...Richard Boyatzis; Udayan Dhar Purpose The ideal self has had a place in management literature in recent years with reference to identity and role change. However, except for a JMD article in 2006, there has been little theorizing on the ideal self, which is often treated as a static construct...

...Katrin Muff Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline a path for entrepreneurial universities to embrace their purpose as custodians of society and to hardwire it institutionally. Design/methodology/approach The paper is conceptual in its approach, drawing on practical and theoretical...

...Jane Maley Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine one aspect of the implementation of the performance appraisal with a focus on its operation in an economic downturn and particularly a global economic crisis. Design/methodology/approach – It identifies the stated purposes...

...Jorge A. Arevalo; Itziar Castello; Simone de Colle; Gilbert Lenssen; Kerstin Neumann; Maurizio Zollo; Josep F. Mària SJ; Emmanuelle Devuyst Purpose This case study seeks to present the CSR activity of a mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the conflict between the company...

...Howard Thomas; Ken Starkey; Sue Tempest Purpose The purpose of this paper is to question the purpose of the business school and its role in management education. Design/methodology/approach The paper develops an historical analysis of the origins, development and identity of the business...