Purpose – This paper aims to specify a set of methodological stages to conduct case studies. It presents a graphical representation of these stages, describes how it assists management researchers to build theory from data gathered in the field, and outlines its value for achieving sound...

Purpose – Provides an summary of the workshop and discussions held by Management Decision at the 2005 Academy of Management annual conference. Design/methodology/approach – Reports on the discussions that took place amongst the four work groups on the following subjects: qualitative versus...

The purpose – The purpose of the paper is to argue that poetry should be integrated in research to a much larger extent than it is today, where poetry (at best) is considered inferior to research. Design/methodology/approach – The arguments are based on qualitative studies of the Danish...

One of the keys to success in the digital economy is the appropriate management of human capital. Because of sweeping technological changes, old behaviors of human capital management may not be suitable in the digital domain. Traditional businesses will need to evolve and radically transition...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the primacy of adequate human capital for successful completion of infrastructure projects in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach is used and three Caribbean infrastructure projects analyzed using...

Purpose – The paper seeks to test empirically a variety of hypotheses related to human capital and organizational performance within software companies in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach – A valid research instrument was utilized to conduct a survey of 38 software companies who are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of human capital in venture capital organizations. New trends in investor behaviour have emerged in recent years. There is evidence to suggest that venture capital (VC) firms involve themselves more actively in the companies in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a new measure for organization health. It is proposed that the Donohue tripartite paradigm model can be used to pierce the veneer of the satisficing account to identify the moral appraisal stakeholders have made of corporate strategies based on...

Purpose – Most models of intellectual capital measurment equal intellectual capital with intellectual assets. Nevertheless, companies sometimes must incur liabilities to make intellectual assets truly actionable. This fact suggests the existence of intangible liabilities. The aim of this paper...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the “grand structure” of the phenomenon in order to identify both the underlying processes and core drivers of employee‐driven innovation (EDI). Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper. It particularly applies the...