In this study we endeavour to expose the falseness of a certain sense of underlying inferiority in the company model advocated by the social economy. We will do so by describing and analysing certain “recent” management trends whose origins run from the end of the Second World War to the...

This paper analyses the repercussions of the institutional aspects of co-operatives in the decision making process, in arranging the incentive system for members, and discretionary behaviour among management. From a comparative analysis of capitalistic companies, the paper studies the nature of...

From a compared institutional analysis, the institutional characteristics and problems of agency are defined in different types of firms. There follows an examination of the interdependence and circularity of the problem of agency in labour managed firms, and the problems of control which occur...

In this article, we apply the organizational architecture theory to the total quality management (TQM) to understand the complexity and the mechanisms of its working and its efficiency. We show that the role played by TQM in the value creating requires a profound analysis of the profits and the...

High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) are generally defined by the combination of single practices that collectively affect organizational performance. High performance human resource practices can be listed as provision of job security, extensive skills, training, promotion, results-oriented...

The purpose of this paper is to identify managerial practices concerning diverse forms of cross-border employee flows that take place in Polish companies in the process of internationalization. Two dimensions of their international maturity (involvement in foreign activities, and length of time...

Motivation is an important tool which can have a significant impact to improve the performance of employees in any organization and in the current competitive world, employees' commitment is crucial in achieving the organizational goals. The current research is aimed at examining the role played...

Im vorliegenden Beitrag untersuchen wir die organisationsexternen Deutungen einer Arbeitgebermarke vor dem Hintergrund eines interpretativen, relationalen Verständnisses von Branding. In einer explorativen Studie auf der Basis von 16 semistrukturierten Interviews mit potentiellen BewerberInnen...

Public-private partnerships can have a particular impact on sectors where a public service needs to be sustained by the best available professional and technological knowledge in a condition of scarce resources. The growing trend of international-patient mobility suggests, the opportunity to...

Research into the "future of work" has become a central concern of scientists, experts and political decision-makers. This special issue addresses this topic and brings together 14 contributions from the fields of business and management. These articles offer new perspectives on the broad...