In this article, we draw together aspects of contemporary theories of knowledge (particularly organisational knowledge) and complexity theory to demonstrate how appropriate conceptual rigor enables both the role of government and the directions of policy development in knowledge‐based...

We argue that change management has become ideological and that by selective use of complexity research has used the imperative for change to further political and economic agendas. We seek to redress this situation by developing a critical perspective on change and a new metaphor, the zone of...

Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy David Rooney, Bernard McKenna and Peter Liesch Routledge Taylor 61 Francis Group New York London Contents List of Figures ^ vii List of Tables ...

Purpose – Although leadership and organizational scholars have suggested that the virtue of wisdom may promote outstanding leadership behavior, this proposition has rarely been empirically tested. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between transformational...

In an extension of organizational identity research, we draw on place identity theory (PIT) to argue that employees' identification with their place of work influences their perceptions of large-scale organizational change. To determine how different types of employees respond to threats to...