This paper applies a social capital perspective to study how business units use an individual’s social capital to explore their environment and exploit resources available from individual networks. We explore this matter inductively by analysing the development and exploitation of social...

This study proposes exploring the generative mechanisms at play behind group dynamics by offering a longitudinal analysis of the development of a self-organized group composed of city dentists. By adopting a longitudinal perspective we shed light on the relational and organizational mechanisms...

How does Social Media (SM) impact the Stakeholder Theory and the stakeholder environment of organizations? This paper focuses on stakeholder coalitions and SM-driven social movements. Organized resistance and mounted pressure, which disrupt corporations’ activities and oblige change, are a...

L’objectif de cet article est de contribuer à une meilleure compréhension des mécanismes et des difficultés inhérentes à la construction d’une communauté de pratique. Nous montrons notamment comment la négation de la dimension stratégique des communautés de pratiques peut conduire...