We review definitions of organisational culture in the entrepreneurship and wider management fields and highlight the link between organisational culture and venture performance. Culture-related concerns in the empirical literature on scaling are identified and illustrated with examples of...

The poor-quality jobs platform work often entails raises the question of whether and how workers can build careers within digital labour platforms. This chapter asks how far and how digital technologies used by the platform shape freelancers’ experiences of precarious careers. We study two...

This case study follows Line and Anna, two student entrepreneurs who launched a successful online fashion brand in Denmark. Initially fuelled by organic growth and influencer marketing, their business thrived without formal strategy. However, as their company expanded internationally, challenges...

This chapter illuminates the potential contribution of Post-Keynesian Institutionalism (PKI), especially in its Kaleckian complexion, to the debate concerning Ukraine's post-war economic recovery. It explores how Ukraine can restore its productive capacity after having lost 60 percent of its...

The influence of COVID-19 on global health and economic systems became strikingly apparent in the initial months of the lockdown that commenced in March 2020. In India, curfews, lockdowns, and subsequent restrictions disproportionately impacted migrants who faced challenges returning to their...

This chapter presents a nuanced examination of scenario use by senior leaders in the museum sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Faced with a crisis, the study explores the adaptation of a conventional scenario planning method to accommodate time-poor participants seeking to navigate an...

This chapter focuses on the concepts of individualism and collectivism that occur within the employment relationship, and how their dominance has changed over time. The chapter provides definitions of both concepts and steps through a series of developments. The chapter denotes the shift from...

As stated in the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 objectives for the Millennium Development Goals, the SDGs aim to alleviate poverty, safeguard the environment, and improve global peace. These goals stress economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainability that can...

In this chapter, we discuss the important issue of how to introduce accounting as an academic focus, with a particular concern to express our interest in a critical interpretive lens. We consider key issues of course/pedagogical design and the breadth of support for a critical approach, discuss...

This chapter examines the evolution of maintenance practices in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), highlighting the shift from traditional reactive approaches to digital maintenance strategies. It explores how organizations leverage advanced technologies, including the...