Drawing on Joan Acker's theory of gendered organisation and the emphasis she places on the embeddedness of cultural assumptions related to gender difference in organisational structures and practices, this chapter explores how men and women experience work within a large organisation in...

Scholarship has begun to focus on how leaders grow, but we know far less about how leaders can grow when navigating the ever-more-present turbulent times in today's world. This chapter synthesizes knowledge about the dilemmas that leaders face as they encounter turbulence, as well as the...

This power skills case is based on a real problem from the FEMaLe research and innovation project, funded under the European Horizon 2020 program. The four-year project is halfway through and has so far been running smoothly. However, results from a survey in the third year revealed problems...

Crises have an impact on the public as well as the private sector. Both external and internal problems have caused serious decline in public institutions. During and after crisis times, public managers try to identify turnaround strategies to improve the performance of declining public...

Despite policy-level and scholarly discourse about a revolution in health service delivery, problems persist in implementation and uptake of digital health technologies – including health information systems. In this chapter, we position implementation science as a distinct interdisciplinary...

The integration of Industry 4.0 (4IR) technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed modern manufacturing and reshaped various industries, propelling them towards advanced levels of efficiency, flexibility, and innovation. This convergence represents a significant shift in how...

The modern workplace has undergone a revolution because of the introduction of information technology (IT) in the human resources (HR) sector. The landscape has altered because of the IT revolution, and HR systems have improved by implementing new methodologies. Most businesses today recognize...

In today's complex landscape, innovation processes involve multiple stakeholders spanning various societal sectors, each governed by distinct institutional logics. Institutional logics encompass values, beliefs, rules and practices derived from different sources of legitimacy, authority and...

This chapter examines five different channels for expanding the content or focus of female entrepreneurship programs to include environmental impact: financial incentives, agricultural extension services, eco-enterprise training, integrated social enterprise operations, and youth education and...