To survive in the environment of severe competition, an organization depends on innovation. Creative and innovative ideas in the multiple areas of operation from organizational strategy to product conceptualization, design, development, manufacturing and even marketing initiated by innovators...

Recent studies of work have argued that organizational restructuring and the introduction of technology are altering the nature and experience of work. In this paper, we examine whether recent change has affected managerial perceptions of the characteristics and abilities required of workers....

Core organization design issues have emerged in recent popular and influential discussions of managers and organizations, specifically in a genre of writing—the “bossless company narrative”—that declares that the classic managerial hierarchy is dead. In this article, we review our...

The paper explores the impact of external and internal organizational changes on competence development needs of managers in Pakistan. The study examines internal and external developments in the business environment. It provides a detailed analysis of the impact of these change drivers on...

In this study, we conduct interview surveys on management practices in Japanese and Korean firms following the study of Bloom, and Van Reenen (2007). The average management scores in Japanese firms are higher than those in Korean firms, and human resource management is positively associated with...