William H Starbuck

Biographic Data

ID126307
NAMEWilliam H Starbuck
GIVEN NAMESWilliam H
FAMILY NAMEStarbuck
SIGNATURESTARBUCK W H
AFFILIATIONSNew York University
ORCID0009-0006-4555-0999
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS20
TOTAL CITATIONS86
AUTHOR COUNT19
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1963
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX3

  • Information and Knowledge, Organizational

    Open AccessPatrizia Porrini, William H StarbuckCHAPTERInternational Encyclopedia of the…2015

  • Mathematics and Organization Theory 1

    Open AccessWilliam H StarbuckCHAPTERHandbook of Organizations2013

  • Organizational Growth and Development

    William H StarbuckCHAPTERHandbook of Organizations2013

  • The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Decision Making

    Gerard P Hodgkinson, William H StarbuckBOOKThe Oxford Handbook of…2008

    The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Decision Making comprehensively surveys theory and research on organizational decision-making, broadly conceived. Emphasizing psychological perspectives, while encompassing the insights of economics, political science, and sociology, it provides coverage at the individual, group, organizational, and inter-organizational levels of analysis. In-depth case studies illustrate the practical implications of the wor…

  • The production of knowledge

    William H StarbuckBOOKPRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE: THE…2006

    1. Creating Better Social Science 2. A Journey into Disillusionment: Discovering Problems 3. Pretences of Research 4. A Journey into Hope: Discovering Partial Solutions 5. The Production of Knowledge

  • Vita Contemplativa

    Open AccessWilliam H StarbuckARTICLEOrganization Studies2004Cited by: 7References: 8

    Years ago, I believed that rationality could manufacture understanding. I lived in physical and social environments that were real and I wanted to understand the social realities. I wanted to create a genuine ‘behavioral science’ based on mathematical models, computer simulation, and systematic experiments. Various experiences over the years have challenged these beliefs. I discovered that rationality can not only be a deceptive tool but a potent…

  • Shouldn't Organization Theory Emerge from Adolescence

    Open AccessWilliam H StarbuckARTICLEOrganization2003

    Having lost its connection to world affairs, today organization theory lacks an external mission. Yet organizations lie at the heart of major conflicts that are shaping the course of the 21st century, and in principle, organization theory could contribute significantly to human welfare. Organization theory had roots in the emotions of everyday life, disgust about the deficiencies of bureaucracy and optimism that better organizations could benefit…

  • Distrust in Dependence

    Open AccessWilliam H Starbuck, Violina Rindova et al.ARTICLESSRN Electronic Journal1997

  • Opening Pandora's box

    Open AccessWilliam H Starbuck, John Mezias et al.ARTICLEJournal of Organizational Behavior1996References: 1

    Both researchers and managers depend on the accuracy of managers' perceptions. Yet, few studies compare subjective with ‘objective’ data, perhaps because it is very difficult to do well. These difficulties also muddy interpretations of results. On one hand, studies suggest that managers' perceptions may be very inaccurate. On the other hand, the observed errors in managerial perceptions may arise from research methods instead of managers. Because…

  • Handbook of Organizational Design; Vol. 1

    Brian J Loasby, Paul C Nystrom et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal1983

    Journal Article Handbook of Organizational Design; Vol. 1: Adapting Organizations to their Environment Get access Handbook of Organizational Design. Vol. 1: Adapting Organizations to their Environment. Vol. 2: Remodelling Organisations and their Environments, Edited by PAUL C. NYSTROM and WILLIAM H. STARBUCK. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981. Pp. xxii + 560, vi+ 552. £24.00 each.) Brian J. Loasby Brian J. Loasby University of Stirling Searc…

  • Organizations as Action Generators

    William H StarbuckARTICLEAmerican Sociological Review1983Cited by: 75References: 6

    Most of the time, organizations generate actions unreflectively and nonadaptively. To justify their actions, organizations create problems, successes, threats and opportunities. These are ideological molecules that mix values, goals, expectations, perceptions, theories, plans, and symbols. The molecules form while people are result watching, guided by the beliefs that they should judge results good or bad, look for the causes of results, and prop…

  • Everything You Could Ever Possibly Want to Know about Organizational Design

    Mary L Fennell, Paul C Nystrom et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1982

  • Organization Design

    David A Tansik, Paul C Nystrom et al.ARTICLEPublic Administration Review1982

  • Computer Simulation of Human Behaviour

    Phyllis Thorburn, John M Dutton et al.ARTICLEPopulation Studies1976

  • Computer Simulation of Human Behavior

    Ronald D Brunner, John M Dutton et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1973

  • Simulation and Gaming in Social Science

    Donald Hugh Smith, Michael Inbar et al.ARTICLESocial Forces1973

  • Tadpoles into Armageddon and Chrysler into butterflies

    Open AccessWilliam H StarbuckARTICLESocial Science Research1973Cited by: 4References: 13

  • Concerning a Misspecified Specification

    William H StarbuckARTICLESociometry1971

  • The Effects of Advisors on Business Game Teams

    Open AccessWilliam H Starbuck, Ernest KobrowARTICLEAmerican Behavioral Scientist1966

    The authors test the consequences of adding coaches to teams of graduate students playing a business management game. Dr. Starbuck is Visiting Associate Professor of Social Relations at The Johns Hopkins University, and Associate Professor of Administrative Sciences and Economics at Purdue University. Mr. Kobrow was formerly a research associate at Purdue, and is presently pursuing graduate study at Tulane University

  • A Discussion of 'Measurement of Behaviour Structures by means of Input-Output Data

    Open AccessWilliam H Starbuck, P G HerbstARTICLEHuman Relations1963