Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to reframe the debate about the tension between management control and employee empowerment by drawing on a theory of paradox. Reframing the problem in this way draws attention to the variety of ways in which organisations can attend to both control and...

Purpose: This study highlights the impact of attaining and incorporating knowledge and building relationships with other firms in US apparel production. Design/methodology/approach: Producers of apparel and sewn products operating within a US state form the sample for this mixed methods...