Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework to assist tourism planners to assess and respond to the negative consequences of tourism development. Design/methodology/approach – Proposes a collaborative, community‐based approach for tourism development. Findings...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to add to the debate on governance and, second, to describe a value set theory of the firm. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology has centred on good governance amongst employees – management and workers alike. Findings – It...

This paper traces and acknowledges the heretofore generally overlooked contributions that anthropology and anthropologists have made to the history of management thought. Particular attention is devoted to tracing the early anthropological roots, highlighting the contributions made to the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which Confucian moral standards may serve as a moral root of employees' organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Design/methodology/approach – The approach is conceptual, based on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the range of benchmark applications associated with the historical event of Barack Obama being elected as the 44th US president. Design/methodology/approach – Collection and critical analysis of secondary data from relevant publications...

Examines business process re‐engineering (BPR) from a theoretical standpoint. Elaborates on antecedent concepts to the BPR construct and highlights their usefulness in strengthening the conceptual foundation of BPR. Develops a model of BPR based on the elements of process, radical...

From previous research projects in the context of technological innovation and social development the author argues that knowledge development, as well as knowledge sharing and integration, are essentially relational activities. Actors define and deal with content issues while mutually defining...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a typology of organization behavior based on the guidelines from Manusmriti, an ancient Indian law text. The paper also purports to provide guidelines from the text for values‐based corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine an emerging synergetic model of organizational leadership that is founded on Chinese Taoism and complex adaptive system (CAS). Design/methodology/approach – The paper is formed around a comparative analysis of two conceptual models – the CAS model that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to raise and critically analyse controversial issues facing the future directions of the academic discipline organisational behaviour (OB). Design/methodology/approach – Specifically, the commercial benefits for basic and applied OB research conducted...