Many researchers agree that HR practices can improve employee and organizational performance. The reason is simple: if an organization hires the right people, trains them, and allows employees to decide how they want to do their jobs, we can expect a happier and more...

The ability of organizations to effectively respond to crises is predicated on preparation and planning that draws on past experiences and blueprints for how to address crises. However, sometimes organizations experience crises that are unlike anything they have seen...

In 2003, Chevron’s socially responsible initiative for community development within the Niger Delta of Nigeria turned into a crisis, where violent protests against the corporation by local community not only destroyed the infrastructure that Chevron had invested but...

As researchers who are interested in how organisations and institutions change, recent events drew our attention to the role of place and space in shaping these changes. Climate change-induced flooding, heatwaves, wildfires and droughts altered local landscapes in...

Researchers and practitioners have mixed opinions to what extent middle managers (MMs) can help or hinder the implementation of their top management’s agenda. Could it be that MMs in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can play a significant role when it comes to the...

Internationalizing firms from emerging countries often face legitimacy deficits and often adopt standards and norms as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, to achieve legitimacy through isomorphism and alignment to global standards. However,...

Public policies (increasingly) affect firm activities and outcomes, making governments one of their most critical audiences. To influence public policies, firms first need to gain access to political actors, which is subject to their ability to supply something...

Abortion services in the United States represent perhaps one of the clearest examples of a stigmatized industry. Over the years, abortion clinics have faced regulatory targeting, harassment, and even violence. Of course, the recent repeal of Roe v. Wade in the U.S....

It’s there on your to do list. That task. The one you know you have to do, but you really don’t want to. You put it off and suddenly its urgent, but you still don’t want to do it. You need to find the motivation somehow. But how…? Beyond intrinsic motivation Work...

Why Trust Matters in Teams Entities (e.g., organizations, teams, or individuals) involved in ongoing exchange relationships are vulnerable to each other. The parties can respond to that vulnerability in some combination of the following two ways. First, control helps...