学术前沿速递 |《Academy of Management Journal》论文精选

 

本文精选了管理学国际顶刊《Academy of Management Journal》近期发表的论文,提供管理学研究领域最新的学术动态。

 

Polishing the Gilt Edge: Elite Category Endurance and Symbolic Boundaries in U.S. Luxury Hotels, 1790–2015

原刊和作者:

Academy of Management Journal Volume66 Issue1

Christi Lockwood (University of Virginia)

Mary Ann Glynn (Harvard University)

Simona Giorgi (University of Bath)

Abstract

We conducted an inductive study of discourse associated with the U.S. luxury hotel category, from its beginnings in 1790 through 2015, to explain how cultural processes contribute to elite category endurance. Analyzing data from historical archives, interviews, and observations, we use both qualitative and quantitative methods to reveal how the endurance of an elite category is an ongoing cultural accomplishment that occurs via periodic redefinition of its “symbolic boundary”—that is, the set of meanings and practices that distinguish the elite from nonelite. Modeling the boundary in terms of semiotic codes of opposition, we find that the encoding of the symbolic boundary serves as a temporary settlement that conveys both the category’s elite exclusivity and its cultural consonance with broader societal beliefs, tastes, and practices. Over time, however, with industry and societal changes, tensions erupt in the balance between the needs for exclusivity and consonance, propelling a redefinition of what it means to be elite. Our research extends current theorizations of elite category endurance by revealing how the elite symbolic boundary is neither permanent nor unassailable; rather, we show how it changes to enable long-term elite category endurance.

Link: https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2020.0201

 

 

Painting a Clear Picture while Seeing the Big Picture: When and Why Leaders Overcome the Trade-Off Between Concreteness and Scale

原刊和作者:

Academy of Management Journal Volume66 Issue1

Andrew M. Carton (University of Pennsylvania)

Karren Knowlton (Dartmouth College)

Constantinos G. V. Coutifaris (University of Texas at Austin)

Timothy G. Kundro (University of North Carolina)

Andrew P. Boysen (University of North Carolina)

Abstract

One of the most effective ways leaders can promote change is by generating visions with image-based rhetoric (“make children smile”). By conjuring visual snapshots of the future, leaders paint a portrait of what their organizations can one day achieve. It would thus stand to reason that leaders who naturally think and speak in terms of picture-like detail (a “concrete orientation”) would promote more organizational change than those who are inclined to think vaguely (an “abstract orientation”). Yet, research has established that individuals with a concrete orientation tend to focus on short-term, narrow details (e.g., small features of a single product) rather than long-term visions requiring the coordinated effort of all employees. To determine how and when concrete-thinking leaders induce large-scale change, we integrate theory on attention, organizational hierarchy, and construal. We predict that leaders who have a concrete orientation will promote change by redirecting their attention toward long-term visions of the future, if their organizations have strong, rather than weak, hierarchies. By contrast, hierarchical strength will have no such effect on leaders with an abstract orientation. We test these predictions in an archival study of CEOs and then examine the attention-based process that helps explain this effect in a preregistered experiment.

Link: https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2018.1019

 

 

Balancing “Protective Disguise” with “Harmonious Advocacy”: Social Venture Legitimation in Authoritarian Contexts

原刊和作者:

Academy of Management Journal Volume66 Issue1

Isabel Neuberger (University of Southampton)

Jochem Kroezen (Erasmus University and University of Cambridge)

Paul Tracey (University of Cambridge and University of Melbourne)

Abstract

This paper seeks to advance understanding of how new social ventures can gain legitimacy in authoritarian contexts. Through a study of a new disability rights organization in post-revolutionary Egypt, we theorize how authoritarianism poses distinct challenges for social ventures that require different legitimation strategies than those commonly reported in the literature. Specifically, we use our case study to build a theoretical model that suggests social ventures need to achieve “optimal assimilation” by balancing “protective disguise” with “harmonious advocacy.” By explicitly theorizing social venture legitimation in authoritarian contexts, we advance the budding literature on social venture legitimation that has so far predominantly considered legitimation in more democratic contexts. Moreover, our study shows that organizational legitimacy may need to be conceptualized differently when examining social ventures—and indeed other forms of organization—in authoritarian regimes.

Link: https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2020.0517

 

 

The Impact of Communist Ideology on the Patenting Activity of Chinese Firms

原刊和作者:

Academy of Management Journal Volume66 Issue1

Dean Xu (Monash University)

Kevin Zheng Zhou (University of Hong Kong)

Shihua Chen (Dongbei University of Finance and Economics)

Abstract

The Chinese Communist Party began decoupling its policies and practices from Maoist communist ideology more than four decades ago. Yet, why does Maoism continue to have an impact on the behavior of Party members? In this study, we argue that, although the influence of Maoist ideology has become weaker among younger Party members and Party members with higher educational attainment, such ideological decay is countered by a process of secondhand ideological imprinting. Based on data from 1,298 non-state-owned Chinese listed firms for 2000–2017, we find that firms with Party-member board chairs file fewer patent applications and are more likely to commit patent infringement. These effects are weaker if a board chair is younger or has higher educational attainment. Importantly, the moderating effect of young age is reduced as the presence of older Party-member corporate directors in a region becomes more prominent. However, the moderating effect of education appears to be unaffected by the presence of older Party-member directors. These findings generate fresh insights on the dynamics of ideological decay and persistence.

Link: https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2020.0810

 

 

Receiving Service from a Person with a Disability: Stereotypes, Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Opportunity for Increased Corporate Reputation

Academy of Management Journal Volume66 Issue1

David J. G. Dwertmann (Rutgers University)

Bernadeta Goštautait? (ISM University of Management and Economics)

Rūta Kazlauskait? (ISM University of Management and Economics)

Ilona Bu?iūnien? (ISM University of Management and Economics)

Abstract

Whereas advocates point to benefits of employing people with disabilities for organizations, employers’ concern over negative customer reactions is still a barrier to the employment of people with disabilities in service occupations. We contribute to this discussion and the management literature on disability by examining the effects of receiving service from employees with a hearing disability and employees who use a wheelchair on corporate reputation. Based on signaling theory, stereotypes, and valuation-by-association logic, we argue and find in a multistudy, multimethod approach that employing people with disabilities can be perceived as corporate social responsibility and leads to better corporate reputation. A field study with 317 customers of a large international supermarket chain in Lithuania demonstrates higher ratings of corporate reputation for customers receiving service from an employee with a hearing disability than for customers receiving service from an employee without disabilities. In an online experiment using a Solomon four-group design, we utilize video vignettes to test our model with corporate social responsibility perceptions as a mediator. Together, our findings show that managers’ concerns about how biased customers might respond to service employees with disabilities are likely unfounded and highlight—in addition to an ethical case for inclusion—the potential for organizations to benefit from employing of people with disabilities, as it leads to favorable reputation effects for organizations.

Link: https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2020.0084

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