Research Strategies for Organizational History: A Dialogue Between Historical Theory and Organization Theory

History , Theory , and Research Strategies

The pages of this Sample Chapter may have slight variations in final published form. The colors in this document are not an accurate representation of the final textbook colors. Thi s photo essay chronicles the life course and family legacy of Sofie Lentschner. It begins in 1908 with Sofie's infancy and concludes in 2005, 35 years after Sofie's death, with her young adult grandsons, Peter and D...

Organizational theory for dissemination and implementation research

BACKGROUND Even under optimal internal organizational conditions, implementation can be undermined by changes in organizations' external environments, such as fluctuations in funding, adjustments in contracting practices, new technology, new legislation, changes in clinical practice guidelines and recommendations, or other environmental shifts. Internal organizational conditions are increasingl...

skopos theory and translating strategies of csis in translaed literary texts from english into persian

abstract translation has become a cultural act which plays a significant role in human life. with the emergence of functional translation theories, and skopos theory in particular, translation has been considered as a purposeful, interpersonal and intercultural activity which is produced for particular recipients and directed by a specific purpose. this purpose determines the translatio...

Life-History Theory: Fast and Slow Strategies

Just as modern economies undergo periods of boom and bust, human ancestors experienced cycles of abundance and famine. Is the adaptive response when resources become scarce to save for the future or to spend money on immediate gains? Drawing on life-history theory, we propose that people’s responses to resource scarcity depend on the harshness of their early-life environment, as reflected by ch...

STRUCTURE OF INDIVIDUAL GOALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ORGANIZATION THEORY Relevance of a Theory of Organizational Deci sions