Organizational theory and behaviour Books

Book SynopsisThis engaging and timely book demonstrates how a deeper understanding of theories about organizations are necessary for the development of a relational sociology and provides an in-depth explanation of globalization and social change. It also examines how social bonds are constructed through combinations of different forms of communication and investigates the bonds of intimate relationships and partially organized relationships such as street gangs, brotherhoods, and social movements.Göran Ahrne addresses the five key organizational elements: membership, rules, monitoring, sanctions, and hierarchy and illustrates this detailed analysis with examples of organizations ranging from rock groups and mafias, to global organizations such as Google, and meta-organizations such as FIFA. Drawing on extensive research with co-authors, Ahrne reviews how both old and new relationships expand, change and remain together amongst globalization and social change.This insightful book will be an invaluable resource for researchers and students in organizational studies as well as those studying sociology. It will also provide useful guidance for sociologists and theorists interested in social and organization theories.Trade Review‘Göran Ahrne starts his deep-reaching argument for a relational sociology with what most social scientists would seldom admit, that we really do not know how to define society, or structure, or system, or lifeworld or even individual. Ahrne goes back to the forefathers and to a plethora of more recent others to advocate for a sociology that can describe and analyze today’s world with (apparently simple) concepts like social bond, social relationship, and organization. He shows that we do not need to divide the world into micro and macro levels, and even less into different societies that follow the boundaries of nation-states. Looking at how different kinds of new bonds are formed and organized into ordered systems of rules, governed by authority, he succeeds in bringing back in organizations of different kinds and scope, from families to the meta-organizations of world soccer and the world-wide-web. We should thank him for proposing a much better and simpler access to this new multi-tiered world.’ -- Magali Sarfatti Larson, Temple University, Pennsylvania, US‘Göran Ahrne begins with a master class in social analysis. He follows this up with compelling ideas about the reconstitution of social relations in a globalising world. The new forms of organised relationships envisaged - often just outside the range of conventional scholarship - are revelatory. In sum, this book is a bold assertion of the importance of social relationships and the social sphere in an emerging world more often exclusively defined in terms of concentrations of political and economic power.’ -- Stephen Ackroyd, University of Lancaster, UK‘Göran Ahrne is one of the most creative sociologists in Europe and the author of a number of important studies, mainly in the areas of organization and everyday life. In this new volume he has produced a highly interesting synthesis of what is new and old in his thinking about society. His concept of social bonds is very innovative and helpful. Researchers, students and libraries should all get a copy.’ -- Richard Swedberg, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Why relational sociology? 2. Social bonds 3. Social relationships 4. Organizations 5. Bonded actions 6. A striped world of relationships References Index

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Book SynopsisHow and why does job stress manifest as negative emotions, disordered thoughts, deleterious behaviors, and physical illness? How can positive outcomes like growth and mastery be encouraged instead? Job stress theories provide insights that guide practical decision making on how to mitigate the negative effects, and promote the positive outcomes, of job demands for the organization and its constituents. This book provides a review of the empirical support for nearly 100 job stress frameworks, and presents guidance for theoretical applications, testing, refinement, and integrations.In addition to providing an overview of the theories, models, and hypotheses related to job stress, the authors present organizational and individual implications for both management and personal improvement. For scholars, gaps in the literature are identified to facilitate future research. Instructors and students will find this knowledge valuable for organizational psychology/behavior, occupational health psychology, or job stress classes, among others.Altogether, students, researchers, and practitioners will find this Introduction integral to their learning, and benefit from the actionable research ideas and suggestions for stress reduction.Trade Review‘Theory plays a critical role in scientific progress—it provides scholars with a framework for understanding their research findings, and it helps practitioners make sense of real-world problems. This book does an excellent job of introducing readers to the many theoretical perspectives used in the job stress literature.’ -- Nathan A. Bowling, Wright State University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Foundations of job stress theory 2. Theories from behavioral health 3. Physiological stress theories 4. Theories of arousal and emotion 5. Theories of cognition and coping 6. Equity and exchange theories 7. Social information and evaluations 8. Theories about job demands and resources 9. Conservation of resources theory 10. Person-environment theories 11. Role-related stress theories 12. Sociocultural systems perspectives 13. Theories of motivation and self-regulation 14. Leadership and organizational support 15. Perspectives on job stress Index

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Book SynopsisOrganizing is made possible by sense-making. This book represents a narrative quest for a symbolic grounding to help leaders in times when stable social structures and institutions dissolve and disappear. Monika Kostera approaches this sense-making process through innovative and exciting research methods, collecting stories from participants and exploring plots and outcomes of an imagined meeting between two symbolic worlds: one of the internal and imaginative and the other of the external and corporate. Investigating the spatiality and temporality of these stories, the author offers critical implications for educational practice, arguing that teachers should engage and develop students' imaginations and creativity to question the hidden rules of social settings and interactions in organizational and business situations. Innovative and visionary in scope, this book will be critical for researchers of organization theory at all levels, particularly those looking for new research methods and applications. Students of business and organizational studies will also benefit from its unique insights into business-related settings, as well as leaders and practitioners searching for innovative directions in business environments.Trade Review'Fresh and provoking, Monika Kostera's book challenges managerial and organizational literature through an evocative process of imagining novel forms of management of organizational life in contemporary societies. This book resonates as a poetic performance that invites students and organizational scholars to symbolically interrogate their research and teaching practices.' --Antonio Strati, University of Trento, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction In Search Of A Third Lens 1. Why Organize? 2. Space, Our Friend 3. Imagination 4. The Meeting Of Two Organizational Worlds 5. Reverse Journey 6. And Then There Was Silence 7. In Search Of Freedom In The Corporation 8. In Transition Coda: Being There Appendix: A Note On Narrative Collage For Ethnographers Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMany organizations operate in an environment that is increasingly dynamic, turbulent, and unpredictable. This volume makes the case that they need to embrace improvisation as a core organizational capability, not to replace but to complement planning and forecasting. Research on organizational improvisation has evolved from a jazz and theater metaphor to a distinct body of empirical and conceptual work that tackles how improvisation unfolds in the full range of organizational contexts. These contexts often have very different goals, constraints and possibilities than improvisation in the arts. This makes it crucial to develop understanding of improvisation at all levels and in all types of organizations including but not limited to day-to-day operations of large firms and government agencies, strategic change, emergency management, product development, and start-ups. This book pulls together in one place major advances in understanding organizational improvisation. It describes major theoretical- and evidence-based advances in models of organizational improvisation, which the authors define as the deliberate and substantive convergence of the design and execution of a novel activity, that can be created at the individual, team, or organizational level. The authors provide, integrate and consolidate the existing literature on organizational improvisation and offer a comprehensive analysis of key processes. They go beyond a mechanical literature review to include illustrative mini-cases, novel concepts in contemporary work and short personal comments from researchers in the field.Grounded in rigorous academic work to date, this book speaks both to scholars interested in developing research on organizational improvisation and to managers. It discusses both promising paths for academic research and practical recommendations, especially those who deal with unpredictable environments that force them to either improvise or to face harmful or even fatal outcomes for organizational members and/or the entire organization.Trade Review‘In a world characterized by uncertainty and rapid changes, this book brilliantly elucidates why improvisation is fundamental in organizational life. By blending seminal research on improvisation and new cutting edge findings, authors share precious and useful insights to wisely prepare and manage extemporaneous actions.’ -- Massimo Magni, Bocconi University, Italy‘Improvisation has never been more important as an advanced approach to augment planning in the face of uncertainty, disruption and often time and resource scarcity. The moment is ripe to build on the extensive research to understand and implement effective improvisation. This book unpacks improvisation in an insightful and practical way, making it accessible to all.’ -- Mary Crossan, Ivey Business School at Western University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Overview of the Elgar Introduction to Organizational Improvisation Theory 2. Introducing organizational improvisation 3. What leads to improvisation: triggers and individual enablers 4. Collective improvisation enablers: teams and organizations 5. How improvisation unfolds 6. The outcomes of improvisation 7. Organizational improvisation: implications for academic research and long-term theory development 8. Organizational improvisation: implications for practice and for community exploration References Index

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Book SynopsisPreparing for High Impact Change: Experiential Learning and Practice provides an overview of change processes for teaching, facilitating, and coping with change. Tested high-impact exercises in the book will prepare change leaders at all organizational levels to deal with the myriad of challenges inherent in the process of organizational change. Effective organizational change involves a combination of understanding, learning and unlearning, and practiced behaviour as part of the underlying conceptualization, formulation, and implementation processes. The book presents a series of exercises that promote self-learning and developing readiness for change, from preparing people for change, understanding and managing resistance, and coping with change-related obstacles to seeking buy-in for the change. Emphasis throughout the book is placed on developing change-related competencies. This book is a resource for understanding aspects of change, from theory to practice, for consultants, educators, students and practitioners such as corporate training and development personnel.Trade Review'The field of organization development and change has been needing a book like this one for a long time, that is, having at your fingertips a practical array of hands-on exercises and interventions that clearly facilitate the hard work of changing organizations. Grounded in the fundamentals of organization change and development concepts and their applications, this book is indispensable for those responsible for organization change and development.' --W. Warner Burke, Columbia University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Preparing for High Impact Change: The Critical Role of Experiential Learning and Practice Anthony F. Buono, Susan M. Adams, and Gavin M. Schwarz Part I Experiential Learning as a Pedagogical Tool: Getting Started 2. The Competencies of Successful Scholar-Practitioners Ramkrishnan (Ram) V. Tenkasi, George W. Hay, and Eric J. Sanders 3. Using Icebreaker Exercises: Futility and Possibility–Assessing Reactions to Organizational Change Anthony F. Buono 4. Teaching Theory Experientially Robert J. Marshak Part II Self-Learning and Beyond through Change Exercises 5. Increasing Manager’s Self-awareness through Story-telling and Mask Making Philip H. Mirvis 6. Exploring Reactions to Change: A Card Game Simulation Susan M. Adams 7. From Both Sides to All Sides: Creating Common Ground Where There’s Been None Before Matt Minahan 8. Eliciting Group Affect and Emotive Tone: The Mads, Glads and Sads Exercise Michael R. Manning and Melissa Norcross Part III Communicating Change 9. Symbols: Creating Meaning from the Change Message Richard Dunford 10. The Ball Game: Teaching Organizational Change and Communication Cynthia A. Martinez Part IV The Human Side of Change: Strategy, Culture, and Change Recipients 11. Applying Lewin’s Force Field Theory to Facilitate SWOT Analysis: An Effective and Efficient Approach Mary M. Nash, Michael R. Manning, and E. John Heiser 12. Diminishing Resources: Building Strategy for Change Ann E. Feyerherm 13. Exploring the Dynamics of Organizational Culture and Change: Developing Skills and Strategies to Navigate Change in a Complex World David W. Jamieson, Jackie M. Milbrandt, and Nicole M. Zwieg Daly 14. Building Exhange Relations And Brokerage Positions within Groups Keith Hunter 15. UGH! Generational Conflict amidst a Change Effort Therese F. Yaeger Part V The Experiential Exercise End Game: End Point Engagement 16. Debriefing Change Exercises: End-point Engagement Gary Wagenheim 17. Facilitating Focused Debriefing: Connecting Experience with Theory and Reflection—The Three-Part Journal Anthony F. Buono 18. Afterword: The Change Game—Moving from Toolkits to “That Was Great!” Susan M. Adams, Gavin M. Schwarz, and Anthony F. Buono Index

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Book SynopsisWhile many books provide guidance to the construction of theory, the process of theorizing itself has been addressed far less. The aim of this book is to encourage researchers to reflect upon their subjective theorizing practices and to engage in dialogue about theorizing in organization studies. Drawing on interviews with eight key figures in the field, this book provides guidance for how to theorize, and how to do so well, using the key tools of the theorizers. Providing rich insights, these interviews with Professors David Boje, Barbara Czarniawska, Kenneth Gergen, Tor Hernes, Geert Hofstede, Edgar Schein, Andrew Van de Ven and Karl Weick give an opportunity to learn from some of the most successful theorists in the field of organization studies. By addressing aspects of theorizing which seek to make it a personal and meaningful endeavour, this book goes beyond the sole aim of getting published and encourages the reader to develop their own unique way of theorizing. This book will be an invaluable tool for graduate researchers and scholars looking to refine their theorizing practices in order to produce outstanding theoretical work. Its insights will also be of use for anyone seeking to breathe new life into their work, with its insightful commentary on the practices of successful theorists.Trade Review'This book is short, fun to read, and full of good ideas. It also works well as an introduction to how to theorize in organization studies, for students as well as professors.' --From the foreword by Richard Swedberg'I found the book witty, clear, passionate and well written. For me, it was an opportunity to reflect on my own academic life, my practice of theorizing and my contribution to the field while reading the book and mirroring myself through the thoughts of the ''key'' thinkers that I know personally or through their writing. ' --Silvia Gherardi, University of Trento, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Richard Swedberg 1. Presentation and premises 2. Engaging in theorizing 3. Looking at something. Behind the scenes – interviewing Karl Weick 4. Finding your academic family 5. Making a contribution 6. Key points and practices References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Theoretical World of Entrepreneurship contains the first and most comprehensive examination of more than 250 theories applicable to the study of entrepreneurship. It includes a theoretical examination of current social and economic controversies that impact entrepreneurs. Following in Weber's tradition, it also compares the doctrines of 16 Christian denominations and nine world religions which offer different conceptual windows for understanding entrepreneurs. The author ties the theoretical world of entrepreneurship together by pursuing three primary objectives. The first objective is to focus intently on the need to specify the assumptions of the theories that are used to address research questions. The second is to provide a common vision of diverse perspectives. The third is to help scholars who are seeking alternatives to the conventional wisdom.This comprehensive resource is ideal for doctoral students seeking to grasp the entire theoretical domain of the field of entrepreneurship. It also serves as a reference for professors who want to position the work that they know best within the frame of the entire theoretical world of entrepreneurship. The book is accessible enough to engage those who do not already possess an academic background.Trade Review‘Jim Fiet’s book, The Theoretical World of Entrepreneurship, provides an insightful look into the assumptions and boundary conditions that define the field of entrepreneurship. His treatment of the numerous theories used to study and explain entrepreneurship is valuable and as a family business scholar, I particularly appreciate his attention to that topic.’ -- James J. Chrisman, Mississippi State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Prologue to The Theoretical World of Entrepreneurship 1. Introduction 2. General theories 3. Process and milestone achievement theories 4. Entrepreneurial contexts 5. Family firm theory 6. Economics of entrepreneurship 7. Psychological view of entrepreneurship 8. Social entrepreneurship 9. Entrepreneurial decision-making 10, Structural explanations for enterprising behavior 11. Environmental influences on firm formation 12. Relevant societal debates 13. Religious doctrines of Christian denominations 14. Religious doctrines of world religions Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book illustrates thirteen case studies demonstrating the convenience theory of white-collar crime. Offering an integrated deductive perspective through a convenience lens, Petter Gottschalk provides crucial insights into the motives, opportunities and behaviors behind executive deviance. Featuring a unique examination of era-defining cases of white-collar crime, from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to the Olympus scandal, Gottschalk closely follows legal accounts to paint an international picture of executive deviance. This book scrutinizes public opinion of deviant behavior and how public sentiment towards white-collar crime has changed over time. Offering an innovative view of executive deviance, Gottschalk concludes by testing the integrated theory of convenience through empirical surveys of white-collar offenders. Audacious and illuminating, this book is crucial reading for researchers and students of business, criminal law and criminology, sharing a unique angle on the world of executive deviance through empirical research. Its real-world observations will also be crucial to policymakers and legal practitioners.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Convenience Case of Navy Commander 2. Convenience Case of Chief Executive Officer 3. Convenience Case of Corruption Blame 4. Convenience Case of Investment Fraud 5. Rich and Mighty on the Shoreline 6. Corruption among Friends 7. Germany: Thomas Middelhoff 8. United States: Bernard Kerik 9. United States: Jordan Belfort 10. Japan: Tsuyoshi Kikukawa 11. Environmental Crime Convenience 12. Game Over for Executives 13. Corruption in China Trade 14. Seriousness of Executive Deviance Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction provides a cutting edge review of employee engagement, illustrating the theories and key instruments for research that underpin the field and its antecedents and consequences. It translates the science into practice by offering recommendations on how to build an engaged workforce and how to socialize and engage newcomers.Key features include: A state-of-the-art review of the field, including an overview of potential methodologies for measuring employee engagement Informed and insightful discussions of different engagement targets and referents and strategic employee engagement A keen awareness of international variations in employee engagement. This book offers a critical research agenda for researchers in business and management hoping to develop their research in organizational settings. It will also benefit managers and other practitioners in overcoming common problems and developing an engaged workforce.Trade Review'This well-argued book will help researchers and practitioners navigate the complicated landscape of employee engagement. The authors offer a deceptively simple model that synthesizes antecedents, processes and consequences. They integrate key levels of analysis to create a compelling bridge between theory and practice. The field has come a long way, and the authors map what it is--and what it can yet become--with insight and passion.' -- William Kahn, Boston University, US'Few concepts in the management sciences that have captured the attention of both the academic and business communities like employee engagement. In this comprehensive introduction to the topic, Saks and Gruman explain the what, how, and why of employee engagement and offer a critical analysis of current science and practice. Whether novice or expert, scientist or practitioner, readers will come away with new insight into engagement in its many forms and foci.' -- John P. Meyer, Western University, Canada'Alan Saks and Jamie Gruman have been at the forefront of engagement research and practice for the past 15 years. Their work is always extremely well grounded in research and is very practical in application. This volume does an excellent job of both overviewing and diving deep into the conceptual and practical matters that researchers and practitioners need to come to terms with if they want to understand and action employee engagement.' -- Simon Albrecht, Deakin University, Australia‘Saks and Gruman provide a very comprehensive introduction to how employee engagement has been conceptualized and studied, and where it fits in the world of other related employee attitudes (e.g., job satisfaction, organizational commitment) - and, importantly, why it is significant for understanding both individual and organizational effectiveness.’ -- Benjamin Schneider, University of Maryland, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to employee engagement 2. The meaning of employee engagement 3. Theories of employee engagement 4. The measurement of employee engagement 5 Antecedents and consequences of employee engagement 6. Getting newcomers engaged 7. Global issues of employee engagement 8. Employee engagement in practice 9. Employee engagement: problems and prospects 10. Strategic employee engagement References Index

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Book SynopsisThis concise text introduces an integrated view of all project management-related activities in an organization, called Organizational Project Management (OPM). Practical cases from several organizations, as well as popular theories such as the Resource-Based Theory and Institutional Theory provide for an insightful yet realistic understanding of OPM as an integrative tool for organizations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. The reader will learn how separate organizational functions, such as project, program and portfolio management and governance integrate in a cohesive manner. The authors describe how different approaches to competing in the marketplace link to strategies, and the ways of selecting the 'best' business opportunities for organizations and integrating them into existing workflows and structures. They develop and describe a model that shows how OPM works within organizations. The book is a valuable resource for top managers, reflective practitioners, academics, and postgraduate students in organization theory.Trade Review'This fascinating book by renowned authors not only takes the organizational context of project management seriously, but also focuses on the interface as well as interplay between the temporary and the more permanent part of organizations. Discussing the value of the resource-based view and the neo-institutional approach as well as of governmentality theory for the analysis of organizational project management, the authors elaborate on the valuable link between project management and organization theory. They illustrate their ideas with the help of case studies. Reading recommended!' --Jörg Sydow, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to Organizational Project Management Part I The OPM Model 2. Organizational Philosophy 3. OPM Approach 4. OPM Governance 5. Business Integration 6. Organizational Integration 7. Project Governance 8. Project Management Part II Theories and the OPM Model 9. Resource-Based Theory and OPM 10. Institutional Theory and OPM 11. A Theory of the OPM Model Part III Applications of the OPM Model 12. Case Study: OPM and the Management of Megaprojects 13. Case Study: OPM in an Organization for Public Good 14. OPM Assessment 15. Designing OPM Systems References Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book examines all aspects of the design process and implementation of questionnaire surveys on the activities of business, public sector, and non-profit organizations. Anthony Arundel discusses how different aspects of the survey method and planned statistical analysis can constrain question design, and how these issues can be effectively resolved. Throughout this engaging yet practical book, Arundel promotes good practices for questionnaire design, sample construction, and survey delivery systems including online, postal, and verbal methods, with a focus on obtaining high-quality data in line with ethics and confidentiality requirements. Chapters include constructive advice on questionnaire design and testing, survey implementation, and data processing, analysis, and reporting, with examples of time and financial cost budgets. Considering the recent developments in survey methods, the book explores how to use web probing as a substitute for cognitive testing and examines the use of tablets and smartphones in answering questionnaires. Combining theoretical and practical insights into survey design, implementation, and data processing and analysis, this book will be essential reading for business and management scholars and students, with a particular interest in research methods and organization studies. It will also be useful for practitioners and business managers seeking to understand how to create and use surveys.Trade Review‘This book by Anthony Arundel is a must read for researchers or practitioners that plan to conduct a survey. In a very understandable and insightful way, Arundel takes the reader through the intricacies of each step involved in designing and implementing a high quality survey, from questionnaire testing and design to sampling, data processing, and analysis.’ -- Carter Bloch, CFA, Aarhus University, Denmark‘Anthony Arundel has experience from decades of statistical measurement, survey design, management, and analysis of survey outcomes. He knows what works and what does not, and this guide provides the reader with valuable and accessible information. Anyone who needs to understand survey design, and results, should read this book.’ -- Fred Gault, UNU-MERIT, the Netherlands and Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa‘This is a much-needed book. It provides a complete and detailed overview of all practical steps that are required for setting-up, executing, and analysing a survey of firms and other organizations. The clear and non-technical language makes the book highly accessible also to readers not experienced in survey techniques. Everyone planning to conduct a survey should consult this book.’ -- Christian Rammer, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), GermanyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Survey fundamentals 3. Questionnaire design 4. Questionnaire testing 5. Survey implementation 6. Data processing activities 7. Data analysis and reporting 8. Conclusion References Annexes Index

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Book SynopsisThis practical book explores collaborative inquiry as an approach to research and change in organizations where internal members and external researchers work together as partners to address organizational issues and create knowledge about changing organizations.Taking a research-based approach, Abraham B. (Rami) Shani and David Coghlan analyze the challenges that participants face in building a partnership between researchers and practitioners throughout the phases of collaboration. Chapters explore how collaborative partners assess the organization's current and future capabilities by expressing the present and future in creative imagery and by making relevant changes in the organization to create that future. The book examines the theoretical foundations behind collaborative inquiry in addition to the methodologies of this approach to organization development and change.Mapping both the theory and practice of collaborative inquiry, this book will be a valuable resource for scholars and students of organization studies and research methods, particularly those with a focus on business and management. It will also be beneficial for practitioners interested in collaborative and action research modes.Trade Review‘This book is one of the best exemplars of showing how these two practices--research and helping--can inform each other constructively. This book is a welcome exploration of how these practices have enlarged our understanding of how human systems really work, how they must be studied, and how we can constructively intervene in them.’ -- - Edgar H. Schein, Professor Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management, US‘As scientists, we ask ourselves how we can contribute more to the amelioration of the most challenging issues of our time, such as global pandemics, climate change, social justice. Shani and Coghlan help us understand that there is a better way for science to influence decision makers. Collaborative inquiry is built to provide a scientific approach to change and Shani and Coghlan have been the masters of that approach for decades. This new book should be read by any scientist or leader who wants to make progress instead of just bemoaning the current state of affairs.’ -- - William A. (Bill) Pasmore, Professor of Practice, Colombia University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1 Massimo S. Brunelli Foreword 2 Michael Beer Preface 1. Introducing collaborative inquiry 2. Theoretical foundations 3. Methodology and methods of inquiry 4. Transformation and design 5. Phases, mechanisms and quality 6. The researcher, theorizing and opportunities Epilogue Afterword: Collaborative inquiry: takeaways and applications Philip H. Mirvis References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Research Methods in Organizational Change offers innovative and practical information to aid in the successful implementation of research methodologies. Written by a collective of experienced scholars, it provides inspiration for future academics wishing to advance research into human system changes. Presenting traditional, modern and potential future research methods within the field of organizational change and development, the Handbook offers practical guidance on how to carry out a wide range of different research methods, from rapid response to action research. Chapters explore the methods aligned with the phenomena of organizational change, as well as the various ontologies, epistemologies, frameworks, and values that researchers of organizational change adopt. The Handbook ultimately calls for the discipline to challenge existing paradigms and rethink its approaches to advancing knowledge regarding organizational change. This stimulating Handbook will be valuable for students and scholars of business and innovation hoping to conduct research into what transformational change on such a grand scale requires. Its expert insights will also be beneficial for scholars of interconnected disciplines such as sociology and psychology.Trade Review‘With their invitation to revitalize how we research change, this edited volume by David Szabla, David Coghlan, Bill Pasmore, and Jennifer Kim challenges all of us to think and rethink a pathway forward on perpetual research method questions (and problems.) As a practical, useful, and timely addition to what we often think we know and what we already do, the volume is just what is needed as the world deals with even more change and turbulence in the current organizational and societal climate. Whether you are a serious scholar, a pragmatic practitioner, or anything in between, the topics raised speak to how our work can engage and lead conversations on researching change and its practice.’ -- Gavin Schwarz, UNSW Sydney, Australia‘Given the rapidly escalating call for evidence-based knowledge in management and organizations, the Handbook of Research Methods in Organizational Change could not have come at a more crucial time. This is especially the case for research-based understanding of organization change, where fads, testimonials, and opinions have long steered knowledge in the field. The Handbook offers a comprehensive and up-to-date account of research methods for developing valid knowledge of all stages and facets of organization change. I heatedly applaud the Handbook contributors for bringing the organization change field onto more solid evidence-based footing.’ -- Thomas G. Cummings, USC Marshall School of Business, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 An invitation to revitalize research into organizational change 2 William Pasmore and David B. Szabla PART II METHODS FOUNDATIONAL 2 Action research as the social science of change and changing 19 David Coghlan 3 Conducting processual research on organisation change 47 Deepak Saxena and Joe McDonagh 4 The grounded theory methodology: over fifty years of inquiry! 69 John Loonam 5 Longitudinal research methods for studying processes of organizational change 88 Elaine Rabelo Neiva and Leonardo Fernandes Martins CONTEMPORARY 6 Psychoanalytic and socioanalytic approaches to organizational change research 124 Susan Long 7 Qualimetric intervention-research as an approach to studying organizational change 150 Henri Savall, Véronique Zardet, Marc Bonnet, and Anthony F. Buono 8 Collaborative management research: theoretical foundations, mechanisms and practices 172 Abraham (Rami) B. Shani 9 Learning history: engaging multiple perspectives for learning 194 Margaret Gearty 10 Principles for productive inquiry into ICT-enabled change in organisations 221 Joe McDonagh 11 Using participatory mixed methods to study “grand challenges”: an illustrative case of diversity, equity, and inclusion change research in organizations 242 Regina Kim and Yunzi (Rae) Tan EMERGING 12 Conducting phenomenon-driven rapid-response research to explore disruption and its impact on the minority experience 261 Jennifer Y. Kim and Zhida Shang 13 Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry: a new paradigm for leadership and organizational change research 281 William R. Torbert and Sofia-Jeanne Caring 14 Advancing Strong Structuration Theory in organizational change research 299 David B. Szabla and David A. Jarrett 15 Design science for organizational change: how design theory uncovers and shapes generativity logics in organizations 327 Pascal Le Masson, Agathe Gilain, Armand Hatchuel, Caroline Jobin, Maxime Thomas, Chipten Valibhay, and Benoit Weil 16 Longitudinal designs, Big Data, and social network analysis in organization development and change research 355 Ramkrishnan (Ram) V. Tenkasi, William (Bart) Brock, and Donna L. Ogle 17 X-Ray Vision: a research tool for uncovering system psychodynamics to advance organization change 397 Debra A. Noumair and Jacqueline D. Jenkins 18 Applying data science in organizational change research 431 Joshua Elmore PART III REFLECTIONS 19 Ethical dilemmas in collaborative action research 452 Tobias Fredberg and Johanna E. Pregmark 20 Reflections on the identity journey of a budding organizational change scholar or insights on constructing a meaningful research path and life 467 Julie Bayle-Cordier 21 Reflections on guiding doctorates in organizational change 486 David Coghlan and Jennifer Y. Kim Index 510

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Book SynopsisThoroughly revised and updated to include contemporary terms that have gained importance such as furlough, unconscious bias, platform work, and Great Resignation, this second edition of the Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management is an authoritative and comprehensive reference resource comprising almost 400 entries on core HR areas and concepts. Bringing together more than 200 international authorities on HRM and HR, the Encyclopedia presents an accessible and condensed overview of key HR topics, spanning from absenteeism and big data to whistleblowing and zero-hour contracts. Entries vary from singular concepts such as homeworking, equality, and digitalisation; to organisational behaviour terms such as organisational culture and job satisfaction; and broader management terms such as strategy and management development. Each entry provides a selected list of references and suggestions for further reading to enable the reader to gain a deeper awareness of the topic. An authoritative reference text, this dynamic Encyclopedia will be of immense value to undergraduate and postgraduate students, academic researchers, and HR practitioners and policy specialists looking for a succinct and expert summary of key HR concepts. Key Features: Almost 400 entries Organised alphabetically for ease of reference Cross-referenced to facilitate further reading Extensively updated to include new and popular terms Table of ContentsContents: Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management 1 Stewart Johnstone, Jenny K. Rodriguez and Adrian Wilkinson 360-degree appraisal 4 Amie Shaw Absenteeism 6 Renée de Reuver Acas 7 Gill Dix and George Boyce ADR 8 See: Alternative dispute resolution. Aesthetic labour 8 Andrew R. Timming Ageing workforce 9 David Lain Agile working 10 Ian Roper AI 11 See: Artificial intelligence. AIHRM 11 See: Artificial intelligence HRM. Algorithmic management 11 Francesco Bonifacio Alienation 12 Maurizio Atzeni Alternative dispute resolution 13 Paul Latreille AMO model 14 Eva Knies Annualized hours 15 James Arrowsmith Apprenticeship 16 Jim Stewart Aptitude test 17 Raymond Randall Arbitration 18 Paul Latreille Artificial intelligence 19 Lene Pettersen Artificial intelligence HRM 20 Maarten Renkema Assessment centre 21 Angela Baron Attitude survey 22 Paula K. Mowbray Balanced scorecard 24 Brian Harney Benchmarking 25 Brian Harney Benefits 26 Geoff White Best fit 27 Corine T. Boon Best practice 28 Corine T. Boon Big data 29 Tobias M. Scholz Big five 30 Daniel J. Cummings and Arthur Poropat Biodata 31 John G. O’Gorman and David Shum Blacklisting 32 Gregor Gall Blended learning 33 Chris Rowley and Ashish Malik Body work 34 Carol Wolkowitz Brexit 36 Philip B. Whyman and Alina I. Petrescu Bullying 37 See: Workplace bullying. Burnout 37 Marina Boulos Capability procedure 39 Nelarine Cornelius Career breaks 40 Nikos Bozionelos Careers 41 Jos Akkermans Change management 42 Bernard Burnes CIPD 44 Peter Cheese Circular economy 45 Matthew Anderson Coaching 46 Margarita Nyfoudi Co-determination 47 Miguel Martínez Lucio Collective agreements 48 Peter F. Beszter Collective bargaining 49 Peter F. Beszter Commitment 50 John P. Meyer Community unionism 51 Steve Williams Comparative HRM 52 Chris Brewster Competitive advantage 54 Brian Harney Conciliation 55 Paul Latreille Configurational model 56 Brian Harney Conflict 57 Gregor Gall Consultation 59 Amanda Pyman Contingency theory 60 Brian Harney Continuing professional development 61 Margarita Nyfoudi Control 62 See: Managerial control. Convergence theory 62 Alexandros Psychogios Coordinated market economy 63 Geoffrey Wood Core worker 64 Fang Lee Cooke Coronavirus 65 Tony Dobbins Corporate governance 66 Chris Rees Corporate social responsibility 68 Maura Sheehan and Michael Moran Co-working 69 See: Telework. CPD 69 See: Continuing professional development. Cross-cultural training 69 Dhara Shah CSR 70 See: Corporate social responsibility. Curriculum vitae 70 Christine Naschberger Custom and practice 71 Anni Hollings CV 72 See: Curriculum vitae. Datafication 73 Elisabeth Anna Guenther Deskilling 74 Maurizio Atzeni Digital picket line 75 Anthony Forsyth Digital work 76 See: Virtual work. Digitalization 76 Elisabeth Anna Guenther Dirty work 77 Linda Tallberg Disciplinary procedure 78 Emily Rose Discipline and grievance 79 Ian McAndrew Disconnected capitalism 81 Paul Thompson Discrimination 82 Jenny K. Rodriguez Distance learning 83 Jim Stewart Diversity management 84 Geraldine Healy Division of labour 86 Maurizio Atzeni Downsizing 87 Stewart Johnstone EDI 88 See: Equality, diversity and inclusion. E-HRM 88 See: Electronic HRM. E-learning 88 Jim Stewart Electronic HRM 89 Richard Cai and Jenny K. Rodriguez Emotional intelligence 90 Peter J. Jordan and Dirk Lindebaum Emotional labour 91 Xiaoni Ren Employability 92 Jason Heyes Employee 94 Emily Rose Employee engagement 94 Alan M. Saks Employee experience 95 Martin R. Edwards Employee networks 97 Francisca Álvarez-Figueroa Employee resource groups 98 See: Employee networks. Employee share ownership 98 Erik Poutsma Employee silence 100 Victoria Lister Employee value proposition 100 Sangita De Employee voice 101 Adrian Wilkinson Employee well-being 102 Sudong Shang Employer branding 103 Angela Baron Employers’ associations 104 Peter Sheldon Employment agency 105 Chris Forde and Gary Slater Employment relationship 106 John W. Budd Employment tribunal 107 Paul Latreille Empowerment 108 Adrian Wilkinson Equal opportunity 109 Glenda Strachan Equal pay 111 Mark Smith Equality 111 Shreya Roy Choudhury Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) 112 Isabel Távora Equity 114 John W. Budd Ethics 115 Michelle Greenwood Ethnocentric management 117 Dhara Shah European works councils 118 Andrew R. Timming Executive search firms 119 Monika Hamori Exit interview 119 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Expatriate 121 Dhara Shah Expectancy theory 122 Hadi El-Farr Experiential learning 123 Carlos Gomez Diaz and Jenny K. Rodriguez External labour market 124 Matthew Xerri Extreme work 125 Minjie Cai Family-friendly policies 127 Natalie Skinner and Erich C. Fein Financial participation 128 Erik Poutsma Financialization 130 Jean Cushen Fire and rehire 131 Alan Bogg Fixed-term contract 132 Jonathan Lord Flexible firm 133 Stephen Procter Flexible working 134 Clare Kelliher Flexicurity 135 Marcello Pedaci Flexitime 136 Derek Eldridge and Tahir Nisar Four-day week 137 John Quiggin Fourth industrial revolution 138 Adrian Kaminski, Vishal Rana and Alan Nankervis Frames of reference 139 Niall Cullinane Freelance work 140 Oliver Mallett and Robert Wapshott Furlough 141 Tony Dobbins Future of work 142 Deborah Harrison Gamified HRM 144 Lena Murawski Gender 145 Vincenza Priola Gender gap 146 Jenny K. Rodriguez Gender pay gap 147 Mark Smith Generations 148 Annick van Rossem Geocentric management 149 Michael Isichei and David G. Collings Glass ceiling 150 Jenny K. Rodriguez Glass cliff 151 Daniela Fernandez and Michelle K. Ryan Global supply chains 153 Jimmy Donaghey Global value chains 154 Matthew Alford Globalization 155 Geoffrey Wood Golden handshake 156 Prantika Ray Graduate recruitment 157 Belgin Okay-Somerville Great resignation 159 Mussie T. Tessema Green HRM 160 See: Green human resource management. Green human resource management 160 Douglas W.S. Renwick Grievance procedure 161 Emily Rose Gross misconduct 162 Emily Rose Guanxi HRM 162 Li (Athena) Liu Halo effect 164 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Hard and soft HRM 165 Stewart Johnstone Headhunting 166 Monika Hamori Herzberg 167 Daniel King Hierarchy of needs 168 Daniel King High-involvement management 169 Stephen Wood High-performance work systems 170 Stephen Procter Homeworking 172 Alan Felstead Horns effect 172 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox HR analytics 173 Martin R. Edwards HR Strategy 175 See: Human resource strategy. HRD 175 See: Human resource development. HRM 175 See: Human resource management. HRM process approach 175 Karin Sanders Human capital 176 Christopher M. Harris Human relations movement 177 Daniel King Human resource department 178 Fang Lee Cooke Human resource development 180 Angela Baron Human resource information system 181 Richard Cai and Jenny K. Rodriguez Human resource management 182 John Storey Human resource manager 184 Stewart Johnstone Human resource planning 185 See: Workforce planning. Human resource strategy 185 Monique Veld Hybrid working 186 Mengyi Xu Hygiene factors 187 See: Herzberg. IHRM 188 See: International human resource management. ILO 188 See: International Labour Organization. Immigration 188 Chris F. Wright Impression management 189 Martin Kleinmann, Pia Ingold and Annika Wilhelmy Indie unions 190 Holly Smith Indigenous employment 191 Corie Duff, Kate Hutchings and Kerry Bodle Induction 192 See: Onboarding. Industrial action 192 Andy Hodder Industrial relations 193 Tony Dundon Informal learning 195 Karin Sanders Institutional framework 196 Miguel Martínez Lucio Institutional logics 198 Syed Imran Saqib Institutional theories 199 Alexandros Psychogios Intellectual capital 201 Stephen T.T. Teo, Christine Soo and Amy Wei Tian Intelligence tests 202 John G. O’Gorman and David Shum Internal labour market 203 Matthew Xerri International assignment 203 Maranda Ridgway International human resource management 205 Pawan S. Budhwar International Labour Organization 207 Kashfia Ameen and Arjan Keizer International labour standards 208 See: International Labour Organization. Internships 208 Jackie Carter Interpersonal skills 209 Rachel L. Morrison Intersectionality 210 Jenny K. Rodriguez Interviews 211 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Japanese management 213 John Benson Job analysis 214 Joseph McCune Job description 215 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Job design 216 Sharon K. Parker and Joseph A. Carpini Job enlargement 218 Joseph A. Carpini and Sharon K. Parker Job enrichment 219 Sharon K. Parker and Joseph A. Carpini Job evaluation 220 Hadi El-Farr Job quality 221 Patricia Findlay Job rotation 222 Joseph A. Carpini and Sharon K. Parker Job satisfaction 224 Eva Knies Job security 224 Jenny K. Rodriguez Joint consultation 226 Peter F. Beszter Knowledge management 227 Donald Hislop Knowledge worker 228 Jean Cushen Knowledge, skills and abilities 229 Amie Shaw KSA 230 See: Knowledge, skills and abilities. Labour 231 Maurizio Atzeni Labour market 232 Chris F. Wright Labour migration 233 Stefania Marino and Miguel Martínez Lucio Labour mobility 234 Chris F. Wright Labour process 235 Paul Thompson Labour theory 236 See: Labour process. Labour turnover 236 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Leader–member exchange 237 Herman H.M. Tse and Marie T. Dasborough Leadership 239 Rafia Faiz Lean production 240 Stephen Procter Learning cycle 241 Amie Shaw Learning organization 242 Margarita Nyfoudi Learning style 243 Amie Shaw Leaveism 244 James Richards Liberal market economy 245 Geoffrey Wood Lifetime employment 246 Katsuki Aoki Line managers 247 Douglas W.S. Renwick Living wage 248 Tony Dobbins and Peter Prowse LMX 249 See: Leader–member exchange. Long hours culture 249 See: Workaholism. Low pay 249 Damian Grimshaw Management consultancy 251 Joe O’Mahoney Management development 252 Thomas Garavan and Deirdre McQuillan Management style 254 Anni Hollings Managerial control 255 Paul Thompson Maslow 256 See: Hierarchy of needs. Maternity leave 256 See: Maternity, paternity and parental leave. Maternity, paternity and parental leave 256 Marian Baird Mayo 257 See: Human relations movement. MBTI 257 See: Myers–Briggs type indicator. McGregor 257 Daniel King Meaningful work 258 Ruth Yeoman Mediation 259 Paul Latreille Mental well-being 260 Cary L. Cooper Mentoring 262 Margarita Nyfoudi Migrant worker 262 Susan Ressia Millennials 263 Sangita De Minimum wage 264 Damian Grimshaw Misconduct 265 Emily Rose MNC 266 See: Multinational company. MNE 266 See: Multinational company. Motivation 266 Gary Latham and Jelena Brcic Motivators 268 See: Herzberg. Multinational company 268 Alexandros Psychogios Multinational corporation 269 See: Multinational company. Multinational enterprise 269 See: Multinational company. Multi-skilling 269 Christine Naschberger Myers–Briggs type indicator 270 Sangita De National culture 272 Alexandros Psychogios Negotiation 273 Ian McAndrew Neuro-HR 274 Alexandros Psychogios Neurodivergence 276 James Richards Neurodiversity 277 See: Neurodivergence. Non-unionism 277 Stewart Johnstone Notice period 278 Emily Rose OCB 279 See: Organizational citizenship behaviour. Occupational health and safety 279 Minjie Cai Off-the-job learning 280 Jim Stewart Office housework 281 Jenny K. Rodriguez On-the-job learning 282 Joanna Booth and Louise Oldridge Onboarding 283 Rodolfo Sommer Online learning 284 Chris Rowley and Ashish Malik Organization development 285 Chris Rowley and Ashish Malik Organizational career systems 286 Yehuda Baruch Organizational citizenship behaviour 287 Eva Knies Organizational climate 288 Jenny K. Rodriguez and Carlos Gomez Diaz Organizational culture 289 Alistair Cheyne Organizational learning 291 Maha Alfarhan, Haidang Nguyen and Helen Shipton Outsourcing 292 Fang Lee Cooke Overtime 293 James Arrowsmith Panel interviews 295 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Part-time working 296 Mengyi Xu Partnership 297 Stewart Johnstone Paternity leave 298 See: Maternity, paternity and parental leave. Payment system 298 Stephen J. Perkins PDP 299 See: Personal development plan. Peer appraisal 299 Amie Shaw Pensions 300 Bethania Antunes Performance appraisal 301 Amie Shaw Performance appraisal interview 302 Amie Shaw Performance management 303 Elaine Farndale Performance-related pay 304 Geoff White Peripheral worker 305 Fang Lee Cooke Person specification 307 Susan Ressia Person–environment fit 307 Brianna Barker Caza Personal development plan 309 Jim Stewart Personality test 310 Susan Ressia Personality traits 311 David J. Hughes, John-Paul Martindale and Paul Irwing Picketing 312 Gregor Gall Platform work 313 Al James Pluralism 314 Niall Cullinane Polycentric management 316 Olga Tregaskis Precarious employment 317 Chris Forde Presenteeism 318 James Richards Probation 319 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Profit-sharing 320 Erik Poutsma Promotion 321 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Psychological capital 322 Maree Roche Psychological contract 324 Neil Conway Psychometric testing 325 Raymond Randall Race to the bottom 327 Nathaniel Tetteh Radicalism 328 Niall Cullinane Recruitment 329 Scott A. Hurrell Recruitment agency 330 Galit Klein Redeployment 331 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox References 332 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Regulation 333 Miguel Martínez Lucio Repatriation 334 Michael J. Morley Representative participation 335 Tony Dundon Resignation 336 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Resilience 337 Joshua Haist Resource-based view 338 Brian Harney Resourcing 339 Stephen Taylor Résumé 341 See: Curriculum vitae. Retention 341 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Skill 361 Dimitrinka Stoyanova Russell Skills-based pay 362 Rebecca Hewett Small and medium-sized enterprises 363 Stewart Johnstone SMEs 364 See: Small and medium-sized enterprises. Social capital 364 Christine Soo, Amy Wei Tian and Stephen T.T. Teo Social media 365 Maria Khan Staff associations 367 Stewart Johnstone Staff networks 368 See: Employee networks. State 368 Miguel Martínez Lucio Strategic choice 369 Brian Harney Strategic HRM 370 Paul Boselie Strategy 372 Brian Harney Stress 373 Joshua Haist Strikes 374 Gregor Gall Subcontracting 375 Fang Lee Cooke Succession planning 376 Chris Rowley, Nagiah Ramasamy and Anne Cox Suggestion scheme 377 Paula K. Mowbray Systematic training cycle 378 Kathryn Moura Talent management 380 Anthony McDonnell and Siva Shaangari Seathu Raman Taylor 381 See: Scientific management. Taylorism 381 See: Scientific management. Team pay 381 Rebecca Hewett Teamwork 382 Stephen Procter Telework 383 Susan Ressia and Peter Ross Temporary work 384 Chris Forde and Gary Slater Theory X 384 See: McGregor. Theory Y 384 See: McGregor. Total reward 385 Geoff White Trade union recognition 386 Tony Dundon Trade unions 386 David Peetz Training and development 388 Dimitrinka Stoyanova Russell Training needs analysis 390 Kathryn Moura Transferable skills 391 Chris Rowley and Ashish Malik Transformational leadership 392 Paul S. Turner Transnational collective agreements 393 Miguel Martínez Lucio Ubuntu 395 Joy Tauetsile Unconscious bias 396 Lucy Taksa and Louise Thornthwaite Underemployment 397 Jason Heyes Union density 398 Steve Williams Union organising 399 Melanie Simms Unitarism 400 Niall Cullinane Universalistic theory 401 Brian Harney Upward appraisal 403 Amie Shaw Variable pay 404 Geoff White Virtual work 405 Mayra Ruiz Castro Vocational education and training 406 Simon McGrath Wasta 408 Maranda Ridgway Water cooler chat 409 Nora Denner and Thomas Koch Well-being 410 See: Employee well-being. Whistleblowing 410 Kate Kenny, Muhammad Irfan and Meghan Van Portfliet Work 411 John W. Budd Work organization 412 Bill Harley Workaholism 414 Xi Wen (Carys) Chan Worker 415 Emily Rose Workforce planning 416 Angela Baron Working from home 417 Ruth McPhail Working time 418 James Arrowsmith Work–life balance 420 Clare Kelliher Workplace bullying 421 Ria Deakin Workplace democracy 422 Andrew R. Timming Zero-hours contracts 424 Ioulia Bessa, Chris Forde and Mark Stuart Index 426

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Book SynopsisThis insightful and innovative book proposes a new theory of socio-material weaving for studying and understanding family business. It dissolves the family business into activities, constituted of the sociality of human interactions and relations and interwoven with materials that extend in both a bodily-lived and spatial existential sense.Building on hermeneutic phenomenology, Mona Ericson explores a new approach to the field, which shifts focus away from entitized conceptions of family business contexts. Building on a ‘being-in-the-world’ understanding, the book emphasizes human entwinement with activities in amongst materials. Chapters draw insights from research on the social and the material, exploring the field through five unique stories that illustrate the intertwinement of family business activities and materials associated with buildings and land. Taking a critical stance towards systems-oriented family business research, Ericson weaves together the social and the material in association with narrative truth.An innovative and imaginative exploration of an established field of study, this book is crucial reading for scholars, researchers and graduate students of family business, opening up new ways of approaching the field in scholarly work. It will also benefit practitioners through practical insights into the challenges family business owners face when establishing and managing business activities.Trade Review‘With beautiful prose and thick description of place(s), time, context, space and bodies, Mona Ericson weaves together the socio-materiality and “being in the world” of five multi-generational family businesses from the Swedish region of Tällberg. Challenging dominant perspectives in family business research, the author builds a hermeneutic-phenomenological understanding of the social in relation to the material. In so doing, she invites us to “feel the worlds” of family business owners as they work, labour, live, love and play in the context of the lives of their parents and co-workers, their land, buildings, materials, and artefacts. This book brings to family business scholarship a valuable and richly-theorized analysis that will inspire researchers of all backgrounds and traditions to appreciate the emotional and material realities, affective moods, processes of subjection and practices of care that are central to the every-day lives of people involved in family businesses.’ -- Denise Fletcher, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg‘Mona Ericson continues to explore the most lived form of business – the family business. This time, her attention to stories is extended to a phenomenological and (I would say) anthropological sensitivity before the material, bodily and spatial in the family business world. This is a rich, multivoiced study that offers the reader new, intimately grounded, and precise insights into a world we thought was familiar.’ -- Daniel Hjorth, Copenhagen Business School, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1. Under the name of Tällberg 2. Family business as contexts and within contexts 3. Social and material, space and place 4. Narrative and story and a being-in-the-world methodology 5. The Siljanstrand, the Siljansgården and the Green Hotel story 6. The Klockargården story 7. The Åkerblads-Tällbergsgården story 8. An alternative approach to family business References Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a guide to understanding entrepreneurial ecosystems: what they are, why they matter, and to whom they matter. Ben Spigel explores this popular new theory of economic development, locating the intellectual roots of ecosystems, explaining the practices and processes that allow ecosystems to support the creation and growth of innovative entrepreneurial firms. Investigating why some places are able to support innovative, high-growth entrepreneurship while others cannot, this book looks at the characteristics of entrepreneurial places in both developed and developing countries to identify the role of factors such as culture, social networks and economic history. Going beyond just the different combinations of different people and factors of a place, Spigel explores the social and economic processes such as learning and entrepreneurial recycling that power how ecosystems develop and influence high-growth venture creation. Entrepreneurship and economic geography scholars will appreciate the strong theoretical exploration of this new approach to understanding entrepreneurship. It will also be a helpful read for public officials, policy makers, and ecosystems builders looking to delve further into this prominent new concept in local economic development policy. Trade Review‘Spigel’s insight has paved the way for advancing knowledge on entrepreneurial ecosystems – a dynamic and interdisciplinary field that will continue evolving and expanding its research scopes and depths.’ -- Li-Chun Lin, International Journal of Sustainable Society'With rapid digitalisation of the economy, entrepreneurial ecosystems have emerged as a novel cluster type to support the start-up and scale-up of new entrepreneurial ventures. This development creates important challenges for policy and practice. Ben Spigel's book provides a timely account of this evolving phenomenon.' --Erkko Autio, Imperial College London, UK'Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Theory, Practice and Futures is a much needed introduction to the main ideas of the emerging entrepreneurial ecosystem approach. It provides an excellent stock taking of the academic literature on entrepreneurial ecosystem, by one of its leading intellectuals.' --Erik Stam, Utrecht University School of Economics, the Netherlands'Ben Spigel has moved our collective thinking about entrepreneurship ecosystems a big step forward with his new book, which should be read by all who consider themselves entrepreneurship ecosystems practitioners or entrepreneurship policy makers.' --Daniel Isenberg, Columbia Business School, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. The Intellectual Foundations of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 3. The Actors and Factors of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 4. Ecosystem Practices and Processes 5. Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 6. Critiques of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems 7. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook provides a cutting-edge review of complex project organizing (CPO), and suggests fruitful avenues for future research with a focus on grand challenges and a sustainable future.Split into four sections, this Research Handbook addresses transitions within the field of CPO that could, and should, take place to achieve our shared aspirations for a better future. Featuring a team of contributors that is both interdisciplinary and geographically widespread, chapters provide a clarification of core concepts of complex project organizing, comprehensive coverage of leading theoretical perspectives for CPO, as well as a discussion of key empirical research themes. In particular, special attention is given to the implications of Industry 4.0 for complex project organizing.The Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing develops a guiding path to help academics – both established and early career – and research students in the fields of business leadership, operations management, and knowledge management navigate through these important topics, and envision how to respond to the grand challenges we all face.Trade Review‘Modern projects, whether undertaken by public organizations for societal benefit or private firms for commercial advantage, pose a genuine challenge for their sponsors, who often discover belatedly that their technical challenges are quickly eclipsed by other layers of complexity involved in managing myriad stakeholders (team members, cooperating organizations, public advocacy groups, and so forth). The more we can identify – in advance – the combination of technical and behavioral challenges to be addressed and begin to formulate the best means to respond to these challenges, the greater the likelihood our projects will realize their often lofty goals. Professors Winch, Brunet, and Cao have created a singularly valuable book that comes at a welcome and opportune moment, as public and private sector money to be spent on projects continues to balloon. The work of three acknowledged, world-class thinkers on project management, Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing is destined to be an immediate and significant addition to the literature and current managerial practice. Its arrival is both timely and of critical importance to our deeper understanding of project management challenges in the twenty-first century.’ -- Jeffrey K. Pinto, The Pennsylvania State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv Rodney Turner Acknowledgements xvii 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Complex Project Organizing 1 Graham M. Winch, Maude Brunet and Dongping Cao PART I CORE CONCEPTS OF COMPLEX PROJECT ORGANIZING 2 Uncertainty 17 Graham M. Winch 3 Complexity 26 Tyson R. Browning 4 Projectivity 36 Graham M. Winch 5 Temporality 46 Anne Live Vaagaasar, Therese Dille and Tor Hernes PART II PERSPECTIVES FROM ORGANIZATION THEORY 6 Contingency theory and its applications to complex project organizing 60 Peerasit Patanakul 7 System dynamics to understand and improve the performance of complex projects 70 Burak Gozluklu and John Sterman 8 Transaction cost economics: governing the commercial interface 78 David Lowe 9 Organizing complex projects from neo-institutional perspectives 89 Jörg Sydow and Jonas Söderlund 10 Foucault’s governmentality and the issue of project collaboration 99 Stewart Clegg and Johan Ninan 11 Projects-as-practice: taking stock and moving on 107 Markus Hällgren and Anders Söderholm 12 Uncovering the role of non-human actors in projects 117 Julien Pollack and Stewart Clegg 13 Project organizing in network contexts 127 Stephan Manning 14 Multi-level project organizing: a complex adaptive systems perspective 138 Pierre A. Daniel and Eric Daniel 15 From duality to dualism in complex project organizing: structuration and morphogenetic theory 148 Graham M. Winch 16 The contribution of design thinking to complex project organizing 158 Sihem BenMahmoud-Jouini and Lisa Carlgren PART III CHALLENGES OF COMPLEX PROJECT ORGANIZING 17 Project-based organizations: an overview of an emerging field of research 172 Jonas Söderlund 18 Project governance: conceptual and practical challenges in complex project organizing 183 Ata Ul Musawir 19 Addressing the challenges of new product development by Triple-A project management 193 Alexander Kock and Hans Georg Gemünden 20 Four research strategies for studying organizational project management 203 Monique Aubry 21 Governing inter-organisational relationships in large projects: a review and future research agenda 213 Juliette Engelhart, Jens K. Roehrich and Brian Squire 22 Public-private partnerships as vectors of complexity 223 Pierre-André Hudon, Maude Brunet and Nicolas Paquet 23 Megaprojects: XL challenges in project organizing 233 Alfons van Marrewijk 24 A complexity perspective on project stakeholder management 243 Jere Lehtinen, Christof Kier, Kirsi Aaltonen and Martina Huemann 25 Teaming for complex project organizing: a review of key concepts, project teaming studies and questions for future research 254 Anne Keegan 26 Increasing the effectiveness of project management: using causal mapping to integrate risk, uncertainty, and stakeholders 264 Fran Ackermann and Eunice Maytorena-Sanchez 27 Project narratives: directions for research 274 Natalya Sergeeva and Johan Ninan 28 Project value creation: sensemaking, shaping, and monitoring in a project network 283 Miia Martinsuo 29 Nothing succeeds like success, but what is it anyway? Reconceptualizing project success 293 Lavagnon A. Ika and Jeffrey K. Pinto 30 Owner project capabilities for complex project organising 303 Roine Leiringer 31 Embracing complexity in sustainable project management 312 Luca Sabini and Gilbert Silvius PART IV TOWARDS PROJECT ORGANIZING 4.0 32 Model-based definition and project organising: towards digital and integrated project delivery 327 Dongping Cao, Shiting Shao and Guangbin Wang 33 Has the Internet of Things made a real difference to the management of projects? 335 Igor Martek, M. Reza Hosseini, David John Edwards and Faris Elghaish 34 Artificial intelligence in project organizing 344 Chao Xiao, Qian Shi and Huijin Zhang 35 Taming complexity in project organising through blockchain 353 Eleni Papadonikolaki and Klaudia Jaskula 36 Big data analytics and project organizing 366 Weisheng Lu and Jinying Xu 37 A management flight simulator to catalyse learning about complex projects 375 Burak Gozluklu and John Sterman 38 The digital revolution and complex project organizing: towards Project Management 4.0? 383 Jennifer Whyte, Karim Farghaly and Shanjing Zhou (Alexander) Index

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Book SynopsisThis Concise Encyclopedia is an interdisciplinary overview of the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). It not only incorporates well-established concepts proffered by highly influential voices, but also captures the perspectives of tomorrow.The entries present some of the main topics gravitating around CSR and its theoretical evolution, while recognising how the framework has spread out into different academic fields. This Concise Encyclopedia helps to update CSR scholarship in line with developments within the broader discourse on the responsibilities of business, with new reflections on well-established concepts.Presenting a state-of-the-art discussion on the evolution of and future for CSR, this Concise Encyclopedia will serve as a significant reference point for both scholars and students of Business Ethics, Business and Human Rights and Corporate Sustainability. The depth of discussion throughout the Concise Encyclopedia will be useful for academics, practitioners, and policymakers alike.Key Features: 46 accessible and fully-referenced entries Contributions from leading scholars and academics in the field Written in a critical and reflective style, with entries grounded in ongoing debates on CSR Recognition of Business and Human Rights (BHR) as an emergent theme within CSR, with entries on modern slavery and workers’ rights Table of ContentsContents: Preface xii 1 Business and human rights 1 Lara Bianchi and Todd Landman 2 Business and society 8 Robert Caruana 3 Business ethics 13 Claire Ingram, Robert Caruana, and Lee Matthews 4 Compliance 18 Luis D. Torres 5 Corporate accountability 23 Stuart Cooper 6 Corporate citizenship 28 Lucia Cervi 7 Corporate governance 32 Ericka Costa and Giovanna Michelon 8 Corporate social performance 38 Szu-Yu Chen 9 Corporate social responsibility 43 Lee Matthews and Claire Ingram 10 Corporate sustainability 55 Fabien Martinez 11 Creating shared value 61 Rebecca Chunghee Kim 12 CSR communication 66 Susel Arzuaga 13 Degrowth 72 Fabian Maier 14 Doughnut economics 82 David Morris 15 Ethical purchasing and supply management 88 Martin C. Schleper and Stefan Gold 16 Ethical sourcing 92 Morgane M.C. Fritz 17 Government and CSR 98 Jeremy Moon 18 Green consumption 102 Ruizhi Yuan, Anqi Hu, and Zi Wang 19 Health and safety, accounting for 108 Emilio Passetti 20 Modern slavery 114 Akilah Jardine 21 Multi-national enterprises and CSR 118 Gabriela Gutierrez-Huerter O 22 Non-financial reporting 124 Teresa Turzo and Simone Terzani 23 Places: responsibilities towards 128 Iana Nesterova 24 Politics and CSR 132 Glen Whelan 25 Public goods: responsibility towards 136 Roland Bardy 26 Responsible leadership 142 Mihaela Kelemen 27 SMEs and social responsibility 147 Erica Santini and Andrea Caputo 28 Social and environmental innovation 152 Rachael Lamb 29 Social enterprise 157 Natasha Bonner, Charlotte Mann and Jordan Spurge 30 Stakeholder management 162 Lee Matthews and Claire Ingram 31 Supply chain visibility: a blockchain perspective 169 Michael Rogerson 32 Sustainability balanced scorecards 174 Iva Mihaylova and Andreas Blumer 33 Sustainability mindset 179 Karen Cripps and Isabel Rimanoczy 34 Sustainability transitions 184 Simon Wright 35 Sustainable banking 188 Niamh O’Sullivan 36 Sustainable careers 193 P. Matthijs Bal 37 Sustainable finance 197 Niamh O’Sullivan 38 Sustainable insurance 203 Niamh O’Sullivan 39 Sustainable investment 208 Niamh O’Sullivan 40 Sustainable marketing 216 Christos Themistocleous 41 Sustainable supply chain management 220 Stefan Gold and Martin C. Schleper 42 Taxation and CSR 228 Jane Frecknall-Hughes, Michelle Stirk and Angela Toothill 43 The triple bottom line, a brief history of 233 John Elkington 44 Worker-driven social responsibility 239 Alysha Kate Shivji 45 Workers’ rights 244 Samentha Goethals 46 Workplace bullying 251 Iain Coyne

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Explaining why contemporary problematic phenomena require a more expansive understanding than what is allowed in conventional organizational studies scholarship, this forward-looking Research Agenda brings insights from recent feminist new materialisms and critical posthumanist theorizing into the field of organization studies.Marta B. Calás and Linda Smircich have assembled herein an international and transdisciplinary community of scholars, whose research in fertile transnational spaces demonstrates the differences this novel scholarship could make in the domain of organization studies. The book serves as a tool and means for questioning fundamental metatheoretical premises and knowledge production practices, focusing particularly on those which, unwittingly, may be contributing to issues of concern across the globe. Chapters further articulate which premises and practices may help in decentering the ‘common sense’ nature of the field, facilitating engagement with affirmative possibilities for a world that is straying further from conventions. Coining the phrase ‘thinking-saying-doing-otherwise’ as an ontological shift and a call to action, the book ultimately highlights the importance of transdisciplinary, transnational research collectivities for accomplishing necessary changes.Providing novel critical approaches by intersecting feminist new materialisms with organization studies, this dynamic Research Agenda will prove invaluable to early and more established scholars interested in future-oriented organization and management research and practices in business studies and the sociology of organizations.Trade Review‘Deeply thoughtful, thoroughly researched and with great salience – this collection promises to be the go-to resource for Organization Studies as it enters the more-than-humanistic domains of our time. A time of societal challenges in the face of technological advancements, climate change and political upheaval demands a feminist new materialist research agenda for understanding affect, technoembodiment and thinking-doing organizations otherwise. Congratulations to the editors!’ -- Cecilia Åsberg, Linköping University, Sweden‘Feminisms are indispensable to new materialisms, though the field of management studies prefers to forget it. This volume flies in the face of that erasure with an eclectic mix of essays that disrupt what management research and education are becoming. The result is both deeply unsettling and hopeful—an urgent call to know and do otherwise with our ailing world.’ -- Karen Lee Ashcraft, University of Colorado Boulder, US‘The way that we organize both reflects and produces new forms of thought and being. Faced with a species-threatening crisis, we must rethink what it means to be human, both together and apart. “Man” must be overcome, and this book begins to show us how. It’s an important addition to the radical’s library.’ -- Martin Parker, University of Bristol, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1 Organization Studies, feminisms and new materialisms: on thinking-saying-doing otherwise 1 Marta B. Calás and Linda Smircich 2 Feminism under erasure in new feminist materialism as a case of symbolic manspreading 33 Michela Cozza and Silvia Gherardi 3 Natural light as affective force in organizing practices 55 Saija Katila, Ari Kuismin, and Anu Valtonen 4 Embodied bordering: crossing over, protecting, and neighboring 73 Pauliina Jääskeläinen, Pikka-Maaria Laine, Susan Meriläinen, and Joonas Vola 5 Imagining wearable technology (WT) otherwise 95 Janet Sayers 6 Erasure on-demand: a diffractive reading of algorithmic management 119 Alice Wickström, Ari Kuismin and Saija Katila 7 Exploring Earthly relations through curiography 141 Anu Valtonen and Tarja Salmela 8 Walking with the ruins 161 Alison Pullen 9 What to do about “The Human” in organization studies? Thinking/saying/doing with the Anthropocene, pandemics, and thereafters 177 Marta B. Calás, Linda Smircich, Michela Cozza, Silvia Gherardi, Saija Katila, Ari Kuismin, Pauliina Jääskeläinen, Pikka-Maaria Laine, Susan Meriläinen, Joonas Vola, Janet Sayers, Alice Wickström, Anu Valtonen, Tarja Salmela, and Alison Pullen Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores how space emerges as people attempt to organize and reorganize their everyday activities. From the workplace to the internet, geographical districts to international development projects, it offers new insights on how created spaces enable further activities as the organizing process evolves. Expert contributors employ a poststructuralist perspective to look at the importance of agencing for understanding organizing within and among multifarious spaces. In turn this provides a means of explaining how organizing unfolds through combinations of spatio-material and agential practices. Extending this research by highlighting the agential dynamics of organizing in relation to space, this book unpacks the concept of agencing, before considering how relational approaches to space have influenced the idea of spatial agencing. Connecting the work of Michel Callon and Franck Cochoy, Space and Organizing joins a forward-thinking and ever-expanding body of research. As space and society are the result of diverse ongoing activities that enable further organizing to take place, the book concludes that we should abandon the idea of a given space that people inhabit and transform.This book offers a meaningful avenue to rethink how we interact with nature, distribute our activities, and organize our practices. Aimed at business and management researchers, PhD candidates and postgraduate students with a particular interest in organization studies and organizational behaviour, this book offers ways to engage with more positive routes of spatial agencing.Trade Review‘One of the greatest challenges of our time is to get rid of the conception of space as a given passive décor. As this book brilliantly demonstrates, the notion of spatial agencing provides powerful tools to explore the joint formation of space, time and subjectivities and to understand how globalization means integration as well as fragmentation.’ -- Michel Callon, École des mines de Paris, FranceTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: shifting perspectives on the organizing properties of space 1 Andreas Diedrich, Gustavo Guzman and Franck Cochoy 2 Spatial agencing, privilege and new ways of working 16 Lucia Crevani and Claudia Manca 3 Messy space = creative space: boundary work in organizational creativity 31 Anna Grzelec 4 Constructing the workplace: the agency of space, human and non-human agencements 47 Karolina J. Dudek 5 Agencing influencer femininity through cyberspatial relations 61 Magdalena Petersson McIntyre 6 Between skills development and rural development: agencing a Swedish training centre for furniture manufacturing in South Africa 75 Andreas Diedrich and Airi Rovio-Johansson 7 The role of space and aesthetics in directing and reinforcing human agency: organizing space in a Protestant mission station in colonial Congo 89 Simon Larsson 8 Economics performativity and its consequences for accounting and organizational spaces: the case of public sector reforms 104 Peter Skærbæk, Kjell Tryggestad and Mark Christensen 9 Spatial agencing, geographies of marketisation and the multiple spaces of the global economy 121 Christian Berndt and Marc Boeckler 10 Robot-like rockets as “double agents” in outer space 135 Barbara Czarniawska and Bernward Joerges 11 Epilogue: a reflexive experiment of/on spatial agencing 151 Franck Cochoy Bibliography 169 Index 186

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Book SynopsisNew Zealand (NZ) offers an astonishing story regarding its Covid-19 response. This book argues that NZ offers lessons for business and management actors across various geographical and political contexts in the world. In this book, we draw attention to problems and challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic from a functional management and organisational perspective. In particular, contributors explore centralised and decentralised decision-making, the notion of economic growth, well-being on a national level and on a personal level, and business recovery and how NZ’s exporting and internationalisation strategies have been affected by Covid-19. The intricate complexity of globalised supply chains, the consequences of low levels of buffer in optimised outsourcing and offshoring agreements and the criticality of ‘non-critical’ labour for the seamless functioning and organisation of society are also examined. Finally, the contributors explore the NZ Covid-19 response’s geopolitical significance beyond the Pacifica/Oceania region. In so doing, they illuminate how the NZ experience can offer insights and learning for business and management in other countries.This book will be key reading for business and organisational scholars interested in international business, internationalization and the geo-political and business implications of the Covid-19 pandemic.Trade Review‘Management Perspectives on the Covid-19 Crisis: Lessons from New Zealand by Kenneth Husted and Rudolf R. Sinkovics is a timely and most important addition to the literature. At a time when the world is experiencing the most disastrous disruption in modern history, organizations, governments and communities are all struggling to come to grips with the repercussions of the global health pandemic, and responsible and impactful actions that can be taken. The experience of New Zealand in this context is like no other. As many countries failed to respond effectively to the disruption, best practice illustrations from New Zealand government and businesses have been most welcome. In this book where knowledgeable authors provide perspectives on responsible and impactful responses, the reader is treated to numerous insights along the lines of fresh conceptualizations, organizational activities, and management implications. Husted and Sinkovics have assembled an amazing inventory of case studies and illustrations all of which should prove productive and informative to all of us.’

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Book SynopsisIn this timely book, Evan Douglas examines the limitations of the current models of entrepreneurial motivation. He proposes an expanded general model of entrepreneurial intention, which integrates both commercial and social entrepreneurs, and explicitly examines the motivation to innovate. In this new, integrated model of entrepreneurial intention, he explores the asymmetric data relationships and interdependencies of these four motivations that operate to result in multiple equally-valid pathways to entrepreneurial action. To discover the alternative configurations that culminate in entrepreneurial intention, Douglas advocates fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, which complements traditional correlational methods and exposes additional information about individual motivation that is suppressed in sample-level correlational analysis. Innovative and insightful, this book is an excellent primer for higher-degree and academic researchers interested in what drives entrepreneurial actions. Public sector researchers developing entrepreneurial infrastructure, incubators and support services will also benefit from Douglas's exciting new model.Trade Review'At present, we lack an overarching conceptual framework for entrepreneurial intention. Evan Douglas's book is offering this much needed framework, notably by conceptualising entrepreneurial intention in different types of entrepreneurship (commercial, social, corporate), building an inclusive and holistic approach to entrepreneurial intention. Evan Douglas highlights the main issues for entrepreneurial intention research and suggests new avenues for the future. A much needed read for those interested in this stream of research.' --Alain Fayolle, EMLYON Business School, France'In this book, Evan Douglas takes a fresh look at entrepreneurial intentions across a range of contexts (e.g., commercial and social), liberating the concept from the stranglehold of theory of planned behaviour. The book also provides important general methodological, conceptual and practical insights valuable to any entrepreneurship scholar - insights derived from the author's lifelong commitment to entrepreneurship scholarship.' --Johan Wiklund, Syracuse University, US'Entrepreneurial intentions are the psychological basis for entrepreneurial behaviours. In this book, Professor Douglas explains the different entrepreneurial intentions and how they lead to different forms of entrepreneurial behaviour, such as the pursuit of opportunities within an existing organisation or the creation of a new one and the pursuit of opportunities for commercial or for social reasons. This book provides new insights into the entrepreneurial mindset.' --Dean Shepherd, University of Notre Dame, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Taxonomies of Entrepreneurial Behaviour 3. Why do Individuals want to be Entrepreneurs? 4. Issues for Entrepreneurial Intention Research 5. Commercial Entrepreneurial Intention 6. Intrapreneurial Intention 7. Social Entrepreneurial Intention 8. An Inclusive Model of Entrepreneurial Intention 9. The Holistic Approach to Entrepreneurial Intention 10. The Future of Entrepreneurial Intention Research Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this timely book, Barbara Czarniawska and Bernward Joerges examine the hopes and fears around work and job security inspired by automation, from the original coining of the term 'robot' to the present day media fascination. Have these hopes and fears changed or do they remain the same? This discerning book investigates whether these changes in perception correlate to actual changes taking place in the field of robotics. Exploring several streams of popular culture, including ground-breaking science fiction novels and films, the impact of these globally renowned works on public opinion regarding robotics is assessed. Detailed media analysis identifies the frequency and complexity of common views that stem from the ideas found in both fiction and scientific research results disseminated by the news. Recent social science works dedicated to the study of robotziation are then reviewed, illustrating current and future debates surrounding the phenomenon of the 'robot revolution'. Robotization of Work? will be a key resource for students and scholars studying the organization of work, IT and digitalization, and cultural studies. It will also be of interest to anyone engaged with the concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotization.Trade Review'Within the rapidly proliferating field of social studies of cybernetics this brilliant book stands out in several ways. It revisits the epistemology of autopoiesis by unearthing how popular culture, science fiction and cybernetics co-constitute each other since the 1920's. In doing so this book on imaginaries and technological developments ingeniously translates one of the key problems of knowing the world into a down-to-earth empirical investigation of the various literatures and films on the robotization of work. While most recent publications that similarly aim to address the core issues of cybernetics surrender to the urge of making prophecies, Czarniawska and Joerges consequentially remain astute, sober and razor-sharp and thereby provocatively interrupt a current trend. The elegant precision of the argument and the clarity of the language deployed makes this erudite and yet modest book come as a relief when one feels overwhelmed by the high-flown premonitions surrounding us.' --Richard Rottenburg, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa'There has been a lot of speculation recently about the consequences of robotization. In particular, how artificial intelligence (AI) might automate and replace tasks thought uniquely human. It would be easy to be carried away with the hyperbole. However, to ignore their potential effects would also be remiss. In the Robotization of Work, Czarniawska and Joerges provide the perfect antidote by studying how robotization and automation have been characterised in literature, film, media and the social sciences, and compare predictions from the 'first wave' of AI to those made today. Written with intelligence - and some humour - this book will be required reading for scholars interested in how (and in what form) ideas of automation continue to inhabit our imagination and drive our actions.' --Neil Pollock, University of Edinburgh, UK'In the midst of a full moral panic about robots and artificial intelligence, this wise and engaging book manages to avoid both the hype and hysteria by examining how popular culture - mainly science fiction movies and books - have portrayed robots and their impact on society. Brimming with new insights, the authors show how fiction has addressed many of the themes taken up in later scholarship. We imagine the worst but in the end our societies and institutions shape the actual technology we end up with.' --Trevor J. Pinch, Cornell University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Robot revolution? 2. Robotization and popular culture 3. Robots in popular culture 4. Robots in popular culture: A tentative taxonomy 5. Robotization in the media: 2014-2017 6. Robotization in social sciences 7. (Some) conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisPresenting a comprehensive overview of the changes in policies and economic doctrines of the American economy following the 2008 global financial crisis, this book critically examines the reformation of the corporate landscape. Observing the growth of oligopolistic market tendencies and increased economic concentration, it draws on scholarly literature from economics, management studies and legal theory to provide an integrated perspective on the causes and consequences of the crisis.Discussing the growth of oligopolistic market niches in the American economy, chapters explore their causes, including the influence of “anti-antitrust” scholars on legal enforcement practices and the resulting relaxation of antitrust law. The book highlights their consequences, including the growth of monopsony and labor market concentration. Alexander Styhre uses aggregate economic equality data across the book to show that the working class in advanced economies have not been compensated for the globalization of the economy. It concludes by looking towards the long-term consequences of rising economic concentration, examining non-traditional labor contracts, new employment relations, lower entrepreneurial activities and lower labor compensation in the new corporate landscape.This informative book will be useful to students and scholars of business ethics and trust, corporate governance and organization studies. It will also be a critical read for policy makers concerned with the causes and consequences of economic inequality.Trade Review‘As the dynamism of the US and other advanced economies appears to be damaged by a lethal combination of low interest rates, plunging productive investments, real wage stagnation, rising household debt and growing inequalities, the concentration of economic power, and its political expression, are plain for all to see. Antitrust is once again high on the political agenda. Alexander Styhre’s new book tackles these questions head-on. It offers a lucid reading of the causes and consequences of the new corporate landscape that will interest both the New Brandeisians and their opponents. And his conclusions – that greater market competition is a good thing, but that the corporate system also needs to allocate the economic value it generates in ways that render it more legitimate in the eyes of its constituencies – will surely resonate with many today.’ -- David Gindis, University of Hertfordshire, UK‘The global economy is increasingly dominated by a handful of super-companies that wield immense power over citizens and governments. In this timely and perspicuous analysis of economic concentration, Alexander Styhre shows how the 2008 global financial crisis set the scene for a massive restoration of monopoly capitalism. This excellent book reveals the economic, legal and social policy drivers behind this and raises grave ethical questions about the decline of democracy. Anyone interested in the new corporate landscape should read this book.’ -- Peter Fleming, University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The reformation of economic policies after the 2008 finance industry crisis 2. Legal theory doctrines and economic concentration: the ebbs and flows of antitrust enforcement 3. The consequences of economic concentration: declining dynamics in the US economy 4. Navigating in concentrated economies: issues, controversies, and prospects Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Drawing on the philosophy of existentialism, this thought-provoking Research Agenda questions and encourages deeper ethical thinking about organizational practices during this time of existential crisis. Rather than relying on prescriptive normative ethical theories, it advocates for ethical concerns to be addressed through intersubjective encounters.Chapters engage with diverse philosophical perspectives and illuminate their key ideas through literature, visual arts, and music, bringing forth situated truths that will resonate with and incite the reader to think and act critically to avoid perpetuating dehumanization, precarity, and mindlessness. The Research Agenda will ultimately inspire leaders and scholars to expand, rethink, practice, sustain, and transform organizations towards a future of flourishing for all stakeholders.Integrating qualitative hermeneutics with existential philosophy, this discerning Research Agenda will offer students and scholars of organization studies, business ethics and leadership a unique perspective on organizational ethics.Trade Review‘This edited collection reflects important debates in organizational ethics and provides comprehensive, critical, and creative responses that will help move the field forward. With such an innovative approach to the subject, I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all colleagues, whether they are students, scholars or practicing leaders. There are significant insights for all.’ -- Gareth Edwards, University of the West of England, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface xvii PART I EXPANDING HORIZONS OF SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH INTERPRETIVE HERMENEUTICS 1 Expanding horizons: mythodology for interpretive scholarship 3 Jen Jones 2 Aesop’s cautionary fables about the demos and leadership 19 Joanne B. Ciulla 3 The ethics of faith and suspicion: reflections with the philosophy of Ricoeur and the fiction of le Carré 33 Leah Tomkins PART II RETHINKING ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING AND ACTION 4 How irony can inform whistleblowing: lessons from Harriet Jacobs 49 Donna Ladkin 5 On bolstering the experience of moral agency: Simone de Beauvoir and ethical decision-making in organizations 63 Helet Botha 6 Giving up the good for the better: Dorothy Day’s ethic of direct action 77 Barbara Jones Denison PART III RESTORING SUBJECTIVITY IN ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIFICATION 7 Questioning large corporations: personalism and localism for organizations too big to care 93 Gregory R. Beabout 8 Organizational ethics of Smith and Levinas: sympathy and face countering precarity 107 Ronald C. Arnett 9 Examining “managing a diverse workforce” using critical leadership theory and Fanon’s work can reveal its colonialist practices 121 Jennifer L. S. Chandler PART IV PRACTICING VIRTUE, PROFESSIONAL CIVILITY, AND MINDFULNESS IN ORGANIZATIONS 10 Ethical existential leadership lessons from Flannery O’Connor’s “The Lame Shall Enter First” 135 Janie Harden Fritz 11 “Everything is waiting for you”: a ventriloqual view of organizational ethics, professional civility, and the practice of attention 149 .züm Üçok-Sayrak 12 The integrally mindful organization: creating interspaces for human flourishing 163 Annette M. Holba PART V SUSTAINING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH SILENCE AND CARE 13 Thomas Merton’s love of silence and the organization of creative responsibility 179 Aaron K. Kerr 14 Grounding sustainable organizations through an ethics of care 191 Danilo Boffa PART VI TRANSFORMING ORGANIZATIONS IN TIMES OF CRISIS 15 Unmasking the problem in a pandemic age: Arendt, Camus, and collective responsibility 207 Rita A. Gardiner 16 The Plague: invitation to transformation in an age of absurdity 221 Brent C. Sleasman Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a unique collection of case studies from across the globe to create a comprehensive understanding of how family firms can respond to future disruptions. Each case contains learning notes with objectives, discussion questions and suggested readings to facilitate learner understanding and engagement with the topic. Cases on topics such as global succession and governance practices will aid strategic decision-making capabilities in family businesses and will also benefit practitioners in these areas.Diverse in terms of generational involvement, demographic groups, cultural aspects, institutional settings and industries, the cases range from founder-led SMEs to multi-generational family conglomerates in 18 countries spanning over four continents. In addition to identifying successful practices, this book offers unconventional wisdom on the impact of family feuds, sudden death, divorce and multiple marriages on family businesses. It concludes by exposing new understandings on succession and the unique role played by rising-generation leaders in this disruptive era.Informed by the common research paradigm of the Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practice (STEP) Project Global Consortium, this book will provide a practical learning experience for advanced students and scholars of family business, family entrepreneurship, and strategic management studies.Trade Review‘Cases are a slice of life that offer a mirror into the life and work of a family enterprise. As the world changes so deeply these cases help us understand the unique ways that families are responding to the current time of crisis and upheaval. Incredible stories!' -- Dennis Jaffe, BanyanGlobal Family Business Advisors‘This very impressive volume contains extraordinarily useful case studies that address key challenges that face family businesses today. The authors generously share their academic expertise and blend it with up to date stories based on real life experience from family businesses across the world. As an editor of the first STEP Project book published in 2010, I can highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in understanding successful family enterprising.’ -- Mattias Nordqvist, Stockholm School of Economics, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Pramodita Sharma xvii Foreword by Daniel Trimarchi xix About the STEP Project Global Consortium xxi Acknowledgments xxiii 1 Family firms across the world: succession and governance in a disruptive era 1 Nupur Pavan Bang, Georges Samara, Rodrigo Basco, Andrea Calabrò, Jeremy Cheng, Luis Díaz-Matajira and Albert E. James 2 Family business case learning: how to maximize learnings from this STEP project global casebook 10 Jeremy Cheng, Andrea Calabrò, Luis Díaz-Matajira, Nupur Pavan Bang, Rodrigo Basco, Albert E. James and Georges Samara PART I CONFLICTS, SUDDEN DEATH AND SUCCESSION 3 Aborted succession: we need both succession and retirement plans 21 Miruna Radu-Lefebvre and Ameline Bordas 4 Mending the fence before the family fell apart: succession in the Shampoo family 28 Kavil Ramachandran and Nupur Pavan Bang 5 The silence before the storm: intragenerational conflict for succession 37 Özlem Yildirim-Öktem and Irmak Erdogan 6 Lessons learned from being NextGen 47 Peter Klein and Stefan Prigge 7 Florax Group: when unintended succession leads to unfulfilled promises 55 Rosemarie Steenbeek, Judith van Helvert and Jolanda D.A. Knobel 8 Succession turnaround at the Avendorp Group: a true family tragedy 63 Daniël Agterhuis, Julian van den Akker and Judith van Helvert PART II GOVERNANCE FOR TRANSITION PLANNING 9 Valuing our values: family values driving business success 73 Eric Clinton and Stephen Browne 10 Time to hang up the boots? 82 María Jesús Hernández-Ortiz, Francisca Panadés-Zamora, Myriam Cano-Rubio and Manuel Carlos Vallejo-Martos 11 A woman at the helm: growth and succession at Inversora Lockey C.A. 90 Nunzia Auletta and Patricia Monteferrante PART III UNCONVENTIONAL WISDOM IN UNUSUAL TIMES 12 “Should I stay or should I go?”: Filipe de Botton’s dilemma 102 Alexandre Dias da Cunha and Remedios Hernández-Linares 13 Can I retire? An early successor’s dilemma 113 Dalal Alrubaishi 14 Which family prevails during divorce and succession? The Wagner Avila case 121 Luis Díaz-Matajira and Stefano Wagner 15 “Chemical reaction”: choosing a successor in a mosaic family 129 Elena Rozhdestvenskaya 16 Clease’s Auto: how a global pandemic allowed a family to maintain their family business legacy 138 Elizabeth Tetzlaff, Brittany Kraus and Albert E. James 17 The Ricci Durand family in the COVID-19 pandemic 144 Carmen Pachas Orihuela, Antonio Martínez Valdez and César Cáceres Dagnino PART IV RISING-GENERATION LEADERSHIP IN ONGOING DISRUPTIONS 18 Pineola Nurseries: family business succession under fire 153 Steve Gaklis 19 DC International: riding out of disruption as a third-generation successor 161 Marshall Jen, Jeremy Cheng, Kevin Au and Kelly Xing Chen 20 Am I ready for this? 169 Andrea “Ginny” Santiago 21 Universal Cement Corporation: doing “one thing at a time” in the crisis of multiple needs? 177 Yi-Chun Lu, You-Fong Wu and Hsi-Mei Chung 22 Conclusion: the lessons learned 184 Rodrigo Basco, Albert E. James, Nupur Pavan Bang, Andrea Calabrò, Jeremy Cheng, Luis Díaz-Matajira and Georges Samara Index

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Book SynopsisPromoting a greater understanding of intercultural interactions, this timely and engaging Research Handbook provides an overview of the current state of research on cultural intelligence and analyzes its prospects for the future. Including contributions from key researchers in the field as well as those with a more critical perspective, this comprehensive Research Handbook addresses the conceptual backdrop, the measurement and the antecedents of cultural intelligence. It further examines the outcomes associated with cultural intelligence, offers a higher-level analysis of the concept, and concludes with an evaluation of the future research prospects of cultural intelligence. All in all, the Handbook investigates the heightened importance of intercultural interactions among individuals, groups, organizations, and societies in an increasingly interconnected global community. Covering a wide range of perspectives on cultural intelligence and related constructs, this Research Handbook will be essential reading for students, scholars, and researchers in the areas of employment relations, international business, international and cross-cultural management, occupational psychology, and organizational behavior.Trade Review‘As a retired academic, I find it heartening that the field of cultural intelligence that I was involved in 20 years ago with David Thomas has become such a major focus for research, that its early pioneers continue to do ground-breaking work, and that so many other fine scholars have been attracted. The progress represented in this book is astonishing, and it will help to ensure that the next two decades of work on cultural intelligence are as ground-breaking as the first two.’ -- Kerr Inkson, University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsContents: Preface xxi PART I CONCEPTUAL BACKGROUND OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 1 Introduction: cultural intelligence in perspective 2 Chris Earley and Elaine Mosakowski 2 Cultural intelligence, global mindset, and cosmopolitanism: a tale of three constructs 12 Hyun-Jung Lee and Orly Levy 3 Philosophy and theory of intercultural sensitivity: a review 27 Dharm P. S. Bhawuk 4 Reexamining social intelligence, emotional intelligence, and cultural intelligence, for congruence and divergence: does social intelligence still exist? 45 Kerri Anne Crowne and Kevin Lo 5 Cultural agility and cultural intelligence 59 Paula Caligiuri PART II MEASURING CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 6 Is there really any good way to measure cultural intelligence, and what exactly is it, anyway? 72 Xiaowen Chen and William Gabrenya 7 A bi-factor model of cultural intelligence: comparison with four-factor and hierarchical models 89 Thomas Rockstuhl and Linn Van Dyne 8 The torturous evolution of the short form cultural intelligence scale (SFCQ) 105 Yuan Liao and David C. Thomas PART III ANTECEDENTS OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 9 Developing cultural intelligence through teaching and training 122 Jacob Eisenberg and Ting Zhao 10 Taking a fresh look at the CQ-personality mediation hypothesis: a network perspective 137 Ronald Fischer and Johannes A. Karl 11 Minoritized multiculturals and the development of intercultural competence 154 Angela-MinhTu D. Nguyen, Kimberly Avila, Brittnie A. Ferguson, and Verónica Benet-Martínez 12 Cultural metacognition: a large, well-stocked, organized and illuminated toolshed in the mind 172 Andre A. Pekerti PART IV OUTCOMES OF CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE 13 Cultural intelligence and language proficiency: do they substitute or complement each other in predicting adjustment? 192 Catherine Peyrols Wu, Kok Yee Ng, and Soon Ang 14 Cultural intelligence as a global leadership competency in disruptive contexts 214 Kevin S. Groves, Ann E. Feyerherm, and Dana Sumpter 15 Navigating cultural paradoxes: an integrative framework of leader cultural intelligence and paradoxical leadership behaviors 232 Steven Poelmans and Sabrina Duijnisveld 16 CQ and global work: a focus on work contexts and referent others 251 Sarah E. Henry, Margaret A. Shaffer, and Mila Lazarova 17 Cross-cultural impacts in the domestic workplace: multicultural work environment, cultural intelligence, and extra-role performance 267 Robert Engle and Christopher Schlaegel 18 Cultural intelligence and the pursuit of a global career 289 Jean-Luc Cerdin and Eren Akkan 19 Cultural intelligence as key competency for inclusion in diverse workgroups and organizations 309 Valerie Alexandra PART V CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE AND HIGHER LEVELS OF ANALYSIS 20 The role of cultural intelligence in teams with newcomers: a multilevel model 324 Xing Liu and Elizabeth C. Ravlin 21 Minding mindfulness: an important process for cultural intelligence in culturally diverse teams 341 Terence Chia and Cristina Gibson 22 The influence of metacognitive cultural intelligence on global virtual team members’ psychological safety during COVID-19 360 Linda S. Henderson and Rebekah Dibble 23 Cultural intelligence from an intergroup perspective 378 Melody M. Chao, Angela T. Maitner, and Franki Y. H. Kung 24 Cultural intelligence and global citizenship: conceptualizing and establishing interrelationships 396 Alfred Presbitero PART VI LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD 25 A bibliometric overview of cultural intelligence (CQ) research 412 Andrea Caputo and Mariya Kargina 26 Addressing the dark side of cultural intelligence: a conceptual model and research agenda 429 Marius Brand, Christopher Schlaegel, and Günter K. Stahl 27 Cultural intelligence research: where to from here? 450 Dana L. Ott and Snejina Michailova Index 465

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Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence (AI) is being rapidly introduced into the workplace, creating debate around what AI means for our work and organizations. This book gives grounded counterweight to provocative newspaper headlines by using in-depth case studies of eight organizations’ experiences of implementing and using AI, providing readers with a solid understanding of what is actually happening in practice.Critical yet constructive, the authors address the challenges of implementing AI: organizing for data, testing and validating, algorithmic brokering, and changing work. Using a combination of existing literature and thorough practical examples, they provide answers to questions such as: What data do I need? When is a system good enough to actually take over tasks? And how can my employees be prepared for working with AI? The book presents four recommendations for WISE management of AI, requiring work-related insights, interdisciplinary knowledge, sociotechnical change processes, and ethical awareness.Offering insight into the unique characteristics of AI in organizations, this book will be essential reading for scholars of business and management, data analytics and information systems, technology and innovation, and computer science. With practical recommendations for managing the challenges of AI, it will also provide business managers with reflections to improve their own AI development and implementation processes.Trade Review‘Wonderfully written, this book will resonate with every manager who is currently grappling with implementing AI in their organization. By analyzing real-life case studies, the authors go way beyond the AI hype and dive into the intricate organizational and work challenges that arise with the introduction of AI in the workplace, providing actionable insights. A must read for all decision makers, developers and technology brokers at incumbent organizations!’ -- Stella Pachidi, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to managing AI wisely 2. What is AI? 3. Perspectives on AI and work 4. Methods and introduction to cases 5. Organizing for data 6. Testing and validating 7. Algorithmic brokers 8. Changing work 9. How can AI systems be managed wisely? Index

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Book SynopsisAddressing the key research question of how organizations transform to generate new forms of public and shareholder value by leveraging digital technology, expert contributors provide a deep dive into a diverse variety of business models from around the globe. The book also provides a timely focus on multisector ecosystems where organizations have limited, if any, ability to operate using monopolistic and/or command-and-control mechanisms.Digitalization and Sustainability examines how high-tech and information-intensive industries have brought to light the fundamental tenants of ‘business ecosystems’, illustrating how in other industries, the opportunities and practices for advancing performance by competing and cooperating in a network of organizations is less understood. It reviews how, in the context of technology management, digital value brings to light the reality that managers in specific organizations need to adopt a new set of cooperative and competitive practices. Chapters offer insights on ways to help these managers navigate an ecosystem to generate value for their own organization while enabling the larger system to evolve and improve.This book will be a valuable resource for students and faculty in the fields of information systems, public management, public policy and technology management. Researchers investigating digital transformation efforts using multiple theoretical lenses and looking for a wide range of research methodologies will find this book informative and instructive.Trade Review‘Digitalization and Sustainability: Advancing Digital Value edited by M. Kathryn Brohman,Gregory S. Dawson and Kevin C. Desouza, is an essential addition to the literature on digital value. This book provides a balanced and reflective approach, bringing together contributions from a wide variety of sources to explore the complex interplay of opposing forces at play in the adoption and utilization of digital technologies. I highly recommend this book to students, academics, and practitioners seeking to better understand the complexities of our digital world.’ -- Maria Cucciniello, Bocconi University, Italy’Digitalization and Sustainability: Advancing Digital Value has the merit of bringing together two intersecting issues. Both digitalization and sustainability have received a great deal of attention, but this is one of the first books I have seen that gives adequate attention to their complementarity. The chapters in this book are innovative and represent a great deal of wisdom while, at the same time, reflecting diverse perspectives. This book will prove useful for a broad set of readers, including professional researchers, business leaders and students.’> -- Barry Bozeman, Arizona State University, US‘The book is timely and provides a much-needed perspective on digital transformation and value generation. It not only covers the traditional focus on business value and individual gains, but also examines systematically, with international examples, how digital technologies bring societal value, enhance ESG performance, and transform public service and institutions.’ -- Alfred Ho, City University of Hong Kong, Hong KongTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xviii Robert D. Galliers 1 Digital value systems and sustainability 1 M. Kathryn Brohman, Gregory S. Dawson and Kevin C. Desouza 2 Value Co-creation for Smart Villages: The Institutionalization of Regional Service Ecosystems 18 Juuli Lumivalo, Tero Päivärinta and Tuure Tuunanen 3 Co-Creation and Co-Destruction Paradoxes for Social Enterprises 42 Reihaneh Bidar and Behnam Abedin Practice 1. Paradoxes and Progress – Perspectives on Collaboration for Digital Value 72 Dan Chenok 4 Unlocking Digital Value at the Intersection of Organizational Digital Transformation and Digital Business Ecosystems 77 Philip Karnebogen, Anna Maria Oberländer and Patrick Rövekamp 5 Frugal Digital Innovation: Delivering Healthcare Services in Rural India 105 Suchit Ahuja and Arman Sadreddin 6 Analyzing Social Interactions and Conflicting Goals: Australian Government Ecosystem Context 127 Asif Qumer Gill and Sultana Lubna Alam Practice 2 . Practitioners Viewpoint and Reactions to ‘Unlocking Digital Value at the Intersection of Organizational Digital Transformation and Digital Business Ecosystems’ 145 Clay Pearson 7 The New in the Old: Managing Inertia and Resulting Tensions in Digital Value Creation 149 Thomas Haskamp, Christian Dremel, Carolin Marx, Ulla Rinkes and Falk Uebernickel 8 Digital Value and Organizational Change: It’s Time to Rethink Organization for Value-In-Configuration 174 Gongtai Wang 9 Digital Maturity Models 192 Christina Wagner, Verena Kessler Verzar, Rainer Bernnat and Daniel J. Veit Practice 3 . A Practitioner’s View on the Organizational Perspective 215 Dorine Andrews 10 Achieving Structural Ambidexterity through Bimodal IT – A Conceptual Model and Research Agenda 220 Kristina Kusanke 11 Building Digital Platform Leadership through Affordances and Generativity 239 Andreas Hein, David Soto Setzke, Sebastian Hermes, Jörg Weking, Philipp Kernstock, and Helmut Krcmar 12 The Evolution of IT Leadership 256 Thomas Hess and Christian Sciuk Practice 4 . CIO Perspective 276 Jagdish Dalal Index

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Book SynopsisThis third edition of Competing Values Leadership serves as the key source for understanding and using the Competing Values Framework, one of the most widely used and highly cited frameworks in the world for understanding human behavior, leadership, and organizations. The authors of the framework, who have been at the foundation of developing, applying, and studying this framework for more than four decades, explain how it helps foster successful leadership, innovation, culture change, financial performance, organizational effectiveness, and value creation.In addition to explaining why the Competing Values Framework is among the most important frameworks in the history of business, this edition addresses some criticisms of the framework and provides empirical evidence for its validity, reliability, and usefulness. The authors also provide practical tools and actions that can assist any organization in improving its performance.This book is widely applicable to several fields, including financial strategy, culture change, human resource management, leadership roles, and organizational change. Both academics and business leaders will find it to be an illuminating and useful tool and reference. It has also proven to be a valuable resource in executive education programs.Trade Review‘[The authors] continue to shape how organizations succeed through leadership by integrating two critical concepts: navigating paradox and creating value. The theory, research, and solutions-based insights from their Competing Values Framework offer all leaders ideas and tools that will have immediate and sustainable impact.’ -- Dave Ulrich, University of Michigan, US and The RBL GroupTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART I THE COMPETING VALUES FRAMEWORK AND VALUE CREATION 1. Introducing the competing values way of thinking 2. Clarifying the meaning of value 3. The quadrants in the Competing Values Framework 4. Tensions and trade-offs: from either/or to both/and thinking 5. Creating value through new leadership behaviors PART II TECHNIQUES FOR APPLICATION 6. Predicting value creation through financial performance 7. Fostering innovation by applying the Competing Values Framework 8. Enhancing leadership competencies and organizational culture 9. Applying leadership levers for organizational change 10. The double helix of leadership and change: integrating the Competing Values model with Theory U 11. Responding to criticisms of the Competing Values Framework 12. Conclusions about the structure of value References Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book synthesizes research from the past 50 years of innovation studies, addressing the main elements and providing a connected perspective on innovation within organizations. It explores the generation and adoption of both technological and nontechnological innovations, offering a coherent and systematic view of the process. Fariborz Damanpour examines innovation activity and internal mechanisms and processes in both business and nonbusiness organizations, providing an overview of key concepts, terms, and theory. Insights from behavioral, economic, and structure-based perspectives are used to explain existing findings and help the reader navigate current research on the management of innovation, as well as offering ideas and frameworks to guide new studies. Organizational Innovation will be an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate-level students of management and organization studies, particularly those working on the management of innovation and technology. It will also prove useful to educators in the field as a reference work for students.Trade Review'This is a timely and informative book! It is rich in content, grounded in excellent research and theory, and comprehensive in coverage. Damanpour has done a magnificent job in organizing a vast body of research, making it more easily accessible to researchers, students, and managers.' --Shaker A. Zahra, University of Minnesota, US'Damanpour does a superb job of synthesizing the highly fragmented, complex, and interdisciplinary research on the management of innovation. The result: an essential resource for scholars focused on conducting evidence-based research or developing theory in innovation that enhances both the understanding of and the performance of organizations in the private, public, and non-profit sectors of the economy.' --Gregory G. Dess, University of Texas at Dallas, US'For many years Fariborz Damanpour has been a unique voice in the literature on innovation and organization. He offers a synthetic representation of innovation, far removed from fashionable ideas. In this unique book, Fariborz clarifies what innovation means, what concepts it relies on, and how scholars theorize about it. The book sets a standard in the literature on innovation for years to come.' --Benoît Godin, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I – Innovations and Organizations 1. Research on Organizational Innovation 2. Concepts, Theories, and Contexts Part II – Elements of Organizational Innovation 3. Types of Innovation – Technical, Nontechnical, Hybrid 4. Spectrum of Innovation Radicalness 5. Process of Innovation – Generation, Adoption 6. Openness of Innovation Process Part III – Sources of Innovations in Organizations 7. Primary Antecedents of Organizational Innovation 8. Moderators, Mediators, and Measurement of Innovation Part IV – Performance Consequences of Innovation 9. Innovation and Organizational Performance 10. Innovation Pattern, Complementarity, and Performance References Index

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly revised second edition presents up-to-date analysis from various academic streams and disciplines that illuminate our understanding of employee voice from a range of different perspectives. This wide-ranging Handbook demonstrates that research on employee voice has gone beyond union and non-union voices to build a wider and deeper knowledge base. Exploring the previously under-represented paradigm of the organizational behaviour approach, new chapters take account of a broader conceptualization of employee voice. Written by expert contributors, this Handbook explores the meaning and impact of employee voice for various stakeholders and considers the ways in which these actors engage with voice processes such as collective bargaining, individual processes, mutual gains, task-based voice and grievance procedures. This comprehensive Handbook will enable the reader to engage with the debates surrounding employee voice and help to extend our overall understanding of what goes on in workplaces at the heart of modern economies. This second edition of the Handbook of Research on Employee Voice will be a vital resource for academics and students researching human resource management, organizational behaviour and employment relations, while its forward-thinking approach will also appeal to policy makers, employers and union officials. Contributors include: M.M.C. Allen, A.C. Avgar, A. Barnes, M. Barry, C. Benassi, J. Benders, C.T. Brinsfield, A. Bryson, J.W. Budd, C. Casey, J. Chan, S. Chillas, N. Cullinane, T. Dobbins, V. Doellgast, J. Donaghey, T. Dundon, M. Edwards, R. Freeman, R. Gomez, J.A. Gruman, B. Harley, J. Harmer, E. Heery, P. Holland, J.A. Ingvaldsen, M. Irfan, S. Johnstone, S. Kaine, S. Kalfa, B.E. Kaufman, K. Kenny, B. Klaas, T. Kretschmer, D. Lewin, A.A. Luchak, M.M. Lucio, C. MacMillan, A. Marks, M.G. Menéndez, P. Mowbray, K.R. Murphy, W. Nienhüser, D. O Shea, G. Patmore, D.M. Pohler, S. Procter, A. Pyman, A.M. Saks, S. Sekwao, P. Strom, J. Syed, L. Thornthwaite, K. Townsend, W. Vandekerckhov, A. Wilkinson, S. Williams, P. WillmanTrade Review'This superb collection of chapters on employee voice represents the cutting edge of research in this area. The authors are leading international authorities in the field and the insights they share will be valuable to scholars, practitioners and students alike.' --Andrew R. Timming, The University of Western Australia'This book provides an intelligent and thoughtful account of employee voice and employee silence from a range of different academic perspectives. It stretches from historical accounts to thoughts for the future, all supported by an impressive number of empirically robust and theoretically rich accounts of current practice. It is an outstanding and timely work and is sure to be a must-read for anyone studying or conducting research in the area.' --Irena Grugulis, University of Leeds, UKTable of ContentsContents: Part I Perspectives and Theories of Voice – 1. Employee voice: bridging new terrains and disciplinary boundaries Adrian Wilkinson, Tony Dundon, Jimmy Donaghey and Richard Freeman 2 Employee voice before Hirschman: its early history, conceptualization, and practice Bruce E. Kaufman 3 Hirschman and voice Matthew M.C. Allen 4 Employee voice and the transaction cost economics project Paul Willman, Alex Bryson, Rafael Gomez and Tobias Kretschmer 5 Industrial democracy in the twenty-first century Catherine Casey 6 Labour process Abigail Marks and Shiona Chillas 7 Employee voice and silence in organizational behavior Chad T. Brinsfield and Marissa Edwards PART II ACTORS 8 Managing voice: an employers perpective Peter Holland 9 Line managers Keith Townsend and Paula Mowbray 10 Union voice Sarah Kaine 11 The missing employee in employee voice research Dionne M. Pohler, Andrew A. Luchak, & J.M. Harmer 12 The expression of worker voice through civil society organizations Edmund Heery and Stephen Williams) 13 Employee Voice and Democracy: A Critique of National and Transnational Laws Glenn Patmore PART III Voice PROCESSES 14 Collective bargaining Virginia Doellgast and Chiara Benassi 15 Works councils Werner Nienhüser 16 Joint consultative committees Amanda Pyman 17 Individual voice: grievance and other procedures David Lewin 18 High performance work systems and employee voice . Bill Harley 19 Task-based voice and teamworking Stephen Procter , Jos Benders and Jonas Ingvaldesen 20 Workplace partnership Stewart Johnstone 21 Voice in the mutual gains organization Ariel C. Avgar Stacey Sekwao ,Phoebe Strom 22 Non-union employee representation Tony Dobbins and Tony Dundon 23 Employee and Collective Voice Engagement: Being psychologicallypresent when speaking up at work Jamie A. Gruman and Alan M. Saks 24 Individual Voice in Informal and Formal Contexts in Organizations. Deirdre O’Shea and Kevin Murphy 25 Whistleblowing. Kate Kenny, Wim Vandekerckhov and Muhammad Irfan PART IV EVALUATING VOICE 26. Voice across borders: comparing and explaining the dynamic of participation in a context of change Maria González Menéndez and Miguel Martínez Lucio 27 Employee silence Niall Cullinane and Jimmy Donaghey 28 Diversity management and missing voices Jawad Syed 29 The Internet, the Web and Social Media: the promise and practice of E-Voice Louise Thornthwaite, Craig Macmillan and Alison Barnes 30. Charting Voice in a developing economy: the case of China Jenny Chan PART V Future Directions on voice 31. Workplace Voice: Assessing Its Impact on the Individual and the Organization Brian Klaas. 32 Integrating voice : Voice Within Hospitals: Reciprocal Relationship Between Employee Voice Related to Patient Care with Working Conditions Voice Adrian Wilkinson , Michael Barry Paula Mowbray and Ariel Avgar 33 The future of employee voice Senia Kalfa and John W. Budd Index

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Book SynopsisDonald W. Katzner explores concepts, their properties, and the implications of those properties that underlie many of the current approaches to the economics of firm organization. The book examines these matters in important new ways and in ways that have not been fully considered in the existing literature.Topics covered include authority structures, the social interaction (including supervision) among employees required to fulfill the responsibilities of their jobs, participatory decision making to the extent that it occurs, the impact of time, and certain kinds of complexity and efficiency, all of which are fundamental to analyses of the internal organization of the economic firm. The author provides a clear and extensive presentation of the basic ideas, and examines how they relate to the firm’s operation and profitability. He also develops and employs measures of the dimensions of pyramidal authority structures and analyzes the relationship between them.This book should be of interest to graduate students and scholars interested in the economic fundamentals of firm organization. It is relevant for an introductory graduate course in organization theory in economics departments and business schools. It will also appeal to scholars in such fields as sociology and psychology who work in organization theory from the perspective of their own disciplines.Trade Review‘I am not going to buy a copy of Organization in the Economic Firm: I am going to purchase two. One shall sit on my bookshelves, ready to be used when the other – which will be constantly on my desk for consultation – will be worn out. Don Katzner has managed to write yet another masterpiece.’ -- Roberto Veneziani, Queen Mary University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Organization in the Economic Firm PART I THE STRUCTURE OF AUTHORITY 2. Rank, level, and control 3. Height and thickness 4. Supervision 5. Time, order, and firm organization PART II ORGANIZATIONAL COMPLEXITY 6. Complexity and responsiveness 7. Complexity, output, and profit PART III PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING 8. Collective decision making 9. Participatory decision making 10. The location of decision making 11. The need to restructure PART IV ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY 12. Administrative efficiency 13. Allocative efficiency 14. The efficiency of organizational forms 15. Conclusion to Organization in the Economic Firm Index

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Book SynopsisInterdisciplinary Dialogues on Organizational Paradox is an innovative two-part volume that enriches our understanding about paradox; both deepening the theory and offering greater insight to address the grand challenges we face in the world today. Authors demonstrate how paradox theory benefits from interdisciplinary theorizing by reaching out to disciplines beyond organizational theory and exploring best practice in undertaking such research. The 13 chapters in this double volume draw from four disciplinary realms: beliefs, physicality, expression, and social structure. Unique commentaries from thought leaders expand and assess the focal pieces of each volume. Part A: Learning from Belief and Science, explores the realms of beliefs - from Ubuntu, Ying-Yang, Christian and Islamic philosophies - and physicality - from quantum mechanics, technology, to ecology - with reflective commentaries from Jean M. Bartunek and Mary Frohlich, and Andrew Van de Ven.Table of ContentsIntroduction A. The Value of Interdisciplinary Research to Advance Paradox in Organization Theory; Rebecca Bednarek, Miguel Pina e Cunha, Jonathan Schad, Wendy K. Smith A1. Realm of Beliefs Chapter 1. Paradox beyond East/West orthodoxy: The case of Ubuntu; Medhanie Gaim and Stewart Clegg Chapter 2. The meta-perspective of Yin-Yang balancing: Salient implications for organizational management; Peter Ping Li. Chapter 3. Where we might least expect to find it: Organizing paradoxes of Christian theology in a society of organizations; Mathew L. Sheep Chapter 4. Crossing boundaries: Connecting religion and paradox for leadership and organization research; Ali Aslan Gümüsay Commentary 1. Paradoxical dimensions of religious experience: a commentary; Jean M. Bartunek and Mary Frohlich A2. Realm of Physical Systems Chapter 5. Paradox and Quantum Mechanics – Implications for the Management of Organizational Paradox from a Quantum Approach; Eric Knight and Tobias Hahn Chapter 6. Planetary Emergency and Paradox; Amanda Williams, Katrin Heucher and Gail Whiteman Chapter 7. Digitally Induced Industry Paradoxes: Disruptive innovations of taxiwork and music streaming beyond organizational boundaries; David Tilson, Carsten Sørensen and Kalle Lyytinen Commentary 2. Commentary: Strategies for Studying How Contradictions Unfold; Andrew Van de Ven

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.Research has overlooked the need for modern organisations to enact continuity during periods of change. This Research Agenda addresses this by considering continuity and change as engaging in various forms of mutual interplay. The underlying theme of this book is that change needs continuity just as continuity needs change.In this Research Agenda, internationally renowned contributors offer insights through a wide range of case studies and chart a path for future research. Readers will discover how the continuity-change interplay unfolds in a variety of organisational types and industries. Key examples show the importance of understanding continuity as an integrative part of organisational change at various levels of organisation.A Research Agenda for Organisational Continuity and Change will be useful for scholars and students of organisation and management, including teachers involved in executive education.Trade Review‘This volume provides a cutting edge treatment of both sides of organizational temporality: continuity and change. It does so not by a reductionist analysis emphasizing one or the other side, but by considering the many types of relationships between the two. The book’s twelve chapters explore how continuity and change relate to one another in a yin-yang like relationship and posit several different “takes” on this relationship. Scholars of organizational change and development will find bright new perspectives and insightful critiques in this volume, and I highly recommend it to both beginning and experienced scholars of this subject.’ -- Marshall Scott Poole, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, US‘A Research Agenda for Organisational Continuity and Change is a timely and exciting addition to long-standing inquiries into organizational continuity and change. Grounded in an integrative conceptualization, the multiple chapters provide innovative alternatives to more conventional treatments of these processes as sequential, parallel, or opposed. Offering insightful considerations of the relationality, temporality, and performativity of continuity and change, this volume will be an invaluable resource for scholars seeking to engage with the lively, fluid, and entangled realities of contemporary organizing.’ -- Wanda J. Orlikowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction: suggestions for a framework of organizational continuity and change 1 Miriam Feuls and Tor Hernes 2 Integrating the missing link of episodic continuity into change theorizing 23 Majken Schultz and Tor Hernes 3 Complex and dynamic complementarities of continuity and change revealed in outsourcing and backsourcing 45 Kätlin Pulk 4 Notes on continuity and change during innovation 65 Raghu Garud and Jacob A. Klopp 5 New ways of working or not? Transcending the continuity versus change conundrum through boundary events 87 Anthony Hussenot and Jeremy Aroles 6 The communicative constitution of organizational continuity and change in, through and over time 103 Mie Plotnikof and Nicolas Bencherki 7 Imaginary practices as the nexus between continuity and disruptive change 125 Iben Sandal Stjerne, Anders Buch and Matthias Wenzel 8 Narrative habitus: how actors connect episodic and continuous change in the moment 145 Henrik Koll and Astrid Jensen 9 Towards a nuanced explanation of historically conditioned continuity: interdependent action patterns as enacted history 165 Blagoy Blagoev and Waldemar Kremser 10 Re-embracing a rejected past in the flow of time: the shifting roles of nostalgia and nostophobia 183 Are Branstad and Ansgar Ødegård 11 The role of organisational narrative in continuity and change of organisations 205 Frans Bévort 12 Approaches to studying continuity and change 223 Ann Langley Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This innovative Research Agenda brings together established scholars from a diverse range of disciplines including artificial intelligence, psychology, medicine and law enforcement to outline and assess current trust research, emphasizing how trust is a critical issue in the 21st century affecting countless areas of the modern world.A Research Agenda for Trust analyzes the concept of trust within a variety of contexts, such as sociology, computer science, cognitive psychology, engineering, organizational behavior, AI, entrepreneurship, healthcare, neuroscience, and nuclear non-proliferation. Encouraging multidimensional and interdisciplinary research, chapters underline the connections between differing disciplines. Using the 1995 Mayer, Davis, & Schoorman model of trust as an initial starting point, contributors highlight that successful trust relationships in the modern world are swiftly deteriorating and argue that as a result, research must move forward in order to develop better, healthier and more trusting relationships.Imaginative, incisive and accessible, this Research Agenda will be an enlightening read for academics, students and researchers specializing in business ethics and trust, human resource management, organisation studies, social sciences, sociology and social policy. Considering interpersonal relationships within a variety of professional contexts, this book will also be of benefit to practitioners working in human resources, business management and governance.Trade Review‘This groundbreaking book provides a much-needed map of interdisciplinary trust research. Use it to explore how trust is formed, maintained, and sometimes broken, in a variety of contexts – from purely social relationships to the complex interplay of people with emerging technologies like AI and increasingly autonomous robots.’ -- John Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US‘This volume brings together a broad range of social science scholarship loosely centered around the influential Mayer, Davis and Schoorman (1995) model of trust. This new collection is particularly valuable for including discussions of cutting-edge topics, including artificial intelligence, computer sciences, autonomous technologies and the neuroscience underpinnings of trust. As trust in political, social, legal, administrative, and scientific authorities (or the lack of it) becomes a more pressing concern in the 21 st century both scholars and policy makers will find this volume informative and valuable.’ -- Tom Tyler, Yale Law School, US‘Trust is a problem, or a solution, for many issues facing society today. This book shares insights from leading researchers regarding the role of trust in contexts ranging from technology to public institutions to business. The book is a key resource on the subject!’ -- Kurt Dirks, Washington University in St. Louis, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Towards interdisciplinary scholarship in trust: the needs, some leads, and a seed 1 Roger C. Mayer and Barbara M. Mayer 2 Understanding trust in artificial intelligence: a research agenda 11 Steve Lockey and Nicole Gillespie 3 Linking trust constructs with computer science-based decision-making systems 25 Lucca Eloy, Philip Bobko, and Leanne Hirshfield 4 Trust in science: considering whom to trust for knowing what is true 37 Rainer Bromme and Friederike Hendriks 5 Trust in autonomous technology: the machine or its maker? 51 Kimberly M. Wingert and Roger C. Mayer 6 Trust attractors: a dynamical systems approach to trust research 63 Chris P. Long and Sim B. Sitkin 7 Perceptions of trustworthiness and decisions to trust are determined by anticipation of future states 77 Gene A. Brewer, Alexis Torres, Xavier Celaya, and Margarida Pitaes 8 Toward a scorecard (and roadmap) for trustworthy AI implementation in organizations 91 Munindar P. Singh and Roger C. Mayer 9 The sociology of trust 105 Oliver Schilke, Martin Reimann, and Karen S. Cook 10 Human trust in the context of autonomous robots 119 Joseph B. Lyons, Matthias Scheutz, and Sarah A. Jessup 11 Trust in nuclear nonproliferation negotiations 133 William A. Boettcher III 12 A new direction in police–public trust research: exploring trust from both perspectives 147 Richard A. Wise, Roger C. Mayer, Scott M. Mourtgos, and Holly P. O’Rourke 13 Trust in evacuation robots 161 Alan R. Wagner 14 The neurofunctional underpinnings of interpersonal trust 173 Yan Wu and Frank Krueger 15 Trust in healthcare professions’ education: an interdisciplinary research agenda 185 Arvin Damodaran and Boaz Shulruf 16 Religion and trust: basic theory and trust in organizations 199 Jasmine Cervantes, Alexandra S. Wormley, Jordan W. Moon, Sydney Tran, and Adam B. Cohen 17 The complex social network web of entrepreneurial trust 211 James H. Davis Index 223

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Book SynopsisTackling the pressing challenges that business schools face as they deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this How To guide provides rich insights into how to create and sustain the business schools of the future.The SDGs are ubiquitous and this signals that business schools need to embark on an urgent paradigm shift to embed the SDGs into their research, education and operations. Taking an integrated approach to sustainability, this work provides rich insights into how business school leaders, academics, students and professional staff can create the business school of the future; one that has close collaborative relationships with its stakeholders, that is inclusive and advances responsible management education, and ultimately generates positive societal benefits. The authors consider the drivers for sustainability and the roles of accreditation and rankings’ bodies, and how through their research, educational offerings and governance, business schools can develop new modus operandi to embed sustainability.Accessible yet rigorous, the combination of theory with real-life examples in this research-based book will prove invaluable to leaders and managers in business schools as well as all those with an interest in shaping their agenda and activities, including students, scholars and all stakeholders interested in creating more sustainable futures. Trade Review‘While business schools were heralded as the success story of 21st Century higher education, this book argues that a paradigm shift in governance is now required. Going beyond well-rehearsed criticisms of business schools and programmatic calls for incremental change, Ambrosini and colleagues argue that business school leaders must change the raison d’être of their organisations to focus on sustainability. The authors’ skilful marshalling of evidence and insight convinces of the need for transformation. Their deep appreciation of the institutional context surfaces many barriers to progress. For those who are brave enough to try to address these challenges, this book will provide an authoritative source of inspiration.’ -- Martin Kitchener, Cardiff University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: business school context and globalization 2. Stakeholder engagement 3. Responsible management and leadership education and learning 4. Research impact 5. Accreditations, rankings and business school governance 6. Equality/equity, diversity and inclusion 7. Reflection and conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisCognizant of the complexity and uncertainty that characterizes our post-pandemic world, this book highlights how learning and development needs to be wired into the culture of a business. Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick extend the vision of learning and development to embrace a full range of learning interventions, considering what it means to change the culture of an organization into a learning-rich environment.Examining current practice and cutting-edge research in the field, the authors investigate how and why learning and development is evolving. Featuring case examples and vignettes of workplace learning and development at key global organizations including Pepsico, IBM, Unilever, Bank of America, and ESPN/Disney, the book explores alternative approaches to workplace learning. The authors delve into the hidden curriculum of informal and incidental learning, team learning, and the changing dimensions of learning organizations, ultimately mapping out how the L&D function can aid the progression of organizations.Rethinking Workplace Learning and Development will be of value to students and faculty in academic programs for workplace learning and development as well as those in business and human resource management. Its practical insights on how to best design, support and sustain L&D in the workplace will also benefit practitioners, managers and leaders of learning and development.Trade Review‘Watkins and Marsick, along with their various collaborators, provide in their most recent and prescient text, a blueprint for understanding critical learning challenges in today’s workplace. We cannot simply presume the learning challenges they discuss will occur, the challenges are here upon us now, and much depends on them being addressed. The authors wisely make use of their past extensive writings on workplace learning as a basis for showing the way forward now. An important contribution to the workplace learning and development literature.’ -- Ronald L. Jacobs, University of Illinois, US‘To say this must-read book is timely is an understatement. Learning and development is now at the pinnacle of any list of critically important workplace issues. There are no better guides than Karen Watkins and Victoria Marsick for the urgent and necessary journey to rethink workplace learning and development in these complex and uncertain times.’ -- Kenneth R. Bartlett, University of Minnesota, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introducing learning in complexity 2. Understanding workplace learning 3. Exploring future trends in L&D 4. Learning informally at work 5. Learning incidentally in complexity—with Jill Karen Jinks 6. Creating a learning culture 7. Teaming to innovate 8. Developing collective leadership—with Rachel Fichter 9. Rethinking evaluation of L&D 10. Continuing reflections References Index

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Book SynopsisWhat do entrepreneurs do? In a comprehensive and detailed exploration using three perspectives - behavior, practice and process - this Research Handbook demonstrates specific methods for answering that question and provides insights into the implications of pursuing that question. The authors demonstrate a variety of methods including ethnography, autoethnography, participant observation, diaries, social media platforms and multilevel research techniques to delve into the foundations of entrepreneurial behavior. In addition to reinvigorating this long dormant area of scholarship, these chapters provide scholars with the idea that the disparate perspectives on this topic are really headed in the same direction. They also demonstrate the notion that similar tools can be utilized to answer the same type of questions emanating from these different perspectives. The contributors go on to offer insights to a wide range of scholarship on organizations. Entrepreneurship scholars, PhD students, and upper level graduate and undergraduate students who want a current overview on the theories, methods and implications of studying entrepreneurship will welcome the insights explored in this Research Handbook. Contributors include: A. Brattström, O. Byrne, A. Caetano, H.S. Chen, F. Delmar, D. Dimov, A. Fayolle, D. Fletcher, W.B. Gartner, B. Johannisson, A.R. Johnson, T. Karlsson, M. Lackéus, J.R. Mitchell, R.K. Mitchell, H. Neergaard, R.D.M. Pelly, K. Poldner, S.C. Santos, P. Selden, B.T. Teague, N.A. Thompson, C. Thrane, M. Tillmar, H. Vahidnia, E. van Burg, J.P. Warhuus, K. WennbergTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Behavior, Practice and Process 1 William B. Gartner and Bruce T. Teague PART I PERSPECTIVES 2 Expert skills: implications for studying the behavior of entrepreneurs 12 Bruce T. Teague and William B. Gartner 3 Advancing entrepreneurship as practice: previous developments and future possibilities 30 Neil Aaron Thompson and Orla Byrne 4 Entrepreneurial process: mapping a multiplicity of conversations 56 Dimo Dimov PART II METHODS 5 Ethnography’s answer to the plus zone challenge of entrepreneurship 82 R. Duncan M. Pelly and Alain Fayolle 6 Performing affirmation: autoethnography as an activist approach to entrepreneurship 102 Kim Poldner 7 Searching for the roots of entrepreneuring as practice: introducing the enactive approach 138 Bengt Johannisson 8 Practicing participant observations: capturing entrepreneurial practices 168 Malin Tillmar 9 Capturing action from within: the use of personal diaries 182 Elco van Burg and Tomas Karlsson 10 Collecting digital research data through social media platforms: can “scientific social media” disrupt entrepreneurship research methods? 199 Martin Lackéus 11 Perspectives in multilevel research in entrepreneurship 242 Susana C. Santos and António Caetano PART III INSIGHTS 12 Temporality and embodied practice: theorizing the relationality of entrepreneurial events 263 Paul Selden and Denise Fletcher 13 Socially situated entrepreneurial cognition: promising linkage and directions in studying entrepreneurial behavior, practice and process 283 Hamid Vahidnia, Ronald K. Mitchell, J. Robert Mitchell and H. Shawna Chen 14 A longitudinal project of new venture teamwork and outcomes 309 Anna Brattström, Frédéric Delmar, Alan R. Johnson and Karl Wennberg 15 Designing experiential entrepreneurship education based on entrepreneurial practice and behavior 335 Jan P. Warhuus, Helle Neergaard and Claus Thrane Index 361

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Book SynopsisThis timely Handbook addresses the concepts of stress and well-being among workers in various public sector roles and occupations across the globe. Emphasizing the importance of well-being and stress prevention initiatives in ever-changing workplace environments, this Handbook highlights successful organizational initiatives and provides insight into best practice for promoting healthy employees and workplaces. Chapters analyze the new and ongoing challenges public sector organizations face such as: cost cutting, pressures to improve performance, changes in societal and workplace demographics, and increasing levels of stress and strain amongst their employees. This wide-ranging Handbook utilizes empirical research, literature reviews and case studies to draw greater attention to these and other challenges. Containing contributions from leading international experts in their respective fields, the contributors hope that this multidisciplinary Handbook will help to enhance the health and well-being of public sector employees and the sector's performance and contribution to society. The Handbook of Research on Stress and Well-Being in the Public Sector will be of value to researchers and practitioners interested in the public sector and both individual and organizational health and performance. This will also be a key resource for public sector and government professionals responsible for human resource management and work and health.Trade Review'This Handbook should be commended for its international representation of public sector employees who tend to be undervalued and frequently occupy high stress jobs. The attention to negative health and well-being effects associated with high stress occupations, especially first responders such as fire, police, and healthcare is a major contribution to scholarly works in the organizational sciences. I expect that this edited volume will broaden understanding of the strategies for reducing workplace stress, leading to improved safety, health, and well-being outcomes for public sector workers.' --Leslie Hammer, Portland State University and Oregon Health and Science University, US'An outstanding piece of work. The book is well written, very readable and entertaining. Its topics are comprehensive and diverse, encompassing employees across a variety of public sector roles and occupations. Lessons learned are translated into practical guidelines for interventions and organizational change. This very interesting book will be an important resource for both researchers and students interested in the area of occupational stress and well-being - a great read!' --Jan de Jonge, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands'This book brings together an international group of top researchers to explore occupational stress in the context of the public sector. It explores what might be unique about a wide range of settings including education, first responders, health care, and social services. This book debunks the view of public employees having an easy time by underscoring how some of the most stressful jobs can be found in the public sector.' --Paul E. Spector, University of South Florida, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introducing the collection 2 Silvia Pignata 2 Increasing well-being of workers in the public sector: research and practice 4 Ronald J. Burke 3 Trade unions and stress at work: the evolving responses and politics of health and safety strategies in the case of the United Kingdom 15 Miguel Martínez Lucio 4 Psychosocial factors and worker health: comparisons between private and public sectors in Australia 33 Tessa S. Bailey, Mikaela S. Owen and Maureen F. Dollard PART II STRESS AND WELL-BEING IN VARIOUS PUBLIC SECTOR OCCUPATIONS 5 Stress and well-being of first responders 58 Dessa Bergen-Cico, Pruthvi Kilaru, Rachael Rizzo and Patricia Buore 6 Managing boredom and motivation: the unusual case of stress in firefighting 74 Maude Villeneuve, Pierre-Sébastien Fournier and Caroline Biron 7 Nurses’ experiences of workplace mistreatment 88 Zhiqing E. Zhou, Xin Xuan Che and Wiston A. Rodriguez 8 Emotions in nursing 106 Gillian Lewis and Neal M. Ashkanasy 9 The impact of emotional intelligence on daily work life 122 Keri A. Pekaar, Arnold B. Bakker, Dimitri van der Linden and Marise Ph. Born 10 Stress and well-being in prison officers 137 Andrew J. Clements, Gail Kinman and Jacqui Hart 11 Well-being in academic employees – a benchmarking approach 152 Gail Kinman and Siobhan Wray 12 Stress, well-being and aging in the Italian banking sector: evidence and future perspectives 167 Gabriele Giorgi, Giulio Arcangeli, Jose M. Leon-Perez, Massimo Fioriti, Eleonora Tommasi and Nicola Mucci PART III CASE STUDIES OF EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 13 Applications of psychological capital in the public sector 182 Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan, Barbara L. Ahrens, Kristi Bockorny, Lanell Craig and Matthew Peters 14 The benefits of individual proactive and adaptive performance: an organizational learning perspective 200 Mindy Shoss, Clair Kueny and Dustin K. Jundt 15 Building a health and safety culture: actions, commitment, and perceptions 216 Sybil Geldart and Christine Alksnis 16 An organizational perspective on well-being in the health sector: a focus on leadership, systems, and culture 232 Peter Spurgeon PART IV ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES AND CHANGING WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS 17 Developing nurse leaders for well-being and performance 248 Margaret M. Hopkins and Deborah A. O’Neil 18 Introducing a National Well-being Service for emergency responders in the United Kingdom 260 Ian Hesketh and Cary L. Cooper 19 Occupational health and safety: in crisis, or in charge? 275 Renae Hayward and John Durkin 20 Stress in Australian universities: initiatives to enhance well-being 294 Silvia Pignata Index 309

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Book SynopsisIntroducing the idea of conversational storytelling interviewing (CSI) as an 'indirect' method of interviewing, David Boje and Grace Ann Rosile explore this innovative methodological framework as a way for respondents to tell their own story, without resorting to structured or semi-structured interviews. Bringing together theory, method and praxis of storytelling in an iterative process of self-correcting induction, How to Use Conversational Storytelling Interviews for Your Dissertation offers researchers ways to move beyond the bystander role, urging them to be co-creators of their findings. Complete with exercises to train practitioners in new methods of inquiry and in-depth discussions of an array of philosophical issues, this illuminating book illustrates how rigorous self-correcting methods move inquiry from conversation to storytelling science. Pioneering in both method and framework, this book is a crucial guide for using CSI in qualitative research for PhD students and researchers in management and organizational studies. Scholars of feminist and indigenous studies and other critical studies fields will benefit from alternative interviewing methods as these disciplines undergo an ontological turn.Trade Review'Over several decades David Boje and Grace Ann Rosile have been characterized as the theorists' theorists, the methodologists' methodologists and the practitioners' practitioners. Their latest book - How to Use Conversational Storytelling Interviews for Your Dissertation - lives up to that characterization. The book introduces their latest iteration and development of storytelling as ''conversational storytelling interviewing'', which, they contend, is an alternative to semi-structured interviewing. With its readability and clear, detailed enunciation, this book is destined to be a major influence on a new generation of scholars.' --Albert J. Mills, Saint Mary's University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Brief History, Topics Addressed, How to Use this Book, and Glossary of Terms 2. Dialogical and Dialectical conversational interviews: Using Self-Correcting AID phases and 4 Tests with the CIW case example 3. Choosing your research question: and using the storytelling paradigm theories including narrative retrospective, antenarrative prospective, counternarrative, living story, ensemble storytelling, and Grounded Theory 4. Storytelling Paradigm Method, including types of induction, narrative retrospective, antenarrative prospective, integrative qualitative-quantitative methods, narrative inquiry, and multiplicities 5. Storytelling Paradigm Praxes 6. Why Karl Popper is rolling over in his grave 7. Writing Dialectical/Dialogical and Big/little Storytelling Science Conclusions 8. Managing the oral examination and post-submission process Index

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Book SynopsisThis 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 data, this Handbook offers exciting new interdisciplinary perspectives on the study of identity in and around organisations.Notions of identity have gained much momentum in organisation and management studies over the past 20 years, however, identity scholars tend to rely on a limited set of methods in their research. Looking beyond narrow disciplinary boundaries, the Handbook draws on ideas from management studies, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and the arts. With cutting-edge methods on the various facets and dynamics of identity, it is integral reading for the future progress of reflexive and dialogical social constructions for studying identity.This refreshing Handbook will be valuable to scholars and students from a variety of disciplines including business and management, psychology and sociology, but with a common interest in studying identity in and around organisations. With consistent practical methodology, consultants, facilitators and management practitioners, who aim to develop identities among individuals, groups, and organisations will also benefit widely from this.Trade Review‘The editors have brought together experienced and early career researchers from the social sciences, arts and humanities creating an excellent compilation of novel and engaging qualitative methods for studying identity in organisations. Chapters cover a range of methods offering new insights and providing sufficient detail to enable application.’ -- Mark N.K Saunders, University of Birmingham, UK‘This Handbook is highly recommended to all identity researchers. Empirically researching identity has traditionally been a swampy challenge. Readers will be inspired and spoilt for choice of intellectually well-grounded and well-guided distinct, creative and appealing approaches to data generation and analysis that have been drawn from across disciplines and are supported by practical illustrations of the method-in-use. The methods discussed facilitate empirical inquiry while at the same time enabling theory building.’ -- Kate Black, Northumbria University, the UKTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements by the editors xiii Prologue: studying identities and identity work xiv 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Research Methods for Studying Identity In and Around Organizations 1 Ingo Winkler, Rosalía Cascón-Pereira and Stefanie Reissner PART I NARRATIVE METHODS 2 Plot and storyline analysis of personal identity narratives 13 Stefanie Reissner 3 Exploring identity interplay through performative textual analysis 26 Isidora Kourti 4 Organizational small storymaking and change: identity work as coming into being in narrative story dynamics 40 Ann Starbæk Bager 5 The qualitative survey as research design in exploring organizational identity 56 Anne Crafford and Johann Mouton PART II VISUAL METHODS 6 Social dream-drawing: a socioanalytic method for studying identity work 71 Antoni Barnard 7 A picture is worth a thousand words: social identity mapping as a way of visualizing and assessing social group connections 87 Sarah V. Bentley, S. Alexander Haslam, Katherine H. Greenaway, Tegan Cruwys and Nik Steffens PART III ETHNOGRAPHIC METHODS 8 Netnography: a route to explore identity evolution as online videogames develop 104 Alexandra Samper-Martínez and Ercilia García-Álvarez 9 Mobile interviewing: harnessing the significance of place in identity research 117 Elham Moonesirust 10 The other: posing questions I am supposed to love – autoethnographically exploring identities and identity work 130 Henning Grosse 11 Who am I when I am in flow? An introduction to autoethnography as a method for studying identity 143 Ulrike Eva Posselt PART IV EMBODIED METHODS 12 Researching individual somatic identity through movement and dance: body-centred narrative inquiry 157 Cheryl K. Baldwin and Alyssa E. Motter 13 Examining identity using the creative art of mask-making 172 Mark Stephens and Ryan Higgins PART V METHODS FOR ELICITING PERSONAL MEANINGS 14 Repertory grid for exploring managers’ identities in a coaching programme 188 Rosalía Cascón-Pereira, Guillem Feixas and Miquel Alabernia-Segura 15 A portrait in words: using self-characterization sketches as an innovative method to explore work identities 204 Angela McGrane, Viv Burr and Nigel King 16 A multi-method approach for studying conscious and unconscious identity work 217 Christina Gossayn, Anne Crafford and Arien Strasheim PART VI METHODS FOR ANALYSING NATURALLY OCCURRING DATA 17 Using membership categorization analysis to study identities in talk and text 231 Andrea Whittle 18 Autobiographies and identity: using autobiographies to study identity in organizational research 246 Nick Mmbaga, Blake Mathias and Anne Smith 19 Assessing collective identity (non-)verification with social media data through web scraping, sentiment analysis, and qualitative coding 260 Tony P. Love, Jenny L. Davis, Rachel E. Davis, William G. Fisher and Rachel M. Barczak Epilogue: towards a methodological roadmap and beyond 274 Ingo Winkler, Rosalía Cascón-Pereira and Stefanie Reissner Index

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Book SynopsisBraver Leaders in Action explains why it is vital for ordinary leaders to be brave in the context of unprecedented global challenges. Exercises and practical examples from experienced leaders help you to grow your awareness and understanding, boosting your potential to be a braver leader and prompting reflection on your development in eight key areas. Each area explores the braver forms of personal and corporate leadership necessary for future leaders via four related “cornerstones” derived from literature reviews, discussions with leaders, and many years of developmental and coaching conversations. This well-referenced and practical book is essential reading for a range of readers across sectors including management and leadership, coaching, mentoring and followership. Supporting the case for new ways of thinking about leadership in current conditions – and what its core purpose may actually be – Braver Leaders in Action fills a gap in the current leadership literature by exploring how leaders can truly bring a braver stance to their life and work.Trade ReviewLeaders can no longer instruct, direct and command from on high. In the new world of hybrid and remote working leaders need to step up, connect, understand and engage: they need to be braver. McLaughlin and Cox build on their previous work on leadership to offer guidance on how awareness, EQ, values, and a servant heart can enable leaders to succeed in the new normal. Essential reading for a post-covid world. -- Prof. Jonathan Passmore,SVP Coaching, CoachHub and Henley Business SchoolMaking a positive impact on our world, challenging the status quo, stepping outside of our comfort zone - many of us would like to know how to do this and where to start. We can just open this book! Thanks to their established expertise and experience as educator, coach and consultant in coaching and leadership development, McLaughlin and Cox have designed a self-help book that will accompany us in this transition. This research-informed manual makes top academic work accessible through thought-provoking reflexive activities and meaningful illustrative cases. Forge your own leadership with “Braver Leaders in Action” by your side! -- Prof. Pauline Fatien,Associate Professor, Grenoble Ecole de Management, FranceIn this powerful text, research and theory meet deep experience in the practice of leadership in ways that will authentically speak to the reader. With values forefront and centre, McLaughlin and Cox bring both an urgency and a “how-to” for braver leaders to do the right thing when facing contemporary challenges. The reflective exercises, feedback, recommended readings and case studies from experienced leaders gently guide the reader through such concepts as awareness, desire, ego-lite, ethical practice, humility, legacy and well-being - of leaders themselves, of others, and of the planet. This is a wonderful text for those who want to be braver leaders, knowing what a difference they could make in the world. -- Dr. Jan Robertson,Academic Consultant, Author of Coaching Leadership, New Zealand.Table of ContentsForeword; Chris Surch Introduction Chapter 1. Becoming Aware Chapter 2. Generating Desire, Motivation and Commitment Chapter 3. Challenging Mindsets Chapter 4. Practicing Emotional Intelligence Chapter 5. Generating Personal Capacity Chapter 6. Exploring Values Chapter 7. Regulating the Ego: Ego-Lite Chapter 8. Doing the Right Thing Chapter 9. Conclusion: Braver Leadership in Action

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Book SynopsisThe first of two volumes bringing together researchers from an array of disciplines including sociology, organization theory, strategy, and organizational behaviour, Entrepreneurialism and Society: New Theoretical Perspectives addresses the question of how entrepreneurship has transformed from an organizing activity into an ideology that is changing society. The authors investigate the transformation of entrepreneurship into a social phenomenon, leading to an understanding of how entrepreneurship is shaping the acceptance of inequality, new employment relationships, changed understandings of social outcomes, altered policies, and social precarity. Examining the role of organizations in society, Entrepreneurialism and Society invigorates academic research by developing new perspectives on how entrepreneurs and their organizations shape our social world.Trade ReviewThe two volumes are a tour de force that serve to crystallize a novel way of conceptualizing the interplay between society and entrepreneurship. They have led to a sea change in scholarship on entrepreneurship and will inspire new and exciting research for years to come. -- Sarah Soule, Ph.D. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessEntrepreneurship has morphed from “what startups and small businesses do” into a pervasive ideology. From Shark Tank to university curricula, entrepreneurship is everywhere now. How did everyone become an LLC, ready to toss an elevator pitch at a moment’s notice? The articles in these volumes examine the societal impact of entrepreneurialism -- what happens when the process of starting a business becomes a set of values and a how-to guide for appropriate action far beyond the context of startups. They reflect an engaging mix of disciplines and methods taking on a vital problem. -- Gerald Davis, Ph.D., University of MichiganEntrepreneurship has been the rage for several decades, escaping serious scrutiny of its ramifications for those who experience its second and third-order consequences. The authors remedy that omission, deftly revealing the many societal costs and limitations that stem from worshipping at the altar of entrepreneurship. -- Walter Powell, Ph.D., Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsEntrepreneurialism and Society: An Introduction; Robert N. Eberhart, Howard E. Aldrich, and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt Chapter 1. Freedom is Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose: Entrepreneurialism and the Changing Nature of Employment Relations; Robert N. Eberhart, Stephen Barley, and Andrew Nelson Chapter 2. Entrepreneurialism as Discourse: Towards a Critical Research Agenda; Koray Caliskan and Michael Lounsbury Chapter 3. Entrepreneurship as Cultural Theme in Neoliberal Society; Patricia Bromley, John W. Meyer, and Ruo Jia Chapter 4. Neoliberal Ideology and the Myth of the Self-made Entrepreneur; Steven K. Vogel Chapter 5. How to Break Free: An Orders-of-Worth Perspective on Emancipatory Entrepreneurship; Violina P. Rindova, Santosh B. Srinivas, and Luis L. Martins Chapter 6. The Unique Vulnerabilities of Entrepreneurial Ventures to Misconduct; Donald Palmer and Tim Weiss

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Book SynopsisEthnography is at the heart of what researchers in management and organization studies do. This crucial book offers a robust and original overview of ‘’doing’’ organizational ethnography, guiding readers through the essential qualitative methods for the study of organizations.Preparing students to enter the field with a confident outlook and a toolkit of skills, chapters present a series of action-learning projects to arm readers with practical exercises that will hone the abilities of the organizational ethnographer. Expert contributors offer crucial outlines into a variety of essential skills, including shadowing, autoethnography, interviews, media analysis and storytelling. The book concludes with a chapter by a doctoral student, providing unique insights into the development of the ethnographic understanding of organizational realities.Featuring useful exercises and an accessible style, this book is critical reading for PhD and Masters students in business administration and organizational theory, as well as social science students undertaking qualitative methodology programmes. It will also be useful for students on MBA courses in need of a humanistic approach to organizations.Trade Review’If only I had a book like this when I was starting out! Organizational Ethnography gives helpful direction for doing this important type of qualitative research in a multitude of ways. Each chapter presents an accessible account of a different ethnographic technique presented by researchers who have practiced it successfully. Insightful examples and helpful tips abound. I highly recommend this book to anyone intending to practice ethnography in organizations, new students and experienced researchers alike.’ -- - Mary Jo Hatch, University of Virginia, US and author of Organization Theory: Modern, Symbolic and Postmodern PerspectivesTable of ContentsContents List of contributors vii 1 Doing ethnography: introduction 1 Nancy Harding and Monika Kostera 2 Notes and poetry from the field: a fieldwork diary 18 Monika Kostera and Joanna Średnicka 3 Observation: on the importance of being there 31 Monika Kostera 4 How to shadow organizing 45 Barbara Czarniawska 5 Autoethnography 59 Mark Learmonth and Mike Humphreys 6 To look at the world from the Other’s point of view: interview 74 Monika Kostera and Anna Modzelewska 7 Inter-ethnography: from individual beings to collective becoming 91 David Calås, Katarina Ellborg, Daniel Ericsson, Elin Esperi Hallgren and Alina Husung 8 Media analysis: on the importance of everyday images 110 Alexia Panayiotou 9 Reading and interpreting social media: exploring positive emotional expressions in organizing 129 Noomi Weinryb, Nils Gustafsson and Cecilia Gullberg 10 Autoethnography through the folk tale lens 151 Anna Zueva 11 Ethnography meets storytelling: a marriage made in heaven 166 Hamid Foroughi 12 In search of openness to the ethnographic analysis of work: early organisational anthropology and contemporary organisational theorising 178 Paweł Krzyworzeka and Hugo Gaggiotti 13 Learning to see the wood through the trees as a PhD ethnographer 200 Sarah Bloomfield Index 217

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Book SynopsisAmidst rapid and fundamental shifts in the economic, geo-political, technological, and societal landscape, this cutting-edge book makes the timeless case that research can be informed by problems in the 'real world' and make important contributions to theory and practice.Throughout the book, the authors argue that there is a 'sweet spot' where both scholarly and practical research can be done simultaneously. It offers readers insightful and rich examples of how this can be achieved, including frameworks, examples, ideas, and tools which will guide researchers in the lifelong task of defining themselves as researchers and crafting their own unique research practice. It also features critical insights into careers oriented toward having impact on practice, reflective questions that make the principles personal and relevant, and a framework to help develop the network of connections required for research to impact practice.Speaking to the graduate student in all of us, How to Do Relevant Research will greatly benefit Ph.D. students and early career academics who gravitate towards this kind of research but worry about its feasibility and instrumentality, mid-to-late career scholars who do research for practice and teach young scholars how to do it, and to researchers in a think-tank or consultancy who want their work to be scientifically sound and practically useful.Trade Review‘This book is a very powerful statement of how management research can be relevant for management practice and why that is important. I used a preprint with my doctoral students to enable them to think about how their scholarship can be both rigorous and relevant. The reflective questions scattered throughout the book are an added bonus that guide students to reflect for themselves about what matters to them about research. I strongly recommend this book for academics pondering their links with practice.’ -- Jean M. Bartunek, Boston College, US‘Minimizing the rigor-relevance trade-off is the holy grail not only of management research but for all the social sciences. This ingenious and timely book is full of actionable insights and wisdom on what its authors call “sweet spot research” as organizations confronting pervasive disruption need the research of business schools more than ever.’ -- Geoffrey Garrett, The University of Southern California, US‘How to Do Relevant Research shows how to achieve both rigor and relevance by building a solid bridge between academics in the ivory tower and practitioners in the world. It inspires meaning, purpose and action in a community of scholars where research is often void of societal relevance and filled with instrumental careerism. It provides a compelling explanation of why sweet spot research is responsible research, why it is good for everyone, and how it can inspire a collective dream of making the world a better place for all people. This book is a wonderful gift to all current and aspiring scholars, not only those in management but in all professional disciplines.’ -- Anne S. Tsui, Co-founder, Responsible Research in Business and Management (www.rrbm.network) 67 President, Academy of Management (www.aom.org); Founding President, International Association for Chinese Management Research (www.iacmr.org)‘This book is a treasure. Mirvis, Mohrman and Worley have named and confronted head-on the challenges and struggles of the research philosophies and practices in our field. Through erudite summaries, penetrating questioning and reflective exercises they have built an integrating framework that can be a transformational force in the future of organizational scholarship. This is a book, not only to be read, but also to be subjected to deep reflection and application.’ -- David Coghlan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland‘Mirvis, Mohrman and Worley have written the definitive primer on how to do research that matters to both academics and practitioners. For those early in the journey of doing relevant research, the book is a “must read.” Clear, informative, and useful. For those with experience doing relevant research, the book is a “thankful read.” Illuminating, evocative, confirming.’ -- Thomas G. Cummings, The University of Southern California, US‘At last a book that is philosophically sound and demonstrates there is no tradeoff between rigor and relevance. How to Do Relevant Research needs to be required reading for every management and business school professor and graduate student. It gives us lots of examples of how to do research that makes a difference. This will be the saving grace of business schools – if people pay attention.’ -- R. Edward Freeman, University of Virginia, US‘If you want to make a difference to practice and theory, How to do Relevant Research by Mirvis, Mohrman and Worley is on target. I wish I had the wisdom in this book when I was a doctoral student or in early career – it would have helped me accelerate my contributions to theory and practice.’ -- Michael Beer, Harvard Business School; Co-founder TruePoint; Co-Founder Center for Higher Ambition Leadership‘This is an indispensable guide for scholars and practitioners. Mirvis, Mohrman, and Worley offer decades of exceptional experience. Their practical frameworks and vivid examples show practitioners how to tap the vast trove of useful evidence produced by scholars, and show scholars how to connect and ground their research in the pivotal issues, values, and decision frameworks used by practitioners.’ -- John Boudreau, University of Southern California, US‘An important and engaging contribution to doing research that enhances practice. More than a “how to” guide, Mirvis, Mohrman, and Worley’s years of experience in engaged research compel us to pay attention to the necessity of relevant scholarship. If you aren’t already doing and communicating useful, relevant research, this elegant book should inspire you to act. And if you are, then this exploration should energize you to build and connect.’ -- – Gavin M. Schwarz, University of New South Wales Business School, Australia‘At a time when executives seek evidence-based insight into effective practice, academics pursue opportunities for thought leadership, and accrediting bodies and funding agencies call for greater impact from research, this book guides scholars about how to best balance theory, rigor, and relevance. I strongly recommend this book to practitioner scholars and academics who are seeking to elevate their engaged scholarship and potential impact.’ -- John Mooney, Pepperdine University, US‘This is an important book on relevant and useful research that should be read by any scientist who is interested in making a difference to both practice and the academy. Based on decades of work, Mirvis, Mohrman and Worley provide a coherent roadmap for the complex and exciting journey into the borderland between academy and industry.’ -- Abraham B. (Rami) Shani, California Polytechnic State University, US and Co-Author of Collaborative Inquiry for Organization Development and Change‘Many organizational scholars, including Presidents of the Academy of Management, have urged us to do research that is both rigorous and relevant. This book shows us HOW to do this – at all academic career-phases. Coming from world-renowned scholars who have done this (and still do), this book’s refreshingly reflective and authentic tips promise to inspire and enable more organizational scholars to rigorously conduct relevant research thereby exponentially increasing the reach and impact of organizational science. This is needed now more than ever!’ -- Debra L. Shapiro, University of Maryland, US and Past President, Academy of Management (2016)‘This excellent book is must reading for anyone who wants to conduct relevant research that advances knowledge for theory and practice. It finds the sweet spot between contributing to theory and producing knowledge relevant to the problems faced in management and organizational practice. It suggests practical and proven ways to engage in a network of activities and relationships that enable relevant research.’ -- Andrew H. Van de Ven, University of Minnesota, US‘A most welcome and well written guide to practical scholarship that is both rigorous and useful. For those stuck in the ivory tower, it’s also a liberatory call to action research!’ -- Hilary Bradbury, Editor in Chief, Action Research Journal, Curator, Foundation AR+‘This book offers a time-tested methodology on how to execute research that delivers relevant knowledge for practice. It resonates with the CEEMAN Manifesto on excellence and relevance in education and research and answers the question of professors and their doctoral students: “How do you do it”?!’ -- Danica Purg, President of IEDC-Bled School of Management, Bled, Slovenia and President of CEEMAN, The International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies‘This book is timely given the current global crisis and potential ones that businesses will likely face. Social science researchers have a role to play in solution making but are often missing from the solution making space occupied by managers. Mirvis, Mohrman and Worley provide concrete guidance to researchers to get to the ‘sweet spot’ where knowledge produced is both relevant and rigorous. They ask us to reflect on our research paradigms and professional identity, and to find inspiration in the many examples of research-practice collaborations that they share in the book. A must-read for researchers at any stage of their career seeking to produce research insights that impact practice.’ -- Garima Sharma, Georgia State University, US‘This book is long overdue. With examples of relevant research all over the world, it enables scholars to smell the aroma of practice and practitioners to taste the cooking of academics. I recommend this work to academics around the globe. For practitioners who are venturing into the scholarly world (i.e., getting doctoral degrees), this is must have book.’ -- Baniyelme D. Zoogah, President; Africa Academy of Management; Xavier University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface and acknowledgements PART I WHAT AND WHY 1. Theory-driven, practice-driven, and “sweet spot” management research 2. Developing your research philosophy 3. Creating value in organizational research: a relational view 4. Relevant research: yesterday and today PART II HOW 5. Theorizing and practice 6. Research and practice 7. Communicating research to scholars and practitioners 8. Managing research relationships in the field 9. Being a sweet spot researcher Index

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Book SynopsisHow can intuition research inform practice? As the use of intuition in business has become more widely accepted, companies struggle to understand how to use this additional resource efficiently, while corporate trainers and university educators lack tools to develop it as a skill. This truly international Handbook provides relevant answers with: chapters by academics and practitioners, written in a concise, digestible format to make it accessible to non-academic readers empirical studies from multiple industry/service sectors that demonstrate an integrated use of intuition and analysis in decision making studies from industry and education that demonstrate how to develop intuition, including a ground-breaking research in problem solving non-Western perspectives illustrated on case studies from Japan and China use of language protocols/methods to bring intuition into our awareness new research into group/collective intuition (based on language analysis and quantum physics) research related to sensing and sense making. Due to its focus on bridging theory and practice, the Handbook is of value not only to academics and organizational researchers but also to industry professionals, corporate trainers and university educators who search for answers on how to incorporate intuition into a common skill set. Accessible in style, it will also appeal to educated business readers.Contributors include: A. Antonietti, B.T. Bakken, A. Bas, D. Bscak, R.T. Bradley, H. Cairns-Lee, B. Colombo, V. Dörfler, M. Egorov, A.N. Gani, S. Germagnoli, J. Gibb, L.M. Gillin, M. Goller, M. Grant, A. Größler, T. Hærem, C. Harteis, S. Henwood, P. Iannello, L. Isenman, K. Isomura, A. Kobayashi, G. Lufityanto, N. Meziani, F. Nilsson, A.-C. Nordvall, A. Pircher Verdorfer, J. Pretz, A. Price, M. Sinclair, G. Soosalu, B. Steffen, S. Streukens, S. Teerikangas, M. Turunen, L. Välikangas, A.C.R. van Riel, M. Wang, X. Wang, K. White, J. Woiceshyn, K. ZulkoskyTrade Review'As a culmination of more than a decade of research into the role of intuition in organizational settings, Marta Sinclair's latest Handbook ''brings the chickens home'' by emphasizing the practical effects of intuition. Moreover, with contributions spanning 18 different countries, the international scope of volume is especially remarkable.' --Neal Ashkanasy, The University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction – New advances in intuition research Marta Sinclair PART 1 – Intuition as Part of an Integrated Approach to Decision Making 1. Intuiting and reasoning: facilitating subconscious and conscious processing for better decisions in organizations Jaana Woiceshyn 2. Adaptive decision making processes in crisis management Bjorn T. Bakken and Thorvald Haerem 3. Nursing students' decision making in clinical simulation Jean E. Pretz, Amanda L. Price, Kristen D. Zulkosky and Krista A. White 4. The use of intuitive expertise in acquisition-making: an explorative study Michael Grant, Fredrik Nilsson and Anna-Carin Nordvall 5. Uncovering opportunity: expert vs. novice entrepreneurs' use of intuitive and analytical decision-making Mingyang Wang and Jenny Gibb 6. Investigating entrepreneurial use of intuition and rationality in decision-making: a QCA approach Ariel Nian Gani, Allard C. R. van Riel, Sandra Streukens and Andreas Grössler 7. Presence of intuition in the process of strategic decision-making Delfina Biščak PART 2 – Different Roles of Affect in Intuiting 8. What is feeling, and how does it function in intuition? Lois Isenman 9. Psychophysical measurement of intuition Galang Lufityanto 10. Exploring intuition and decision-making across the 'three brains' Grant Soosalu and Suzanne Henwood 11. Are all intuitions the same? Or does it depend on the factor that triggers them? Marta Sinclair 12. Moral intuition and moral leader development Maxim Egorov and Armin Pircher Verdorfer PART 3 – Cultural and Collective Views on Intuition 13. Japanese style of "Genbaism": combining intuitive, logical, and holistic thinking through experience Kazuhito Isomura and Akihiko Kobayashi 14. "Wuity" - the proposed third cognitive model for mindful creative problem solving: a case study of two Chinese aerospace projects Xin Wang 15. Group intuition and intentionality: collective action at-a-distance? Raymond Trevor Bradley PART 4 – Developing Intuition in Practical Settings 16. Resourcing intuition in practice Satu Teerikangas, Marja Turunen and Liisa Välikangas 17. Facilitating intuitive decision making and an entrepreneurial mindset in corporate culture – a case study L.Murray Gillin 18. The contribution of mental simulation to the development of intuition Bianca Steffen, Michael Goller and Christian Harteis 19. Enhancing intuition in problem solving through problem finding Paola Iannello, Barbara Colombo, Serena Germagnoli and Alessandro Antonietti PART 5 – Researching Intuition from New Perspectives 20. Talking intuitions into existence: the role of ventriloquism figures Nora Meziani 21. Researching intuition through metaphor Heather Cairns-Lee 22. Intuition: scientific, non-scientific or unscientific? Viktor Dörfler and Alina Bas Index

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Book SynopsisPresenting the emergence of new organizational designs in a novel way, this insightful book blends theory and practice to examine major trends and directions, the key ideas that underpin organizational design and how these ideas might be applied. The authors explore how, in a world characterized by relentless change and volatility, traditional bureaucracies of the past are increasingly regarded as being too slow and centralized. Instead, emerging ideas, such as platforms, ecosystems, holacracies, agility and improvisation are gaining purchase. Focusing on key trends and forms of design, the book offers an approach to organizing that accommodates paradoxes and offers a fresh view on managing organizational design. Rich in anecdotes and examples, the Elgar Introduction to Designing Organizations will be a useful guide for business and management scholars and advanced students with a focus on organizational studies and innovation. It will be beneficial for business managers thinking about how to design their organization so that it is fit for contemporary purposes.Trade Review‘A must-read book to those interested in the art of management in a fast-evolving world. A complex environment wherein organizations face increasing paradoxical tensions among their goals and accountabilities. Relying on their valuable knowledge on paradox theory, the authors offer the readers key insights from theory and real organizational cases, helping them understand why different organizational designs emerge and when it is fruitful to apply them.’ -- Francesco Sguera, Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Portugal‘I recommend the Elgar Introduction to Designing Organizations to practicing managers or MBA students who enjoy deep dives into the dynamics of their organizations. I’ll also share the book with Ph.D. students as their first introduction to organizational design. The authors have spanned history and perspectives in an interesting and thoughtful read.’ -- Terri Griffith, Simon Fraser University, Canada‘This book has a unique and powerful message: being “…fit for contemporary purposes…” entails understanding and practicing organizational design as a paradoxical effort, and therefore cycle between stability and change, temporally reach a balance, abandon status quo, embrace uncertainty, accept misfits, learn to flow through contradictions. A truly interesting read for both organizational scholars and practitioners.’ -- Andrea Prencipe, Luiss University, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to the Elgar Introduction to Designing Organizations 2. The fundamentals of organizational design 3. Organization design and change 4. The traditional organization: hierarchy meets bureaucracy 5. Less hierarchical organizations: the fall of the traditional pillars (part I: hierarchy) 6. The agile organization: the fall of the traditional pillars part II: task design and allocation) 7. Final reflections: patterns, principles and practices References Index

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