Testing Macro Organizational Theories in Laboratory Experiments

"Organizational Commitment: Testing Two Theories"

Jet A Explosion Experiments: Laboratory Testing

Using Laboratory Experiments to Test Theories of Corporate Behavior

Laboratory experiments provide the most rigorous method of testing scientific theories. However, their current use is primarily limited to testing theories of individual behavior. I suggest the conditions under which one can test theories of corporate behavior in laboratory experiments, using human subjects in the role of purposive corporate actors (such as groups or the state). Using the Condo...

Experiments in Organizational Behavior

Organizations are social systems that pursue their goals by coordinating people to engage in joint production. Organizations are characterized by division of labor and interdependent reward structures, which result in its members trying to accomplish their own, their group’s, and their organization’s goals while competing against other individuals, groups, and organizations. The intense interde...

Organizational change and job redesign in integrated manufacturing: a macro-organizational to micro- organizational perspective

Based on the latest research on the topic of integrated manufacturing (IM), attempts to integrate macro-organizational and micro-organizational factors which have been found to relate to the new manufacturing paradigm. Commences with a definition of IM and its three prominent components: advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) just-in-time inventory and total quality management. Follows with ...