The Blackwell Companion to Organizations

Drawing on the research of more than 50 influential international scholars, this extensive interdisciplinary survey consolidates and evaluates what is known and not known about organizations, and critically examines how we learn about and study them.
The contributions are grouped under ten headings, representing the most important contemporary perspectives on organizations, including networks, ecology and technology, each of which is covered at three levels of organization: intraorganizational, organizational, and interorganizational. For ease of use, each chapter is structured around five common elements: review and evaluation of the literature on that topic; contemporary issues and debates; central questions that remain unanswered; new and emerging directions for research; and connections across levels of organizations.

For newcomers to organization studies, this up-to-date resource provides a foundation for navigating the field and an overview of its complexities. For more experienced students and scholars, it offers a rich source of inspiration and ideas, and clear guidance for designing and carrying out exemplary research.

List of Figures viii
List of Tables ix
Contributors xi
Preface xxvii
Howard E. Aldrich
Acknowledgments xxx
Companion to Organizations: An Introduction 1
Joel A. C. Baum and Tim J. Rowley
Part I: Intraorganizational Level 35
1 Intraorganizational Institutions 37
Kimberly D. Elsbach
2 Intraorganizational Networks 58
Holly Raider and David J. Krackhardt
3 Intraorganizational Ecology 75
D. Charles Galunic and John R. Weeks
4 Intraorganizational Evolution 98
Massimo Warglien
5 Intraorganizational Cognition and Interpretation 119
C. Marlene Fiol
6 Intraorganizational Power and Dependence 138
Daniel J. Brass
7 Intraorganizational Technology 158
Melissa A. Schilling
8 Intraorganizational Learning 181
Linda Argote and Ron Ophir
9 Intraorganizational Complexity and Computation 208
Kathleen M. Carley
10 Intraorganizational Economics 233
Edward J. Zajac and James D. Westphal
Part II: Organizational Level 257
11 Organizational Institutions 259
Donald A. Palmer and Nicole Woolsey Biggart
12 Organizational Networks 281
Ranjay Gulati, Dania A. Dialdin, and Lihua Wang
13 Organizational Ecology 304
Joel A. C. Baum and Terry L. Amburgey Terry L. Amburgey and Jitendra V. Singh Theresa K. Lant
14 Organizational Evolution 327
Terry L. Amburgey and Jitendra V. Singh
15 Organizational Cognition and Interpretation 344
Theresa K. Lant
16 Organizational Power and Dependence 363
William Ocasio
17 Organizational Technology 386
Michael L. Tushman and Wendy Smith
18 Organizational Learning 415
Martin Schulz
19 Organizational Complexity and Computation 442
Kathleen M. Eisenhardt and Mahesh M. Bhatia
20 Organizational Economics 467
Brian S. Silverman
Part III: Interorganizational Level 495
21 Interorganizational Institutions 497
David Strang and Wesley D. Sine
22 Interorganizational Networks 520
Wayne E. Baker and Robert R. Faulkner
23 Interorganizational Ecology 541
Hayagreeva Rao
24 Interorganizational Evolution 557
Henrich R. Greve
25 Interorganizational Cognition and Interpretation 579
Joseph F. Porac, Marc J. Ventresca, and Yuri Mishina
26 Interorganizational Power and Dependence 599
Mark S. Mizruchi and Mina Yoo
27 Interorganizational Technology 621
Toby E. Stuart
28 Interorganizational Learning 642
Paul Ingram
29 Interorganizational Complexity and Computation 664
Olav Sorenson
30 Interorganizational Economics 686
Arjen Van Witteloostuijn
Part IV: Organizational Epistemology and Research Methods 713
31 Updating Organizational Epistemology 715
Jane Azevedo
32 Contemporary Debates in Organizational Epistemology 733
Mihnea C. Moldoveanu and Joel A. C. Baum
33 Model-Centered Organization Science Epistemology 752
Bill McKelvey
34 Survey Research Methods 781
David Knoke, Peter V. Marsden and Arne L. Kalleberg
35 Archival Research Methods 805
Marc J. Ventresca and John W. Mohr
36 Simulation Research Methods 829
Kevin Dooley
37 Grounded Theory Research Methods 849
Deborah Dougherty
38 Field Research Methods 867
Andrew H. Van de Ven and Marshall Scott Poole
Appendix: Glossary of Epistemology Terms 889
Bill McKelvey
Index 899