Syed Hamza Farooq , Arif Ud Din , Irshad Ahmed Soomro , Angelo Riviezzo
{"title":"Unveiling the path to sustainable poverty alleviation in Pakistan: Investigating the role of microfinance interventions in empowering women entrepreneurs","authors":"Syed Hamza Farooq , Arif Ud Din , Irshad Ahmed Soomro , Angelo Riviezzo","doi":"10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101331","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Unsustainability and the menace of poverty are the major challenges confronted by developing countries like Pakistan. This study intends to highlight the impact of microfinance interventions on women entrepreneurs in Pakistan and their potential to foster women's entrepreneurial ambition as a means of poverty alleviation. A quantitative research design has been used to collect data through a questionnaire from 400 women entrepreneurs who have benefited from the National Rural Support Program (NRSP)’s, (2019–2021) Microfinance and Enterprise Development Program in Pakistan. The study found that the concept of microfinance resources is gaining significance and its access is significantly impacting the entrepreneurial inclination and success of women entrepreneur’s vis a vis reduces poverty levels in low-income communities. The findings have significant implications for policymakers, microfinance institutions and women entrepreneurs in Pakistan, emphasizing the need for programs that target women entrepreneurs and provide them with microfinance resources and training to empower them to take charge of their businesses. Limited generalizability and self-reported data are the limitations to mention. Strategies like offering microfinance were found to be valuable tool in combating poverty and inequality from the women entrepreneurial initiatives perspective.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47759,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Management","volume":"40 2","pages":"Article 101331"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140113678","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}
{"title":"How artificial intelligence will revolutionize management studies: a Savagean perspective","authors":"Peter Kesting","doi":"10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101330","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Artificial intelligence (AI) will profoundly impact management studies. This has become apparent, especially post the ChatGPT hype. This influence expands beyond the domain of management itself, extending into the research process. What shape will this take? This essay aims to give an initial assessment. Building upon Savage's dichotomy of small worlds and the grand world, this essay evaluates which scientific insights necessitate genuine creativity, thereby surpassing the current capabilities of AI, and which do not demand such ingenuity. To accomplish this, an examination of prevalent research formats—quantitative and qualitative empirical research, literature reviews, and conceptual research—will be conducted. The findings suggest that as AI matures, it is expected to assume a substantial part of prior research. This prospective transformation holds the potential to elevate knowledge creation by enabling a deeper exploration of theory development and application—areas where human involvement remains indispensable. With significant changes in research structures likely, the challenge ahead is managing this transformation constructively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47759,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Management","volume":"40 2","pages":"Article 101330"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140052040","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}
{"title":"Bridging organizational identity work and institutional work: Preserving the identity of the Church of Norway through institutional change","authors":"Helge Nylenna","doi":"10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101332","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Applying institutional theory to organizational identity (OI) work, this article analyzes how the OI of the Church of Norway was reformulated when it was disestablished as a state church. Building on social constructionist perspectives and their implications for agency, drawing on a case study, this article deepens the link between institutional work and OI research by promoting institutional work as an analytical tool to understand OI work. Deviating from current trends in OI research, which emphasize the discursive bottom-up work of organizational members, this work focuses on the pivotal role of regulative elements in a highly institutionalized organization and questions the division between a social actor and the social constructionist perspective of OI. It calls for more empirical research on OI work, which encompasses broader institutional aspects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47759,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Management","volume":"40 2","pages":"Article 101332"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956522124000137/pdfft?md5=8bcbd830c6a24180e7412394e757a30d&pid=1-s2.0-S0956522124000137-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140309160","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}
{"title":"The survival of the fastest: Unveiling the determinants of Unicorns and Gazelles’ early success","authors":"Matteo Cristofaro, Gianpaolo Abatecola, Federico Giannetti, Anastassia Zannoni","doi":"10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101335","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>What are the determinants of Unicorns and Gazelles’ early success?</em> This review article examines the factors that contribute to the success of Unicorns and Gazelles in their early life stage. Indeed, despite their unique characteristics and significant impact on the global economy, Unicorns and Gazelles have yet to be thoroughly examined in terms of their (exceptional) survival factors. To bridge this literature gap, we systematically reviewed 66 articles, comparing Unicorns' and Gazelles' survival determinants and proposing a conceptual framework for their life cycle. Attracted by the exceptional characteristics of these new ventures, such as the fast scalability provided by their business models, early investors play a key role in helping them overcome initial challenges. However, this reliance on investors presents a double-edged sword, as withdrawing their support can lead to significant disruptions. This understanding provides valuable insights for entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers navigating the complexities of the start-up world, ultimately increasing the likelihood of venture success and achieving a champion status. By shedding light on these exceptional ventures, our study contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the factors driving the survival dynamics of Unicorns and Gazelles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47759,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Management","volume":"40 2","pages":"Article 101335"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956522124000162/pdfft?md5=3b4dcbdf536fa3e3e13a3751fbf01a5c&pid=1-s2.0-S0956522124000162-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139986954","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}
Julia A. Pöll , Alexandra Bertschi-Michel , Andreas Hack , Oliver Ahlers , Mike Wright
{"title":"Stakeholder relations as an asset in family firms – Performance effects of changes after PE investment","authors":"Julia A. Pöll , Alexandra Bertschi-Michel , Andreas Hack , Oliver Ahlers , Mike Wright","doi":"10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2024.101329","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>By building upon instrumental stakeholder theory, we aim to increase academic understanding of how changes in stakeholder relations affect acquisition performance outcomes in a private equity (PE) family firm buyout, during the holding period. With our sample of 134 PE-backed family firm buyouts, we find evidence to suggest that reducing social engagement during the holding period decreases medium-term performance, whereas the termination of existing supplier relationships affects this positively. Moreover, our data suggests that effects concerning the reduction of social engagement and employee downsizing are negatively moderated by increased levels of family ownership prior to the PE deal.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47759,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Management","volume":"40 2","pages":"Article 101329"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956522124000101/pdfft?md5=9543d7f6eab3d72b732bad9ebef6b1b0&pid=1-s2.0-S0956522124000101-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140014534","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}
Michèle EL Khoury , Annabelle Jaouen , Sylvie Sammut
{"title":"The liberated firm: An integrative approach involving sociocracy, holacracy, spaghetti organization, management 3.0 and teal organization","authors":"Michèle EL Khoury , Annabelle Jaouen , Sylvie Sammut","doi":"10.1016/j.scaman.2023.101312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2023.101312","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Recent research has shown that the liberated firm is associated with better performance and can address the emerging needs in our hypermodern society for autonomy, self-esteem, commitment, and well-being. While research on liberated firms has been increasing, the concept remains widely debated among academics, especially in management and organisational behaviour fields as well as in the press and on social media. The coexistence of related notions (sociocracy, holacracy, spaghetti organization, management 3.0 and teal organization) accentuates the need for a theoretical framework. This research aims to fill this gap. Specifically, we conduct a systematic literature review and comparative analysis. We therefore demonstrate that the concept of the liberated firm integrates the five other notions (as modalities or different stages of liberation); that is, it presents the highest degree of humanist values and operates at the highest corporate level.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47759,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Management","volume":"40 1","pages":"Article 101312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138436917","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}
{"title":"First up then out: Self-employment as a response to normative control practices in elite consultancies","authors":"Onno Bouwmeester , Maxime Slaats","doi":"10.1016/j.scaman.2023.101313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2023.101313","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>While normative control practices aim to raise employee motivation and commitment to professional standards in professional service firms, there is much debate on when and for whom such practices remain motivational. Based on interviews with 18 self-employed consultants who left elite consultancies, we find that, for them, normative control practices, such as learning opportunities and social events, lose appeal over time. This paper contributes to the literature on normative control by conceptualising how consequences, like lack of autonomy, reduced learning and growing work-life conflict, increasingly undermine the motivational impact of normative control practices during a consultant career. Self-employment can help consultants avoid these unwelcome effects because independence solves autonomy issues and improves their work-life balance. Mapping this underexplored but very common move from employment to self-employment in the consulting industry introduces the concept of occupational careers to the debate on boundaryless careers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47759,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Management","volume":"40 1","pages":"Article 101313"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956522123000544/pdfft?md5=b61a7dc37906f0f3ecbbf08da3a744bf&pid=1-s2.0-S0956522123000544-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138430547","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}