Organizational culture is widely considered to be one of the most significant factors in
reforming and modernizing public administration and service delivery. This article …

The term qualitative management research embraces an array of non‐statistical research
practices. Here it is argued that this diversity is an outcome of competing philosophical …

Regardless of where we look in contemporary society, what is socially and culturally
expected on both the local and global levels is not the general but the particular. What is …

Die moderne Gesellschaft der westlichen Länder hat sich seit den 1970er Jahren, verstärkt
seit den 1990er Jahren in ihrer Struktur grundsätzlich gewandelt. An die Stelle einer …

Abstract Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is an excellent model for understanding human
motivation the current paper throws light on the relevancy of the hierarchy of needs theory in …

The idea that interdependent and persistent tensions are intrinsic to organizing is now well
accepted. Organizational paradox theory has further stressed the importance of accepting …

Social science is quite strongly oriented towards empirical research in the form of attaining
knowledge from subjects by asking them to provide it, whether they are answering interview …

The second edition of Organizational Theory in Higher Education is a comprehensive and
accessible treatment of organizational theory and higher education administration. Noted …

From the first, specialization and coordination have presented governments with a
conundrum: specialized program might be best for delivering one service to the public, but …

abstract In this paper we question the one‐sided thesis that contemporary organizations rely
on the mobilization of cognitive capacities. We suggest that severe restrictions on these …