The Mission (Im)possible of Climate Action through Quixotic Institutional Work

Journal of Management Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 22, 2025

Abstract The ‘iron cage’ of the (neo‐) liberal‐capitalist system prioritizes economic returns over climate protection. Formerly powerful nation‐states are subordinated to rule markets, whereas business elites have been freed from substantial responsibility for social and environmental concerns. While we agree in principle with Point that a reassertion state power may facilitate more decided action, our Counterpoint adopts cultural institutionalist perspective highlights embeddedness actors broader order. From this perspective, enact scripts while often lacking substantive agency towards protecting natural environment. Cultural change meanings, myths, practices, rituals is needed remodel currently dominant templates modern, ‘world society’, including script actorhood. We suggest notion ‘quixotic institutional work’ as way envisioning prefiguring alternative when both physical reality start showing cracks due crisis. Quixotic work follows logic appropriateness rather than consequential purposiveness, thus constitutes different, overlooked mocked, form systems relevant light forces maintaining an unsustainable world

Language: Английский

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Climate Change Adaptation: New Vistas for Management Research

Journal of Management Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Abstract Climate change adaptation has for a long time been the neglected half of climate equation, as most attention directed toward mitigation. Yet, catastrophic effects changing are already occurring, unavoidable, and in many cases irreversible. Organizations need to identify ways adapting present future climatic conditions. In this editorial, we make case research topic on par with We outline how why management organizational scholarship should work an integrated approach mitigation responding change, suggesting three key avenues inquiry. so doing, encourage more impactful ecologically relevant that will difference society at large.

Language: Английский

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System Change, Not Climate Change: Charting Alternative Responses to the Climate Crisis through International Comparative Research

Journal of Management Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Abstract The climate crisis challenges management scholars to address the system‐level factors that constrain and enable firms' action. We argue meet this challenge, we need study action capacity of alternative systems political‐economic power. proceed in three steps. First, develop a historically grounded map four main types power systems: ‘Oligarchy’, ‘Localism’, ‘Authoritarianism’, ‘Democratization’. These represent analytical categories – not clichéd labels examine responses crisis. Second, use compare cases taxi transportation sector, sector which exemplifies confluence digital green revolutions today's landscape. Our analysis these suggests Oligarchy's is weak because its limited what profitable for dominant firms. Oligarchy has been challenged by Authoritarianism, whereas Localism Democratization have yet yield stable alternatives. Building on insights, third step identify priorities strengthening our field's relevant research: (a) focus within firms are embedded, (b) power, (c) programme international comparative research.

Language: Английский

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Technostress in entrepreneurship: focus on entrepreneurs in the developing world

Information Technology and People, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

Purpose This study analyzes technostress in African entrepreneurship. It advances contextualized theoretical explanations of depicting its impact on entrepreneurs who excessively consume digital technology Africa. The also describes how research linking transactional benefits to has created an imbalanced literature that ignores and well-being Design/methodology/approach Considering the study’s derived at technostress–entrepreneurship–well-being nexus, structural equation modeling (SEM) was deemed appropriate. Unlike qualitative–based methods, SEM experiments 643 observations early–stage South Africa enabled robust statistical interpretations their social settings. Thus, strengthening our analysis focus interplay between variables technostress, including overload, invasion, complexity uncertainty, entrepreneurship intentions defined through perceived behavior control, passion self-efficacy. Findings these revealed dimensions uncertainty as moderators entrepreneurial actions encompassing behaviour control connection with intentions. results suggested passion, self-efficacy influenced Research limitations/implications Besides inspiring more studies varied contexts, this initiates debate policy reforms geared toward considered vulnerable excessive consumption. Originality/value novelty lies nexus. conceptual overlay elevates findings beyond averages information (IT) research. Specifically, it increases inferential value by revealing subtle hard dictate interactions inherent are impacted they pursue endeavors.

Language: Английский

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Leveraging Multisectoral Expertise and International Knowledge: Business Group Influence on Overseas Subsidiary Formation

Journal of World Business, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101627 - 101627

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A disaggregated view of soft skills: Entrepreneurship education systems of Africa

Journal of Small Business Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 33

Published: June 7, 2024

Much of the literature on entrepreneurship education describes teaching concept as a whole, which means that additional work must be done to tease out its individual components. Accordingly, this study focuses soft skills—a core component represents entrepreneurial behaviors, attitudes, and attributes. It examines mechanisms underlying skills readiness by drawing mediated model 300 observations aspiring South African entrepreneurs. Regression tests reveal while determine these entrepreneurs, their impact ability start, innovate, finance, grow new ventures is processes define journeys. This has academic, policy, social implications it increases importance developing contextual insights into facets in an country inspire policy reforms support entrepreneurship.

Language: Английский

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CEOs’ Pre‐Career Exposure to Religion and Corporate Tax Avoidance

Journal of Management Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 29, 2024

Abstract In response to the burgeoning interest in CEOs’ pre‐career experience, this study focuses on their exposure religion. We argue that CEOs who were exposed religion before starting professional career will be imbued with values prioritize social obligations. Moreover, these imprinted become activated context of corporate tax payment, such firms a CEO attended religious university are less likely avoid tax. further explore how present context, including political corruption, performance and religion, provides situational cues moderate baseline relationship. An analysis sample US listed from 2000 2019 general support for our predictions.

Language: Английский

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Understanding the Emergence of Ill‐being at Work in a Post‐colonial Context: A Qualitative Analysis

British Journal of Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

Abstract Little is known about how ill‐being at work produced in a post‐colonial context. In this study, we explore process through the lens of Critical Theory, examining interplay between heteronomous obedience and politicization belonging multinational company Pakistan. Drawing on data from 33 interviews, trace production as employees navigate pressures to conform via (i) mimicking behaviours, (ii) gendering (iii) concealing their values identities. Our findings reveal that shaped by hybrid dynamics global corporate progressiveness deeply ingrained local `Seth’ culture. This negotiation results internal conflicts, reinforcing feelings inadequacy, guilt isolation, particularly socio‐cultural gender norms complicate workplace. By integrating our with literature, offer new insights into non‐Western settings highlight future research directions.

Language: Английский

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Advancing Research on the Future of Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Journal of Management Studies, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 8, 2025

Abstract Technological developments – particularly related to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and digitalization are disrupting the workplace in unprecedented ways, professional knowledge‐intensive sectors. Scholars' views on implications of these disruptions range from optimism pessimism scepticism. Disciplines vary how extensively they have considered technological developments. With much prior work focusing more macro‐level phenomena effects, role institutions, organizations individuals as well their interrelatedness remains less examined. In this introductory article special issue, we discuss scope, extent new domains change Future Work and, especially, AI. We also reflect consequences changes processes mechanisms through which will manifest. Then, introduce summarize articles included issue along above dimensions. conclude by reflecting overall contribution future directions for examining perspective management studies.

Language: Английский

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Back to the Roots: Expanding the Influence of the Reading School of International Business via a Microfoundational Lens

˜The œAcademy of International Business, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 39 - 64

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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