Organizational systems are drenched in tensions and paradoxes. For a leader, addressing
and engaging those tensions in constructive ways may unlock greater benefits for the …

Drawing on a global, longitudinal case study of the vinyl record manufacturing practice
following a global decline in sales, we examine the work undertaken to preserve it over time …

Paradoxes, contrary propositions that are not contestable separately but that are
inconsistent when conjoined, constitute a pervasive feature of contemporary organizational …

Many researchers have drawn on the term “cognitive flexibility” to denote the explanatory
mechanism underlying a broad array of organizational theories. However, conceptualization …

Authenticity is increasingly seen as a source of competitive advantage in many industries.
Accordingly, authenticity work, the organizational efforts to develop and sustain believable …

In carrying out research, qualitative scholars routinely struggle with having to navigate
between planned and emergent research design strategies. Pressure from funders and …

Use-of-the-past research has advanced our understanding of how top managers
instrumentalize past knowledge, events and rhetorical constructions to advance their …

Organizations and their members not only respond to paradoxes, but also can be shaped by
paradoxes in potentially profound yet highly heterogeneous ways. In our study, we adopt an …

Despite the rapidly increasing research on the nexus between gender diversity in upper
echelons and firm innovation, the scholarly understanding of this topic is far from complete …

Abstract Research Summary Framing is critical for leaders who must build support for
strategic renewal. While research has concentrated on renewal that replaces one set of …