Based on a literature review, this paper investigates the potential of translation theory to
energize the study of knowledge transfer between source and recipient organizational units …

Translation theory has proved to be a versatile analytical lens used by scholars working from
different traditions. On the basis of a systematic literature review, this study adds to …

Responding to increasing interest in the movement of policies between places, sites and
settings, this timely book presents a critical alternative to approaches centred on ideas of …

We extend research on the diffusion of corporate practices by providing a framework for
studying practice variation during diffusion processes. Specifically, we theorize about how …

English summary: Originating from the American organisational studies the
neoinstitutionalist organisational theory is one of the foremost organisational theories. At the …

Since its inception, the concept of absorptive capacity has been closely linked with notions
of organizational learning. Yet the precise nature of the relationship between these two …

In the issue-selling literature, little attention has been paid to the struggles of those
managers who try to sell social issues to potential issue buyers who are not particularly …

We explore how the Balanced Scorecard (BSC), as a management accounting technique,
was developed and marketed as a general management practice. Drawing on actor network …

The Chinese construction industry has witnessed many remarkable achievements over the
past years. Yet it still suffers from many problems, including low product quality, low working …

Translation theories argue that the transformation of new ideas is 'in the hands of people'and
that actors at multiple organizational levels interact to affect this process. However, previous …