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Building theories from case study research.
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In this paper, the authors define a leadership event as a perceived segment of action whose meaning is created by the interactions of actors involved in producing it, and present a set of innovative methods for capturing and analyzing these contextually driven processes.Abstract:
�Traditional, hierarchical views of leadership are less and less useful given the complexities of our modern world. Leadership theory must transition to new perspectives that account for the complex adaptive needs of organizations. In this paper, we propose that leadership (as opposed to leaders) can be seen as a complex dynamic process that emerges in the interactive “spaces between” people and ideas. That is, leadership is a dynamic that transcends the capabilities of individuals alone; it is the product of interaction, tension, and exchange rules governing changes in perceptions and understanding. We label this a dynamic of adaptive leadership, and we show how this dynamic provides important insights about the nature of leadership and its outcomes in organizational fields. We define a leadership event as a perceived segment of action whose meaning is created by the interactions of actors involved in producing it, and we present a set of innovative methods for capturing and analyzing these contextually driven processes. We provide theoretical and practical implications of these ideas for organizational behavior and organization and management theory.read more
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Moving from products to solutions: Strategic approaches for developing capabilities
TL;DR: In this article, a framework is proposed for classifying the different approaches adopted by firms, consisting of two dimensions: the first one encompasses the service components driving the move from products to solutions, whilst the second one describes whether the capabilities are developed internally, externally or in a mixed way.
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Evolution and issue patterns for major-sport-event organizing committees and their stakeholders.
TL;DR: In this article, a case study of the 1999 Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada, was built using archival material and interviews, and three major organizing-committee operational modes emerged: planning, implementation, and wrap-up.
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Bridging the work/social divide: the emotional response to organizational social networking sites
TL;DR: It is found that SNSs blur the boundary between work life and social life and that this boundary blurring creates positive emotions for the employees that use the system.
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Relationship marketing theory in practice: A case study
TL;DR: In this paper, six constructs associated with current relationship marketing theory and research are discussed: relationship dependence, trust, commitment, communication, cooperation, and equity, which are used as descriptors to develop profiles of a successful partnering relationship and a typical relationship between a wood products distributor and two manufacturing principals.
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Triangulation in construction management research
TL;DR: In this paper, it is argued that if CM researchers are to effectively solve the problems that the construction industry faces, then they need to adopt a robust methodological approach that takes account of both ontological and epistemological viewpoints.
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