The purpose of this paper is to explore, how organization theoretically diverse research on organizational change research (OCR) is actually grounded, since superficially, these theoretical foundations are either diffuse – or repetitively boring. To gain a deeper insights about the...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how repatriates’ emotional support network affects their experience of re-entry. Design/methodology/approach This inductive, qualitative study is based on 27 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with Belgian organizational repatriates. Findings...

Purpose Integrating predictions of social exchange theory and implicit social cognition, this paper aims to investigate mechanisms of co-evolution between professional and personal support networks in a professional, non-hierarchical setting. Design/methodology/approach The study covers...

Die Soziale Arbeit steht seit einiger Zeit vor der Anforderung, ihren Zugang zur Wirtschaft zu überprüfen. Dabei spielt nicht nur die Problemlage der öffentlichen Kassen eine Rolle, vielfach kommen auch neue Strategien bei der Bearbeitung sozialer Probleme zur Geltung. Dies ist etwa bei...