We studied the discursive institutional work written by pharmacy leaders as part of a larger institutional project to preserve the institution of pharmacy. Our analysis of monthly editorials printed in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association from 1960 to 2003 shows how different...

The extent of actor heterogeneity is known to influence the outcomes in natural resource commons, and scholars have recently begun addressed the impact of heterogeneity on knowledge commons creation and sustainability. There is increasing evidence to challenge the dominant theory that...

How do individuals and collectives construct and sustain identities that run counter to dominant institutions? We develop the notion of counter-institutional identity as involving individual and collective constructions of ‘who we are' that are in strong opposition to dominant values and...

Objectives: To describe how physicians were engaged in primary healthcare system change in a remote and rural Canadian health authority.Design: A qualitative interpretive study based on a hermeneutic approach.Methods: 34 transcribed in-depth interviews with physicians and administrators relevant...

This article critically exams efforts to achieve primary health care reform using a consultative and relationship-building approach. The study is set in a predominantly rural region of British Columbia, Canada, and concerns the efforts of a regional health authority to engage actively with...

Background: Early retirement (before age 65) is the norm among registered nurses (RNs) and allied health professionals (AHPs) employed in Canada's public system. As a country whose population is rapidly aging, it is in Canada's best interest to try and extend the work lives of RNs and...

In this chapter, the authors explore the state of our field in terms of ways to present qualitative findings. The authors analyze all articles based on qualitative research methods published in the Academy of Management Journal from 2010 to 2017 and supplement this by informally surveying...

By focusing on the impact of different types of family routines and how they change, this commentary builds on concepts regarding the influence of perceived parental support and psychological control on next-generation engagement in family firms. Drawing on the organizational routines literature...