Journal of Managerial Issues; JMI

The Impact of Board Monitoring and Involvement On Top Management Team Affective Conflict

Boards of directors are expected to be vigilant protectors of shareholder's interests, particularly in light of recent scandals that have plagued Wall Street. To accomplish this goal, boards can assume a number of potential roles; these roles are generally divided into three basic categories -- control, strategy, and service. Boards of directors can monitor managers to control their behavior; they can influence strategy by being involved in strategic decision making; and they can service the ...

Top Management Team Tenure and Corporate Illegal Activity: The Moderating Influence of Board Size

A significant body of research has focused on the link between the size and composition of firms' boards of directors and various organizational outcomes. In particular, the effect of board size on both firm performance and on the balance of power between the firm's board and its top management team (TMT) have been examined. In recent years, many researchers have moved beyond studying the effect that board size has on firm performance and, instead, have turned their attention to studying such...

An Examination of Organizational Predictors of Mentoring Functions*

This study takes a step in extending research on mentoring by examining the influence of organizational position, organizational context, and organizational type on nine specific mentoring functions. While this study provides some noteworthy findings that contribute to existing research and mentoring, it is not without its limitations. For example, single-source data bias may limit the generalizability of this study. In addition, because respondents were graduates of one MBA program in the No...

First-Order Economizing: Organizational Adaptation and the Elimination of Waste in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry*

Since the seminal work of Lawrence and Lorsch, it has been acknowledged that one of the key explanatory variables of performance is the relationship between the firm and its environment. First-order economizing eliminates "bloat" -- wasteful practices, poor organization, and excessive organizational slack. The researchers used a cross-sectional, repeated-measure design in which panel data were collected for the period of 1980-1997 for the US manufacturers of novel pharmaceuticals. Adaptation ...

Perception of Foreignness: Benefit or Liability?*

With the advent of crisis, consumers often rally around their national leaders and economies. When South Korea was hit by its currency crisis in the late 1990s, South Korean citizens and businesses began and maintained "buy Korean products" campaigns. Similarly, after the September 11th terrorist attack, American consumers increased their purchases of American-made products as a sign of solidarity and unity. These events highlight what is already widely accepted; namely, the foreignness of a ...

Women's Perceptions of Organizational Culture, Work Attitudes, and Role-Modeling Behaviors

For women to advance, it is important for those few women at higher levels of management to engage in role-modeling behaviors. This study examines the work-related correlates of two important role-modeling behaviors: mentoring junior colleagues and demonstrating citizenship behaviors. The authors designed a web-based survey to measure their variables of interest. They used a combination of a convenience sample and snowball technique to develop a sample of career-oriented women employed full-t...

A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Executive and Institutional Ownership On Firm Performance

Over the past two decades corporate ownership patterns have changed markedly with increased ownership by company executives and institutional investors. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of executive and institutional ownership. The researchers integrate conflicting empirical evidence on the impact of executive ownership and institutional investment using a quantitative meta-analytic technique. Meta-analyses were conducted using procedures outlined by Hunter and Schmidt, a me...