Time—whether objective (“clock”) time or the subjective experience of time—is an essential
concept for understanding how individuals, teams, and organizations evolve, grow, learn …

Although narrative analysis has made significant advances in organization and
management studies, scholars have not yet unleashed its full potential. This review provides …

Practice-based approaches to knowing, learning, innovating, and managing have thrived in
recent years. Calling upon numerous narratives from a range of research fields, the author …

In this paper we organize research on work-related identities into a four-perspective
typology that captures different ways identities can be “positive.” Each perspective on …

Researchers and practitioners have long believed that information technology (IT) is a key
tool for fostering innovation. However, there is a certain inconsistency in the literature, which …

The original formulation of communities of practice primarily focused on describing how
learning, meaning, and identity within a community can translate into a sustained practice …

Theoretical developments in the analysis of organizations have recently turned to an
“organizational becoming” perspective, which sees the social world as enacted in the …

We examine the literature on resistance to organizational change and identify two dominant
yet contrasting approaches: the demonizing versus the celebrating of resistance to change …

Categorization processes have gained currency in organizational theory. Categories are
endemic to organizations and markets, serving as touchstones for organizational identity …

We provide a general overview of previous work which has explored the use of metaphors in
organizational research. Differences in focus and form of research on metaphors are noted …