... coherent decision-making under conditions of complexity. Design/methodology/approach The study develops a system-based framework that integrates three core concepts from Luhmann's theory: autopoiesis, structural coupling and second-order observation. The concept of PR is applied to examine how decision...

... theory by refining the understanding of the interplay between SF, environmental dynamism and complexity. Design/methodology/approach After conducting a multi-informant survey of 399 computer manufacturing and service industry firms across 14 European countries, we perform hierarchical regression...

...Raffaele Trequattrini; Marco Lacchini; Maria Teresa Bianchi; Maria Schimperna Purpose This paper aims to analyse the management of complexity through the examination of differences between professional football clubs operating in multi-club ownership (MCO) and single-club ownership (SCO...

...Silvia Valcozzena; Vincenzo Riso; Silvia Cantele Purpose This study aims to investigate the process of integrating sustainability into strategic planning and analyse inherent complexities. Design/methodology/approach Through a qualitative approach, an in-depth case study is proposed...

... Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Complexity Qualitative methods Information Information management Ethical consumption Diaries In recent decades, there has been a great deal of interest in the way that pro-environmental and pro-social...

...David Meyer; Steve Dunphy Purpose – Responding to Colbert’s (2004) call for research examining the complexity of work systems’ effect on performance, and following Meyer and Dunphy’s (2014, 2015) work determining the general manner by which the complex mechanism of strategy choice and its...

... can be contacted at: rperell@upvnet.upv.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Path dependence Management innovation Management practices Complexity Managers Innovation Organizational innovation In an increasingly competitive environment, in which changes happen so...