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Sim B. Sitkin

Michael W. Krzyzewski University Distinguished Professor in Leadership
Fuqua School of Business
Box 90120, Durham, NC 27708-0120
A216 Fuqua Sch of Bus, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Institutional contradictions: a persistent threat to trust in public sector organisations

Book section · January 1, 2025 This conceptual chapter provides new insights into institutional trust and distrust development. How institutions respond to conflicting stakeholder expectations directly impacts their capacity to engender stakeholder trust. Drawing upon insights from the ... Full text Cite

Courage in Organizations

Book section · January 1, 2024 Full text Cite

Risks of addressing vs. ignoring our biggest societal problems: When and how moon shots make sense

Book section · January 1, 2018 Recent press reports as well as casual observations suggest we have serious societal problems, with most of them being addressed insuciently, or even being ignored. From the almost apocalyptic problems of war and famine in the South Sudan, to the disruptio ... Full text Cite

The genesis of control configurations during organizational founding

Book section · January 1, 2018 In this chapter, the authors argue that organizational controls are best depicted and studied as sets of control configurations. Concepts from extant control research streams describing basic control elements as well as ideal types of control systems are u ... Full text Cite

Management control systems

Book section · 2012 Cite

Control is fundamental

Book section · January 1, 2010 Organizational control is a fundamental aspect of organizing that has been largely neglected by organizational scholars for several decades. This volume brings together new approaches to organizational control theory and research by a diverse group of scho ... Full text Cite

The ethics of reviewing

Book section · 2006 Cite