This paper studies the productive role of innovation in organisations. Using post-structuralist insight that is an open concept can become performative, we shift emphasis from analysing innovations themselves to how affects organisational practices through which it acquires meaning. Deploying this framework, studied development unit within TUI, a corporate tour operator. We found actors interpr...

Sanderson et al’s realist review of strategic purchasing identifies insights from two strands of theory: the economics of organisation and inter-organisational relationships. Our findings from a programme of research conducted by the RESYST (Resilient and Responsive Health Systems) consortium in seven countries echo these results, and add to them the crucial area of org...

Enterprise Architecture (EA) is positioned as an instrument for coordinating enterprise transformation. However, existing EA approaches pay less attention to soft factors that may have an impact on enterprise transformations. The existence of different organisational subcultures is not taken into account although it is considered as significant in the context of change. The social alignment of ...

Although the potential of IT to bring about radical organisational change has been much heralded, many such re-engineering efforts are overtly or covertly resisted and result in failure. Here we adopt Lewin’s well-known change framework supplemented by concepts from Actor Network Theory in order to explore the dynamics of resistance to change. The implementation of “electronic government” in a ...

The paper discusses organisational challenges single companies face while joining collaborative enterprise networks (EN). Following an organisational design approach in organisational differentiation and integration in EN, organisational challenges are identified. Based on steps for designing and implementing quality management systems (QMS), an initial reference model is given as potential bas...

Sustainability is a key societal challenge and has become an opportunity for innovation. While start-ups are prone to enter such new territories, established companies more hesitant leave current trajectories embrace uncertainty linked sustainability-oriented exploration. We present case of conventional high-tech firm owner-manager whose strong values universalism led him initialise diversifica...

This study aims at understanding the factors influencing the organisational adoption of eHealth by Dutch hospitals. This study proposes a model for organisational eHealth adoption based on the Technological-Organisational-Environmental (TOE) framework and elements of the Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory. The following factors were identified and included in the model for examining their in...

Purpose – The study proposes a conceptual framework that explores the relationships among the following constructs: corporate/organisational culture, market orientation, organisational commitment and organisational performance in non-profit organisations. Design/methodology/approach – In line with previous studies in the field, a quantitative research design was adopted. The data collection was...