... societal strategy. Design/methodology/approach Adopting a qualitative approach, the study draws on semi-structured interviews and shadowing conducted with 22 small business leaders, capturing their perceptions, motivations, and the strategic processes underlying their commitment. The findings highlight...

... be meaningfully reduced to risk. The authors postulate that, in order to cope with this type of uncertainty, bankers use simple rules, also called heuristics. This study aims to identify such heuristics and the psychological processes that underlie them. Design/methodology/approach The authors interviewed 22...

... into the process of agile strategy-making. Design/methodology/approach To provide a theoretical foundation, literature was reviewed in the area of agile diversity and strategy-making. A qualitative study based on interviews was conducted to uncover the hidden subjective factors from the personal experiences...

... these bricolage networks. The tension between sharing, creating and to maintain a personal brand is negotiated by leveraging these bricolage relationships. Design/methodology/approach – In-depth interviews with artists that actively make a living from their involvement in the creative industries were...

..., and interviews with colleagues who use the case method. Findings – The case method is useful in the education of managerial decision makers who face complex situations, but it is most effective when the cases contain certain essential ingredients and when the instructor is skilled in discussion leadership...

...Professor Fernando Robles; Greg J. Sears; Haiyan Zhang; Willi H. Wiesner; Rick D. Hackett; Yufei Yuan Purpose – Based on theories of media richness and procedural justice, the authors aim to examine the influence of videoconferencing (VC) technology on applicant reactions and interviewer...

...Maria Österåker Recognises that often researchers really need interviewees to become informants rather than respondents, to tell stories rather than answer structured questions. Presents a technique to ensure that, when conducting research via face‐to‐face interviews, a true picture emerges. It may...