Knowledge that Transforms

Barry Baysinger, Robert E. Hoskisson, The Composition of Boards of Directors and Strategic Control: Effects on Corporate Strategy, The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Jan., 1990), pp. 72-87

The article presents a review of the book ?The China Venture: America's Corporate Encounter With the People's Republic of China,? by Christopher Engholm.

The article presents a review of the book ?Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems,? by Barbara Gray.

The article reviews the book ?Large-Scale Organizational Change,? by Allan M. Mohrman, Susan Albers Mohrman, Gerald E. Ledford, Thomas G. Cummings and Edward E. Lawler.

The article reviews the book ?Management Education and Development,? by Lyman Porter and Lawrence McKibbin.

In responding to the critique by Leana, Locke, and Schweiger (1990) of our review, we identify points of confusion and misunderstanding, disagreements in judgment, and comments with which we agree. Our original conclusion stands: The form of participation influences the effectiveness of that participation. Leana et al. simply show that excluding certain forms of participation from consideration yields results that are considerably different. We discuss how their critique demonstrates the importance of clarity, as well as judgment decisions, in research reviews.

The article presents a review of the book ?The Modern Grievance Procedure in the United States,? by David Lewin and Richard B. Peterson.