A classification system for understanding individual differences in temporal orientation among processual researchers and organizational informants

Dale B. Tuttle

Scandinavian Journal of Management, 1997, vol. 13, issue 4, 349-366

Abstract: This paper develops a classification system of temporal orientations in an effort to provide processual researchers with a framework for understanding the potential impact of temporal orientations on processual research methods and findings. In developing the classification system four general conceptions of time are reviewed, including physiological, objective, psychological, and socially constructed relative time. Specific dimensions of temporal orientation previously studied are identified, and additional dimensions are offered. It is suggested that temporal concerns are endemic to management and organizational processes, and that differences in temporal orientations among researchers and organizational informants should be considered when conducting processual research.

Keywords: Time; individual; differences; processual; research; temporal; orientation; polychronicity; entrainment; isomorphism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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