This chapter introduces readers to the broader network of strategies to which action learning may be considered an important hub. For very pragmatic purposes, action learning, according to the author, needs to link with its natural cousins, referred to as ‘action modalities.’ After providing...

Many companies in recent past have experienced labor unrest. The negotiations between the union leaders and management have often failed. Organizations are thus trying to use better tools for negotiation to reduce labor unrest. One of the tools used is SNA or Social Network Analysis. This study...

This paper examines the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Iran by applying the structural equation modelling (SEM). Using the annual time series data for the 1991-2006 period, two models were developed. In the first model the correlation between 12 determining factors and FDI in...

Although readers of this journal are familiar with work-based learning and with leadership, they may not have entertained the link between them. The paper contends that the link is that the former changes the latter. The authentic practice of work-based learning produces a more collective form...

Research on knowledge management in organizations reveals that some projects fail because managers include technological and strategic dimensions in their design, but not human and sociocultural considerations. The formation of communities of practice in organizations represents an alternative...

Although many believe that work and family conflict (WFC) is a social issue, its scope is ample due to its causes and consequences. In the organizational ground, WFC has been found to affect important outcomes such as job satisfaction, commitment, and turnover. Additionally, there is a need to...

Consistent with views that see leadership emerging from social practices rather than from the external mind, this paper contributes to an emerging movement in leadership studies known as “leadership-as-practice” (L-A-P). This movement looks for leadership in its music and activity rather...

Leadership in Administration is a classic. For over half a century, it has been taught to business and sociology students. This foreword to the digital re-issue Quid Pro, LLC, stresses its relevance to political science and psychology students as well. For all, it stresses the links which Philip...

As the nature of work is changing, employees’ adaptive performance (employees’ ability to work creatively, learn new skills, and adapt to diverse social contexts and new environments) becomes a prominent factor that helps organizations attain their objectives. Previous research has mainly...

Principally based on qualitative data, this article aims to show how customer service representatives (CSRs) in a call centre in Montreal are able to find some spaces of autonomy enabling them to be actively committed in the role associated with their work. Results presented suggest that their...