The sociological, economic, political, and anthropological literatures are devoting increasing
attention to globalization. This chapter discusses the various connotations of the term and …

Individuals' knowledge does not transform easily into organizational knowledge even with
the implementation of knowledge repositories. Rather, individuals tend to hoard knowledge …

Introduction most convenient starting point is the general definition of the market proposed
by Robert Guesnerie in his attempt explicitly to raise the question of relations between the …

I investigate how social embeddedness affects an organization's acquisition and cost of
financial capital in middle-market banking—a lucrative but understudied financial sector …

Sociologist Ashley Mears takes us behind the brightly lit runways and glossy advertisements
of the fashion industry in this insider's study of the world of modeling. Mears, who worked as …

Over the last several decades, employers have increasingly replaced permanent employees
with temporary workers and independent contractors to cut labor costs and enhance …

Using social movement and social identity theories, we construct a model of stakeholder
group action that challenges the current notion that interests drive stakeholder group action …

Economics has become a monolithic science, variously described as formalistic and autistic
with neoclassical orthodoxy reigning supreme. So argue Dimitris Milonakis and Ben Fine in …

Reflection without Rules offers a comprehensive, pointed exploration of the methodological
tradition in economics and the breakdown of the received view within the philosophy of …

This article analyzes the market of management consulting and identifies institutional and
transactional uncertainty as its principal features. Based on these uncertainties, we argue …