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Prosocial employee behavior: The dynamics of purpose, public accountability and hypocrisy 亲社会员工行为：目的、公共责任和虚伪的动态

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101473

Stewart Clegg, Miguel Pina e Cunha, Arménio Rego, Bobby Banerjee, António Cunha Meneses Abrantes

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The executives’ multi-stakeholder view on digital transformation of value creation and capture 高管对价值创造和获取的数字化转型的多利益相关者观点

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101474

Niko Lipiäinen, Robin Gustafsson, Eero Aalto, Janne Hyvönen

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On the frontlines: Identifying individual and organizational factors associated with managerial perceived ability to take actions to prevent sickness absence in employees with mental health problems 在第一线：确定与管理人员感知到的采取行动防止有精神健康问题的员工病假的能力相关的个人和组织因素

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101470

Linda Corin, Lisa Björk, Gunnel Hensing, Carin Staland-Nyman, Stephen Stansfeld, Christian Ståhl, Monica Bertilsson

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Making sense of organizational change: Exploring different storytelling modes in the shift toward omnichannel retailing 组织变革的意义：在向全渠道零售转变的过程中探索不同的讲故事模式

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101472

Tiphaine Chautard Dardé, Benoît Demil, Guillaume Do Vale, Isabelle Collin-Lachaud

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101475

Abhinay Muthoo

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Legitimizing the relevance of cooperatives under the pressures of isomorphism 在同构的压力下使合作社的相关性合法化

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101471

Sanna Saastamoinen, Anu Puusa

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Firm-stakeholder tension as an antecedent of female board representation in the Middle East and North Africa 在中东和北非，公司利益相关者之间的紧张关系是女性董事会代表的先决条件

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-07-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101468

Julia Barbar, Canan C. Mutlu, Patricio Duran, Jeffrey S. Harrison, Marc van Essen

{"title":"Firm-stakeholder tension as an antecedent of female board representation in the Middle East and North Africa","authors":"Julia Barbar, Canan C. Mutlu, Patricio Duran, Jeffrey S. Harrison, Marc van Essen","doi":"10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101468","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101468","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the antecedents of female board representation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), a region with one of the lowest global rates of women in leadership but substantial cross-country variation. We introduce the concept of firm–stakeholder tension—the misalignment between a firm’s visible gender composition and the characteristics of key stakeholders—and develop hypotheses linking foreign ownership, industry female employment, legal equality, gender parity, and firm size to board diversity. Using a unique hand-collected dataset of 1197 publicly listed firms across 11 MENA countries, our findings show that pro-female foreign ownership, legal equality, and gender parity significantly increase female board presence, while larger firms reduce it; evidence for industry-level effects is weaker. These results advance stakeholder and institutional theories by demonstrating how visible misfits trigger adaptation pressures, but also how local societal norms can reverse expected relationships. Our dataset and context provide novel insights into gender diversity in institutionally challenging environments. Practically, the findings highlight the importance of aligning legal reforms with governance codes, enhancing transparency and enforcement, and embedding inclusive policies and leadership development within firms. Greater female representation can strengthen legitimacy with investors, regulators, and employees, while contributing to women’s empowerment, social justice, and inclusive economic growth across the region.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47759,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Management","volume":"42 3","pages":"Article 101468"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148917391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of international experience on global leadership potential: The sequential moderated mediation effect of cultural intelligence and intercultural adjustment 国际经验对全球领导潜能的影响：文化智力和跨文化适应的序贯调节中介效应

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-09-01 Epub Date: 2026-06-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101469

Huda Mohammed Aref Qasim, Adnan Ozyilmaz

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Understanding the resilience of strategic networks (SN): The case of an Italian 40-year-old SN 理解战略网络（SN）的弹性：一个40岁的意大利SN的案例

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101459

Martina Lucarno, Chiara Cantù, Antonella La Rocca

{"title":"Understanding the resilience of strategic networks (SN): The case of an Italian 40-year-old SN","authors":"Martina Lucarno, Chiara Cantù, Antonella La Rocca","doi":"10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101459","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101459","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Engaging in different kinds of inter-organizational networks seems to be a natural strategy for SMEs that frequently open their boundaries with the aim of overcoming their limits. Strategic networks, defined as intentionally formed and managed strategic relationships with heterogeneous actors with negotiated and agreed-upon roles, are one of the forms of collaboration SMEs can use to access strategic resources with the aim of improving their performance and competitiveness. Despite their potential, strategic networks have been associated with a high record of failure. This has spurred researchers to better understanding the processes inherent to their functioning and evolution. This study examines the dynamics behind the evolution of a regional strategic network in Italy that has proven to be resilient. Drawing from the literature on strategic network dynamics and its management, and building on both primary and secondary data, we offer new insights on the dynamics behind the evolution of strategic networks by scrutinizing factors leading to crises, and their resolutions, that can lead to its transformation and resilience over time. The study shows that resilience of strategic networks requires a focus on both business and social dimensions of relationships, and alternating centralized and shared decision-making. Furthermore, relational energy mechanisms seem to play a key role in creating informal bonds among strategic network’s members and partners favoring reactivation of dormant relationships and mitigating the risk of dissolution in case of crises.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47759,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Management","volume":"42 2","pages":"Article 101459"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148214651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Internal considerations: Provisional identity, precarity and opportunism among French professional interns 内部考虑：法国专业实习生的临时身份、不稳定性和机会主义

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Scandinavian Journal of Management Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2026.101456

Maria Laura Toraldo , Gazi Islam , Mark Smith

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