Celebrities are increasingly important actors in social disputes, with their high public profiles used to amplify political campaigns and businesses using celebrity endorsements to promote their brands and justify their actions. Celebrities are particularly prominent...
Intermediaries are organizations that make connections and build markets. Intermediaries include not only middlemen, traders, and brokers, but also social intermediaries - non-profit organizations and social enterprises seeking to build more inclusive markets in...
Firms in many industries are currently struggling to adapt their procurement processes. With the supply chain crisis triggered by Covid (and in some parts of the world boosted by Brexit), the procurement of key inputs is slowing, causing production processes to stall...
The continued institutional reproduction of inequality is a matter of growing concern in vast parts of the world. This concern manifests differently in different regions ranging from the Occupy Wall Street social movements in the US in 2011, or Black Lives Matter...
Dynasty and innovation: A tale with two sides An intriguing aspect of many family businesses concerns their dynastic outlook. Popular television series like Dynasty and Succession capture the imagination of many viewers, and the business press often puts the spotlight...
Considering only one diversity attribute is too simplified When we think about diversity, we often tend to focus on one particular aspect of a person’s demographic background – for example whether that person is female or male, young or old. Similarly, diversity &...
Three inequality projects in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee Despite the best intentions, many projects that seek to alleviate inequality instead appear to re-enact the inequities with new regalia. This research published in the Journal of Management Studies,...
An important goal of research in micro domains such as organizational behaviour and human resource management is to improve organizational effectiveness. However, studies in micro research rarely examine organizational-level outcomes, focusing instead on individuals...
To better serve the needs of a rapidly changing workforce, organizations have increasingly adopted individualized work arrangements. Many individuals are no longer satisfied with an employment agreement that is uniform to all employees and top-down dictated by their...
Origins of Network Advantages – “Matthew Effect” or “Managerial Design”? Concerning innovation performance, management research is quite clear about one thing: the firm’s network is an important success factor. Networks with advantageous structural attributes help...