Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2026-08-25DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2026.101267
Petr Houdek
{"title":"The commensality model: From team practice to organizational flourishing","authors":"Petr Houdek","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2026.101267","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2026.101267","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In workplaces shaped by time pressure, hybrid arrangements, and reduced informal interaction, organizations need ways to strengthen relational capacity. We develop the Commensality Model, a five-stage diagnostic and design framework that treats shared meals as a contingent intervention whose value depends on team context, implementation choices, and ongoing monitoring. The model specifies when commensality is likely to reinforce trust, psychological safety, inclusion, and coordination, and when it may backfire by amplifying conflict, hierarchy, or forced participation. We further argue that repeated team-level relational gains can accumulate into organization-level benefits through denser informal networks, stronger cross-unit coordination, and a climate of everyday connection. Finally, we extend the framework to hybrid and remote settings by examining digital commensality and non-food substitutes that preserve key mechanisms when shared meals are infeasible. The article positions commensality as a practical tool for organizational flourishing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 3","pages":"Article 101267"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148854137","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}
Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-01-21DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101205
Netta Granot , Shay Tzafrir , Daniel Tzabbar
{"title":"Steering through the storm: Managing startup growth and pivots","authors":"Netta Granot , Shay Tzafrir , Daniel Tzabbar","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101205","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101205","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Startups often need to pivot their direction in order to survive while at the same time maintaining momentum toward growth. Pivoting while trying to grow presents a complex and often conflicting challenge, forcing startups to balance adaptation and scalability. Attempting both simultaneously can overstretch limited resources and create tension among stakeholders. Existing research offers some insight into pivoting and growth as separate phenomena, but rarely examines them in tandem, leaving a gap in our understanding of how entrepreneurial firms manage the dual challenge of adapting their strategy while simultaneously striving to scale. This study examines how startups navigate the dual challenge of pivoting and growth as interconnected processes. While pivots typically arise from feedback, market shifts, or performance gaps, they do not halt the pursuit of growth. Instead, successful ventures leverage pivots as strategic resets that enable scaling—through operational adaptation, trust-building, and ecosystem engagement. Drawing from both qualitative and quantitative research in the FoodTech sector—a fast-moving industry marked by scalability and regulatory challenges—this study explores the intertwined processes of pivoting and growth, offering a practical framework for managing organizational transitions. We introduce the WHIL model, which captures four perceptual dimensions (Worth, Hope, Identity, and Legitimacy) that shape stakeholder responses to change, mapping these dimensions against transition type and trust level. Ultimately, the research provides a diagnostic toolkit based on five elements: change agents, ecosystem capital, internal communication, trust in leadership, and organizational identity. By framing growth and pivoting as interconnected, this study equips startup leaders with actionable tools to navigate strategic change and drive long-term growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 1","pages":"Article 101205"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146024089","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}
Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-17DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101201
Marion Festing , Sven Horak , Jane Küppers , EunJu Oh
{"title":"Between tradition and modernity – The overlooked dimension of informal networks in female leadership in Korea","authors":"Marion Festing , Sven Horak , Jane Küppers , EunJu Oh","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We explore challenges to female leadership in South Korea by drawing on insights from focus group interviews conducted with experienced Korean female leaders working in multinational and local organizations. The study identifies critical barriers at political, societal, organizational, and personal levels. To advance female leadership in Korea we recommend initiatives such as structured mentorship and networking opportunities within the traditionally-male dominated Korean networks for women or consistent evaluation and enforcements of gender inclusion initiatives, on state as well as organizational levels. These measures aim to foster an inclusive organizational culture and enhance opportunities for female leaders in Korea.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 1","pages":"Article 101201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145928920","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}
Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-01-21DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101202
Arkapravo Sarkar
{"title":"From AI hype to workflow reality: a strategic framework for integrating generative AI across organizational functions","authors":"Arkapravo Sarkar","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101202","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101202","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite unprecedented AI investment, 74% of companies struggle to achieve value from AI initiatives. This disconnect stems not from technological limitations but from the absence of strategic frameworks that embed AI into workflow processes. This article presents a four-phase framework for integrating generative AI across organizational functions: Explore, Codify, Integrate, and Elevate. Unlike traditional technology adoption models, this framework emphasizes <em>prompt strategy</em> and <em>workflow integration</em> as primary transformation drivers. Through functional analysis of marketing, human resources, and operations, we demonstrate how organizations can move from scattered experimentation to systematic integration by treating prompt engineering as a core organizational capability. The framework addresses three critical adoption traps: the Pilot Trap, Policy Trap, and Skill Trap. By providing concrete examples and implementation roadmaps, this article offers practitioners a pathway to transform AI from technological curiosity into a competitive advantage embedded in daily workflows.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 1","pages":"Article 101202"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146024088","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}
Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-01-03DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101199
William L. Gardner , Feruzan Irani-Williams , Ketan Mhatre
{"title":"Understanding the charismatic relationship: A dramaturgical approach","authors":"William L. Gardner , Feruzan Irani-Williams , Ketan Mhatre","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101199","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101199","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Throughout time, charismatic leaders have aroused the curiosity of potential and actual followers. There exists a mystique about the many methods, ranging from forceful to subliminal, that they adopt to influence followers. This article employs a dramaturgical approach to examine how gifted leaders use impression management behaviors to create and maintain charismatic relationships with followers. Also discussed are the behaviors of framing, scripting, staging, and performing, which help charismatic leaders to secure and retain their powerful persona. We discuss their use of the impression management strategies of exemplification, promotion, and facework as well. Next, we consider the role of context and the question of how and why followers attribute charisma and come to identify with the leader. We conclude with a checklist of practical recommendations for leaders to apply in cultivating charismatic relationships with their followers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 1","pages":"Article 101199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145928918","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}
Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101197
George A. Shinkle, Chirag Gujarati, Patrick Sharry
{"title":"Scenario analysis in the AI era: Redefining human involvement","authors":"George A. Shinkle, Chirag Gujarati, Patrick Sharry","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101197","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101197","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigate two aspects of scenario analysis: 1) how to include humans-in-the-loop when generating a set of plausible future scenarios using generative AI, and 2) how to decide on prudent responses to a set of plausible future scenarios. Our investigation draws upon the literature and practice-based experiments to consolidate two key outputs. First, we provide a <em>scenario analysis guidance tool</em> that will enhance the usefulness of scenarios when using generative AI assistance. Our tool provides guidance on three aspects: AI prompting, testing for relevance, and tuning to fit the purpose. Second, we create a <em>scenario response spectrum framework</em> that provides a structured approach to guide executives in determining the type of response to implement for each scenario. Our five-category response spectrum includes priority action, timely action, safeguard, monitor, and ignore. The <em>scenario response spectrum framework</em> contributes new insights by being based on an impact assessment in conjunction with an understanding of organizational risk tolerance. Collectively, our work aids strategic planning and decision-making in uncertain environments. We also present conjectures on the evolving role of scenario analysis in a world where scenarios are instantly available and virtually costless to create via generative AI systems and we contemplate perpetual scenario analysis via agentic AI systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 1","pages":"Article 101197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145929038","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}
Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-01-16DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2026.101220
Daniel Tzabbar
{"title":"Taking up the role: Building a two-way bridge between research and practice","authors":"Daniel Tzabbar","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2026.101220","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2026.101220","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 1","pages":"Article 101220"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980618","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}
Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-08DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101200
Syrus M. Islam
{"title":"Unintended consequences of scaling social impact through organizational growth strategy in social enterprises","authors":"Syrus M. Islam","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101200","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Social enterprises are hybrid organizations aiming to achieve both financial sustainability and social impact. Because of their active role in creating social impact by addressing pressing social problems, they are recognized as important agents to help attain the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In the social enterprise context, organizational growth is considered a major strategy to scale social impact since it helps them offer more products/services to a larger number of beneficiaries. However, little is known about when and how this strategy may not work as intended. By synthesizing prior research and using real-life examples, this article presents ten conditions under which scaling social impact through an organizational growth strategy can create unintended consequences in social enterprises. The article also develops a holistic framework articulating how these ten conditions can emerge via seven growth-related activities in social enterprises. The developed framework facilitates a comprehensive understanding for managers and social entrepreneurs about the pitfalls to avoid while pursuing organizational growth as a social impact scaling strategy in social enterprises. Finally, this article introduces a diagnostic tool — <em>ImpactProtect: A Growth Risk Assessment Tool for Social Enterprises</em> — designed to help social enterprises evaluate their vulnerability to unintended consequences associated with organizational growth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 1","pages":"Article 101200"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145928919","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}
Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-27DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101196
Kemi S. Anazodo , Nicole C. Jones Young , Jakari N. Griffith , Christopher Chan , Rosemary.R. Ricciardelli , Candalyn B. Rade , Abdifatah A. Ali , Hannah Cook , Reza Ahmadi
{"title":"The overlooked workforce: Harnessing the talent of people with criminal histories","authors":"Kemi S. Anazodo , Nicole C. Jones Young , Jakari N. Griffith , Christopher Chan , Rosemary.R. Ricciardelli , Candalyn B. Rade , Abdifatah A. Ali , Hannah Cook , Reza Ahmadi","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101196","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101196","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Amid growing labor shortages and increased attention to workplace equity and inclusion, organizations are seeking new strategies to expand the available talent pool. One often-overlooked source of skilled and ready workers is individuals with a criminal record. Despite their potential, this group continues to face persistent barriers to employment, including stigma, ambiguous perceptions of risk, and the absence of structured hiring practices. While employer interest in fair-chance hiring is on the rise, actual outcomes remain limited. This article turns the focus toward employers themselves, drawing on nearly a decade of research and empirical analysis to explore the disconnect between stated openness and hiring behavior. We find that informal decision-making, reputational concerns, and subjective assessments of character and “fit” often override qualifications, perpetuating exclusion. To address this, we highlight the promise of a skills-based approach to hiring, one that prioritizes competencies over background. We outline actionable strategies for equitable hiring that include: formalizing fair-chance policies, training for bias awareness, and instituting transparent, criteria-based hiring processes. By reimagining risk and redefining merit, organizations can access untapped talent and take concrete steps toward more inclusive and effective workforce practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 1","pages":"Article 101196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145908850","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}
Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-26DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101203
M. Gloria González-Morales
{"title":"From toxic to brave organizations: Transforming power cultures into relational cultures","authors":"M. Gloria González-Morales","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101203","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101203","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The fundamental barrier to achieving excellence in well-being and belonging within organizations is the inherent oppression embedded in organizational cultures that perpetuate the toxic aspects of masculinity. I utilize a three-layer, three-process model of Organizational Culture to characterize these environments as Toxic Power Cultures and suggest Brave Relational Cultures as a viable alternative. I advocate for a transformative feminist approach through relational cultural theory and positive organizational scholarship (e.g., positive social capital, high-quality connections, and Appreciative Inquiry). This practical and comprehensive strategy for organizational transformation addresses the root causes of toxic phenomena and fosters environments that promote sustainable organizational success, engagement, well-being, and belonging for all members of the organization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"55 1","pages":"Article 101203"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145928922","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}