Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illuminate the need for business to integrate the internet as a means for creating frameworks for sustainable innovation and growth. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing from accepted methods for establishing business innovation, the author updates...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the appreciative inquiry change methodology and to demonstrate how it can be applied to a specific work challenge. Design/methodology/approach – This paper first explains the appreciative inquiry method and gives an account of how the...

Purpose – The paper seeks to understand and analyse how integration changes in one supply chain are influenced by the overlap between chains Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the concepts of supply chain, firm network, overlap and integration. It takes a dynamic perspective...

Purpose – The gender gaps found in research in the growth of businesses headed by men or women may be the consequence of their different change‐oriented strategies. The purpose of this paper is to explore the premise that each genders' use of strategies associated with leading change in...

Purpose – Increasing global competition, free trade agreements, low cost foreign labor, and customer expectations are causing manufacturing enterprises to implement aggressive transformation plans. Should these transformations be incremental or enterprise‐wide? This paper aims to address the...

Purpose – This paper aims to report an organizational development (OD) exercise carried out in a prominent non‐governmental organization (NGO) that works in the area of rights and advocacy in India. Design/methodology/approach – The exercise was part of the first author's graduate program,...

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how the oldest manufacturer of natural healthcare products in Europe, Nelsons, needed to make a leap in its development to take advantage of the opportunities in export markets and to meet ambitious production and revenue targets....

Suggests that in transforming their companies CEOs and management teams often do not act extensively enough to reposition their businesses. States that companies should be prepared to implement programs that are fast, focused and simultaneous in order to create a better and long‐lasting...