This paper explores trust-building in multi-stakeholder partnerships. Through an analysis of the development one partnership between a multinational corporation, two levels government, and local indigenous peoples, we found that is dynamic process which emotionality plays key role. Critical emotional incidents can unexpectedly punctuate process, serving as turning points trust. We also practices used by partners to navigate these transformed negative emotions into positive ones. theorize on...

The increasing popularity of experiential learning in management education raises a number new opportunities and challenges for instructors, particularly with regard to shifting instructor roles attention through one’s emotions. In this article, we draw on psychodynamics—in particular D. W. Winnicott’s notions “transitional space” “holding”—to delineate what safe space might look like context. We propose that can result deeper when conducted such space, which consists appropriate physical...

This paper presents a field study of decision-making processes at two organizations operating in high-velocity environments. It reviews existing literature on managerial knowledge structures and decision-making, identifies methodological conceptual limitations with these approaches respect to The authors develop interpretive cases that focus the articulated social methods management teams used make decisions. They found both rules thumb or heuristic reasoning their decisionmaking, functioned...

Organizational scholars have proposed a broad range of theoretical approaches to the study organizational identity. However, empirical studies on construct relied text‐based identity descriptions, with little exploration multiple intelligences, emotions and individual/collective representations. In this paper, we briefly review literature identity, propose novel method for involving structured interventions in which management teams develop representations identities their organizations...

How do senior managers of social mission-driven organizations build and sustain stakeholders' emotional resonance with organizational identity beliefs over time in the face repeated existential threats?This is an important question, given dependence many such on external stakeholders who provide resources necessary for survival.In this paper, we investigate case Solidum, a philanthropic organization devoted to poverty causes.Drawing ethnographic, interview archival data 20 years, develop...

The purpose of this article is to extend the organizational development diagnostics repertoire by advancing an approach that surfaces identity beliefs through elicitation complex, multimodal metaphors members. We illustrate use such “Type IV” in a postmerger context, which individuals sought make sense implications merger process for their organization. This contributes both constructive and discursive new approaches; offers way researching goes beyond dominant, mainly textual modality.

Establishing a new firm presents variety of challenges to organizational founders. An important concern is the development set clear and coherent identity claims that can inform future strategic decision-making. While practices have been identified as resources individuals draw on during change formation, their role in initiating shifts has not examined. In this longitudinal study seven de novo organizations, we develop process model showing how engaged by founders when establishing firms...

In recent years, several countries have undertaken political initiatives aimed at reducing immigration. At present, we lack a clear understanding of how self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) living in these interpret and respond to such initiatives. The United Kingdom's 2016 "Brexit" referendum decision leave the European Union presents an example one initiative potentially impacting mobility, U.K. identification, future aspirations SIEs Kingdom. We draw on 41 in-depth interviews with from 18...

This article addresses the relative lack of empirical studies how self-managed teams in high velocity environments handle unexpected critical incidents. It presents an interpretive case study LEGO Mindstorms project team, and focuses particular on this team responded to three Our results core findings concerning its environment. These include: importance increasing presence; creating a context for shared emotionally grounded identity; developing set guiding principles action, behaviour,...

The way we respond to the casual question "What do you for a living?" involves making claims about work-related identity. As individuals often have multiple identities, including at work, deciding which identities claim over others may not be straightforward. We explored how 29 entrepreneurs across Canada, United States, and Australia this question. Contrary what would predicted from prior research, these informants largely resisted claiming label of "entrepreneur" in informal social...

Purpose Guiding principles are knowledge structures that call to mind collective narratives with emotional content, and articulated used heuristically guide decision making in organizations. The purpose of this paper is explore how: guiding become integrated management teams through discursive processes social learning, how process techniques from the realm organizational learning can be facilitate development principles. Design/methodology/approach Develops theoretical findings drawing...

A new method is presented for conducting differential prediction analyses that makes it possible to test hypotheses with adequate statistical power even when the sample size within a job or family very small. This method, called synthetic analysis, represents an application of logic validation analyses. The authors explain this and describe its in selection-system study conducted large organization.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend earlier findings suggesting that affective diversity always negative for group performance, by examining its influence on managerial decision performance in a more controlled environment. Design/methodology/approach In an attempt mitigate some the many methodological challenges associated with studies “real-word” contexts, authors chose adopt quasi-experimental research design involving teams master business administration students engaged...

The problem and the solution. Organization development (OD) is a data-driven process for change,and as result,the successful application of OD interventions tools has become increasingly dependent on use information technology. This chapter focuses role (or data) in contemporary change efforts, impact that technology had practice over past decade.Following case study Web-enabled platform used to drive culture change, closes with discussion unexpected consequences potential issues involved...