Several reasons can account for the decision to devote a special issue of JOCMto the socio-economic theory of organizations (socio-economic approach tomanagement or socio-economic approach to management (SEAM) model).It constitutes an innovative theory in the field of organizational change...

Laurie A. Fitzgerald, PhD is Principal and Senior Practitioner for TheConsultancy, Inc., a US-based firm providing services in organizational designand whole-system transformation to the international business community.Her special expertise is in the facilitation of profound organizational...

This e-book is the first of two issues that JOCM has devoted to the topic of discourse and organizational change. The five papers are all empirical studies and utilise a variety of discourse analytic perspectives and methodologies. The issue concludes by discussing the potential for future...

Organizations have been using internet-based technologies for a decade. During this decade, boom has been followed by bust as individuals and organizations tried to capitalize on this set of technologies and the underlying internet infrastructure. During this time, various new "business models"...