Purpose – Responding to Colbert’s (2004) call for research examining the complexity of work systems’ effect on performance, and following Meyer and Dunphy’s (2014, 2015) work determining the general manner by which the complex mechanism of strategy choice and its implementation effect...

Purpose – The resource-based view and value-rarity-imitability-organisation (VRIO) method have diffused widely into courses aimed at managerial practice, but research has yet to verify whether they help managers analyse a firm’s resources. Following recent interest in the use of strategy...

Purpose – Despite much research on information technology (IT)-enabled organizational transformation (OT), there are still many issues to be addressed. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by proposing an integrative model that includes specific transformation resources, capabilities,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the capabilities of social entrepreneurship (SE) firms and how they achieve competitive advantage while engaging in social value creation. The authors employ a business model perspective to understand the (self-) sustaining mechanism for...

The symbolism of words, statements, actions and design, and their meanings as perceived by their recipients, should really be managed rather than left to chance. The author states that it should be in the brief of the personnel manager to do this. Some words in everyday management currency, such...

By subjugating the judgement of its managers to systems, or to the ego of a Messianic MD, modern organizations squeeze out the very human qualities for which they are paying. Argues for greater emphasis on value management, with top people demonstrating the ethics which they espouse. Gives...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to reassert the status of language as a topic of major interest to researchers in the light of the rise of the transnational corporation. Design/methodology/approach – This article reviews recent literature and case study evidence in order to track an...

Organizations take strategic direction decisions in four key areas: culture, policy, strategic plans and in the way they select and approach their markets. Presents an approach which allows managers to look simply and graphically at the complex interactions to guide them through the maze of...

The study of corporate culture is a valuable contribution to the study of organisations. Corporate culture consists of values, norms, feelings, hopes and aspirations held by members of organisations. These aspects may not be instantly discernible; however, it is important that managers are aware...

Acquisitions are a key element of corporate strategy. The performances of organisations involved in mergers and acquisitions are examined. The article also examines the significance of corporate culture to company performance, and the change in culture that an acquisition might cause.