When Rivals Become Partners: Acculturation in a Newly‐merged Organization

McEntire, Marjorie H.; Bentley, Joseph C.

doi:10.1108/eb028846

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“…The importance of a shared vision has been expressed in the merger literature (Isabella, 1993;Marks & Mirvis, 1997;McEntire & Bentley, 1996;Salk, 1995) as well as in the demands for strategic unity as organizations move forward in turbulent times (Ulrich & Wiersema, 1989). Gioia and Thomas (1996) conducted research that revealed the power of a desired future image as a means for change.…”

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Visions to Guide Performance: A Typology of Multiple Future Organizational Images

Margolis

Hansen

2008

Performance Improvement Quarterly

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Organizational performance is highly influenced by how employees envision the future. To date, many scholars have emphasized the importance of an overarching future vision that unites all stakeholders, while acknowledging the presence of divergent perspectives among members. This variety in perspectives may be further complicated in organizations undergoing great stress and where the leadership has not defined and promoted a future vision to guide the content of the images of its members. Little study has explored the various types of future organizational images that exist or the nature of those images. We explore these concerns via a case study of an airline in the midst of a dramatic fight for survival. The findings both confirm the existence of multiple views for the company's future and delineate their general characteristics through a typology of imagery. We conclude with a language to use to differentiate those images for future research and offer practical implications for managing multiple future organizational images to mobilize energy and enhance performance in a more unified direction.

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Visions to Guide Performance: A Typology of Multiple Future Organizational Images

Margolis

Hansen

2008

Performance Improvement Quarterly

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“…Today, it is widely used across various disciplines. GT has been justified in accounting research (Kirk and van Staden, 2001), information systems (Prasad and Prasad, 1994), organisational change (McEntire and Bentley, 1996;Brown and Eisenhardt, 1997), operations management (Binder and Edwards, *Corresponding author. E-mail: Ambeim@unisa.ac.za.…”

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Grounded theory analysis of municipal supply chain management

Ambe

Badenhorst-Weiss²

2011

Afr. J. Bus. Manage.

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This article illustrates practical examples of theories built during a grounded theory process on the implementation of supply chain management in the Central District Municipality, North West province, South Africa. It provides an understanding of and evaluates some basic concepts that are associated with grounded theory. The article suggests theories and hypotheses about the implementation of supply chain management in the Central District Municipality. It contributes to knowledge on the application of grounded theory in the field of supply chain research.

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“…Grounded theory has been used in the study of technological change (computerisation) in health organisations (Prasad & Prasad 1994) and to investigate organisational change (McEntire & Bentley 1996;Brown & Eisenhardt 1997). Brown & Eisenhardt (1997) selected grounded theory building to examine how organisations engage in continuous change, because they were interested in examining a rarely explored phenomenon that existing theory failed to fit.…”

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The use of grounded theory in accounting research

Kirk

Staden²

2001

Meditari Accountancy Research

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In this paper, grounded theory is investigated and applied to research on electronic commerce in order to demonstrate its use and potential limitations in accounting research. Grounded theory enables relevant theoretical concepts to emerge from the data and, in this way, leads to discovery. In treating 'all as data', grounded theory uses a pragmatic approach, combining qualitative and quantitative data and datagathering methods to encourage a rich understanding of the situation. This enables the generation of theory rather than the confirmation of existing theory. To illustrate this process, this paper demonstrates the emergence, with the use of grounded theory, of a definition for electronic commerce.

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When Rivals Become Partners: Acculturation in a Newly‐merged Organization

Cited by 14 publications

References 13 publications

Visions to Guide Performance: A Typology of Multiple Future Organizational Images

Visions to Guide Performance: A Typology of Multiple Future Organizational Images

Grounded theory analysis of municipal supply chain management

The use of grounded theory in accounting research

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