A5004021051- Management and Organizational Studies
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Family Business Performance and Succession
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Media Studies and Communication
- Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
- International Business and FDI
- Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Human Resource and Talent Management
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Ethics in medical practice
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
- Political Economy and Marxism
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Social Media and Politics
- State Capitalism and Financial Governance
- Music History and Culture
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Open Source Software Innovations
- Global Education and Multiculturalism
- Global Financial Regulation and Crises
University of Ottawa
2019-2025
Boston College
2005-2017
University of Massachusetts Boston
2005-2017
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2015
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
2009-2011
Information Technology University
2011
Western University
2005
To commemorate 40 years since the founding of Journal Business Ethics, editors in chief journal have invited to provide commentaries on future business ethics. This essay comprises a selection aimed at creating dialogue around theme Ethics centre global and local challenges. For much history ethics was seen within academy as peripheral aspect business. However, recent years, stakes risen dramatically, with worlds destabilized by financial crisis, climate change, internet technologies...
We draw on the institutional work literature to analyse rhetoric in mainstream media spawned by global financial crisis. identify emerging positions (status quo, neutral and change) of actors major themes (policy, practices, recovery regulation) related crisis rhetorical processes used (appeals expert authority, finding someone blame, use scenarios, avoidance critical discussion) communicate these positions. find that academics lead charge for change policy, relying mostly involve past...
Purpose This paper seeks to provide insights into the current global financial crisis from an institutional theory perspective. Design/methodology/approach The presents development of key concepts using theory, grounded in a discussion context crisis. Findings interplay industry organizations and formal informal institutions is understanding creation Research limitations/implications treatment brief but serves provoke further research on through applying extending new theory. Practical...
In this article, I argue for ‘bringing inequality back in’ to organizational research in order investigate the role of management and practices macro-level economic inequality. To set an agenda area, suggest considering three loci where links between organizations may be observed: locus comprising producer/employee, investor consumer dimensions; inter-organizational help disentangle issues related distribution rewards across value chains, large financial versus non-financial organizations,...
In this article we explore how elite actors respond to a field-wide crisis. Drawing from study of CEOs large US banks in the immediate aftermath global financial crisis, show use rhetorical strategies defend their dominant position field. Specifically, strengthen epistemic authority – perceived expertise and trustworthiness an actor through four distinct but interwoven strategies. Actors used two internally-directed means strengthening by providing rational guarantees expressing normative...
We examine how gender inequalities are reproduced through categorization processes in mainstream discourse. Drawing from an analysis of six years US media coverage credit card borrowers throughout the recent financial crisis, we show facilitate gender-based status differences by categorizing male and female based on competence. find that three dimensions competence—savviness, responsibility, agency—are constructed two discursive mechanisms: accounts vocabularies. Additionally, highlight...
In this article, I celebrate and discuss Organization’s contributions to the conversation between organization studies works of art, such as literary fiction, poetry, film, etc. take critical forward by highlighting several ways in which art expand meanings for our research, then build on call expanding understandings “who matters” engagement with arts scholarship. particular, argue case from/of/about Global South an opportunity project forward, tracing promising but complex contours that...
Purpose This paper aims to present a critical interpretation of unfolding events related corporate and policymaking elites during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic crisis serve as point contrast mainstream views. Design/methodology/approach Drawing upon literature on elite maintenance power, learning from recent previous crises emerging evidence Covid-19 crisis, this study develops arguments question problematize exercise power by toward existing systems across pandemic. Findings Critical...
The rise of modern corporations has been accompanied by an expansion salaried executives who have replaced owner-managers. With this expansion, the new class managers/executives came to regard themselves as stewards large and complex corporations, not principally or exclusively agents for owners. Emerging a self- styled 'profession', there was continuous debate around necessity corporation be responsible collective its stakeholders. During long parts twentieth century professed intent...