Management scholars study phenomena marked by complex interdependencies where multiple explanatory factors combine to bring about an outcome of interest. Yet, theorizing about causal complexity can prove challenging for the correlational theorizing that is predominant in the field of management,...

Based on an in-depth case study of Pilkington Plc, this study illustrates that received perspectives in organization theory and theory of the firm fall short of explaining organizational evolution. The framework of organizational evolution developed in this paper is combinatorial in two ways....

The paper presents an organizational analysis of so-called 'atypical work contracts', the purpose being to gain better understanding of their variety and to provide useful indications for their assessment, considering not only the legal alternatives but also the organization of work. Exploratory...

This paper criticizes the received distinction between complete and incomplete contracts, and argues that the nature of 'firm-like organization' cannot be understood within the frame of contingent contracting, neither complete nor incomplete. It proposes that 'firm-like' contracts are a...

The design of a proper formalization of economic relationships, through contractual and non-contractual documents, and its interaction with informal governance, is a re-emerging issue in organization theory. In fact it is of considerable importance in an era of increasing uncertainty and risk,...