Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments

CARMEN BAUMELER Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung EHB, Switzerland RONALD C. BECKETT University of Western Sydney, Australia LOIS BURGESS University of Wollongong, Australia JOHN CHILD University of Birmingham, UK STEWART CLEGG University of Technology Sydney, Australia PAUL K. COUCHMAN Deakin University, Australia ANABELLA DAVILA Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico LUIS GARCÍA-CALDERÓN Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico MARTA M. ELVIRA IESE Business School, Spain LJILJANA ERAKOVIC University of Auckland, New Zealand HELLE HEDEGAARD HEIN Copenhagen Business School, Denmark CORAL INGLEY AUT University, New Zealand BRAD JACKSON University of Auckland, New Zealand MICHAEL JONES University of Wollongong, Australia DANIEL MARANTO Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico JENS MUELLER Waikato University, New Zealand BELINDA PARRISH University of Wollongong, Australia JOSÉ LUIS PINEDA Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico MORINA RENNIE University of Regina, Canada JAVIER REYNOSO Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico SUZANA B. RODRIGUES Erasmus University, The Netherlands DIEGO A. RODRÍGUEZ LOZANO Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico LORENZO SERITTI University of Wollongong, Australia DONALD WARRICK University of Colorado, USA LAURA ZAPATA-CANTÚ Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico

List of Tables List of Figures Foreword Notes on Contributors Understanding Organizations in Complex, Emergent and Uncertain Environments: An Introduction; A.Davila  & M.M.Elvira PART I: COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS AND GOVERNANCE How Organizations Engage with External Complexity: a Political Action Perspective; J.Child  & S.B.Rodrigues The Social Dimension of Boards' Role in better Corporate Governance; C.Ingley , M.Rennie , J.Mueller , D.D.Warrick  & L.Erakovic Promoting Leadership in Governance and Governance in Leadership: Towards a Supportive Research Agenda; L.Erakovic  & B.Jackson SME Adoption of Environmental Management Practices: Four Exploratory Case Studies; R.C.Beckett PART II: INNOVATION MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS Engaging Small Businesses in Innovation: Building Absorptive Capacity through R&D Clubs; P.K.Couchman  & R.C.Beckett Exploring the Determinants and Dimensionality of SME eCollaboration Trust; L.Burgess , B.Parrish , M.Jones  & L.Seritti Exploring Managerial Perceptions of the Innovation Process in Mexico; D.Maranto , L.García-Calderón  & J.Reynoso The Role of Physical Space and Information Technologies in Knowledge Transfer Processes within SMEs; L.Zapata-Cantú , J.L.Pineda  & D.Lozano The Motivation and Management of Highly Specialized Creative Employees; H.H.Hein From Life in Cages to Life in Projects: Metaphors for Moderns; S.Clegg  & C.Baumeler