Theory of Stretch Goals

Stretch goals force organizations to explore new ways of working.



The Paradox of Stretch Goals: Organizations in Pursuit of the Seemingly Impossible.

Sitkin, Sim B.; See, Kelly E.; Miller, C. Chet; Lawless, Michael W.; Carton, Andrew M. Academy of Management Review. Jul 2011, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p544-566



Stretch targets: What makes them effective?
Kenneth R. Thompson, Wayne A. Hochwarter and Nicholas J. Mathys
ACAD MANAGE PERSPECTIVES August 1, 1997 vol. 11 no. 3 48-60



Using stretch goals to promote organizational effectiveness and personal growth: General Electric and Goldman Sachs.
S Kerr, S Landauer - The Academy of Management Executive, 2004 - amp.aom.org


Six Sigma: the role of goals in improvement teams
K Linderman, RG Schroeder, AS Choo - Journal of Operations Management, December 2006

Multiple Team Membership Theory

Surveys estimate that 65 to 95 percent of knowledge workers across a wide range of industries
and occupations in the United States and Europe are members of more than one project
team at a time.




Organizations use multiple team membership to enhance individual and team productivity
and learning. There are problems in this structure. But carefully balancing the
number and variety of team memberships can enhance both productivity and learning.

Hence the theory of multiple team membership.




Multiple Team Membership: A Theoretical Model of its Effects on Productivity and Learning for Individuals and Teams.

By: O'leary, Michael Boyer; Mortensen, Mark; Woolley, Anita Williams. Academy of Management Review. Jul2011, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p461-478.

Theory of Organizational Learning

Still a Promising area of research



We reflect on how our framework of organizational learning (OL) has been
used in subsequent research and whether a theory of OL has emerged.

Although, there is subsequent research that has added to our original work, the challenge to develop an accepted theory remains unrealized.

We identify some promising directions for developing a theory of Organization Learning.





Reflections on the 2009 AMR Decade Award: Do We have a Theory of Organizational Learning?
By: Crossan, Mary M.; Maurer, Cara C.; White, Roderick E. Academy of Management Review. Jul2011, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p446-460.

Dissent in Democracy - Theory

Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions organized ten meetings of faculty of Indiana University to read and discuss materials on  Democracy and Dissent. They felt adequate attention in theory was not paid to this topic.

One of the papers that was developed as a part of this initiative.

Democratic Dissent  and theTrick of Rheotorical Critique
http://poynter.indiana.edu/files/4713/4513/2559/m-ivie.pdf

Knowledge Society - Theory

The knowledge and innovation society is based on the integration of the new technological infrastructures with the research, development and innovation processes, as well as with the
educational activities, contributing essentially to the development of the intellectual capital, as main resource of the actual society.

In Knowledge society, the intellectual capital is the main resource of the society.


SYNERGY AMONG KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND EDUCATION
MIHAELA MURESAN
Professor Ph.D, - “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Bucharest.
http://euromentor.ucdc.ro/dec2011/en/synergyamongknowledgecreativityreseachmihaelamuresan_10.pdf



Distinction between knowledge and information.

Knowledge  – in whatever field – empowers its possessors with the capacity for intellectual or physical action. So knowledge is fundamentally a matter of cognitive capability.

Information, on the other hand, takes the shape of structured and formatted data. But it remains passive and inert until used by those with the knowledge needed to interpret and process them.


An Introduction to the Economy of the Knowledge Society
By
Paul A. David and Dominique Foray
University of Oxford Department of Economics, Discussion series, 2001
http://economics.ouls.ox.ac.uk/13105/1/Item.pdf



Teece, D. 1998. Capturing value from knowledge assets: The
new economy, markets for know-how, and intangible
assets. California management Review, 40(3): 55-79.

Creativity - Theory

George Kneller’s has tried to formalise the concept of creativity:

“Creativity consists in rearranging what we know in order to find out what we do
not know”.[1]
"Men rearrange existing knowledge and experience, their one
and others’ into a new form or pattern”.[2]

1.Johansson, Frans, (2004), The Medici effect: Breakthrough Insights at the
Intersection of Ideas, Concepts and Cultures, Harvard Business School Press.
2. John, Kao, (2005), The Innovation Manifesto.

The above statement with references was made by MIHAELA MURESAN in
"SYNERGY AMONG KNOWLEDGE, CREATIVITY, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND EDUCATION"
http://euromentor.ucdc.ro/dec2011/en/synergyamongknowledgecreativityreseachmihaelamuresan_10.pdf
Dr. Muresan is Professor Ph.D, - “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Bucharest.


ORGANIZATIONAL CREATIVITY CLIMATE FACTORS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE FRENCH ENERGY
MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
2011 paper
http://is2.lse.ac.uk/asp/aspecis/20110147.pdf


Toward a theory of creativity.
CR Rogers - Etc., 1954 - doi.apa.org



Creativity: The magic synthesis.
S Arieti - 1976 - doi.apa.org



An investment theory of creativity and its development.
RJ Sternberg, TI Lubart - Human development, 1991



Toward a theory of organizational creativity
RW Woodman, JE Sawyer, RW Griffin - Academy of management review, 1993


Putting creativity to work: Effects of leader behavior on subordinate creativity.
Redmond, Matthew R.; Mumford, Michael D.; Teach, Richard
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol 55(1), Jun 1993, 12


Propositions and Theories: Utilizing Creative BrainstormingTechniques to Stimulate Student Conceptual Development
 Laura M. Morthland & K. Thomas
http://www.academia.edu/667772/Propositions_and_Theories_Utilizing_Creative_Brainstorming_Techniques_to_Stimulate_Student_Conceptual_Development






Some practical uses of the concept

http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/synergy.html

Absorptive Capacity - Theory

The seminal paper was published in Administrative Science Quarterly, March 1990 by Wesley M Cohen and Daniel M. Levinthal.


Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation
Wesley M. Cohen; Daniel A. Levinthal
Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 35, No. 1, Special Issue: Technology, Organizations, and
Innovation. (Mar., 1990), pp. 128-152.




ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY: VALUING A RECONCEPTUALIZATION.
By: Todorova, Gergana; Durisin, Boris. Academy of Management Review. July 2007, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p774-786.



Absorbing the Concept of Absorptive Capacity: How To Realize
Its Potential in the Organization Field
Henk W. Volberda
Nicolai J. Foss
Marjorie A. Lyles
SMG working Paper 2009
http://openarchive.cbs.dk/bitstream/handle/10398/7955/CBS_Forskningsindberetning_SMG_238%5B2%5D.pdf?sequence=1


Practice oriented report


Absorbing Innovation by Australian Enterprises: The Role of Absorptive Capacity

Report on the Project for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources


Don Scott-Kemmis
Australian Centre for Innovation Ltd
Alan J. Jones
Erik Arnold
Chaiwat Chitravas
Deepak Sardana
Technopolis Ltd,
2008
Download from www.aciic.org.au