Peter Moran
Biographic Data
| ID | 4174585 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Moran |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Moran |
| SIGNATURE | MORAN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | INSEAD |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8049-0377 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Unlikely Crusader: John Eldred Swearingen and African-American Education in South Carolina
Although not a well-known figure either in educational or South Carolina history, John Eldred Swearingen had a profound impact on the schools of the Palmetto State. Guiding the schools to transition from 19th-century academies to 20th-century schools, Swearingen held office from 1907–1922. During these years, Swearingen oversaw unprecedented legislation impacting attendance, funding, and curriculum. Swearingen's stance on African American educati…
Structural vs. relational embeddedness: Social capital and managerial performance
This paper examines the impact of managers' social capital on managerial performance. Two dimensions of social capital are compared—the structural embeddedness (i.e., configuration) of a manager's network of work relations and the relational embeddedness (i.e., quality) of those relations. Based on a sample of 120 product and sales managers in a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical firm, this paper presents evidence indicating that both elements of social …
Buddhism Observed: Travellers, Exiles and Tibetan Dharma in Kathmandu
How do contemporary Westerners and Tibetans understand not only what it means to be 'Buddhist', but what it means to be hailed as one from 'the West' or from 'Tibet'? This anthropological study examines the encounter between Western travellers and Tibetan exiles in Bodhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal and analyses the importance of Buddhism in discussions of political, cultural and religious identity. Based on extensive field research …
Contingent Organization as a Network Theory: The Culture- Performance Contingency Function
Network models of market competition are used to advance from two significant research efforts; Lawrence & Lorsch's (1967) demonstration that the optimum form of organ ization varies between markets, and Kotter & Heskett's (1992) study of corporate culture and performance We compare firms in terms of their economic performance, the extent to which they have a strong corporate culture, and the network structure of their market. The value of a stro…
Contingent Organization as a Network Theory: The Culture- Performance Contingency Function
Network models of market competition are used to advance from two significant research efforts; Lawrence & Lorsch's (1967) demonstration that the optimum form of organ ization varies between markets, and Kotter & Heskett's (1992) study of corporate culture and performance We compare firms in terms of their economic performance, the extent to which they have a strong corporate culture, and the network structure of their market. The value of a stro…
Contingent Organization as a Network Theory: The Culture- Performance Contingency Function
Network models of market competition are used to advance from two significant research efforts; Lawrence & Lorsch's (1967) demonstration that the optimum form of organ ization varies between markets, and Kotter & Heskett's (1992) study of corporate culture and performance We compare firms in terms of their economic performance, the extent to which they have a strong corporate culture, and the network structure of their market. The value of a stro…
Buddhism Observed: Travellers, Exiles and Tibetan Dharma in Kathmandu
How do contemporary Westerners and Tibetans understand not only what it means to be 'Buddhist', but what it means to be hailed as one from 'the West' or from 'Tibet'? This anthropological study examines the encounter between Western travellers and Tibetan exiles in Bodhanath, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal and analyses the importance of Buddhism in discussions of political, cultural and religious identity. Based on extensive field research …
Structural vs. relational embeddedness: Social capital and managerial performance
This paper examines the impact of managers' social capital on managerial performance. Two dimensions of social capital are compared—the structural embeddedness (i.e., configuration) of a manager's network of work relations and the relational embeddedness (i.e., quality) of those relations. Based on a sample of 120 product and sales managers in a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical firm, this paper presents evidence indicating that both elements of social …
Unlikely Crusader: John Eldred Swearingen and African-American Education in South Carolina
Although not a well-known figure either in educational or South Carolina history, John Eldred Swearingen had a profound impact on the schools of the Palmetto State. Guiding the schools to transition from 19th-century academies to 20th-century schools, Swearingen held office from 1907–1922. During these years, Swearingen oversaw unprecedented legislation impacting attendance, funding, and curriculum. Swearingen's stance on African American educati…
Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Industrial organization (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works)