Managers often see new organizational design as the solution to many problems. This paper explores the relationship between organization structure (design), functioning of organizations, and effectiveness. A study of 320 companies showed that the structural variable, decentralization, marginally...

Sensemaking practices are a core activity for strategizing in organizations. Managers can use various types of objects to shape sense in a project. We propose an integrative framework to analyse the sensemaking practices at work in a real estate project. Our results provide a better...

Strong market orientation is essential to firm success. In the diverse and dynamic digital environment, a strong market orientation philosophy is even more important to the digital entrepreneur. We explore the advantages and challenges that the networked world offers the market-oriented digital...

Informality is ubiquitous in most developing countries. Understanding the informal economy is therefore of utmost importance from a political, economic and social point of view. Paradoxically, despite its economic importance, knowledge is extremely limited regarding the informal economy. It...

The diffusion of ICT in small businesses remains low (only 12% of small businesses in France have a website for performing online transactions, Eurostat 2010). One issue is whether ICT can be used effectively by these small structures and how the use of technology can improve the competitive...