To Understand State-Owned Enterprises, Watch What They Protect
Construction of the Rodovia dos Imigrantes, São Paulo, 1975. Developed by the state-controlled DERSA and… Read More »To Understand State-Owned Enterprises, Watch What They Protect
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Why is Indian Property Always Up for Grabs
Nobody wants their property stolen, yet that is exactly what occurs to many Native Americans.… Read More »Why is Indian Property Always Up for Grabs
The Role of Rivals in Resource Picking from Factor Markets
Jason T Siglar, Thomas Klueter and Jaideep Anand have published this article, where they investigate… Read More »The Role of Rivals in Resource Picking from Factor Markets
The Hidden Costs of Divestitures – Implications for the Commitment of the Remaining Employees
Divestitures are a crucial form of corporate restructuring, with broad implications for firms and their… Read More »The Hidden Costs of Divestitures – Implications for the Commitment of the Remaining Employees
Scaling Social Impact at Tony’s Chocolonely: How Interactional Dynamics Shape Social Innovation Processes and Drive Institutional Change
Social enterprises are leading the way in social innovation, but our understanding of how they… Read More »Scaling Social Impact at Tony’s Chocolonely: How Interactional Dynamics Shape Social Innovation Processes and Drive Institutional Change
The Vulnerable Performer: Vulnerability as a Methodological Practice for Embodied Knowledge in Extreme Context Ethnography
Ethnographic research in most extreme cases – settings marked by death, trauma, moral breakdown or… Read More »The Vulnerable Performer: Vulnerability as a Methodological Practice for Embodied Knowledge in Extreme Context Ethnography
Advancing abductive theory building: Getting abduction right
As a student of abduction, I read Fleming and Oswick’s (2026) article titled Advancing Abductive… Read More »Advancing abductive theory building: Getting abduction right
Relative Autonomy beyond the State: Private Transnational Regulation and the Politics of Labour Governance in Bangladesh
A rise in the global supply chain model has seen an emergence of private transnational… Read More »Relative Autonomy beyond the State: Private Transnational Regulation and the Politics of Labour Governance in Bangladesh
Mandated to Change, Pressured to Survive: How Newly Appointed CEOs Use Resonance to Manage Strategic Change–Early Survival Dilemma
Often, newly appointed CEOs enter office with the mandate to initiate a strategic change. This… Read More »Mandated to Change, Pressured to Survive: How Newly Appointed CEOs Use Resonance to Manage Strategic Change–Early Survival Dilemma
Carrots, Sticks, and Culture: What Drives the Clean-Energy Transition
Summary When a green technology still costs more than the destructive technology it replaces, what… Read More »Carrots, Sticks, and Culture: What Drives the Clean-Energy Transition
How Societal Cultures Moderate Gender Differences in Career Success: A Meta-Analysis
Drawing from social role theory, this meta-analysis examines how cultural levels and changes moderate the… Read More »How Societal Cultures Moderate Gender Differences in Career Success: A Meta-Analysis
Why “Quiet Quitting” Is a Contract Renegotiation You Didn’t See Coming
Summary Unhappy workers reportedly cost US firms $1.9 trillion, yet property rights theory struggles to… Read More »Why “Quiet Quitting” Is a Contract Renegotiation You Didn’t See Coming
Understanding and Addressing the Disruptive Impacts of Contemporary Climate Crises
Summary Most crisis response arrangements are designed for events that are contained, predictable, and relatively… Read More »Understanding and Addressing the Disruptive Impacts of Contemporary Climate Crises
Legacy as Evaluative Authorization: A Process Theory of Divergent Organizational Trajectories
Strategic reorientation entails justifying new directions in light of the past. While organizations invoke their… Read More »Legacy as Evaluative Authorization: A Process Theory of Divergent Organizational Trajectories
Why Microfinance Works – Even When It Doesn’t Create Entrepreneurs
Summary Microfinance is often celebrated for encouraging entrepreneurship. Yet millions of borrowers use these loans to meet pressing needs. We demonstrate how borrowers and… Read More »Why Microfinance Works – Even When It Doesn’t Create Entrepreneurs
My Child Started a Business. Have I lost My Successor?
Summary Family business owners aspiring to eventually pass on their business to one or more of their children often worry… Read More »My Child Started a Business. Have I lost My Successor?
Beyond Resilience: The Privilege of Composure Under Geopolitical Tension
By Omid Aliasghar When personal crisis strikes, academic life carries on around it: deadlines, meetings,… Read More »Beyond Resilience: The Privilege of Composure Under Geopolitical Tension
Bifurcation Bias in Executive Compensation and Family Firm Performance: The Role of Normative Context
Bifurcation bias, the preferential treatment of family managers over non-family managers, is widespread in family… Read More »Bifurcation Bias in Executive Compensation and Family Firm Performance: The Role of Normative Context
When CEOs Speak Up, CSR Makes the Difference
Short summary CEO activism is increasingly common, but it often triggers backlash in polarized environments.… Read More »When CEOs Speak Up, CSR Makes the Difference
Complementary or Substitutive Environmental Governance? ISO 14001 and Environmental Stringency for Emission Reduction
Contrary to the dominant view that public and private governance are substitutes, this paper proposes… Read More »Complementary or Substitutive Environmental Governance? ISO 14001 and Environmental Stringency for Emission Reduction