International Journal of Organizational Analysis: Volume 24 Issue 1

Sensemaking at work: meaningful work experience for individuals and organizations

Ozen Asik-Dizdar, Ayla Esen

The purpose of this paper is to take a closer look at the concept of meaningful work experience for individuals and organizations, and discuss the role of sensemaking in creating…

Hybrid organizations: concept and measurement

Björn Schmitz, Gunnar Glänzel

The purpose of this paper is to find a new conception of hybridity to set ground for further systematic research. The concept of hybrid organisations is used in many ways. This…

Exploring decision making style as a predictor of team effectiveness

Neha Verma, Santosh N Rangnekar, Mukesh Kumar Barua

The purpose of this paper is to perform organizational team effectiveness analysis and to find out whether decision-making style (DMS) has any association with team effectiveness…

Organizational caring and organizational justice: Some implications for the employment relationship

Guglielmo Faldetta

This article aims to analyze, from a theoretical point of view, if organizational caring and organizational justice are compatible and complementary. It proposes a link between…

The effect of transformational leadership on the profitability of Finnish firms

Tiina Brandt, Erkki K Laitinen, Teija Laitinen

– The purpose of this study is to find the effect of transformational leadership in profitability in different contexts.

An analysis of the status of resource flexibility and lean manufacturing in a textile machinery manufacturing company

Gulshan Chauhan

As the manufacturing industry is under pressure to face the global competition, it is necessary to improve productivity and reduce costs through minimization of wastage of…

Making wine and making successful wineries: resource development in new ventures

G. Page West III, Ian M Taplin

Most research on new organizations drawing on resource-based theory examines firms in discrete development stages with resources that already exist. The purpose of this paper is…

Antecedents and consequences of upward and downward social comparisons: An investigation of Chinese employees

Sharon Foley, Hang-yue Ngo, Raymond Loi

The purpose of this paper is to extend and test a theory of uncertainty and directional social comparisons. Prior studies have posited that uncertainty leads to increased upward…

Public private partnerships and value creation: the role of relationship dynamics

Debadutta Kumar Panda

The purpose of this study is to investigate on what is value and value creation in Public–private partnerships (PPPs)? How coordination and trust among project partners is created…