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Contested internal legitimacy: the emergence of organized academic entrepreneurship
Adi SapirThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the emergence of organized academic entrepreneurship in the context of institutional complexity, in which multiple institutional logics…
Labour economy: do unions really influence sourcing decisions?
Kaylee BoccalatteThis article aims to uncover the influence employment relations, and more specifically union avoidance has on the decision to outsource road transport. Employment Relations…
The business model of a Benedictine abbey, 1945-1979
Tonia RuppenthalManagement literature often neglects the business model developed by a monastic institution, as it does not fit the usual categorizations of an enterprise. Nevertheless, monastic…
The role of non-corporeal Actant theory in historical research: A case study of Henry Wallace and the new deal
Christopher M. Hartt, Albert J. Mills, Jean Helms MillsThis paper aims to study the role of non-corporeal Actant theory in historical research through a case study of the trajectory of the New Deal as one of the foremost institutions…
Retaining the social goal: role of path creation in for-profit social enterprises
Sushanta Kumar SarmaThe purpose of this paper is to understand how social enterprises (SEs) sustain social focus as they shift their legal format from nonprofit to for-profit. The investigation is…
The big bang: the birth of human resource management in New Zealand hotel sector
David Dunlop Williamson, Erling RasmussenThe purpose of this paper is to present a narrative history of the birth of human resource management in the New Zealand hotel sector. This historical development is analysed…
Hambrick and Mason’s “Upper Echelons Theory”: evolution and open avenues
Gianpaolo Abatecola, Matteo CristofaroHow has upper echelons theory (UET) (Hambrick and Mason, 1984) been evolving over time? Through the historical discussion, this paper aims to provide an updated – and also…
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1751-1348Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Bradley Bowden
- Jeffrey Muldoon