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The "organization linkage" concept is relatively new. This book provides a unique and very valuable approach to the study of organizations - how do actions among individuals and groups affect (or not affect) organizations as a whole, and vice versa. This ground-breaking book shows how to bridge the gap between the traditional micro and macro camps of organizational studies.
Reflecting Backward and Looking Forward
Reflecting Backward and Looking Forward
In Chapter 1, I introduced our two basic tasks: to delineate the concept of organizational linkages and to present and illustrate some tools for linkage analysis. The principal focus was on tracing changes of activities and outcomes in one unit or level on changes in activities and outcomes at another unit or level. What are the conditions in which we would expect no “cross-level” effects, and when might these effects be amplified across levels or units?
Let's think back to the productivity paradox, which was posed as an interesting application area. The productivity paradox says there is little relation between investments in information technology and intended productivity improvements. For example, suppose a firm introduces information technology (computers) ...
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