Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-04-02DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101151
Nishtha Roy
{"title":"Unlocking Protean Talent: A game changer for organizations","authors":"Nishtha Roy","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101151","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101151","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Protean talented individuals (PTIs) are those individuals who take charge of their own careers. They are characterized by their self-directed, adaptable, and value-driven career approaches, which are becoming increasingly common in today’s organizations. While protean talent offers unique advantages, such as enhanced innovation, resilience, and commitment, it also poses challenges that can impact organizational stability and performance if not effectively managed. In this article, I explore the significance of identifying and managing protean talent within organizations, highlighting key factors that influence their motivations, behaviors, and satisfaction, along with the implications for organizational goals. Additionally, I provide strategic recommendations to help organizations cultivate a culture that aligns PTIs’ aspirations with the organization, maximizing their positive impact and minimizing potential downsides such as turnover and disengagement. My aim is to offer practical insights into the essential strategies for engaging and retaining protean talent in an evolving workforce.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101151"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145570804","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 : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-04-15DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101154
Paula Caligiuri
{"title":"Need greater adaptability in the workforce? Foster contextual agility competencies","authors":"Paula Caligiuri","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101154","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101154","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In today’s dynamic global marketplace, organizations face relentless change and uncertainty. Navigating market disruptions, technological advancements, and cultural diversity demands a workforce equipped with the right competencies to thrive in dynamic environments. Building an agile talent pipeline requires organizations to develop six key competencies in their employees: tolerance of ambiguity, curiosity, resilience, humility, relationship-building, and perspective-taking. This article explores how these competencies shape decision-making, innovation, collaboration, and leadership in complex and uncertain contexts. It also offers practical strategies for leaders to cultivate these critical skills within their organizations. Companies that successfully foster and apply these competencies will position themselves for sustainable success in an ever-evolving future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101154"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145570858","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 : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-06-28DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101172
McKenna P. Sperry , Aliza J. Aldana , Thomas A. O’Neill , Anastassija Mimovic , Cristina B. Gibson , Matthew J.W. McLarnon
{"title":"Hybrid and remote team chartering: Creating clarity in an increasingly virtual world","authors":"McKenna P. Sperry , Aliza J. Aldana , Thomas A. O’Neill , Anastassija Mimovic , Cristina B. Gibson , Matthew J.W. McLarnon","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101172","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101172","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Team chartering is the process of creating an agreement that outlines how team members will work together. Whereas all teams can benefit from chartering, hybrid and remote teams might find it particularly important due to challenges in building trust, coordinating workflows, and maintaining consistent communication. However, although chartering can be beneficial for hybrid and remote teams, practitioners may not know how to get started, what to include, and how to ensure it impacts the team positively. This paper offers a set of practical guidelines and facilitation strategies to lead effective chartering sessions for hybrid and remote teams. It includes a charter template, recommended practices, and implementation guidelines. This work was informed by research in the social-psychological and organizational literature, the authors’ expertise and experiences in working with hundreds of teams to improve their functioning, and a program of research utilizing the charter template with a variety of corporate teams. Teams going through the chartering process can expect that it will streamline their teamwork practices and address challenges of hybrid and remote teaming.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101172"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145570805","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 : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-07DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101178
Hao Ma , Mengyue Su
{"title":"Navigating parasitic strategy","authors":"Hao Ma , Mengyue Su","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101178","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101178","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Parasitism is a unique <em>modus operandi</em> of venture creation and development, particularly within the realm of the digital economy, where parasite firms make their living within or onto other firms or ecosystems and access their hosts’ resources uninvited. Based on the potential harm and benefits offered by the parasites, four types of parasites could be outlined that include <em>commensal</em>, <em>reciprocal</em>, <em>siphoned</em>, and <em>abducted</em>. Parasite firms need to attend to the three-stage implementation process of the parasitic strategy in terms of <em>selection and engagement</em> of a proper host, <em>adaptation and penetration</em> within the host, and <em>renewal and transformation</em> for ultimate self-fulfillment. This article offers a myriad of practical guidance for executives pursuing such a parasitic strategy as well as advices for executives in the corresponding hosts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101178"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145570799","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 : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-09DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101175
Thomas J. George , Dustin Maneethai , Leanne E. Atwater , Juan M. Madera
{"title":"When remote work works better: How fit and autonomy shape employee outcomes","authors":"Thomas J. George , Dustin Maneethai , Leanne E. Atwater , Juan M. Madera","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101175","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101175","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented shift toward remote work, prompting organizations to reconsider traditional workplace structures. While some companies have embraced hybrid models, others have mandated full-time returns to the office, sparking resistance from employees who value flexibility. This article examines the implications of aligning employees' actual and preferred remote work hours on organizationally relevant employee outcomes, such as turnover intentions, engagement, and well-being. Drawing on person-environment fit theory, we introduce the Remote Work Autonomy (RWA) Matrix, a framework that categorizes employees based on whether they experience a deficit (fewer remote hours than desired) or a surplus (more remote hours than desired) and whether they have control over their work location. Research indicates that alignment between preferred and actual remote work hours enhances engagement and reduces turnover intentions, whereas misalignment, either a deficit or surplus, can yield positive and negative outcomes. Autonomy can play an important role in mitigating the negative effects of remote work misalignment. Employees with greater autonomy experience fewer adverse outcomes even when their actual remote work hours differ from their preferences. This article offers practical guidance for managers navigating the remote work environment. Organizations that balance remote work fit with autonomy are better positioned to support employee well-being, sustain engagement, and retain top talent. In contrast, rigid mandates that disregard employee preferences may worsen disengagement and turnover intentions. As remote work continues to change, organizations must adopt strategies that accommodate employee needs and serve organizational goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101175"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145570797","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 : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-05-31DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101157
David G. Sirmon , Michael A. Hitt , Brit McClellan
{"title":"Resource orchestration’s role in the implementation of mergers and acquisitions","authors":"David G. Sirmon , Michael A. Hitt , Brit McClellan","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101157","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101157","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101157"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145580354","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 : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-06-12DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101155
Jorge H. Mejía , Garry D. Bruton , Dafna Kariv
{"title":"Multinationals’ implementation strategy for inclusive supply chains in Mexico","authors":"Jorge H. Mejía , Garry D. Bruton , Dafna Kariv","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101155","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We examine the strategy implementation of three Multinationals (MNCs) in building an inclusive supply chain. Drawing from qualitative data: interviews and observations for these three inclusive supply chains included the poor Mexican farmers, the cooperatives which represent the farmers, NGOs supporting the inclusive supply chain, and the MNCs leadership. The process the MNCs employ to build these supply chains focuses on four specific challenges; lack of preparation; operational challenges; unprepared farmers, building the system to profitable. Finally, we propose a series of practical suggestions for MNCs interested in executing inclusive supply chain strategies to help reduce inequalities in other emerging economies striving to build such a strategic effort.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101155"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145580355","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 : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-06-06DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101156
Robert E. Hoskisson , Matthew W. Hoskisson MBA
{"title":"Implementation of platform strategies: From initiation to critical mass and expansion to complementary networks","authors":"Robert E. Hoskisson , Matthew W. Hoskisson MBA","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101156","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101156","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Our objective is to provide an overview of implementation issues for firms and entrepreneurs seeking to create a multi-sided platform market enterprise<span>. Our paper is differentiated from other work in the area by offering a stage model providing an implementation overview of issues associated with such multi-sided platform market firms. Stage 1 discusses essential implementation issues from entrepreneurial initiation to critical mass, where the network is stable enough to support both market sides (supplies and participants). Stage 2 explores strategies for how such platform firms gain additional networks through building (from scratch), buying (acquisition) and allying (strategic alliances). In building our implementation model, we designate critical issues that practitioners need to consider to realize better execution. We initiate our paper by offering a set of opportunities that strategists and entrepreneurs can recognize to facilitate multi-sided platform firm strategy and implementation. Additionally, we offer numerous examples illustrating keys to success and pitfalls to avoid within our implementation stages. We further discuss challenges traditional firms face when seeking to implement a multi-sided platform strategy, regulatory challenges large multi-sided market firms face, and ethical dilemmas platform firms must overcome. In concluding our paper, we provide a summary of salient implementation challenges in each stage of our model as well as possible solutions. Finally, we propose future governance and ethical issues that still need to be fully addressed as platform firms evolve</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101156"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145580380","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 : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-06-16DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101170
Arkapravo Sarkar
{"title":"From anxiety to advantage: Guiding employees to embrace AI at work","authors":"Arkapravo Sarkar","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101170","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101170","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite record levels of corporate spending on Artificial Intelligence (AI), many organizations discover that “deployment” does not equal “adoption.” Drawing on behavioral research and field observations, this article explains why employees hesitate to rely on AI and what leaders can do about it. Two pervasive anxieties— <em>fear of making mistakes</em> with opaque AI systems and <em>fear of being replaced by them</em> —shape five recurring AI-adoption personas: Champions, Pragmatists, Closet Innovators, Skeptics, and Traditionalists. We integrate these personas with the two fears in an <em>AI Adoption Dynamics Matrix</em> that reveals how each group’s concerns manifest and interact inside real teams. Building on those insights, we present a <em>guided-autonomy playbook</em> that pairs a universal culture of psychological safety with persona-sensitive interventions, followed by a twelve-month implementation roadmap that moves from pilot sandboxes to enterprise scale. Case vignettes, diagnostic checklists, and measurable KPIs translate theory into actionable steps. By addressing anxiety and fear directly and tailoring support to persona motives, leaders can convert scattered experimentation into confident, routine use of AI—and unlock the productivity dividends that technology alone cannot deliver.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101170"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145570801","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 : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-12DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101177
Ormonde R. Cragun , Lin Xiu , Jason Kautz
{"title":"Getting educated on strategic pay education","authors":"Ormonde R. Cragun , Lin Xiu , Jason Kautz","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101177","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101177","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Strategic pay education is an intentionally structured organizational process to teach employees about pay policies, systems, and their implications, ensuring alignment with the organization’s strategic goals by effectively addressing and leveraging components of the pay learning environment. For organizations, strategic pay education leads to better employee engagement, retention, and better return on investment for their total reward systems. Unlike pay information disclosure, where individuals are assumed to passively acquire pay knowledge through increased transparency and communication surrounding pay information, strategic pay education follows a formal, guided approach that emphasizes the organization’s role in fostering pay knowledge. Rooted in adult learning principles, strategic pay education actively engages employees in learning both the technical aspects of pay structures and the psychological and sociological factors influencing pay perceptions. The strategic pay education model illustrates how strategic pay education improves pay literacy, thereby enhancing pay satisfaction, equity perceptions, and employee decision-making. The model identifies three key factors shaping the pay learning environment: (a) universal pay factors, (b) organization-specific pay factors, and (c) individual-specific pay factors. This approach challenges and expands assumptions about how employees learn about pay, specifically countering the inherent assumption that increasing pay communication leads to higher pay satisfaction, stronger equity perceptions, and improved pay decisions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 4","pages":"Article 101177"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145570798","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}