This paper examines key firm-level factors influencing initial strategic responses to offshoring implementation challenges. Comparative case findings indicate that firms are likely to try to mitigate challenges if they perceive to have control over their cause; if strategic objectives are diverse;...

Purpose – To make the case, firstly, that democratic leadership, referred to as “leaderful practice,” should be the fundamental form of leadership that characterizes participatory organizational change. The parties affected by change are those engaged who seek to reflect upon their own...

Within the past fifteen years law firms have been buffeted by such dramatic changes that their very viability is in jeopardy; changes including heightened competitive risks, a tumultuous global economy, increased competition for top law school graduates, the changing expectations of junior...

This paper contributes to the study of projects networks - as a particular type of interorganizational networks - by looking into the mechansims that are able to bind or even lock-in customers into interorganizational relations. The study is set in the field of television production

There is much research into occupations, and a growing marked interest in what are called “new careers.” These new careers, which are defined in relation to traditional occupations, are typified by lower loyalty and less attachment to the employer on the part of the employee. There are...

The present study investigated the impact of bumping on union member (N = 100) perceptions of job security, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, union commitment and organizational justice. Analysis revealed a negative correlation between bumping experience and organizational commitment...

Several studies show a decrease in employees’ trust toward their organization; in parallel, organizations want to develop a long-term employment relationship to remain competitive in a context of employee shortage (Robinson and Rousseau, 1994). How can organizations develop a high level of...

This study's goal is to give readers a better understanding of the movement toward private sector employment. Its main goal is to have a better knowledge of the private employment sectors in light of recent changes. Principles and techniques utilized in private enterprise have served as a major...

Ph.D Thesis of the Author in Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Bombay, India. Year 1975. First Ph.D awarded in the Faculty of management by the University of Bombay, after the inception of the Subject of Management The Productivity of any organisation is directly...

We examine whether and how accounting conservatism plays a disciplinary role in corporate layoffs. Analyzing 722 layoff announcements in Form 8-K over the period 2004 to 2012, we first document that the level of hiring on average falls short of the optimal level (i.e., under-hiring) even before...