An Entrainment-Based Model of Temporal Organizational Fit, Misfit, and Performance

被引：107
作者：
Perez-Nordtvedt, Liliana [1 ]
Payne, G. Tyge [2 ]
Short, Jeremy C. [2 ]
Kedia, Ben L. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Management, Coll Business Adm, Arlington, TX 76019 USA
[2] Texas Tech Univ, Area Management, Rawls Coll Business, Lubbock, TX 79409 USA
[3] Univ Memphis, Robert Wang CIBER, Memphis, TN 38152 USA
来源：
ORGANIZATION SCIENCE | 2008年 / 19卷 / 05期
关键词：
entrainment; fit/misfit; organizational change and adaptation; temporality; performance;
D O I：
10.1287/orsc.1070.0330
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
Entrainment refers to the synchronization of the tempo and/or phase of two or more activities within a system. This article utilizes entrainment theory to develop a conceptual model and related propositions describing and explaining the relationship between temporal fit, misfit, and performance at the organizational level of analysis. Essential to the development of our model is the concept of organization-environment (O-E) temporal fit, which is a state of synchronization or alignment of organization and environment activity cycles. O-E temporal.t is positioned as an important contingency element because temporal mis fit implies inefficiencies, substandard performance, and the potential death of the organization over time. Overall, this article offers a theoretical perspective that fills a gap in the extant organizational research literature regarding the elusive and understudied perspective of time and posits its relationship to organizational performance.
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页码：785 / 801
页数：17
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