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Research paper thumbnail of The influence of personal skills development and coping self-efficacy on the affective occupational commitment of women in STEM fields

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

PurposeDespite continuing under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering and m... more PurposeDespite continuing under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, the literature still falls short on identifying and explaining the factors that could contribute to women's persistence and commitment. The purpose of this research is to identify cognitive and behavioral factors that will support the occupational commitment of women in STEM.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative analysis is based on a questionnaire survey of 375 women working in STEM in the Middle East region. Multiple regression and bootstrapping methods were employed in the analysis of the data.FindingsThe results support the following hypotheses: personal skills development has a positive impact on affective occupational commitment and coping self-efficacy, and coping self-efficacy mediates the relationship between personal skills development and affective occupational commitment.Originality/valueThis study adds insights on the dynamic approaches adopte...

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Research paper thumbnail of The formative evaluation of interactive video

Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:DX95439 / BLDSC - British Library Docu... more Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:DX95439 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo

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Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Fragmented futures: New challenges in working life

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Dec 1, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of Internationalization of professional service firms: The case of Austrlian law firms

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Research paper thumbnail of Developing Global Leaders and Expatriates

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Research paper thumbnail of International Human Resource Management (3rd ed.)

SAGE Publications eBooks, 2010

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Research paper thumbnail of Understanding Narrative: A Metatheoretical Review of the Narrative Field

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Research paper thumbnail of Beyond the ‘war for talent’ hype

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Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Leadership Development - A Democratic Leadership Perspective

Philosophy of Management, 2009

AbstractThis paper considers the evaluation of leadership development and reflects on the psychol... more AbstractThis paper considers the evaluation of leadership development and reflects on the psychological resistances, political obstacles and cultural impracticalities of developing democratic leadership. The focus is on the development and sustainability of democratic leadership through processes of evaluation. While the authors acknowledge that there exist formidable obstacles to the collective practice of evaluating leadership development, suggestions are made for practitioners and researchers who nonetheless remain interested in democratic leadership.

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Research paper thumbnail of An Introduction to Human Resource Management

Integrated Publications eBooks, 2021

PART ONE: HRM IN CONTEXT CHAPTER 1 What is HRM? CHAPTER 2 HRM and the Individual CHAPTER 3 HRM, S... more PART ONE: HRM IN CONTEXT CHAPTER 1 What is HRM? CHAPTER 2 HRM and the Individual CHAPTER 3 HRM, Strategy and Performance CHAPTER 4 The Labour Market Context of HRM CHAPTER 5 The National and International Context of HRM PART TWO: HRM IN PRACTICE CHAPTER 6 People Resourcing CHAPTER 7 Managing Performance CHAPTER 8 Managing Reward CHAPTER 9 Human Resource Development CHAPTER 10 Employment Relations PART THREE: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HRM CHAPTER 11 HRM, Equality and Diversity CHAPTER 12 Careers and Career Management CHAPTER 13 The Management of Workplace Conflict CHAPTER 14 HRM, Work and Well-being CHAPTER 15 Current Trends and Future Challenges in HRM

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Research paper thumbnail of The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention

European Journal of Training and Development

Purpose The purpose of this study is to address the mixed predictions about the relationship betw... more Purpose The purpose of this study is to address the mixed predictions about the relationship between general skills training and turnover intention of early career graduates by examining the mediating mechanisms of perceived organizational support (POS) and job satisfaction (JS) through which this relationship might be enacted. This study adopts organizational support theory as the guiding theory and examines the concept of POS as critical for predicting and explaining relationships in the conceptual framework. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative survey method was used on a sample of 147 Chinese early career graduate trainees. Analysis was conducted using partial least square-based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Findings The main finding is that participation in general skills training (PGST) does not directly impact turnover intention, rather POS is a mechanism through which this negative relationship operates. This study also found significant evidence for serial ...

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Research paper thumbnail of The influence of protean attitude for women in STEM careers: coping-self efficacy as foundational and strong career identity as outcome

Gender in Management: An International Journal

Purpose The under-representation of women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathema... more Purpose The under-representation of women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers is a persistent problem worldwide. This dilemma is exacerbated by the fact that an insufficient number of women enroll in STEM studies, and a significant proportion of those who do join then opt out of their STEM careers at different points in their lives. The protean attitude emphasizes agentic individual control over one’s career, and thus offers women substantial potential for developing and enhancing career outcomes. Therefore, this study aims to investigate coping self-efficacy as an antecedent and career identity as a consequent of a protean attitude for women working in STEM. Design/methodology/approach Using a questionnaire survey, data were collected from 482 women working in STEM in the Middle East region. Multiple regression and bootstrapping methods were used in the analysis of the data. Findings The findings indicate that coping self-efficacy positively a...

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Research paper thumbnail of The interest of self-initiated expatriates in working virtually for their country of origin in relation to universal values

Management

This article aims to investigate the interest of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) in working vir... more This article aims to investigate the interest of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) in working virtually for their country of origin and its relationship to the values of the individual. This research contributes to our understanding of the interest in working virtually for the country of origin and its relationships to universal values. The analysis is based on a quantitative study conducted with 1,970 SIEs from Lithuania. More than half of the respondents were willing to work virtually for their country of origin. Moreover, higher motivation influences the willingness to work virtually. Positive correlations were found between collectivist and individualist values and willingness to work virtually for the country of origin and between individualist values and economic motivation. The study is based solely on self-reports of their subjective values and opinions and refers to the case of expatriates from a single country.

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Research paper thumbnail of Dual nature of the relationship between corporate social responsibility and human resource management: A blessing or a curse?

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

With the increase and prominence of corporate social responsibility (CSR), it is important to und... more With the increase and prominence of corporate social responsibility (CSR), it is important to understand the interaction between CSR and human resource management (HRM), drawing on multiple institutional logics that shape such interaction in organizations. Drawing on a qualitative study, we reveal context‐sensitive nature of the CSR‐HRM relationship by demonstrating all field‐level forces and peculiarities of meso‐level influences. We have identified a dual nature in this relationship. This duality is implicated in unintended and intended organizational outcomes, such as exploitation of workforce and democratizing CSR engagements, respectively. We offer multiple contributions to knowledge and practice. By exploring dual nature of the CSR‐HRM relationship, we demonstrate multiple roles that the HR function plays in organizations, such as mediating role, regulating and governance role and legitimizing role. We recommend that organizations might better approach CSR from an employee eng...

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Research paper thumbnail of Planning for Sustainable Infrastructure Development During Mega-Events

Routledge Handbook of Planning and Management of Global Strategic Infrastructure Projects, 2020

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Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Universal Values in Cultures of Migration? The Case of Lithuania

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020

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Research paper thumbnail of Encouraging more creativity in organizations: the importance of employees’ intrinsic motivation and work engagement

International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2022

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the contribution of perceived organizational support (POS)... more Purpose This paper aims to investigate the contribution of perceived organizational support (POS), work engagement (WE) and intrinsic motivation (IM) on employee creativity (EC). Design/methodology/approach This study conducted a questionnaire survey obtaining 370 respondents employed in the United Arab Emirates in 6 organizations operating in services industries. The authors test their hypothetical model based on regression analysis. Findings The main findings are that WE mediates the relationship between POS and EC. Further, the effect of POS on EC is moderated by IM. The results also indicated that the indirect effect of POS on EC through WE was moderated by IM. The path effect is stronger for employees with high IM. Originality/value This study sheds light on the effect of POS on EC through WE and IM in the workplace, making a significant contribution to the POS and EC literatures by offering insights on when and how IM and WE enhances EC.

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Research paper thumbnail of Mentoring and coping self-efficacy as predictors of affective occupational commitment for women in STEM

Personnel Review, 2022

PurposeDespite an evident increase in the number of women joining Science, Technology, Engineerin... more PurposeDespite an evident increase in the number of women joining Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors at universities, the recruitment and retainment of women in STEM occupations continue to be a substantial challenge. The aim of this research is to investigate several individual and contextual factors that could increase the representation of women in STEM fields.Design/methodology/approachThe authors report the results of a questionnaire survey of women (n = 375) working in STEM industries in the Middle East and North Africa region who have or had a mentor during their careers. Structural equation modelling is used to examine the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicate that both mentoring and coping self-efficacy positively influence affective occupational commitment. Coping self-efficacy is also found to partially mediate the relationship between mentoring and affective occupational commitment.Practical implicationsThe authors recommend that re...

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Research paper thumbnail of International Human Resource Management 4Th Edition

The book provides wide international coverage of the field. It is a core textbook for students un... more The book provides wide international coverage of the field. It is a core textbook for students undertaking a course on international HRM at either undergraduate or postgraduate level, and HRM specialists and practicing managers. The book covers cross-cultural, comparative and global strategy/ international HRM perspectives.

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Research paper thumbnail of The role of innovation in the relationship between university–industry collaboration in R&D and ISO 9001

International Journal of Innovation Science, 2020

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the relationship between university–industry collaboration ... more PurposeThis study aims to investigate the relationship between university–industry collaboration (U-I-C) in research and development (R&D) and quality management and explore how the relationship is mediated by innovation.Design/methodology/approachBased on panel data consisting of 109 countries spanning over a five year period (2013-2017) this study investigates, through structural equation modelling, how this relationship is mediated by innovation.FindingsThe main finding is that there are positive significant direct effects between U-I-C and innovation and between innovation and international organization for standardization (ISO) 9001. Furthermore, the strength and significance of these relations are highly affected by the classification of income in these countries, which ranges from high and upper-middle to lower-middle categories. This paper concludes that countries in the high-income category have higher achievement in U-I-C in R&D, innovation and ISO 9001 when compared to th...

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Research paper thumbnail of The influence of personal skills development and coping self-efficacy on the affective occupational commitment of women in STEM fields

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

PurposeDespite continuing under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering and m... more PurposeDespite continuing under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, the literature still falls short on identifying and explaining the factors that could contribute to women's persistence and commitment. The purpose of this research is to identify cognitive and behavioral factors that will support the occupational commitment of women in STEM.Design/methodology/approachQuantitative analysis is based on a questionnaire survey of 375 women working in STEM in the Middle East region. Multiple regression and bootstrapping methods were employed in the analysis of the data.FindingsThe results support the following hypotheses: personal skills development has a positive impact on affective occupational commitment and coping self-efficacy, and coping self-efficacy mediates the relationship between personal skills development and affective occupational commitment.Originality/valueThis study adds insights on the dynamic approaches adopte...

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Research paper thumbnail of The formative evaluation of interactive video

Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:DX95439 / BLDSC - British Library Docu... more Available from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:DX95439 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreSIGLEGBUnited Kingdo

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Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Fragmented futures: New challenges in working life

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Dec 1, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of Internationalization of professional service firms: The case of Austrlian law firms

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Research paper thumbnail of Developing Global Leaders and Expatriates

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Research paper thumbnail of International Human Resource Management (3rd ed.)

SAGE Publications eBooks, 2010

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Research paper thumbnail of Understanding Narrative: A Metatheoretical Review of the Narrative Field

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Research paper thumbnail of Beyond the ‘war for talent’ hype

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Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Leadership Development - A Democratic Leadership Perspective

Philosophy of Management, 2009

AbstractThis paper considers the evaluation of leadership development and reflects on the psychol... more AbstractThis paper considers the evaluation of leadership development and reflects on the psychological resistances, political obstacles and cultural impracticalities of developing democratic leadership. The focus is on the development and sustainability of democratic leadership through processes of evaluation. While the authors acknowledge that there exist formidable obstacles to the collective practice of evaluating leadership development, suggestions are made for practitioners and researchers who nonetheless remain interested in democratic leadership.

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Research paper thumbnail of An Introduction to Human Resource Management

Integrated Publications eBooks, 2021

PART ONE: HRM IN CONTEXT CHAPTER 1 What is HRM? CHAPTER 2 HRM and the Individual CHAPTER 3 HRM, S... more PART ONE: HRM IN CONTEXT CHAPTER 1 What is HRM? CHAPTER 2 HRM and the Individual CHAPTER 3 HRM, Strategy and Performance CHAPTER 4 The Labour Market Context of HRM CHAPTER 5 The National and International Context of HRM PART TWO: HRM IN PRACTICE CHAPTER 6 People Resourcing CHAPTER 7 Managing Performance CHAPTER 8 Managing Reward CHAPTER 9 Human Resource Development CHAPTER 10 Employment Relations PART THREE: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HRM CHAPTER 11 HRM, Equality and Diversity CHAPTER 12 Careers and Career Management CHAPTER 13 The Management of Workplace Conflict CHAPTER 14 HRM, Work and Well-being CHAPTER 15 Current Trends and Future Challenges in HRM

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Research paper thumbnail of The significance of general skills training for early career graduates: relationships with perceived organizational support, job satisfaction and turnover intention

European Journal of Training and Development

Purpose The purpose of this study is to address the mixed predictions about the relationship betw... more Purpose The purpose of this study is to address the mixed predictions about the relationship between general skills training and turnover intention of early career graduates by examining the mediating mechanisms of perceived organizational support (POS) and job satisfaction (JS) through which this relationship might be enacted. This study adopts organizational support theory as the guiding theory and examines the concept of POS as critical for predicting and explaining relationships in the conceptual framework. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative survey method was used on a sample of 147 Chinese early career graduate trainees. Analysis was conducted using partial least square-based structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Findings The main finding is that participation in general skills training (PGST) does not directly impact turnover intention, rather POS is a mechanism through which this negative relationship operates. This study also found significant evidence for serial ...

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Research paper thumbnail of The influence of protean attitude for women in STEM careers: coping-self efficacy as foundational and strong career identity as outcome

Gender in Management: An International Journal

Purpose The under-representation of women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathema... more Purpose The under-representation of women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers is a persistent problem worldwide. This dilemma is exacerbated by the fact that an insufficient number of women enroll in STEM studies, and a significant proportion of those who do join then opt out of their STEM careers at different points in their lives. The protean attitude emphasizes agentic individual control over one’s career, and thus offers women substantial potential for developing and enhancing career outcomes. Therefore, this study aims to investigate coping self-efficacy as an antecedent and career identity as a consequent of a protean attitude for women working in STEM. Design/methodology/approach Using a questionnaire survey, data were collected from 482 women working in STEM in the Middle East region. Multiple regression and bootstrapping methods were used in the analysis of the data. Findings The findings indicate that coping self-efficacy positively a...

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Research paper thumbnail of The interest of self-initiated expatriates in working virtually for their country of origin in relation to universal values

Management

This article aims to investigate the interest of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) in working vir... more This article aims to investigate the interest of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) in working virtually for their country of origin and its relationship to the values of the individual. This research contributes to our understanding of the interest in working virtually for the country of origin and its relationships to universal values. The analysis is based on a quantitative study conducted with 1,970 SIEs from Lithuania. More than half of the respondents were willing to work virtually for their country of origin. Moreover, higher motivation influences the willingness to work virtually. Positive correlations were found between collectivist and individualist values and willingness to work virtually for the country of origin and between individualist values and economic motivation. The study is based solely on self-reports of their subjective values and opinions and refers to the case of expatriates from a single country.

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Research paper thumbnail of Dual nature of the relationship between corporate social responsibility and human resource management: A blessing or a curse?

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

With the increase and prominence of corporate social responsibility (CSR), it is important to und... more With the increase and prominence of corporate social responsibility (CSR), it is important to understand the interaction between CSR and human resource management (HRM), drawing on multiple institutional logics that shape such interaction in organizations. Drawing on a qualitative study, we reveal context‐sensitive nature of the CSR‐HRM relationship by demonstrating all field‐level forces and peculiarities of meso‐level influences. We have identified a dual nature in this relationship. This duality is implicated in unintended and intended organizational outcomes, such as exploitation of workforce and democratizing CSR engagements, respectively. We offer multiple contributions to knowledge and practice. By exploring dual nature of the CSR‐HRM relationship, we demonstrate multiple roles that the HR function plays in organizations, such as mediating role, regulating and governance role and legitimizing role. We recommend that organizations might better approach CSR from an employee eng...

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Research paper thumbnail of Planning for Sustainable Infrastructure Development During Mega-Events

Routledge Handbook of Planning and Management of Global Strategic Infrastructure Projects, 2020

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Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Universal Values in Cultures of Migration? The Case of Lithuania

Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020

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Research paper thumbnail of Encouraging more creativity in organizations: the importance of employees’ intrinsic motivation and work engagement

International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 2022

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the contribution of perceived organizational support (POS)... more Purpose This paper aims to investigate the contribution of perceived organizational support (POS), work engagement (WE) and intrinsic motivation (IM) on employee creativity (EC). Design/methodology/approach This study conducted a questionnaire survey obtaining 370 respondents employed in the United Arab Emirates in 6 organizations operating in services industries. The authors test their hypothetical model based on regression analysis. Findings The main findings are that WE mediates the relationship between POS and EC. Further, the effect of POS on EC is moderated by IM. The results also indicated that the indirect effect of POS on EC through WE was moderated by IM. The path effect is stronger for employees with high IM. Originality/value This study sheds light on the effect of POS on EC through WE and IM in the workplace, making a significant contribution to the POS and EC literatures by offering insights on when and how IM and WE enhances EC.

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Research paper thumbnail of Mentoring and coping self-efficacy as predictors of affective occupational commitment for women in STEM

Personnel Review, 2022

PurposeDespite an evident increase in the number of women joining Science, Technology, Engineerin... more PurposeDespite an evident increase in the number of women joining Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors at universities, the recruitment and retainment of women in STEM occupations continue to be a substantial challenge. The aim of this research is to investigate several individual and contextual factors that could increase the representation of women in STEM fields.Design/methodology/approachThe authors report the results of a questionnaire survey of women (n = 375) working in STEM industries in the Middle East and North Africa region who have or had a mentor during their careers. Structural equation modelling is used to examine the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThe results indicate that both mentoring and coping self-efficacy positively influence affective occupational commitment. Coping self-efficacy is also found to partially mediate the relationship between mentoring and affective occupational commitment.Practical implicationsThe authors recommend that re...

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Research paper thumbnail of International Human Resource Management 4Th Edition

The book provides wide international coverage of the field. It is a core textbook for students un... more The book provides wide international coverage of the field. It is a core textbook for students undertaking a course on international HRM at either undergraduate or postgraduate level, and HRM specialists and practicing managers. The book covers cross-cultural, comparative and global strategy/ international HRM perspectives.

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Research paper thumbnail of The role of innovation in the relationship between university–industry collaboration in R&D and ISO 9001

International Journal of Innovation Science, 2020

PurposeThis study aims to investigate the relationship between university–industry collaboration ... more PurposeThis study aims to investigate the relationship between university–industry collaboration (U-I-C) in research and development (R&D) and quality management and explore how the relationship is mediated by innovation.Design/methodology/approachBased on panel data consisting of 109 countries spanning over a five year period (2013-2017) this study investigates, through structural equation modelling, how this relationship is mediated by innovation.FindingsThe main finding is that there are positive significant direct effects between U-I-C and innovation and between innovation and international organization for standardization (ISO) 9001. Furthermore, the strength and significance of these relations are highly affected by the classification of income in these countries, which ranges from high and upper-middle to lower-middle categories. This paper concludes that countries in the high-income category have higher achievement in U-I-C in R&D, innovation and ISO 9001 when compared to th...

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Research paper thumbnail of Managing the Anthropocene: Relational agency and power to respect planetary boundaries

Organization and Environment, 2019

This article examines how agency should be conceptualized to manage the pressing problems of the ... more This article examines how agency should be conceptualized to manage the pressing problems of the Anthropocene in support of sustainable change. The article reviews and analyzes literature on agency in relation to planetary boundaries, advancing the relational view of agency in which no actors are granted a primary ontological status and agency is not limited to humans but may be attributed to other actors. This understanding of agency can effectively contribute to sustainable organizations; on the one hand, it enables non-anthropocentrism and on the other hand, admits that networks bind actors. We conclude that boundary blurring (between actors) and boundary formation (between actors and networks) are complementary processes. Consequently, relationality is proposed as an applicable means of respecting planetary boundaries, while recognizing that all action flows through circuits of power whose obligatory passage points are the major conduits for intervention. Intervention occurs through regulation and nudging action such as ecotaxation.

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