Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of archetypes on collective fantasies and covert ideations and argue that archetypal fantasies, dreams and emotions impact organisational performance all the way down to the bottom line. Design/methodology/approach – The author...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework in order to understand the impact of organizational justice climate on firm performance. Design/methodology/approach – This paper reviews the literature on organizational justice and social capital and theorizes their...

The paper examines the performance measurement (PM) of knowledge organizations as problems of search (design mode) and application (use mode). The argumentation of the paper focuses on university organizations as a case of illustration in examining limitations in PM systems, culturally shaped...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of and the management of creative individuals in organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper integrates concepts including a range of recently published (1995‐2006) theoretical works in the creative culture, creativity,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an argument for the importance of organizational culture and organizational socialization as controls for business‐to‐business salespeople. Design/methodology/approach – Organization theory suggests that social forms of control can be an...

Discusses how organizations differ both in size and shape and character. Pinpoints four distinct value clusters, which are, the: achievement type; safekeeping type; collaborative type; and creative type. States core values and purpose define the distinct character of a great organization – which...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the qualitative shift from a “traditional way”, to understand the conditioning factors of corporate crime to a “principled” approach. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyzes the conditioning factors elaborated by the traditional...

Purpose – The concept of “value network” makes clear that the mission of business corporations cannot be isolated from three basic elements: making profits, responding to customers' needs, reacting to competitors. Too often, value networks are seen as neutral factors in the way corporate...

Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to emphasize the role and importance of management innovativeness for development of innovative working and behavior of organization and its employees. Design/methodology/approach – General management literature quotes a plethora of reasons for the...

Purpose – Critical information flows in the supply chain reflect the patterns of organizational culture and supply chain strategy (SCS). This paper aims to links organizational culture and SCS using competing values and an uncertainty framework. Design/methodology/approach – Anchored at...