The Legalistic Organization

1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-8039-4863-1
Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 728 g

Introduction and Theoretical Context S. B Sitkin & R. J. Bies / Preface M. G. Yudof // I. Introduction and Theoretical Context // 1. Law and Organizations W. R. Scott / 2. The Legalization of Organizations: A Multi-Theoretical Perspective S. B Sitkin & R. J. Bies // II. Legalistic Procedures // 3. Cops and Auditors: The Rhetoric of Records J. Van Maanen & B. T. Pentland / 4. Contracting Without Contracts: How the Japanese Manage Organizational Transactions M. J. Smitka / 5. Effects of Legal Context on Decision Making Under Ambiguity M. S. Feldman & A. J. Levy // III. Legalistic Criteria in Decision Making // 6. Stigma as a Determinant of Legalization N. L. Roth, S. B Sitkin & A. House / 7. The Threat of Legal Liability and Managerial Decision Making: Regulation of Reproductive Health in the Workplace D. M. Randall & D. D. Baker / 8. Law, Privacy, and Organizations: The Corporate Obsession to Know Versus the Individual Right Not to Be Known M. J. Culnan, H. J. Smith & R. J. Bies / 9. The Changing Legal Environment: A Review and Recommendations for Today's Corporate Directors I. F. Kesner & J. B. Kaufman // IV. Legalistic Rhetoric // 10. Communication Under Conditions of Litigation Risk: A Grounded Theory of Plausible Deniability in the Iran-Contra Affair L. D. Browning & R. Folger / 11. The Consequences of Language: A Metaphorical Look at the Legalization of Organizations R. K. Stutman & L. L. Putnam / 12. Reducing the Litigious Mentality by Increasing Employees' Desire to Communicate Grievances D. L. Shapiro & D. M. Kolb // V. Reflections on the Legalistic Organization // 13. The Costs of Legalization: The Hidden Dangers of Increasingly Formalized Control J. Pfeffer / 14. Litigation Mentality and Organizational Learning C. Argyris / Index ABRIDGED CONTENTS: I. Introduction and Theoretical Context / II. Legalistic Procedures / III. Legalistic Criteria in Decision Making / IV. Legalistic Rhetoric / V. Reflections on the Legalistic Organization CONTRIBUTORS: M. G. Yudof, W. R. Scott, S. B Sitkin, R. J. Bies, J. Van Maanen, B. T. Pentland, M. J. Smitka, M. S. Feldman, A. J. Levy, N. L. Roth, A. House, D. M. Randall, D. D. Baker, M. J. Culnan, H. J. Smith, I. F. Kesner, J. B. Kaufman, L. D. Browning, R. Folger, R. K. Stutman, L. L. Putnam, D. L. Shapiro, D. M. Kolb, J. Pfeffer, C. Argyris

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sitkin, Sim B.

Bies, Robert J.

Bies, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - Sim B Sitkin and Robert J Bies
Preface - Mark G Yudof
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION AND THEORETICAL CONTEXT
Law and Organizations - W Richard Scott
The Legalization of Organizations - Sim B Sitkin and Robert J Bies
A Multi-Theoretical Perspective
PART TWO: LEGALISTIC PROCEDURES
Cops and Auditors - John Van Maanen and Brian T Pentland
The Rhetoric of Records
Contracting Without Contracts - Michael J Smitka
How the Japanese Manage Organizational Transactions
Effects of Legal Context on Decision Making Under Ambiguity - Martha S Feldman and Alan J Levy
PART THREE: LEGALISTIC CRITERIA IN DECISION MAKING
Stigma as a Determinant of Legalization - Nancy L Roth, Sim B Sitkin and Ann House
The Threat of Legal Liability and Managerial Decision Making - Donna M Randall and Douglas D Baker
Regulation of Reproductive Health in the Workplace
Law, Privacy, and Organizations - Mary J Culnan, H Jeff Smith and Robert J Bies
The Corporate Obsession to Know Versus the Individual Right Not to Be Known
The Changing Legal Environment - Idalene F Kesner and Jeffrey B Kaufmann
A Review and Recommendations for Today's Corporate Directors
PART FOUR: LEGALISTIC RHETORIC
Communication Under Conditions of Litigation Risk - Larry D Browning and Robert Folger
A Grounded Theory of Plausible Deniability in the Iran-Contra Affair
The Consequences of Language - Randall K Stutman and Linda L Putnam
A Metaphorical Look at the Legalization of Organizations
Reducing the Litigious Mentality by Increasing Employees' Desire to Communicate Grievances - Debra L Shapiro and Deborah M Kolb
PART FIVE: REFLECTIONS ON THE LEGALISTIC ORGANIZATION
The Costs of Legalization - Jeffrey Pfeffer
The Hidden Dangers of Increasingly Formalized Control
Litigation Mentality and Organizational Learning - Chris Argyris