Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of technology on organizational change during an electronic government implementation in a public organization in East Malaysia. It also examines the interpretation and enactment of technology as affecting organizational...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to interpret organizational change from a co-evolutionary perspective. It examines the co-evolution between institutional environments and organizational change with the mediating role of uncertainty as perceived by managers. Design/methodology/approach...

While much attention has recently been focused on the problems facing Internet start‐ups, the challenge of e‐business affects a much broader constituency of organisations. For established companies, the key challenge is one of change. Such companies must rethink fundamental aspects of...

Purpose – To introduce the special issue on organizational transformation and e‐business implementation. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a brief review of the papers within the issue. Findings – The organization transformation brought on by the internet and the adoption of...

Purpose – This work aims to develop a process model for the migration of the traditional firm to an appropriate e‐business strategy and architecture. Design/methodology/approach – The work is based on a range of published works and professional experience, combining narrative with...

Exploring the relevance of archetypal psychology to organizationalchange.We introduce this issue on the contributions of Jungian and post-Jungiananalytical psychology to organizational change management with the story ofour ''chance'' meeting at the Academy of Management:We - Rita and I - passed...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to undertake a Machiavellian analysis of the determinants of organisational change. It aims to present a model of how power, leaders and teams, rewards and discipline, and roles, norms and values, serve as drivers, enablers or inhibitors of organisational...

Purpose – Although decision makers and their superiors are obliged to be open to bad news, dissent, warnings, and problem signs, employees are often afraid to speak up. The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for the study of organizational dissent strategy used during the...

Proposes that previous discussions of strategic decision making in the strategic management literature have not effectively addressed the role of third parties including consultants. Offers three roles of third parties, including the consultant as provocateur, legitimizer and expert....