Organizational DynamicsPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101144
Vas Taras
{"title":"The barriers to global virtual team effectiveness: Expectations vs. reality","authors":"Vas Taras","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101144","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101144","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Global Virtual Teams (GVTs) have become a cornerstone of modern organizational collaboration, yet their effectiveness is often hindered by unexpected challenges. This study explores the gap between anticipated and actual obstacles faced by GVTs, drawing on insights from the X-Culture project, which involved over 100,000 participants in 20,000 teams across 70 countries. Contrary to popular belief, time zone differences, cultural diversity, and language barriers—frequently cited as primary challenges—proved less significant in practice. Instead, institutional differences, lack of informal communication, and competing project commitments emerged as the critical barriers to GVT success. The findings underscore the importance of shifting managerial focus from addressing “obvious suspects” to tackling deeper, less visible issues. Practical recommendations include fostering team cohesion through intentional informal interactions, aligning expectations across institutional contexts, and accommodating members’ competing responsibilities. By addressing these underlying challenges, managers can enhance trust, coordination, and overall team performance, unlocking the full potential of GVTs in today’s globalized workplace.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 3","pages":"Article 101144"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144907608","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 : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2024-10-05DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101102
Grace Lemmon , Goran Kuljanin, Jaclyn M. Jensen
{"title":"The challenge and necessity of talking about weight at work","authors":"Grace Lemmon , Goran Kuljanin, Jaclyn M. Jensen","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101102","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span>The topic of weight at work is challenging to discuss because of strong cultural, medical, and social ideas about what health means, how body size relates to work capacity, and the malleability of weight. Yet people in larger-sized bodies report economic and interpersonal mistreatment at work at alarming rates. This necessitates that employers begin thinking more deeply about the lived experiences of their larger-bodied workers. To aid their consideration, this article describes how the </span><em>objectification of body size</em><span> creates a situation where judgment and punishment of people based on their body size is normalized, and how victims of weight-focused mistreatment rarely speak about their experiences because they feel in some way deserving of their mistreatment. When the objectification process is better understood, employers stand ready to make more precise and meaningful changes to how they approach the problem of weight stigma at work, and entry points for this change are discussed here.</span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 3","pages":"Article 101102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144906801","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 : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101115
Anna Mutter
{"title":"The four types of employer brand ambassadors","authors":"Anna Mutter","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101115","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101115","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The phenomenon of employees becoming employer brand ambassadors is beneficial for human resources (HR) departments and companies. This article proposes a model based on internal corporate social responsibility (ICSR) and word-of-mouth for employers (WOME). Using real employee data, the article identifies four distinct employee segments: Sparkers, Supporters, Seekers, and Strikers, each characterized by their evaluations of ICSR measures and likelihood of recommending their employer. Recommendations for HR strategies tailored to each segment include recognizing and rewarding positive behavior, improving communication of ICSR policies, fostering emotional attachment to the company, and ensuring equitable access to ICSR initiatives for all employees.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 3","pages":"Article 101115"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144906802","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 : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-03-08DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101138
Paula Caligiuri
{"title":"Global talent in an era of disruption: rethinking strategy, leadership, and inclusion","authors":"Paula Caligiuri","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101138","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101138","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 3","pages":"Article 101138"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144907602","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 : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-03-08DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101141
Ruth V. Aguilera , Juan Alberto Aragón Correa , Maria Ruiz Castillo
{"title":"The influence of shareholder activism on global workforce practices","authors":"Ruth V. Aguilera , Juan Alberto Aragón Correa , Maria Ruiz Castillo","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101141","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2025.101141","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rising significance of knowledge as a driver of competitiveness has heightened investors' interests on managing workforce and developing talent strategies globally. In this article, we seek to examine the types of workforce-related demands activist shareholders are requesting from firms they are invested in and how firms are responding to these demands. We discuss whether shareholder activism can serve as a driving force to improve workforce practices as well as attract and retain top talent. Specifically, we examine shareholder proposals that focus on workforce practices such as overcoming employee discrimination, complying with international labor standards, improving health and safety practices, eradicating pay disparity, and developing fair executive compensation practices. Our analyses reveal that the most active shareholders advocating for workforce-related improvements are socially responsible investment funds, religious groups, and public pension funds. Although we find that most of these proposals are rejected in annual shareholder meetings, the evidence also suggest an executive preference for private negotiations, which sometimes leads to the withdrawal of proposals, rather than public shareholder voting. Furthermore, we explore how shareholders and other stakeholders are increasingly embracing investment strategies and corporate acquisitions as effective means to strengthen the talent pool within their organizational workforce. We advocate for the need to increase collaboration among shareholders, executives, and other stakeholders to foster meaningful and effective global workforce practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 3","pages":"Article 101141"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144907605","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 : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101107
Divya Jyoti
{"title":"“Thinking about the people who make the products”: Conversations for Sustainable Futures","authors":"Divya Jyoti","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101107","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101107","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 2","pages":"Article 101107"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169469","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 : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101112
Yannick Griep , Samantha D. Hansen , Johannes M. Kraak , Ultan Sherman , Sarah Bankins
{"title":"Sustainable human resource management: The good, the bad, and making it work","authors":"Yannick Griep , Samantha D. Hansen , Johannes M. Kraak , Ultan Sherman , Sarah Bankins","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101112","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 2","pages":"Article 101112"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144168937","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 : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-11-15DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101109
Annika Surmeier , Ines Meyer , Molefe Maleka
{"title":"Living wages in global value chains: Pitfalls and pathways to successful implementation","authors":"Annika Surmeier , Ines Meyer , Molefe Maleka","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101109","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101109","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 2","pages":"Article 101109"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144168940","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 : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101105
Veronica Hopner, Stuart C. Carr
{"title":"Introducing Sustainable Livelihoods: Why They are Needed - and How to Manage Them","authors":"Veronica Hopner, Stuart C. Carr","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101105","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 2","pages":"Article 101105"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144169471","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 : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-11-05DOI: 10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101110
Stuart C. Carr , Veronica Hopner , Nathan Iverson , Malcolm MacLachlan
{"title":"Mind the gap: How much pay is too much in your organization, and what to do about it?","authors":"Stuart C. Carr , Veronica Hopner , Nathan Iverson , Malcolm MacLachlan","doi":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101110","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.orgdyn.2024.101110","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48061,"journal":{"name":"Organizational Dynamics","volume":"54 2","pages":"Article 101110"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144168935","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}