Hybrid organizations present a puzzle for institutional theory. Because they combine distinct
institutional logics (Battilana & Dorado, 2010; Pache & Santos, 2013b), identities (Albert & …

The impacts of the global economic crisis of 2008, the intractable problems of persistent
poverty and environmental change have focused attention on organizations that combine …

Legitimacy has emerged as a pivotal but often confusing construct in management theory.
Defined as a “generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are …

Many entrepreneurs are struggling with the question of how to deliver a successful fund-
raising pitch on crowdfunding platforms. In this study, we focus on the linguistic style of …

The concept of authenticity informs a number of central topics in management studies. On
the surface, it might seem that a consensus exists about its meaning; there is indeed …

Over the past three decades, scholars have increasingly come to view knowledge as one of
the most important resources necessary for successful organization in the contemporary …

The growing number of studies referencing the concept of mission drift implies that such drift
is an undesirable strategic outcome related to inconsistent organizational action, yet beyond …

Theory and research concerning organizational identity (“who we are as an organization”) is
a burgeoning domain within organization study. A great deal of conceptual and empirical …

The social sciences often fail to examine in any systematic way the nature of their subject
matter. Demonstrating that this is a central explanation of the widely acknowledged failings …

The study of culture is on the rise; still, this popularity comes with the cost of increasing
fragmentation, as definitions and conceptualizations proliferate. The objectives of this review …