Organization Studies

Our December Issue is now live!! 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟰𝟱 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟭𝟮, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 https://lnkd.in/eq_T5wf3 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 Issue Fields and Echo Chambers: Increasing field contestation fueled by moral emotions. 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗶 𝗝𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗼-𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗾 https://lnkd.in/eY7nGJgK Caught in the Crossfire: Anti-corporate activism and non-market strategies of corporate targets in the creation of emissions controls. 𝗘𝗶 (𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆) 𝗦𝗵𝘂, 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗬. 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻 https://lnkd.in/eYdsRrAD Follow the Leader Or Not: Firms’ renaming strategy in nascent and growth stages of a global digital field. 𝗧𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘂 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗫𝗶𝗮𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗶 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗼, 𝗬𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴 https://lnkd.in/efbj9vxi ‘Your Very Existence Goes Against Our Community Guidelines’: Interrogating norms of contributorship through poetic speech acts on Instagram. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖. 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆 https://lnkd.in/ekNZkTFg 𝗫 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 Embodied Shame and Organization Studies 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗥𝘂𝗲𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺, 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 https://lnkd.in/eN_ZSfjh 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 Media Review: The Inhumane History of People-Centered Management Practices. 𝗔𝘂𝗿é𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗶𝘅, 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 https://lnkd.in/eZFhZJgk Media Review: Materially and Ethically Engaged Methods for Organizational Scholarship. 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶 https://lnkd.in/edQjB7ak Media Review: Of Carps and Dragons – The making of Chinese tech titans. 𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗠.𝗦. 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 https://lnkd.in/e-GtmRR2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paolo Quattrone, Tammar B. Zilber

As part of our wrap up and recap of a memorable 2024, we wanted to highlight the considerable and commendable research our team published this year! Spanning themes ranging from entrepreneurial leadership and decision making to ethical responsibilities, emotions, psychology, and narratives in entrepreneurship, the research truly encapsulates the complexities of entrepreneurship as a multifaceted socio-economic phenomenon. We are also proud that the work of our colleagues and their co-authors has been published in prestigious academic journals like the Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Organization Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal and more. To help summarize, we have placed the papers into three categories: 1) Entrepreneurial Leadership, Decision-Making, and Organizational Behavior, 2) Ethics, Social Responsibilities, & Legitimacy in Entrepreneurship, and 3) Navigating Cultures, Contexts, & Narratives in Entrepreneurship. In the first category, we have included papers that have, for example, focused on how founders handle organizational challenges, respond to negative feedback on social performance (Chliova, Cacciotti, Kautonen, & Pavez, Journal of Business Research), the role of passion and emotions in teams (Ginting-Szczesny, Kibler, Cardon, Kautonen, & Hakala, Small Business Economics), outlined how practitioners use HR Analytics in their daily work to enhance their strategic recognition (Diefenhardt, Rapp, Bader & Mayrhofer, Human Resource Management Journal) and examined age-related mechanisms that contribute to entrepreneurs’ emotional exhaustion (Kibler, Sirén, Maresch, Salmivaara, & Fink, Journal of Business Venturing). The second category includes papers and studies that look at the moral and ethical complexities in entrepreneurship like the entrepreneurs’ active and conscious responses to their ethical duties (Hägg, Haataja, Kurczewska, & McKelvie, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice), and whether country stability and Microfinance institutions (MFIs) financial performance influence the hybrid rhetoric of micro-enterprises (Bort, Moss, & Renko, International Small Business Journal). The last category includes studies that investigate how entrepreneurs in deprived contexts gain legitimacy by leveraging proprietary and public places in their entrepreneurial storytelling (Kimmitt, Kibler, Schildt, & Oinas, Journal of Management Studies), an ethnographic study that examines digital business education in a North Korean university (Wainwright, Kibler, Scott, & Heikkilä, Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space), and a paper that draws upon the metaphor of navigation to rethink how we think about place (Dacin, Tammar B. Zilber, Cartel and Kibler, Organization Studies). Thank you to all of our colleagues, collaborators and co-authors, and we can only hope to continue in a similar fashion in 2025!

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘁: 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀’ 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱. 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟰𝟱 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟭𝟮, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗧𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘂 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴, Tongji University, P.R. China Rose Xiaowei Luo, INSEAD, France 𝗬𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗴, Rice University, USA 🔗https://lnkd.in/eYPs7qyD "The paper “Follow the Leader or Not: Firms’ Renaming Strategy in Nascent and Growth Stages of a Global Digital Field” by Gong, Luo and Tang, just published in 𝘖𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, is a fresh and insightful examination of practice diffusion and isomorphism in institutional fields. The paper explores an intriguing question – how and why do firms that occupy different positions within global digital fields use the strategic practice of digital renaming? Supported by a rigorous quantitative analysis of Chinese firms, the Authors reveal how legitimacy differences between leading (i.e., US) and following (i.e., China) countries shape firms’ renaming decisions differently during the nascent and growth stages of digital fields. More precisely, high uncertainty in the nascent stage discourages digital renaming, while the growth stage offers opportunities for legitimacy arbitrage, attracting greater investment. Practically, this means firms can strategically time their renaming to maximize investment and legitimacy, providing a roadmap for navigating global digital markets. This work not only advances our understanding of field dynamics and isomorphic practices, but also offers actionable insights for firms aiming to enhance their global presence and investment appeal." Evelyn Micelotta, University of Vermont Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont, USA -𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿- Drawing on literature about isomorphism within institutional fields, this study investigates the dynamics of institutional fields in their nascent and growth stages, focusing on legitimacy differences between central and non-central field positions. Specifically, in the context of a global digital field, we analyze how the cross-border legitimacy gap between a leader country (central position) and a follower country (non-central position) influences the digital renaming strategies of firms in the follower country, as well as audience reactions. #CrossBorderLegitimacyDifference #DigitalRenaming #GlobalDigitalField #GrowthStage #Isomorphism --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paolo Quattrone, Tammar B. Zilber

After several years in the review process, it’s great to see this paper published. We explore how the affective micropolitics of #craftivism unfolds through minor gestures, changing the world one stitch at a time.

Season’s Greetings from the Method/ology Development Workshop Team! Dear friends, the holiday season is a time for rest, reflection, and festive treats. But we also understand that for many of you, the thought of looming deadlines can sneak into the back of your mind. To help ease the holiday hustle and give you a bit more breathing room, we’ve decided to grant your wish! The submission deadline for the Method/ology Development Workshop on Research and "Organization Studies in Digital Times" has been extended to January 30, 2025. These extra days will allow you to fully enjoy the holidays, recharge, and then return to your work with fresh energy and inspiration. So, take your time to relax, reflect, and maybe even draft that submission while sipping on some mulled wine. We can’t wait to see your contributions to this exciting workshop, which will take place on April 23-24, 2025, at the stunning Palazzo Butera in Palermo, Italy. For full call for papers, submission link, and all the information please visit: https://shorturl.at/i1MOL Check out Our wonderful Team Below hosted by Università LUMSA Hosts & Local Organizers Prof Tammar B. Zilber Prof Paolo Quattrone Prof Giambattista Dagnino Prof Claudia Gabbioneta Facilitators/mentors Prof Alex Bitektine Prof Tina Dacin Prof Ella Hafermalz Prof Dennis Jancsary Prof Mayur Joshi Prof Renate E. Meyer Prof Christine Moser Professor Woody Powell Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a fantastic start to the new year!

𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹? 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗼-𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁. 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚: 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙐𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 Yanhua Bird, Questrom School of Business, Boston University, Boston University, USA 🔗https://lnkd.in/eEmxtWEY Trust is essential for fostering cooperation, especially in global peer-to-peer platform markets where transactions between strangers involve significant risks and uncertainties. The global scope of these platforms introduces cultural differences, further intensifying these challenges. It is well established that social distance shapes trust, with decision-makers typically favoring those who share similarities, leading to trust disparities that advantage some participants while disadvantaging others. But existing theories offer conflicting perspectives on whether quality signals can bridge or exacerbate the gap between advantaged (i.e., socially proximate to focal decision-makers) and disadvantaged (i.e., socially distant from focal decision-makers) participants. Drawing on sociological theories of trust production that highlight how various social systems act as different sources of trust, we offer a new perspective to this puzzle by comparing two types of quality signals: reputation, which is derived from prior exchanges and provided by prior exchange partners, and institutional accreditation, which is linked to organizational institutions. Analyzing a proprietary dataset from a global peer-to-peer lodging platform, we find that prospective guests who are more culturally distant from hosts are in a disadvantaged position: their lodging requests are less likely to be approved by hosts. Furthermore, the positive effect of guest reputation (i.e., ratings) is weaker for culturally distant guests, and thus widens the gap in host acceptance of culturally proximate versus culturally distant guests. By contrast, the positive effect of institutional accreditation (i.e., platform verification) is stronger for culturally distant guests, indicating that it helps narrow the gap. These findings reveal unexplored contingencies to theories of evaluations bias and discrimination, contributing to the broader literature on trust, culture, and inequality in global online markets, and underscoring the challenges of building trust in uncertain environments. #Trust #Bias #Inequality #CulturalDistance #Platform #PeerToPeer #Reputation #Credential #Discrimination #QualitySignal --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paolo Quattrone, Tammar B. Zilber

𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗝𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀. Fahreen Alamgir, Monash Business School, Monash University, Australia Kathleen Riach, University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK 🔗https://lnkd.in/eS_3drms Excited to share our latest research on the solidaric theory of organisational recognition! Through a qualitative, in-depth study spanning over 10 years we delve into the experiences of women workers in Bangladesh's jute mills and explore the gendered potential and limitations of solidaric recognition as constituted through institutionalised patterns of interpretation and valuation. We discuss how solidaric recognition, as an ontologically generative site for worker subjectivity, is inseparable from the broader socioeconomic conditions of provisional work. A deep dive into the socio-economic and cultural contexts that shape their realities. #Solidarity #GenderJustice #WorkersRights #ResearchInsights #Bangladesh #Fraser #GenderedWork #Nagar #Subjectivity #Recognition #Subaltern ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paolo Quattrone, Tammar B. Zilber

I am thrilled to share the paper I published this summer with Helene Delacour, in which we theorize the role of place in configuring organizational fields!

𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲. 𝗔𝘀𝗮𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗿 - 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮: 𝙋𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙅𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙨𝙧𝙖𝙚𝙡𝙞 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 Ithaca: ILR Press, 2023, 185 pp. Reviewed by: 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁, IER University of Warwick, University of Warwick, UK 🔗https://lnkd.in/dN7GaZpQ On the one hand, now might seem to be a difficult time to publish this book as the Jewish and Palestinian populations violently divide in the aftermath of 7 October. On the other hand, it might be said that this book is incredibly timely, analysing at it does how this violence can ‘infiltrate and impact workplace relations’ (p.2). As Darr points out, Israel is not the only country in this situation, citing Northern Ireland’s past violent sectarian divide as one of a number of examples. As such, he states that there is a ‘global need’ (p.3) to better understand how ethnonational-religious conflict manifests in the workplace. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Paolo Quattrone, Tammar B. Zilber

So pleased this work on how craft moves us to think differently about activist organising is now published