“A must-read for scholars (and reflective practitioners) interested in change, time, strategy, and innovation.” -Haridimos Tsoukas, Columbia Ship Management Professor of Strategic Management, University of Cyprus, and Distinguished Research Environment Professor of Organization Studies,...

The purpose of the book is to devise an alternative conceptual vocabulary for studying innovation by stressing the role of social, contextual and cultural perspectives. This vocabulary is drawn on a service and on sociological perspectives on innovation based on the ontological assumption that...

Institutions Incorporated draws together aspects of human and organizational corporeality and links them to institutions. Throughout European anthropology and culture the body has been conceptualized as the 'dark side' to soul and reason. This book explores the 'dark side' of institutions, their...

Organizations are increasingly facing continuous and highly complex changes that require more proactive strategies, policies and management practices. Conscious of this reality, this book provides information and debate on principles, strategies, models, techniques, methodologies and...

This edited book examines the relationship between the materiality of artefacts and managerial techniques, combining the recent scholarly interest on socio-materiality with a focus on management. Exploring managerial techniques, the social and material tools used by actors to guide or facilitate...

Die Nutzung der Hegelschen Philosophie für die Soziologie des Unternehmens -- Die grundlegenden dialektischen Spannungsmomente im Unternehmen -- Das Führungskraft-Mitarbeiter-Verhältnis -- Die Führung der sozialen Organisation.

Conceptual Perspectives on Leadership -- Introduction to Meta-Analysis -- The Effect of Leadership on Job Satisfaction -- The Effect of Leadership on Organizational Commitment -- The Effect of Leadership on Organizational Trust -- The Effect of Leadership on Organizational Citizenship -- The...

Thematisierung der Rolle und der Bedeutung von Ehepartnern in Familienunternehmen -- Theoretische Perspektive auf die Stellung von Angeheirateten als Chance und Risiko -- Empirische Untersuchung zur Integration von Angeheirateten -- Diskussion des Begriffs der Unternehmerfamilie.