A set-theoretic approach to organizational configurations

Fiss, Peer C.

doi:10.5465/amr.2007.26586092

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“…In contrast, those in dynamic environments would choose to deploy fact-based SCM initiatives along with the investment for accurate data. This further demands the use of contingency (or configuration) theory (El Sawy et al 2010;Fiss 2007) in studying the value of business analytics.…”

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The impact of advanced analytics and data accuracy on operational performance: A contingent resource based theory (RBT) perspective

Chae

Yang

Olson³

et al. 2014

Decision Support Systems

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This study is interested in the impact of two specific business analytic (BA) resourcesaccurate manufacturing data and advanced analytics-on a firms' operational performance. The use of advanced analytics, such as mathematical optimization techniques, and the importance of manufacturing data accuracy have long been recognized as potential organizational resources or assets for improving the quality of manufacturing planning and control and of a firms' overall operational performance. This research adopted a contingent resource based theory (RBT), suggesting that the moderating and mediating role of fact-based SCM initiatives as complementary resources. This research proposition was tested using Global Manufacturing Research Group (GMRG) survey data and was analyzed using partial least squares/structured equation modeling. The research findings shed light on the critical role of fact-based SCM initiatives as complementary resources, which moderate the impact of data accuracy on manufacturing planning quality and mediate the impact of advanced analytics on operational performance. The implication is that the impact of business analytics for manufacturing is contingent on contexts, specifically, the use of fact-based SCM initiatives such as TQM, JIT, and statistical process control. Moreover, in order for manufacturers to take advantage of the use of data and analytics for better operational performance, complementary resources such as factbased SCM initiatives must be combined with BA initiatives focusing on data quality and advanced analytics.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of advanced analytics and data accuracy on operational performance: A contingent resource based theory (RBT) perspective

Chae

Yang

Olson³

et al. 2014

Decision Support Systems

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“…Certain fields, such as organizational change management, HRM or the resource-based view (RBV) employ the configurational comparative method to complete insufficient statistical analyses from prior studies (Fiss, 2007;Grandori and Furnari, 2008;Pajunen, 2008;Schneider, Schulze-Bentrop, and Paunescu, 2009;Greckhamer, 2011;Hsu, Woodside, and Marshall, 2013;Woodside, 2013). A configurational comparative method assumes complex causality-a condition or combination of minimum necessary and/or sufficient conditions for a particular outcome-and nonlinear relationships where, "variables found to be causally related in one configuration may be unrelated or even inversely related in another" (Meyer et al, 1993(Meyer et al, : 1178.…”

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Firm survival: The role of incubators and business characteristics

Más‐Verdú

Soriano

Roig‐Tierno

2015

Journal of Business Research

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The main objective of this research is to analyze the impact of business incubatorson the survival of their associated firms. Using a configurational comparative method, the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fs/QCA), it also examines whether the degree of business innovation, size, sector of activity and export activity affect firm survival. One of the most notable conclusions from this analysis is that the survival of a firm is related with at least some of the following characteristics: the firm must be technology-based, its productive focus is on goods (rather than on services), or that it is located within the specific environment of A business incubator.

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“…Comparative Analysis (QCA) developed by Charles Ragin have been shown to be powerful to evaluate the predictive power of configurations on specific organizational or institutional outcomes [196,197]. They could be used to operationalize our typology and evaluate the impact of specific configurations on organizations' sustainable performance.…”

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Configuring management control systems: Theorizing the integration of strategy and sustainability

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Grubnic

Herzig

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Although organizations have embraced the sustainability rhetoric in their discourse and external reporting, little is known about the processes whereby management control system contributes to a deeper integration of sustainability within organizational strategy. This paper addresses this gap and mobilizes a configuration approach to theorise the roles and uses of management control system (MCS) and sustainability control system (SCS) in the integration of sustainability within organizational strategy. Building on the levers of control framework, we distinguish two possible uses of a MCS and a SCS-a diagnostic use and an interactive use-, and we specify the modes of MCS and SCS integration. We rely on these two core dimensions to identify eight organizational configurations that reflect the various uses as well as their modes of integration of SCS and MCS. We characterize these ideals-type configurations, explain their impact on the triple bottom line, and describe which mechanisms allow organizations to move from one configuration to another. In so doing, we highlight various paths toward sustainability integration or marginalization within organizations. Finally, we explain how our framework can support future research on the role of MCS and SCS in the integration of sustainability within strategy.

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A set-theoretic approach to organizational configurations

Cited by 1,643 publications

References 118 publications

The impact of advanced analytics and data accuracy on operational performance: A contingent resource based theory (RBT) perspective

The impact of advanced analytics and data accuracy on operational performance: A contingent resource based theory (RBT) perspective

Firm survival: The role of incubators and business characteristics

Configuring management control systems: Theorizing the integration of strategy and sustainability

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