Scholars have long been interested in when and to what degree managers are able to exert
control over their organizations. In this review, we examine managerial discretion, or the …

The newest “new institutionalism,” discursive institutionalism, lends insight into the role of
ideas and discourse in politics while providing a more dynamic approach to institutional …

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be achieved without the
contributions of multinational enterprises (MNEs). However, extant international business …

How have welfare states responded to the coronavirus pandemic? In this introductory article,
we provide a synopsis of papers that comprise this special issue on social policy responses …

This book has both empirical and theoretical goals. The primary empirical goal is to examine
the evolution of industrial relations in Western Europe from the end of the 1970s up to the …

In a capitalist system, consumers, investors, and corporations orient their activities toward a
future that contains opportunities and risks. How actors assess uncertainty is a problem that …

Transparency is often cited as essential to the trust stakeholders place in organizations.
However, a clear understanding of the meaning and significance of transparency has yet to …

Process tracing is a method that aims to trace causal mechanisms as they play out in real-
world cases using in-depth case studies. The analytical focus is on understanding the …

The aim of the special issue is to explore a neglected aspect of the multiple streams
approach (MSA): the impact of institutions in amending (or not) the framework's logic and …

Much effort goes into building markets as a tool for economic and social development; those
pursuing or promoting market building, however, often overlook that in too many places …