040.0084}, Key = {fds327497} } @article{fds327498, Author = {Wong, S-S and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Book Reviews}, Journal = {Administrative Science Quarterly}, Volume = {47}, Number = {3}, Pages = {577-580}, Publisher = {JSTOR}, Year = {2002}, Month = {September}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3094857}, Doi = {10.2307/3094857}, Key = {fds327498} } @article{fds327499, Author = {Heath, C and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Big-B versus big-O: What is organizational about organizational behavior?}, Journal = {Journal of Organizational Behavior}, Volume = {22}, Number = {1}, Pages = {43-58}, Publisher = {WILEY}, Year = {2001}, Month = {February}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/job.77}, Abstract = {This paper is an empirically grounded essay about the current state of organizational behavior (OB) research and productive future directions. We report the results of a survey of OB scholars about the current importance of various research topics and their importance in an ideal world. We compare the survey responses with an archival analysis of papers published in leading OB journals over a 10-year period. We suggest that many of the topics that our respondents perceive to be 'under researched' can be summarized with one particular definition of OB that emphasizes organizing behavior. Considering all three definitions together, we highlight the limitations of the traditional (Big-B and Contextualized-B) definitions and discuss the benefits of a more organizational (Big-O) approach. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.}, Doi = {10.1002/job.77}, Key = {fds327499} } @article{fds327500, Author = {Dillard, C and Browning, LD and Sitkin, SB and Sutcliffe, KM}, Title = {Impression management and the use of procedures at the Ritz‐Carlton: Moral standards and dramaturgical discipline}, Journal = {Communication Studies}, Volume = {51}, Number = {4}, Pages = {404-414}, Publisher = {Informa UK Limited}, Year = {2000}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10510970009388534}, Abstract = {This article uses Goffman's work on moral standards and dramaturgical discipline to inform a case study featuring a hotel's procedures for guaranteeing reliable impression management. Through an analysis of archival material and 18 interviews at two sites, we developed four categories of impression management behaviors. Viewing our analysis through Goffman's lens, we argue that procedures codify moral standards thereby offering employees specific means by which they can enact dramaturgical discipline. In our discussion we suggest several ways in which our case study reinforces and expands Goffman's original concepts. Our findings are (a) procedures can function as codified moral standards within the organizational setting, (b) procedures can serve as the basis for employee enactment of dramaturgical discipline, (c) the use of databases in collecting and storing information offers a new wrinkle to impression management theory, and (d) the use of incentives to pacify guests expands the defensive practices available to those engaging in impression management. © 2000, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.}, Doi = {10.1080/10510970009388534}, Key = {fds327500} } @article{fds327503, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Browning, L and Sutcliffe, K}, Title = {Keep em' Flying: The Constitutive Dynamics of an Organizational Change in the U.S. Air Force}, Journal = {Electronic Journal of Communication}, Volume = {10}, Number = {1}, Year = {2000}, Key = {fds327503} } @article{fds327505, Author = {Rousseau, DM and Sitkin, SB and Burt, RS and Camerer, C}, Title = {Not so different after all: A cross-discipline view of trust}, Journal = {Academy of Management Review}, Volume = {23}, Number = {3}, Pages = {393-404}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {1998}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/AMR.1998.926617}, Doi = {10.5465/AMR.1998.926617}, Key = {fds327505} } @article{fds327507, Author = {Pablo, AL and Sitkin, SB and Jemison, DB}, Title = {Acquisition decision-making processes: The central role of risk}, Journal = {Journal of Management}, Volume = {22}, Number = {5}, Pages = {723-746}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Year = {1996}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0149-2063(96)90020-3}, Abstract = {This paper builds upon the work of organizational and strategic management scholars who have conceptualized acquisitions as decision-making processes. We suggest that behavioral concepts of risk, specifically decision-maker risk perceptions and propensities, are key to understanding the process by which acquisition candidates are selected, the characteristics of pre-acquisition evaluation and negotiations, and approaches to post-acquisition integration. By drawing upon past work concerning the effects of these risk-related variables in other decision-making contexts, we develop propositions that conceptualize their impact on acquisition decision processes. Incorporation of risk as a key variable in process theories of acquisitions provides a stronger theoretical grounding for these theories, and suggests some important practical implications for managers. © 1996 JAI Press Inc. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.}, Doi = {10.1016/S0149-2063(96)90020-3}, Key = {fds327507} } @article{fds327508, Author = {SITKIN, SB and WEINGART, LR}, Title = {DETERMINANTS OF RISKY DECISION-MAKING BEHAVIOR: A TEST OF THE MEDIATING ROLE OF RISK PERCEPTIONS AND PROPENSITY.}, Journal = {Academy of Management Journal}, Volume = {38}, Number = {6}, Pages = {1573-1592}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {1995}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/256844}, Doi = {10.2307/256844}, Key = {fds327508} } @article{fds327510, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {On the Positive Effect of Legalization on Trust}, Journal = {Research on Negotiation in Organizations}, Volume = {5}, Pages = {185-217}, Year = {1995}, Key = {fds327510} } @article{fds327511, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Sutcliffe, KM and Schroeder, RG}, Title = {Distinguishing Control from Learning in Total Quality Management: A Contingency Perspective}, Journal = {Academy of Management Review}, Volume = {19}, Number = {3}, Pages = {537-537}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {1994}, Month = {July}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/258938}, Doi = {10.2307/258938}, Key = {fds327511} } @article{fds327519, Author = {Bies, RJ and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Law without justice: The dilemmas of formalization and fairness in the legalistic organization}, Journal = {Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal}, Volume = {6}, Number = {4}, Pages = {271-275}, Publisher = {Springer Nature}, Year = {1993}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01385017}, Abstract = {There is growing evidence of a "litigation mentality" rampant in organizations, which has created a legalistic mindset in many managers. Increasingly, managerial decisions are becoming dominated by a concern for what is legally defensible at the expense of broader social considerations such as justice and fairness. The papers in this special issue explore how this legalistic mindset has created new organizational and social dilemmas, and situations of "law whithout justice." © 1993 Plenum Publishing Corporation.}, Doi = {10.1007/BF01385017}, Key = {fds327519} } @article{fds327520, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Roth, NL}, Title = {Legalistic organizational responses to catastrophic illness: The effect of stigmatization on reactions to HIV/AIDS}, Journal = {Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal}, Volume = {6}, Number = {4}, Pages = {291-312}, Publisher = {Springer Nature}, Year = {1993}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01385019}, Abstract = {The HIV/AIDS epidemic has focused increased attention on catastrophic illnesses in the workplace, and because of the stigmas associated with HIV/AIDS, it raises three primary concerns for organizations: (1) organizational avoidance of legal sanctions and litigation; (2) the maintenance of organizational legitimacy; and (3) organizational protection of employee rights. Although many organizations adopt legalistic responses to cope with these concerns, the analysis presented in this article suggests that while legalistic approaches function well to protect organizational interests in terms of both legal liability and legitimacy, the are only partially able to protect employee rights. Drawing upon the limited literature on HIV/AIDS in the workplace, this article presents an agenda for future research on organizational responses to HIV/AIDS. © 1993 Plenum Publishing Corporation.}, Doi = {10.1007/BF01385019}, Key = {fds327520} } @article{fds327515, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Bies, RJ}, Title = {The Legalistic Organization: Definitions, Dimensions, and Dilemmas}, Journal = {Organization Science}, Volume = {4}, Number = {3}, Pages = {345-351}, Publisher = {Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)}, Year = {1993}, Month = {August}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.4.3.345}, Abstract = {<jats:p> The worse the society, the more law there will be. In Hell, there will be nothing but law, and due process will be meticulously observed. </jats:p><jats:p> Grant Gilmore (The Ages of American Law 1977, p. 111) </jats:p>}, Doi = {10.1287/orsc.4.3.345}, Key = {fds327515} } @article{fds327516, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Roth, NL}, Title = {Explaining the Limited Effectiveness of Legalistic “Remedies” for Trust/Distrust}, Journal = {Organization Science}, Volume = {4}, Number = {3}, Pages = {367-392}, Publisher = {Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)}, Year = {1993}, Month = {August}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/orsc.4.3.367}, Abstract = {<jats:p> Organizations frequently adopt formal rules, contracts, or other legalistic mechanisms when interpersonal trust is lacking. But recent research has shown such legalistic “remedies” for trust-related problems to be ineffective in restoring trust. To explain this apparent ineffectiveness, this paper outlines a theory that distinguishes two dimensions of trust—task-specific reliability and value congruence—and shows how legalistic mechanisms respond only to reliability concerns, while ignoring value-related concerns. Organizational responses to employees with HIV/AIDS are used as a case illustration that supports the theory's major propositions. The paper concludes with an agenda for future research. </jats:p>}, Doi = {10.1287/orsc.4.3.367}, Key = {fds327516} } @article{fds327517, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Sutcliffe, KM and Reed, GL}, Title = {Prescriptions for justice: using social accounts to legitimate the exercise of professional control.}, Journal = {Social Justice Research}, Volume = {6}, Number = {1}, Pages = {87-111}, Year = {1993}, Month = {March}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf01048734}, Doi = {10.1007/bf01048734}, Key = {fds327517} } @article{fds327518, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Bies, RJ}, Title = {Social Accounts in Conflict Situations: Using Explanations to Manage Conflict}, Journal = {Human Relations}, Volume = {46}, Number = {3}, Pages = {349-370}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Year = {1993}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001872679304600303}, Abstract = {Considerable attention has been given to different behavioral strategies of conflict management (e.g., avoidance, compromise, collaboration). However, conflict theory and research has overlooked a simple, but effective strategy for managing conflict: the use of social accounts or explanations. In this paper, we review the literature on the use of social accounts in conflict situations and find it supports the argument that social accounts can be an effective conflict- management strategy. Based on this analysis, we propose several promising directions for future theory development and research concerning the role of social accounts in conflict situations. In addition, we identify tradeoffs and dilemmas created when social accounts are used to manage conflict. © 1993, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.}, Doi = {10.1177/001872679304600303}, Key = {fds327518} } @article{fds327522, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Pablo, AL}, Title = {Reconceptualizing the Determinants of Risk Behavior}, Journal = {Academy of Management Review}, Volume = {17}, Number = {1}, Pages = {9-9}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {1992}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/258646}, Doi = {10.2307/258646}, Key = {fds327522} } @article{fds327523, Author = {SITKIN, SB}, Title = {LEARNING THROUGH FAILURE - THE STRATEGY OF SMALL LOSSES}, Journal = {Research in Organizational Behavior}, Volume = {14}, Pages = {231-266}, Publisher = {JAI PRESS INC}, Year = {1992}, Month = {January}, Key = {fds327523} } @article{fds327524, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Roth, NL and Nelkin, D and Tancredi, L}, Title = {Dangerous Diagnostics: The Social Power of Biological Information.}, Journal = {Contemporary Sociology}, Volume = {20}, Number = {1}, Pages = {86-86}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Year = {1991}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2072102}, Doi = {10.2307/2072102}, Key = {fds327524} } @article{fds327526, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Sutcliffe, K}, Title = {Dispensing Legitimacy: Professional, Organization, and Legal Influences on Pharmacist Behavior}, Journal = {Research in the Sociology of Organizations}, Volume = {8}, Pages = {269-295}, Year = {1991}, Key = {fds327526} } @article{fds327527, Author = {Berlinger, LR and Sitkin, SB and Quinn, RE and Cameron, KS}, Title = {Paradox and Transformation: Toward a Theory of Change in Organization and Management.}, Journal = {Administrative Science Quarterly}, Volume = {35}, Number = {4}, Pages = {740-740}, Publisher = {JSTOR}, Year = {1990}, Month = {December}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2393523}, Doi = {10.2307/2393523}, Key = {fds327527} } @article{fds327528, Author = {Brittain, J and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Facts, figures, and organizational decisions: Carter racing and quantitative analysis in the organizational behavior classroom}, Journal = {Journal of Management Education}, Volume = {14}, Number = {1}, Pages = {62-81}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Year = {1990}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105256298901400108}, Doi = {10.1177/105256298901400108}, Key = {fds327528} } @article{fds327530, Author = {JEMISON, DB and SITKIN, SB}, Title = {ACQUISITIONS AND MARRIAGE - REPLY}, Journal = {Harvard Business Review}, Volume = {64}, Number = {4}, Pages = {148-148}, Publisher = {HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW}, Year = {1986}, Month = {July}, Key = {fds327530} } @article{fds327531, Author = {JEMISON, DB and SITKIN, SB}, Title = {ACQUISITIONS - THE PROCESS CAN BE A PROBLEM}, Journal = {Harvard Business Review}, Volume = {64}, Number = {2}, Pages = {107-116}, Publisher = {HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW}, Year = {1986}, Month = {March}, Key = {fds327531} } @article{fds327529, Author = {Jemison, DB and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Corporate Acquisitions: A Process Perspective}, Journal = {Academy of Management Review}, Volume = {11}, Number = {1}, Pages = {145-163}, Publisher = {Academy of Management}, Year = {1986}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/amr.1986.4282648}, Doi = {10.5465/amr.1986.4282648}, Key = {fds327529} } @article{fds327533, Author = {Martin, J and Feldman, MS and Hatch, MJ and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {The Uniqueness Paradox in Organizational Stories}, Journal = {Administrative Science Quarterly}, Volume = {28}, Number = {3}, Pages = {438-438}, Publisher = {JSTOR}, Year = {1983}, Month = {September}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2392251}, Doi = {10.2307/2392251}, Key = {fds327533} } %% Chapters in Books @misc{fds362633, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Learning about scholarship and being a scholar: The courage of foolishness}, Journal = {Research in the Sociology of Organizations}, Volume = {76}, Pages = {255-260}, Year = {2021}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X20210000076013}, Abstract = {James March was a bundle of wisdom and contradiction. Numerous lessons learned from him as a doctoral student have guided the author’s career as a scholar. Using simple models to achieve complex understanding, but also looking for deeper insights rather than being satisfied with readily recognizable patterns – together they exemplify how the seemingly contradictory form a tapestry of wise advice. Being humble enough to be open to criticism without defensiveness and to be open to reconsidering your old ideas, these represent other important lessons. Finally, maintaining the ability to be playful with important ideas as a way to make deeper discoveries offers not only the promise of great impact but, as important, offers the promise of a fun journey.}, Doi = {10.1108/S0733-558X20210000076013}, Key = {fds362633} } @misc{fds342559, Author = {Cardinal, LB and Sitkin, SB and Long, CP and Chet Miller, C}, Title = {The genesis of control configurations during organizational founding}, Volume = {40}, Pages = {83-114}, Booktitle = {Advances in Strategic Management}, Year = {2018}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S0742-332220180000040003}, Abstract = {In this chapter, the authors argue that organizational controls are best depicted and studied as sets of control configurations. Concepts from extant control research streams describing basic control elements as well as ideal types of control systems are used to identify and classify control configurations. The authors present compositional distinctions among four control configurations using a decade-long case study of a start-up company. By displaying how specific control elements are simultaneously distinct and intertwined in this company, the authors reveal significant theoretical insights that can assist scholars in distinguishing between different configurational patterns and in comprehending dynamics present in holistic perspectives of control. The authors conclude by discussing how conceptualizing controls as configurations most accurately reflects both organizational and managerial practice in ways that can motivate the development of new theories and approaches to studying this key aspect of organizational design. Because control configurations inherently reflect interdisciplinary concerns, and because such configurations affect the attainment of strategic goals, this work provides findings and ideas that fit the interests of a broad audience.}, Doi = {10.1108/S0742-332220180000040003}, Key = {fds342559} } @misc{fds340777, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Miller, CC and See, KE}, Title = {Risks of addressing vs. ignoring our biggest societal problems: When and how moon shots make sense}, Pages = {481-485}, Booktitle = {The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Emergency Management}, Year = {2018}, Month = {January}, ISBN = {9781138208865}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315458175}, Abstract = {Recent press reports as well as casual observations suggest we have serious societal problems, with most of them being addressed insuciently, or even being ignored. From the almost apocalyptic problems of war and famine in the South Sudan, to the disruption of Rocky Mountain ecosystems in North America and the uncontrolled population growth in many parts of the world, large-scale problems and their associated risks are threatening human societies. In recognition of these problems, the United Nations recently has set new goals in several critical areas related to sustainability, including: •Global poverty, health, and safety; •Education, food, water, and energy; •Climate sustainability; •Equality across people and countries.}, Doi = {10.4324/9781315458175}, Key = {fds340777} } @misc{fds327465, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Domains of leadership behaviors in organizations}, Booktitle = {Leadership and women in statistics}, Publisher = {Chapman and Hall}, Editor = {Golbeck, A and Olkin, I and Gel, Y}, Year = {2014}, Key = {fds327465} } @misc{fds327466, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {What will it take to educate the next generation of thought-leaders for a complicated world?}, Booktitle = {Educating tomorrow’s thought-leaders: Distinguished scholars answer a burning question}, Publisher = {Strategic Management Society}, Editor = {Wright, R and Brown, K}, Year = {2014}, Key = {fds327466} } @misc{fds343738, Author = {Bies, RJ and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Explanation as legitimation: Excuse-making in organizations}, Pages = {183-198}, Year = {2013}, Month = {December}, ISBN = {9781315044521}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315044521}, Doi = {10.4324/9781315044521}, Key = {fds343738} } @misc{fds327467, Author = {Jemison, DB and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Corporate acquisitions: A process perspective: From academy of management review (1986)}, Pages = {77-91}, Booktitle = {Mergers and Acquisitions: A Critical Reader}, Publisher = {Routledge}, Year = {2013}, Month = {January}, ISBN = {9780203708071}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203708071}, Doi = {10.4324/9780203708071}, Key = {fds327467} } @misc{fds327468, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Long, C and Cardinal, L}, Title = {Managerial action to promote trust, fairness and control in organizations: The effect of conflict}, Booktitle = {New Directions in Management and Organization Theory}, Publisher = {Cambridge Scholars Publishing}, Editor = {Miles, J}, Year = {2013}, Key = {fds327468} } @misc{fds327470, Author = {Hernandez, M and Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Who is leading the leader? Follower influence on leader ethicality}, Pages = {81-102}, Booktitle = {Behavioral Business Ethics: Shaping an Emerging Field}, Publisher = {Routledge}, Year = {2012}, Month = {March}, ISBN = {9780415873246}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203803820}, Doi = {10.4324/9780203803820}, Key = {fds327470} } @misc{fds327472, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Long, C and Cardinal, L}, Title = {Management control systems}, Booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Management Theory}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Editor = {Kessler, E}, Year = {2012}, Key = {fds327472} } @misc{fds327471, Author = {Emery, J and LeBoeuf, J and Siang, S and Sitkin, S}, Title = {Developing leaders of consequence}, Booktitle = {The Handbook for Teaching Leadership: Knowing, Doing, and Being}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Editor = {Nohria, N and Snook, S and Khuruna, R}, Year = {2012}, Key = {fds327471} } @misc{fds327480, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Cardinal, LB and Bijlsma-Frankema, KM}, Title = {Control is fundamental}, Pages = {3-15}, Booktitle = {Organizational control}, Publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, Year = {2010}, Month = {January}, ISBN = {9780521517447}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511777899.002}, Abstract = {Organizational control is a fundamental aspect of organizing that has been largely neglected by organizational scholars for several decades. This volume brings together new approaches to organizational control theory and research by a diverse group of scholars with different scholarly viewpoints to show the vibrancy and future potential of the domain for generative scholarship. The purpose is to provide a springboard and touchstone for a renewal of work in this area. Priming a renaissance in control research: Control systems have long been recognized as a fundamental aspect of all organizations (Scott, 1992) through which managers seek to align employee capabilities, activities, and performance with organizational goals and aspirations (Cyert and March, 1963; Merchant, 1985). Despite the fundamental nature of the phenomenon, its recognized importance, and some significant foundational work on organizational control, this area of study has been and remains seriously neglected. Specifically, organizational control is today underconceptualized in terms of its key constructs and its determinants and effects. As a result, organizational control has been subjected to only minimal theoretical and cumulative empirical study in recent years. The atrophy of control research in the domain of organization and management presents a striking contrast with a rise in recent attention to control in the managerial accounting literature, where it has achieved some prominence (Birnberg and Snodgrass, 1988; Davila, 2005; Davila and Foster, 2007; Henri, 2006; Hopwood, 2005; Merchant and Simons, 1986; Simons, 1991, 1994, 1995; Whitley, 1999).}, Doi = {10.1017/CBO9780511777899.002}, Key = {fds327480} } @misc{fds327479, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Cardinal, L and Long, C}, Title = {A configurational theory of control}, Pages = {51-79}, Booktitle = {Control in organizations: New directions in theory and research}, Publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, Editor = {Cardinal, LB and Bijlsma-Frankema, KM}, Year = {2010}, ISBN = {9780521517447}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511777899.004}, Abstract = {Organization theory scholars have long acknowledged that control processes are integral to the way in which organizations function (Blau and Scott,1962; Etzioni, 1965; Tannenbaum, 1962). While control theory research spans many decades and draws on several rich traditions (Dunbar and Statler, Chapter 2), several theoretical problems have kept it from generating reasonably consistent and interpretable empirical findings and from reaching consensus concerning the nature of key relationships. As new forms of organizational relations (networks, alliances, mass customization, supply chains, consortia, contract employees, telecommuting, virtual teams, etc.) emerged in the late twentieth century, traditional organizational control theories were viewed as less and less relevant by organizational scholars. As a result, attention to organizational control research waned, with the exception of critical theorists (e.g., Adler, 2007; Tsoukas, 2007) and accounting researchers (e.g., Davilia and Foster, 2007; Whitley, 1999). For example, despite the importance of the topic and the pervasiveness of the control phenomenon in organizations, organizational control research has not been sufficiently cumulative. The control literature is rich, but deceptive. Although most organizational scholars might be shocked by our assertion, we observe that there is very little empirical work on control in the organizational literature relative to other classic and fundamental organizational phenomena (e.g., design-effectiveness, planning-performance, diversification-performance relationships). From a distance, it may appear as though there is a great deal of empirical work and that there is broad support for the few dominant control theories (e.g., Merchant, 1985; Ouchi 1977, 1979).}, Doi = {10.1017/CBO9780511777899.004}, Key = {fds327479} } @misc{fds327484, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Understanding social capital: In whom do we trust?}, Pages = {302-316}, Booktitle = {Social capital: Multi-disciplinary perspectives}, Publisher = {Edward Elgar Press}, Year = {2009}, Key = {fds327484} } @misc{fds327486, Author = {Browning, LD and Greene, RW and Sitkin, SB and Sutcliffe, KM and Obstfeld, D}, Title = {Constitutive complexity: Military entrepreneurs and the synthetic character of communication flows}, Pages = {89-116}, Booktitle = {Building Theories of Organization: The Constitutive Role of Communication}, Publisher = {Routledge}, Year = {2008}, Month = {December}, ISBN = {0203891023}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203891025}, Doi = {10.4324/9780203891025}, Key = {fds327486} } @misc{fds327491, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {The ethics of reviewing}, Booktitle = {Winning reviews: A guide for evaluating scholarly writing}, Publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan}, Editor = {Baruch, R and Sullivan, S and Schepmyer, H}, Year = {2006}, Key = {fds327491} } @misc{fds327492, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Long, CP}, Title = {Trust in the balance: How managers integrate trust-building and task control}, Pages = {88-106}, Booktitle = {Handbook of Trust Research}, Publisher = {Edward Elgar Publishing}, Editor = {Bachmann, R and Zaheer, A}, Year = {2006}, Key = {fds327492} } @misc{fds327495, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Pablo, AL}, Title = {Leadership and the M&A process}, Booktitle = {Mergers and acquisitions: Creating integrative knowledge}, Publisher = {BLACKWELL PUBLISHING}, Editor = {Pablo, AL and Javidan, M}, Year = {2004}, Key = {fds327495} } @misc{fds327496, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Pablo, AL}, Title = {The neglected importance of leadership in mergers and acquisitions}, Booktitle = {Mergers and acquisitions: Managing culture and human resources}, Publisher = {Stanford University Press}, Editor = {Stahl, GK and Mendenhall, M}, Year = {2004}, Key = {fds327496} } @misc{fds327504, Author = {Browning, LD and Sitkin, SB and Sutcliffe, KM and Shetler, JC and Obstfeld, D}, Title = {Task effectiveness and the implementation of process methods - Organizations in the dual pursuit of control and learning}, Journal = {Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams, Vol 5 2000}, Volume = {5}, Pages = {203-243}, Publisher = {JAI PRESS INC}, Editor = {Beyerlein, MM and Johnson, DA and Beyerlein, ST}, Year = {2000}, Month = {January}, ISBN = {0-7623-0360-3}, Key = {fds327504} } @misc{fds327501, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {On the theoretical foundations of managerial and organizational cognition}, Pages = {73-79}, Booktitle = {Managerial and organizational cognition}, Publisher = {Lawrence Erlbaum Associates}, Editor = {Lant, T and Shapira, Z}, Year = {2000}, Key = {fds327501} } @misc{fds327502, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Sutcliffe, K and Browning, L}, Title = {Tailoring process management to situational requirements: Beyond the control and exploration dichotomy}, Pages = {315-330}, Booktitle = {The quality movement in America: Lessons for theory and research}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Editor = {Cole, R and Scott, WR}, Year = {2000}, Key = {fds327502} } @misc{fds327506, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Sutcliffe, K and Weick, K}, Title = {Organizational Learning}, Pages = {70-76}, Booktitle = {The technology management handbook}, Publisher = {CRC Press and IEEE Press}, Editor = {Dorf, RC}, Year = {1998}, Key = {fds327506} } @misc{fds327509, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Stickel, D}, Title = {The road to hell...The dynamics of distrust in an era of "quality" management}, Booktitle = {Trust in Organizations}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Editor = {Kramer, R and Tyler, T}, Year = {1995}, Key = {fds327509} } @misc{fds327513, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Roth, N and House, A}, Title = {Stigma as a determinant of legalization}, Pages = {137-168}, Booktitle = {The legalistic organization}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Editor = {Sitkin, S and Bies, R}, Year = {1994}, Key = {fds327513} } @misc{fds327514, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Bies, R}, Title = {The legalization of organizations: A multi-theoretical perspective}, Booktitle = {The Legalistic Organization}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Year = {1994}, Key = {fds327514} } @misc{fds327521, Author = {SITKIN, SB and SUTCLIFFE, KM and BARRIOS‐CHOPLIN, JR}, Title = {A Dual‐Capacity Model of Communication Media Choice in Organizations}, Journal = {Human Communication Research}, Volume = {18}, Number = {4}, Pages = {563-598}, Publisher = {Oxford University Press (OUP)}, Year = {1992}, Month = {January}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2958.1992.tb00572.x}, Abstract = {Most previous research concerning communication media choke in organizations has stressed the capacity of media to convey data. More recently, scholars have examined the capacity of media to convey and manifest meaning. Rarely have both functions been considered concurrently. In this artcle, a model is proposed that not only permits the simultaneous examination of these two functions but reflects that media use is influenced by characteristics of the task, individual and organizational capability constraints, and normative factors. By exploring the implications of this expanded dual‐capacity perspective, a more encompassing theory of the determinants of communkation media use in organizations is proposed. Copyright © 1992, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved}, Doi = {10.1111/j.1468-2958.1992.tb00572.x}, Key = {fds327521} } @misc{fds327525, Author = {Sitkin, SB and Bies, R}, Title = {Explanation as legitimation: Excuse-making in organizations}, Pages = {183-198}, Booktitle = {Explaining one's self to others: Reason-giving in a social context}, Publisher = {Lawrence Erlbaum Associates}, Editor = {McLaughlin, M and Cody, M and Read, S}, Year = {1991}, Key = {fds327525} } @misc{fds327532, Author = {Sitkin, SB}, Title = {Founders and the elusiveness of a cultural legacy}, Booktitle = {Organizational Culture}, Publisher = {SAGE Publications}, Editor = {Frost, P and Moorw, L and Louis, M and Lundberg, C and Martin, J}, Year = {1985}, Key = {fds327532} } | |
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