Scandinavian Journal of Management Volume 4,1988 List of Contents,
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SCANDINAVIAN
Incorporating
JOURNAL
Scandinavian
OF MANAGEMENT
Journal of Management
Studies
Editor J~NSSON of Business Administration, Gothenburg School of Economics Vasagatan 3,‘S-411 24 Gothenburg, Sweden STEN
Department
and Legal Science,
Former Editor ROLF LUNDIN
University
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Associate Editors HENRIK GAHMBERG Swedish School of Economics, Helsinki FLEMM~NGPOULFELT The Copenhagen
School of Economics
TORGER REVE Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration English language adviser NANCY
ADLER
Editorial Board NILS BRUNSSON
Stockholm School of Economics CHRISTERCARLSSON Abe Academy LARS ENGWALL Uppsala University PAULSSONFRENCKNER University of Stockholm ANTHONYHOPWOOD London School of Economics and Political Science ERIK JOHNSEN The Copenhagen School of Economics Publishing.
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 4 1988
Number l/2
1
S. J~NSSON
Editorial
K. GR~NHAUG and W. HAUKEDAL
Environmental
K. LYYTINEN and R. HIRSCHHEIM
Information systems as rational discourse: an application of Habermas’s theory of communicative action
19
B. CZARNIAWSKAJOERGES
Power as an experiential
31
E. H&ZKNER
Strategic development
N.-G. OLVE, A. WESTELIUS and A.-S. WESTELIUS
Managers’ attitudes China Contributors
imagery and strategic
5
actions
concept
and information
45
use
a comparison between Sweden and
to this issue
63
77
Number 314
1988
S. J~NSSON
Editorial:
B. JOHANNISSON
Business formation
F. MELLEMVIK, N. MONSEN and 0. OLSON
Functions
D. BOURANTAS
Leadership styles, need satisfaction and the organizational commitment of Greek managers
121
M. ALVESSON and
The organizational cultures
135
B . SANDKULL L. ENGWALL and M. WALLENSTAL
Tit for tat in small steps: the internationalization Swedish banks
Management -
of accounting
... III
research
as discourse
79
a network
approach
83
-
a discussion
melting-pot:
101
an arena for different of
147
Book Review
P. AHONEN
An insider’s perspective to Japanese management (a review of K. Hasegawa’s Japanese-Style Management. An Insidei’s
Analysis)
Contributors
to this issue
Volume Contents, Author Index and Key Word Index for Volume 4, 1988
157
161 i
AUTHOR INDEX
Ahonen, P. 157 Alvesson, M. 135
Lyytinen, K.
Bourantas. D.
Mellemvik, F. 101 Monsen, N. 101
121
Czarniawska-Joerges,B. Engwall, L.
147
Gronhaug, K.
5
31
Olson, 0. 101 Olve, N.-G. 63 Sandkull, B.
Hackner, E. 45 Haukedal, W. 5 Airschheim, R. 19 Johannisson, B. 83 Jonsson, S. 1, 79
19
135
Wallenstal, M. 147 Westelius, A. 63 Westelius, A.-S. 63