Existing research has established mobilizing frames as a driver of institutional change.
However, we know little about how mobilizing frames emerge. This doctoral dissertation …

The early phase of innovation processes in highly institutionalized fields relies on the
capabilities of actors to generate new ideas that break with the field frame. Informed by a …

Idea development is a delightfully and painfully muddled endeavour. Organisations invest
great effort in directing and supporting it but are repeatedly disappointed with the results of …

Purpose–This paper draws on the metaphor of “magic” to explore the role of dialogue
conferences and subsequent activities as a tool for organizational development and change …

New ideas in organisations are often developed during business meetings and are thus
dependent on the local setting and the participants' abilities to collaboratively ideate turn by …

Purpose Taking the dialogic organizational development perspective, this study aims to
investigate the framing processes when engaging in dialogue for strategy implementation …

Purpose–This study aims to examine the roles of stories in the innovation process.
Design/methodology/approach–An integrative literature review was used to identify and …

Organisational renewal and change often include the experience of a dichotomy between
talk and action, leading to increasing skepticism about organisational change initiatives. Our …

Taken-for-granted cognitive schemas form a core aspect of institutions. Whilst much is
known about their effects, past research has not yet detailed and formalized how individual …

Systemic design aims for desirable change in complex, multi-stakeholder social systems in
approaching complex societal challenges. For such social innovation to be effectively …