If the relevance gap in management research is to be narrowed, scholars must identify and adopt processes of inquiry that simultaneously achieve high rigour relevance. Research approaches strive for emphasize particular at expense general over particular. Inquiry attains both can found knowledge involve a reasoned relationship between general. Prominent among these are works Ikujiro Nonaka John Dewey. Their epistemological foundations indicate potential philosophy science process crosses...

Social entrepreneurs develop market–driven ventures to produce social change; some succeed while others fail. This research advances our understanding of start–up behaviors that span nonprofit and for–profit institutional boundaries. A rigorous qualitative study 23 reveals employ a blend business venture behaviors, suggesting the importance contextual factors. Only selective from each institution differentiate successful struggling ventures. But higher level organizing tasks activities may...

Cognitive and learning theories were used to develop a framework in which different knowledge representations prime recipients with schemata thereby differentially affect their decisi...

Purpose A global pandemic, broken supply chains, workforce constraints, technological advancements in artificial intelligence, etc. illustrate the continual threats that SMEs face. Extending dynamic capability concepts of sensing, seizing and transforming, this research investigates practices by which successfully adapt over time. Design/methodology/approach comparative case study method was employed using a purposive sample SMEs, consisting three American firms one Canadian firm. Findings...

The study of diversity in nonprofit organizations is at a nascent stage. Using grounded theory process centering on the racial composition Girl Scout troop members and volunteers, this proposes two-pronged voluntary organizations. Building upon Adler Kwon’s three aspects social capital—opportunity, motivation, ability—the concludes that even when sufficient opportunity mission-based motivation exists, capital bridging type will likely be insufficient to sustain interactions among diverse...

A need for organizational procedures to resolve employee/employer conflict has been stimulated by expanding definitions of employee rights, greater statutory protection employees, and the opportunity corporate adaptation in areas dissatisfaction. The utility internal systems resolution, or “due process,” rests on formulation specific objectives values, a high degree decision-maker independence, balanced formality procedures, matching types with means resolution.

The nonprofit sector is challenged by increasing public and stakeholder demands for a broadened accountability. Strong expectations performance accountability now accompany those fiscal In response, better concepts of are being developed in the literature. However, knowledge governance practices that can achieve has lagged. This article attempts to stimulate research contribute such (a) synthesizing presented Behn (2001), Kearns (1996), Boland Schultze (1996) into two categories: rule-based...

Abstract Fundamental differences with the for‐profit sector, and that sector's own experiences, make it unwise for nonprofit leaders to adopt business organizations' externally focused approach strategic change. Theories of organizational survival punctuated equilibrium models change continuity, as well authors' research, suggest planning aimed toward matching organization changes in its environment has limited value. This article argues due relative constancy societal needs nonprofits'...

A program of research designed to provide understanding effective cross-cultural interaction in international joint ventures led anomalous findings. Through a grounded theory process, consideration the anomalies exploration alternative conceptions constructs culture and cultural knowledge. Contemporary conceptualizations knowledge represent individual cognitions about broad assumptions underlying behavior. Drawing on anthropological literature, authors suggest that such venture settings is...

Abstract As nonprofit management education develops, it has the opportunity to consider new premises concerning managers' roles. In design and practice of traditional education, managers are assumed be ultimate users knowledge. Less attention is given educating knowledge generators who combine intimate understanding issues, problems, settings with established theory methods. Based on a discussion three research projects undertaken in by participants doctoral program for advanced...

High quality cross-ethnic interactions contribute to college students' development, but knowledge is scant concerning campus settings and conditions that promote these interactions. This study indicates distinct social practices in particular create such conditions. Phenomenological analysis of current past members a voluntary community service association (VCSA, pseudonym), appropriated meet their needs, revealed leading students from differing ethnic backgrounds challenge stereotypes...

The appropriateness of conventional diffusion-of-knowledge perspectives on the use behavioral science research is questioned. need for an experimenting approach to organizational change which emphasizes diagnosis, modification strategies during implementation, and commitment problem-solving rather than solution-implementation are discussed.

This study investigates the problem of organizational adaptation to environmental change, focusing on variables information sources and governing board structures. The overall findings strongly suggest that early recognition can be enhanced by structures data used in decision-making process. An additional hypothesis growing out a pilot supported main concerned positive impact new administrator recognition. implications thesefindingsfor process are discussed.

Abstract Demographic trends suggest a more culturally diverse society, yet research focusing specifically on the management of this diversity in nonprofit organizations is at nascent stage. Furthermore, traditional ways conceptualizing cultural U.S. society are becoming outmoded. Thus, managers and leaders can benefit from new thinking about managing diversity. In article, we extend our proposed representationinteraction model voluntaristic nonprofits (Weisinger Salipante, 2005) by closely...

Purpose – Responding to findings of psychological discomfort impeding interracial/interethnic attitude and skill development, the purpose this paper is investigate group-level factors as possible antecedents individuals’ comfort in interactions. Among individuals experiencing diversity during a key developmental stage life, college students, study inquires whether group practices that foster sense belonging inclusion among all members differentiate comfortable from uncomfortable As part...