Administrative Science Quarterly Online Table of Contents Alert
A new issue of Administrative Science Quarterly is available online:
March 2018; Vol. 63, No. 1
How do nonprofessionals become acknowledged as experts in a field? Why does fraud influence some market participants' behavior more than others'? What can management models tell us about our past and our future? Why would a company keep an award a secret? These and other burning questions are answered in the new issue of ASQ. The articles are open access for a short time, so check them out now. Plus visit my site Organizational Musings for a blog post on each article, visit our student-run ASQ Blog for interviews with ASQ authors, and get a sneak peek of what's to come in future issues here. Open up ASQ, or FOMO will hit you hard...
Articles
Labor of Love: Amateurs and Lay-expertise Legitimation in the Early U.S. Radio Field
Grégoire Croidieu and Phillip H. Kim
Itching to be seen as an expert? There is more than one path to get there, and this article explores how radio operators in the early 20th century achieved it without becoming professionals in the field. All it took was the world's largest ever war, and a lot of enthusiasm (after the war).
Blog post is here
Fraud and Market Participation: Social Relations as a Moderator of Organizational Misconduct
Christopher B. Yenkey
In the context of the Nairobi Securities Exchange, we learn why some victims of stock market fraud continue to invest while others back out. The key is similarity – those who are like the fraudster keep some naiveté.
Blog post is here
The Evolution of Management Models: A Neo-Schumpeterian Theory
Zlatko Bodrožić and Paul S. Adler
From railways and steel to cars and computers, this article traces the evolution of a century and a half of U.S. management models. It turns out that our thinking about organizations very much follows the organizations we see.
Blog post is here
Strategic Silence: Withholding Certification Status as a Hypocrisy Avoidance Tactic
W. Chad Carlos and Ben W. Lewis
Some organizations that work hard to achieve environmental certifications end up not publicizing them. Why? Well, a certification sets a standard, and they may end up being seen as hypocrites, or as vulnerable to pressure. Certifications are green, silence is gold...
Blog post is here
Routine Regulation: Balancing Conflicting Goals in Organizational Routines
Carlo Salvato and Claus Rerup
When developing new products, which wins out: design or efficiency? Creating "dynamic truces" is key to letting the organization prioritize both. Not all organizations can do it – that's why we understand what Alessi is all about, but United Airlines keeps surprising us.
Blog post is here
Interactions and Interests: Collaboration Outcomes, Competitive Concerns, and the Limits to Triadic Closure
Pavel I. Zhelyazkov
Have you ever suspected that network behaviors are complicated, and that's why only a few end up in the right position? It is true. Two organizations are more likely to form a relationship if they have a third party in common, but the third party is not a passive participant: it can sometimes undermine the connection, including if it's concerned about being less competitive after the connection is made.
Blog post is here
Book Reviews
Mark de Rond: Doctors at War: Life and Death in a Field Hospital
Karl E. Weick
Wendy Nelson Espeland and Michael Sauder: Engines of Anxiety: Academic Rankings, Reputation, and Accountability
Pamela S. Tolbert
Daniel M. G. Raff and Philip Scranton (eds.): The Emergence of Routines: Entrepreneurship, Organization, and Business History
Carlo Salvato
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Editor, Administrative Science Quarterly