An organization is any group of persons with a common objective. Simply put, two or more people may band together to form an organization because they determine that working together is a more effective means for creating value than if each of them continued to work separately. The term...

An organization is any group of people with a common objective. Simply put, two or more people may band together to form an organization because they determine that working together is a more effective means for creating value than if each of them continued to work separately. While a good deal...

Funders increasingly concerned about organizational effectiveness of grantees. Yet, major funders frequently fail to fund administrative or infrastructure costs at levels that would permit grantees to be effective. Such anomalies frequently imply existence of systemic structures. Theory building...

We present how rigor and relevance in project organizing research can be achieved by adopting the principles of engaged scholarship. We established a research collaboratory between scholars and practitioners to address a real-world practical problem in the UK infrastructure sector and supported...

We examine how two highly successful new biotechnology firms (NBFs) source their most critical input -- scientific knowledge. We find that scientists at the two NBFs enter into large numbers of collaborative research efforts with scientists at other organizations, especially universities. Formal...

Mediation as a ‘preemptive discipline’ is introduced with relevant theories and research, including from psychology and business studies.The paper is contemporary descriptive using a conflict that is very present in modern discussion: The sustainability of nature in contrasted with business...

This paper studies how labor income taxation interacts with the organization of knowledge and production, and ultimately the distribution of wages in the economy. A more progressive tax system reduces the time that managers allocate to work. This makes the organization of production less...

In recent years, many new approaches have emerged regarding the effective and efficient management of organizations. These approaches are included in the literature with different disciplines and different perspectives. The main purpose of all these studies is to ensure sustainability. Among...

Measuring organizational legitimacy has become a challenge for researchers because they face a mul-tilevel construct, where diverse terminologies, approaches, and evaluators converge. As a consequence,researchers have developed different conceptual proposals that have, in turn, given rise to...

Part One -- 1.Communication Climate -- 2.Critical Quality Moments -- 3.Bystander Effects -- 4.The Invisible Gorilla -- 5. Blind Spots -- 6.Help -- Part Two -- 7.Friendly Friction -- 8.Tolerance for False Alarms -- 9.Psychological Safety -- 10.Scope for Agency -- 11.Pushing Plus Buttons -- Part...

"This practical yet cutting-edge Handbook includes both established and innovative methods for studying identity in management, organisations, and cognate fields. Incorporating a breadth of narrative, visual, ethnographic and embodied methods, as well as ways for analysing naturally occurring...

"The Handbook of Historical Methods for Management is invaluable for researchers seeking to expand their methodological toolkit. Not only does it showcase a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of management, the Handbook also provides both practical guidance and conceptual...