▪ Abstract Sociologists often model social processes as interactions among variables. We
review an alternative approach that models social life as interactions among adaptive …

Established management practices–such as Six Sigma or business process re‐engineering,
as well as more recent practices such as agile management processes, HR analytics and …

Scholars from diverse disciplines have proposed numerous theories of business imitation.
We organize these theories into two broad categories:(1) information-based theories, where …

Firms are uncertain about the value of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting, which
may involve significant costs. What makes them embark on the initiative? This is the first …

Within the context of environmental voluntary agreements (VAs), this paper analyzes the
determinants of the degree of participation by firms in collective corporate political strategies …

Economic and sociological theories explaining bandwagon behaviors, along with cognitive
and behavioral theories of decision making, do not fully address the process whereby …

This article builds on the recent policy diffusion literature and attempts to overcome one of its
major problems, namely the lack of a coherent theoretical framework. The literature defines …

This research assesses the strategic adoption of social media by large global organizations.
To contribute to a better understanding of the topic, this exploratory study analyzed social …

The ongoing negotiations for a legally binding UNCLOS (United Nations Law of the Sea
Convention) Implementing Agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine …

We present a model of learning and policy choice across governments. Governments
choose policies with known ideological positions but initially unknown valence benefits …