Results 141 to 150 of about 35,278 (238)

The political economy of meritocracy: a post-Kaleckian, post-Olsonian approach to unemployment and income inequality in modern varieties of capitalism [PDF]

The 'big trade-off', described by Arthur Okun some thirty years ago, is back again. Equality or efficiency, or to put it differently again: modern highly developed economies and societies have to choose between the Scylla of income inequality or the ...
Heise, Arne
core  

From Populism to Fascism? On Our Present‐Time Political Categories

Sociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With the global rise of far‐right governments, two categories are available to describe this aspect of our current times: populism and fascism. This raises a twofold question: analytically, which is the most accurate to describe these authoritarian governments?
Federico Tarragoni
wiley   +1 more source

A System Dynamics Approach to Analysing the Effect of Clientelism on Public Organizations Performance in Italy [PDF]

This paper tries to analyse the effects of political clientelism on the performance of public utilities and organizations in Italy. Shortly, clientelism consists in a series of reciprocal convenience-based relationships between politicians and ...
Federico COSENZ
core  

Unveiling Propriety, Validity and Consensus: A Multi‐level Examination of Legitimacy Following the Global Financial Crisis

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous work on legitimacy has conceptualized its multi‐level nature, encompassing individual‐level propriety and collective‐level validity. Recently, scholars have introduced the construct of consensus, the degree to which evaluators agree in terms of their propriety beliefs.
Patrick Haack, Jost Sieweke, Michael D. Pfarrer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying Ragin's Crisp and Fuzzy Set QCA to Large Datasets: Social Class and Educational Achievement in the National Child Development Study [PDF]

The paper explores the use of Charles Ragin's Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) in both its crisp and fuzzy set versions in the study of the relations between social class origin, sex, 'ability' and subsequent educational achievement.
Barry Cooper
core  

A Theory of Leadership Meta‐Talk and the Talking‐Doing Gap

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We identify managers' meta‐level talk about the positive purpose, meaning, and significance of their actions as an overlooked type of leadership behaviour and call it leadership meta‐talk. We outline why leadership meta‐talk is not necessarily truthful or deceptive, but selective and loosely coupled with leadership practice.
Thomas Fischer, Mats Alvesson
wiley   +1 more source

Favoritismul în instituțiile publice din România. Obstacol în calea meritocrației

Revista Transilvană de Ştiinţe Administrative
This study examines the phenomenon of favorit­ism in Romanian public institutions, focusing on its impact on meritocracy, administrative performance, and public trust. Building on a theoretical analysis of nepotism, political influence, and cronyism, the
Tiberia Timea Bob, Daniela Cotoranu, Octavian Moldovan   +2 more
doaj  

Instruments for Promotion and Assurance of Public Integrity [PDF]

“The instruments” for supporting the strategies and programmes of public integrity represent a part of a general public integrity framework, comprising also the issue of ethics and public integrity, the legal framework, training and obviously the best ...
Matei, Ani, Popa, Florin
core   +1 more source

Atlas Unplugged: Re‐Imagining the Premises and Prospects of Capitalism for Business and Society

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s dystopian work of fiction, became a cornerstone of libertarian philosophy and its influence continues as an articulation of contemporary capitalism. In introducing this Special Issue, we revisit its core assumptions and contradictions in order to reimagine capitalism and reflect on the potential of management studies
Rick Delbridge, Charlene Zietsma, Roy Suddaby, Rashedur Chowdhury, Christopher Wickert   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disentangling the Leadership Theory Jungle: A Reconciliation of Bright and Dark Side Leadership Theories

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The literature on the relationship between leader behaviours and effectiveness is a jungle of complementary yet often conflicting leadership theories that perplexes researchers and practitioners alike, as indicated by various theories of bright and dark side leadership (i.e., leader behaviours reflecting widely considered positive and negative
Jianyun Tang, Mary Crossan
wiley   +1 more source