HRD practitioners have long shown concerns about the status and legitimacy of the
occupation, and, arguably, this has not been unconnected to the range of titles HRD has …

The Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) concept is concerned with the fourth industrial revolution in
manufacturing, in which technological trends such as digitalization, automation and artificial …

In contrast to management fashion theory, I develop an alternative theory of organizations'
handling of management ideas. Drawn from a virus metaphor, it offers a more complex and …

The concept of Industry 4.0 has received enormous levels of attention since it was
introduced in 2011 and continues to be a dominant management trend. However, during the …

Agile is one of the most popular contemporary management concepts and buzzwords. This
paper provides an in-depth examination of the influence of the Agile concept on the …

Early pioneers in management thinking, such as Henri Fayol and Peter Drucker, conceived
of management as a science-based professional activity that serves the greater good …

This study investigates the relationship between coaching expertise, project difficulty, and
team empowerment on team learning outcomes within the context of a high‐performance …

The BCG Matrix was introduced almost 50 years ago, and is today considered one of the
most iconic strategic planning techniques. Using management fashion theory as a …

This article aims to identify the relationship between sustainability and strategic
management to determine whether sustainability can be considered a strategic …

Despite arguments for the benefits of self-management for enhancing employees' motivation
to work toward organizational goals, many managers fail to give their employees control and …