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The Table of Contents of Current Topics in Management, Vol. 12 is a follows. The chapters 2-12 were selected from 124 submissions at the 2006 International Conference on Advances in Management held at Lisbon, Portugal and some invited contributions.

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Current Topics in Management

Vol. 12, 2007 (Transaction Publishers)

 Table of Contents

Edited by

AFZAL RAHIM

Center for Advanced Studies in Management, mgt2000@aol.com

Preface             Afzal Rahim

Chapter 1:        Introduction by Afzal Rahim

Part 1:   Managing Evolution and Transformation

Chapter 2:        Transformational Business Process Redesign

William R. King

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:placename></st1:place>, billking@katz.pitt.edu

Chapter 3:        The Emergence and Evolution of New Organizational Forms: An Organizing Framework Monica Yang

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Adelphi</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, yang2@adelphi.edu

Chapter 4:         Bricolage in Organizations: Concept and Forms 

                        Miguel Pina e Cunha

                        Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, mpc@fe.unl.pt

                        João Vieira da Cunha

                        Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, jvc@fe.unl.pt

Part II:  Managing Inappropriateness

Chapter 5:        Managing Global Imbalances: The Role and Dynamic Effect of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> Interest Rate

Policy

Iwan J. Azis

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cornell</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, ija1@cornell.edu

            Ian I. Mitroff

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Southern California</st1:placename></st1:place>, ianmitroff@earthlink.net

Part III:  Issues of Strategic Management

Chapter 7:        Shared Mental Models and Conflict in Boards of Directors: Implications for Board Effectiveness

                        Bongjin Kim

                        <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Texas</st1:placename> at <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:city>, bkim@utsa.edu

                        Mark M. Suazo

                        <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Texas</st1:placename> at <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:city>, mark.suazo@utsa.edu

                        John E. Prescott

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:placename></st1:place>, prescott@katz.pitt.edu

Chapter 8:        Strategic Refocusing as a Pathway to Controlling CEO Pay

Mason A. Carpenter

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Wisconsin-Madison</st1:placename></st1:place>, mcarpenter@bus.wisc.edu

Jeongil Seo

University of Wisconsin-Madison, jseo@bus.wisc.edu

Chapter 9:        Why do Firms Behave Ecologically Responsive?

Patrick A. M. Vermeulen

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tilburg</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>,

Part V:  Entrepreneurship and Behavior in Organizations

Chapter 10:      The Opportunity-based Approach to Entrepreneurial Discovery Research

Patrick J. Murphy

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">DePaul</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, pmurph12@depaul.edu

Matthew R. Marvel patrick.vermeulen@uvt.nl

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Western</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Kentucky</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, matt.marvel@wku.edu

Chapter 11:      Work Overload and Employee Creativity: The Roles of Goal Commitment, Task Feedback from Supervisor, and Reward for Competence

                        Alice H. Y. Hon

                        <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Baptist</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, alicehon@hkbu.edu.hk

                        Tae-Yeol Kim

<st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:place w:st="on">Hong Kong</st1:place>, bestkty@cityu.edu.hk

Chapter 12:      Towards a Holistic Framework in Fostering Spirituality at Work

Gilbert Tan