The paper modifies theories on the nature of visions and the role of topmanagers in creating visions, and it breaks some new ground in the exploration of the role of organizational politics in organizational learning processes.

How does a major international company learn? In particular, how does a successful international company even discover that it needs to learn to do things differently, and to do different things, rather than relying on its past recipes for success? According to the literature, success tends to...

The intensity and scope of attention to the (negative) impacts of business activities on the social and natural environment have waxed and waned over the past forty years. A revival of interest on a wide scale is visible and audible again today. Numerous organizations, including the United...

Die Gesellschaften der Moderne befinden sich in einem tiefgreifenden Wandlungsprozeß, in dem sich die gewohnten Kontexte des Organisationslernens grundlegend und nachhaltig verändern. Durch diesen Kontextwandel werden zunehmend nicht nur scheinbar gesicherte Resultate, sondern vor allem auch...

A firm's ability to shape its policies to meet societal demands depends on how it perceives the opportunities and risks in its environment. We hypothesized that corporate culture plays a significant role in shaping organizational perceptions. This paper summarizes the findings of a study on how...