Management Decision: Volume 54 Issue 5

Challenges in measuring readiness for entrepreneurship

Jesús Ruiz, Domingo Ribeiro Soriano, Alicia Coduras

The purpose of this paper is to establish a readiness for entrepreneurship theoretical framework. The paper marks the first of three stages to build a scale to measure readiness…

Move over Mintzberg, let adhocracy give way to ambidexterity

Margie Parikh

The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare the concepts of organizational ambidexterity, the ability of organizations to simultaneously pursue contradictory goals, and…

Team coordination and organizational routines: bottoms up – and top down

George Christopher Banks, Jeffrey M. Pollack, Anson Seers

Conceptualizations of work coordination historically assumed that work systems are put into place and that these systems shape the ability of workers to accomplish tasks…

Questioning the ontology of sociomateriality: a critical realist perspective

Deniz Tunçalp

The author join Orlikowski (2007) in seeking the “reconfiguration of our conventional assumptions and considerations of materiality.” In her sociomaterial approach, Orlikowski…

Maximizing e-HRM outcomes: a moderated mediation path

Spiros Panos, Victoria Bellou

Rapid technological changes have turned electronic-human resource management (e-HRM) into a significant academic and managerial agenda. The purpose of this paper is to examine the…

The role played by job and non-job-related TMT diversity traits on firm performance and strategic change

M. Carmen Díaz-Fernández, M. Rosario González-Rodríguez, Biagio Simonetti

Despite an increasing number of studies focusing on workforce diversity, few consistent results and conclusions have yet been reached (Shore et al., 2009). The purpose of this…

An exploratory study of the post-audit practices of large UK organisations: the way forward

Frank Lefley

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current practices of large UK organisations with respect to post-audits of capital projects with the aim of improving management…

The influence of tax and regulatory policies on entrepreneurs’ opportunity evaluation decisions

Matthew S. Wood, Per Bylund, Steven Bradley

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate effects of policy initiatives on entrepreneurs’ opportunity evaluation decisions.

Measuring the actionability of evidence for evidence-based management

Farimah HakemZadeh, Vishwanath V Baba

The purpose of this paper is to address the gap between management research and management practice by suggesting that, in addition to rigor and relevance, management knowledge…

Status, legitimacy, and the presence of outside directors in China

Jiawen Chen, Han Wu, Xiaotao Yao

The purpose of this paper is to examine firms’ early adoption decision regarding new practices, and what social factors – that is social status and political legitimacy – may…

The role of knowledge-based psychological climates in human resource management systems

David Meyer, Steve Dunphy

Responding to Colbert’s (2004) call for research examining the complexity of work systems’ effect on performance, and following Meyer and Dunphy’s (2014, 2015) work determining…