This study proposes exploring the generative mechanisms at play behind group dynamics by offering a longitudinal analysis of the development of a self-organized group composed of city dentists. By adopting a longitudinal perspective we shed light on the relational and organizational mechanisms...

Purpose: This paper aims to explore how social media can be used strategically for delivering the promises of open innovation and examines the types of structure that can foster the integration of these new tools with more classic top-down innovation approaches. Design/methodology/approach: A...

Purpose – Modern bureaucracies are under reconstruction, bureaucracy being no longer “modern”; they are becoming “post” bureaucratic. Defining the post‐bureaucratic organization as a hybrid form provides insight into the intrinsic difficulties involved in the refurbishment of large...