Marxist theory, we argue, can be a valuable resource as organization studies turns to the urgent societal problems of our times. In order to address these problems, organizational studies needs greater historical depth and interdisciplinarity. We argue that these imperatives necessitate a return to grand theory. Grand theories provide the frameworks needed for integrating in a systematic as opp...

Turnover among correctional workers creates persistent staffing problems for correctional administrators. The present research examines the effects of two types of subjective measurement of the work environment, job satisfaction and organizational commitment, which are often thought to be related to turnover. The study examines two separate aspects of organizational commitment, commitment to th...

Healthcare organizations face continuous and accelerating external change and thus must be prepared to manage their own change initiatives proactively. Given that many believe that the U.S. healthcare system is broken and most healthcare organizations are dealing with pervasive problems, some organizations may choose to seek transformational change to achieve the six aims identified by the Inst...

one of the greatest problems for managers during the last century was the diversification between individual and organizational goals management scholars was always looking for a solution for this conflict. although these goals sometime are convergent but in many cases this problem results in low degree in performance of the organization. this article is trying to present a molel for unificatio...

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) views Health Information Technology (HIT) as an essential organizational prerequisite for the delivery of safe, reliable, and cost-effective health services. However, HIT presents the proverbial double-edged sword in generating solutions to improve system performance while facilitating the genesis of novel iatrogenic problems. Incongruent organizational processes...

The World Wide Web provides access to a great deal of information on a vast array of subjects. Individuals search the Web as part of their organizational responsibilities to keep informed and to help solve business problems. These searches for information are accomplished by selecting a Web search engine and developing a keyword query. Keyword queries tend to return many irrelevant hits and typ...

One of the greatest problems for managers during the last century was the diversification between individual and organizational Goals Management scholars was always looking for a solution for this conflict. Although these goals sometime are convergent but in many cases this problem results in low degree in performance of the organization. This article is trying to present a molel for unificatio...

This paper examines how Greece nearly went to war with Turkey in 1996 over the uninhabited islets of Imia, to the detriment of the Greek decision makers involved. This escalation was driven by fragmented, piecemeal reactions resulting from the organizational structure of the Greek administration, which shaped identities, defined repertoires of action, sustained routines, and filtered and interp...

Understanding and creating the conditions under which information systems will be embraced by human organizations (thinking systems) remain a high-priority research issue. Despite numerous benefits associated with Information Technology (IT), there exist some intervening factors (systemic problems or issues) that impede technology’s widespread adoption and use in organisations. Established info...