Purpose: Using the knowledge-based view as the theoretical lens, this study aims to assess the effect of middle managers' ambidexterity, continuous improvement and organizational agility on the business performance within the manufacturing and service industries.Design/methodology/approach:...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Vision -- 3. GRANOBIZ: An Example from 2035 -- 4. Digitization and Technical Word Bingo -- 5. Problem Areas in Analog Companies -- 6. The Self-Driving Company -- 7. Humans and the Self-Driving Organization.

Purpose – As founding editors of the Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance , this paper welcomes the beginnings of a new academic community. The purpose of this paper is to outline why both academic researchers and organizational practitioners need to enter into and...