[HTML][HTML] Mixing oil with water: Framing and theorizing in management research informed by design science

AGL Romme, D Dimov - Designs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Design science (DS) approaches have been emerging in engineering, management and
other disciplines operating at the interface between design research and the natural or …

Coworking spaces: Empowerment for entrepreneurship and innovation in the digital and sharing economy

R Bouncken, M Ratzmann, R Barwinski… - Journal of Business …, 2020 - Elsevier
Freelancers, entrepreneurs, new ventures, but also incumbent firms increasingly use
coworking spaces (CWS). The alignment of work-space and social space can facilitate …

How institutional theories explain and fail to explain organizations

H Aksom, I Tymchenko - Journal of Organizational Change …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This essay raises a concern about the trajectory that new institutionalism has been
following during the last decades, namely an emphasis on heterogeneity, change and …

CEO's hometown identity and corporate social responsibility

S Ren, H Sun, Y Tang - Journal of Management, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study documents the effect of CEO's identification with their hometown on corporate
social responsibility (CSR). We propose that firms headquartered in their CEOs' hometowns …

[HTML][HTML] Systemic knowledge integration in transdisciplinary and sustainability transformation research

K Gugerell, V Radinger-Peer, M Penker - Futures, 2023 - Elsevier
While knowledge integration has been well framed conceptually, the structural aspects that
support co-learning and knowledge integration in transdisciplinary research remain only …

[HTML][HTML] Universities as change agents in resource-poor local settings: An empirically grounded typology of engagement models

I Petersen, G Kruss - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021 - Elsevier
University-community engagement is emerging as an important channel for social
innovation, requiring universities to act as change agents in their local settings. The role of …

Leadership as agency

T Chen-Levi, Y Buskila… - International Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The concept of agency has become widely used in education, social sciences, psychology,
and more. This article explores the concept of agency and provides a critical review from two …

Strengthening the university third mission through building community capabilities alongside university capabilities

I Petersen, G Kruss, N van Rheede - Science and Public Policy, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Growing concern about widening inequalities and a deepening sustainability crisis has
prompted new directions and conceptions of the third mission of universities. This paper …

[HTML][HTML] Can University Leaders Effectively Promote Research on Complex Societal Challenges? A Change-Agency Perspective

H Kroll, T Schubert - Higher Education Policy, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, new expectations have been placed on universities, demanding academic
contributions towards solving large-scale, interdisciplinary challenges. This is in conflict with …

Inhabited Actors: Internalizing Institutions through Communication and Actorhood Models

A Bitektine, P Haack, J Bothello… - Journal of Management …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We argue that accounts of relationships among actors, actorhood and institutions are
predominantly based on a spatial metaphor of actors operating within institutions. We outline …