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  • 1.  Who done it? The person or the organization? enron

    Posted 02-11-2009 23:06
    also take a look at Boje's work with its plots characters and themes - marvellous!
    Enron Metatheatre:

    A Critical Dramaturgy Analysis of Enron's Quasi-Objects


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    Dr. Linzi J Kemp



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    On Feb 12, 2009, at 12:47 AM, Michael Johnson wrote:

    Jason,
     
    You might also look at Tanya Menon's paper that showed that media reports of scandals in North America tended to focus on individuals, but in Asia tended to focus on organizations.
     
    Menon, T., Morris, M., Chiu, C., & Hong, Y. (1999, May). Culture and the construal of agency: Attribution to individual versus group dispositions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(5), 701-717.
     
    Michael D. Johnson
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Management and Organization
    Michael G. Foster School of Business
    University of Washington
    Box 353200
    Seattle, WA 98195
    206.616.2756

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Pierce, Jason R
    Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:32 PM
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    Subject: Who done it? The person or the organization?

    Dear <st1:place w:st="on">OB</st1:place> colleagues:
     
    I write seeking references to theory or empirical evidence regarding construal of employee actions as being individual or organizational in nature.   For instance, it is common for the news media and others to report that an organization (e.g., Exxon-Mobile, Microsoft, the White House, US military) did X when in reality it was a specific person (e.g., Bill Gates, the president) who did X.   
     
    Although I have seen mentions in papers that this tendency is more common when the actions are performed by managers rather than front line employees, I am not sure how to find them again.  If anyone could get me started with theoretical terms (i.e., XYZ theory) or specific references, I'd be much obliged.
     
    Thank you in advance,
    Jason
     
    Jason R. Pierce
    Doctoral Candidate
    Organizational Behavior
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    "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man." - Bill S.
     

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    Dr. Linzi J Kemp



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