Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 30 Issue 5

Editor's last stand

Slawomir Jan Magala

Analysis of novelty of a scientific text as a basis for assessment of efficiency of scientific activities

Andrei Dynich, Yanzhang Wang

The purpose of this paper is to complement an available system of qualitative analysis of efficiency of scientific activities with assessment of novelty of a subject of research…

The episodic spiral model: a new approach to organizational processes

David M. Boje, Heather Baca-Greif, Melissa Intindola, Steven Elias

The purpose of this paper is to develop a new model for depicting organizational processes: the episodic spiral model (ESM).

Transformative HR practices and employee task performance in high-tech firms: The role of employee adaptivity

Ali Ahmad Bodla, Tang Ningyu

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of perceived transformative human resource (HR) practices and employee task performance. Drawing on evidence-based…

How do firms tackle strategic change? A theoretical model of the choice between dynamic capability-based and ad hoc problem-solving approaches

Yue Wang, Karen Yuan Wang

The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical account of how firms make choices between dynamic capability-based and ad hoc problem-solving approaches toward strategic…

Identifying and overcoming barriers to deployment of information technology projects in hotels

Fevzi Okumus, Anil Bilgihan, Ahmet Bulent Ozturk, Xinyuan (Roy) Zhao

The purpose of this paper is to investigate potential barriers to deployment of information technology (IT) projects and evaluate strategies to overcome them in hotel companies.

Do micro and small business enterprises economically empower women in developing countries? Evidences from Mekelle city, Tigray, Ethiopia

Gidey Kidu Mezgebo, Tesga Ymesel, Girma Tegegne

Today the number of women entrepreneurs is increasing. However, their power in use and control over the household and business-related resource are still limited. The purpose of…

One goal, two paths: How managerial ties impact business model innovation in a transition economy

Donghan Wang, Hai Guo, Lu Liu

The purpose of this paper is to address the following question: how managerial ties impact firm business model innovation (BMI) in the context of transition economies.

Bringing project and change management roles into sync

Katalin Pádár, Béla Pataki, Zoltán Sebestyén

Change management (CM) and project management (PM) literatures examine the key roles (change agent, project manager, project or change sponsor) played during projects or changes…

Understanding organizational change for alliancing

Bianca B.M. Keers, Paul C. van Fenema, Henk Zijm

The purpose of this paper is to examine an organization’s operational alignment in the process of alliance formation.