The (almost) ubiquitous ASA framework Billsberry, J. and Nelson, P. 2009, The (almost) ubiquitous ASA framework, in BAM 2009 : The End of the Pier? Competing perspectives on the challenges facing business and management : British Academy of Management annual conference 2009, British Academy of Management, [Brighton, England]. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The (almost) ubiquitous ASA framework Author(s) Billsberry, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-3015-4196 Nelson, P. Conference name British Academy of Management annual conference (2009 : Brighton, England) Conference location Brighton, England Conference dates 15-17 Sept. 2009 Title of proceedings BAM 2009 : The End of the Pier? Competing perspectives on the challenges facing business and management : British Academy of Management annual conference 2009 Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2009 Conference series British Academy of Management Conference Publisher British Academy of Management Place of publication [Brighton, England] Summary Ben Schneider’s ASA framework and the associated idea of homogeneity is a theoretical cornerstone on which most organisational person-environment (PE) fit studies are built. However, whilst it is commonly used to justify studies and to explain empirical findings, very few PE fit studies have moved the underlying ASA framework forward. More than 20 years on, the theory remains intact and has barely evolved. This paper begins with a short citation review that illustrates how the ASA framework is used in empirical studies. Following this, the body of the paper explores the reasons why the empirical studies that use the ASA framework as their theoretical underpinning are ineffective in revising Schneider’s ideas. The paper concludes with a discussion of the ASA framework’s rhetorical role and its inappropriateness as a theoretical justification of empirical PE fit studies. Language eng Field of Research 159999 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970115 Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30034951 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Deakin Business School Related Links Link Description Connect to conference webpage Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 30 May 2011, 10:40:49 EST Wed, 16 Nov 2011, 10:08:47 EST Wed, 16 Nov 2011, 10:09:31 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 18:57:27 EST Tue, 24 Jun 2014, 12:36:03 EST Tue, 12 Aug 2014, 15:20:56 EST Tue, 27 Jan 2015, 10:45:55 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 487 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 30 May 2011, 10:40:48 EST