Summary: How do situational factors influence CEOs’ ways of pursuing goals? To answer this question, our recent study examines CEO regulatory focus, which consists of two motivational orientations—promotion focus (growth-oriented) and prevention focus...
(Photo by Tim van der Kuip on Unsplash) Carbon targets—formal, public commitments by companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the future—are now prevalent. Companies also routinely update their carbon targets ostensibly in response to evolving stakeholder...
Many of the world’s most innovative companies have one key attribute in common: longstanding leadership by a founder serving as the CEO. Pioneering firms like Airbnb, Alibaba, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Facebook, Google, Huawei, IKEA, MercadoLibre, Microsoft, Netflix,...
Social enterprises are organizations that address pressing social and environmental challenges—such as poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation—through market-based activities. With over ten million social enterprises globally generating around $2 trillion...
Photo credit: Sam Whiteye – Deshkan Ziibi River (Ontario, Canada) In our rapidly changing world, the challenges of climate change and ecological degradation seem overwhelming. As environmental crises escalate, it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end...
Summary Corporate social responsibility (CSR) managers often struggle to gain legitimacy within their organizations, even though they are tasked with implementing important sustainability initiatives. Our research sheds light on CSR managers' challenges, their...
Image Credit: Katrin Merle, https://www.instagram.com/katrin_merle/ Our recent study, published in the Journal of Management Studies, explores how people make collective sense in order to act in a coordinated manner in extreme contexts. Sensemaking in such contexts...
Why do certain occupations continue to cherish and rely on age-old tools and techniques, even amidst the prevailing trend of modern technology phasing out traditional skillsets and equipment? How does this relate to how the past is remembered through material...
Social enterprises have long been recognized for their innovative approaches to addressing social problems through market-based activities. However, their role in advocacy – activities aimed at influencing public policy, legislation, norms, attitudes, and behavior –...
Newspapers’ headlines always relate M&A (mergers and acquisitions) to the action of CEOs, however, what about the action of middle managers that work in both organizations? What about their interactions along the acquisition process? How do these interactions...