Apr 11, 2025 - Organizations and communities face increasing complexity stemming from various economic, social, political, and technological changes, collectively described as a volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous (VUCA) environment. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers potential solutions for...

Apr 10, 2025 - The field of business and management is undergoing profound transformations, driven by technological advancements, evolving societal expectations and the increasing complexity of global challenges. This perspective special issue (PSI) of the Organization Management Journal (OMJ), t...

Apr 08, 2025 - To achieve workplace diversity and inclusion effectively, you must foster a culture where everyone feels valued and heard. Inclusive workplaces build on equal opportunity principles to create a culture of respect, involvement, and success for all employees. People in the workplace ...

Apr 08, 2025 - The need to increase organizational effectiveness is an ever-present challenge faced by leaders. Building the interpersonal and intrapersonal skills of teams within the organization is a way to increase effectiveness in meeting dynamic opportunities in pursuit of a strategic vision...

Apr 08, 2025 - The need for university-community partnership (UCP) has been a subject of discussion among scholars for time immemorial. Having a considerable population of poor and distressed or intolerant population, dishonest business practices, graduates with scant knowledge about their commun...

Apr 08, 2025 - In this paper, we review leadership development from both historical and contemporary perspectives. We tell the story of Ghana about Leadership Development (LD) and present a critical analysis of current literature to bring to light practices used to ensure leadership effectiveness...

Apr 03, 2025 - This manuscript presents an interesting and relevant study on the proficiency of using Generative AI (GenAI) tools. The authors explore the competencies, proficiency, and benefits of GenAI use through semi-structured interviews with 25 expert users. While the study has several stre...

Mar 30, 2025 - This study analyzes empirical evidence that compared face-to-face and online education. A meta-analysis points to various gaps in research, including how policy and curriculum development should be guided in this fast-moving education medium. Significant gaps remain, especially in ...

Mar 28, 2025 - Increasingly, the spotlight for global development that will improve the lives of the poor is shifting to the business sector and strategies to influence private sector practices. Organizations - private and public, established and entrepreneurial, designed and emergent, formal and...

Mar 28, 2025 - The Tema Shipyard - the location of a once vibrant and one of the largest shipyards and drydocks on the African Continent has lost its luster, and many operations have fallen into disrepair due to a significant global market decline, mismanagement, corruption, and partisan politica...

Mar 27, 2025 - This paper examines participant journaling as a qualitative data collection method in management education research. It aims to analyze how journaling can illuminate student learning experiences, capture developmental processes and provide insights into pedagogical effectiveness wh...

Mar 08, 2025 - The BSC is an Organization Development and Change (ODC) intervention tool as well as strategic management tool used widely in business and industry, government, and nonprofit organizations all over the world to streamline business activities to the goals, mission, vision and strate...

Mar 08, 2025 - Technical issues simply require an answer, direction, or application of resources to solve a problem, which many leaders do in expediency to address conflict given the constant demands and issues they confront daily. On the other hand, wicked problems or adaptive challenges in orga...

Mar 08, 2025 - Developing human resource is a daunting task that requires strategic thinking and focused action on achieving the needed goal. In this paper, we discuss education and human resource development (HRD) in Ghana and the need to revisit indigenous forms in our developmental efforts. In...

Mar 05, 2025 - Yawson, R. M. (2011). Leadership and management development: developing tomorrow’s managers. Human Resource Development International, 15(1), 131–134. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2011.604957

Mar 05, 2025 - Yawson, R. M. (2011). Organizational change: themes and issues. Human Resource Development International, 14(3), 363–366. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2011.585072

Mar 05, 2025 - The crystallisation of miraculin - a glycoprotein was studied. The protein was extracted and purified to homogeneity from the pulp of the fruits of Richadella dulcifica using a three-step chromatographic process involving Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography, Ion Exchange Chromat...

Mar 05, 2025 - In educational research, qualitative studies have varied meanings. This short paper reviews the conceptual underpinnings of ethics in qualitative social science research and its importance to the emerging field of nanotechnology. The paper is aimed at showing a pathway by which the...

Mar 05, 2025 - Despite the immense progress that has been made throughout the world in improving the quality of life through applications of technology, large proportions of the peoples of Africa still leave on less than $1.00 per day income. The seven most industrialised democracies of the world...

Mar 05, 2025 - Several climate change related factors including temperature increases, changes in rainfall patterns and outbreak of pests and diseases negatively affect agricultural productivity and food security. Climate change effects significantly increase production risk and rural vulnerabili...

Mar 05, 2025 - The selection of suitable pedagogical tools can make a significant difference in student engagement and learning performance. The World Café is an intentional way to create a living network of conversations around questions that matter. It is a creative methodology for hosting auth...

Mar 05, 2025 - Nanotechnology presents an unprecedented potential for the wellbeing of society through technological advances and innovation. This is a fact acknowledged by almost every major governmental and intergovernmental organization. This potential is creating an unprecedented opportunity ...

Mar 05, 2025 - Business programs are a popular major for undergraduate students (358,000 in 2014) and graduate students (189,000 in 2014) in the U.S. (NCES, 2015). Accordingly, curricula development and improvement is a significant undertaking for the faculty at colleges and universities offering...

Mar 03, 2025 - Developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, frequently face economic crises and turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance. However, the root causes of these crises often lie in domestic institutional and organizational management challenges. This pape...

Mar 03, 2025 - Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) models have demonstrated capabilities for producing remarkably human-like text, images, and speech. This has fueled enthusiasm for applying these technologies in academic contexts to enhance research, teaching, and knowledg...

Mar 03, 2025 - This activity/exercise introduces a pedagogical technique designed to bolster critical thinking and communication skills, and deepen students' engagement in the presentation feedback process by assigning students to specific roles dictating their feedback style. The session will pr...

Mar 03, 2025 - This roundtable presentation explores the integration of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in grading online discussion boards, addressing the prevalent issue of grading fatigue among instructors in online courses. It delves into the dual aspects of AI application in educatio...

Feb 15, 2025 - Significant gaps remain, especially in the area of adaptability of both faculty and students to various forms of online education. Conversely, as students are increasingly diverse, bringing a range of backgrounds, expectations, and culturally specific interactions to the table, how...

Feb 12, 2025 - Increasingly, the spotlight for global development that will improve the lives of the poor is shifting to the business sector and strategies to influence private-sector practices (Headwaters Group Philanthropic Services, 2011). Organizations - private and public, established and en...

Feb 06, 2025 - Dr. Judy Olian's leadership journey from a business school dean to a university president exemplifies the importance of adaptability and strategic vision in higher education leadership. Her approach emphasizes balancing internal management with external engagement, fostering resili...

Jan 01, 2025 - Critical Review: The Psychology of Generative AI in Higher Education

Aug 31, 2024 - The study examines the management of febrile convulsions in children by caregivers in Ghana, revealing widespread misconceptions and inadequate knowledge about the condition. Many parents resort to home remedies, such as herbal mixtures and physical methods, before seeking medical ...

Aug 28, 2024 - Abstract Purpose This study investigates the impact of organizational ambidexterity on employee performance within Jordanian clearance companies, focusing on the mediating role of organizational learning. This research aims to explore how the dimensions of exploration and exploitat...

Aug 01, 2024 - Welcome to Volume 21, Issue 3 of the Organization Management Journal. In this issue, we are proud to present a collection of articles that exemplify our mission of advancing management scholarship. The research featured here spans a fascinating range of topics, from the impact of a...

Apr 18, 2024 - The current business environment is characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). Organizations must adapt quickly to thrive. Strategic flexibility analysis (SFA) is a tool to improve adaptability. This conceptual article explores SFA's role in organiz...

Apr 12, 2024 - Through the use of generational storytelling, our multi-layered exercise is designed to bridge gaps in the inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility conversations. In doing so, students become aware of all that has been gained, and begin planning for the next phase of acceptan...

Apr 12, 2024 - Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI), spearheaded by models such as GPT-3, DALL-E 2, and ChatGPT, have demonstrated capabilities to produce remarkably human-like text, images, and speech. This has fuelled growing interest in applying these technologies in acad...

Dec 21, 2023 - The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is an instrument used for intervention and strategic management that promotes Organization Development and Change (ODC). The BSC has been implemented across many industries, including business, healthcare, government, and nonprofit organizations. The BS...

Dec 01, 2023 - We are pleased to welcome our readers to Volume 20 Issue 5 of Organization Management Journal (OMJ). As we release the final issue of Volume 20, it is rewarding to look back at the impressive collection of research published over the past year. This volume contained articles spanni...

Sep 29, 2023 - This article provides a timely and relevant contribution to the literature on inclusive leadership and its role in enabling sustainable development, especially during times of change. The authors adopt a sound conceptual approach by thoroughly reviewing existing research and theory...

Jul 29, 2023 - The Knowledge Cafe Approach is a participatory and collaborative method for group dialogue and idea exchange. It is a valuable pedagogical tool in management education, providing a structured and engaging way for students to share and explore ideas and perspectives on complex manag...

Jun 10, 2023 - The world of management is constantly evolving, and with modern technologies, it has become more critical than ever to explore the progressive facets of contemporary management. VR, universal design and inclusive workplace practices are three such facets that have the potential to ...

Mar 01, 2023 - Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades and Magnet designation are two publicly available measures that serve as proxies for health care quality and safety. We examine whether hospitals with a better rating in one Leapfrog safety measure also have favorable ratings in other Leapfrog safety...

Feb 14, 2023 - Navigating the intersection of organizational justice, trust, emotional intelligence, work location decisions, and work outcomes is a complex task for organizations. The latest research suggests that these factors are interrelated and can significantly impact organizational behavio...

Dec 14, 2022 - In this conceptual paper, we explore how artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise as an important and additional tool for combating corruption in public procurement in emerging economies. We aim to extend the understanding of how the emergent technology of AI may be another impor...

Jul 15, 2022 - The future of work will require strategic flexibility regarding the whole meaning of work, work policies in terms of changing demographics, sociotechnical issues, new work patterns, and new office designs. All these will be geared towards enhancing the employee experience. There is...

Jul 15, 2022 - Across all sectors, leadership decision-makers question how to professionally develop leaders who foster cohesive, collaborative, and high-performing workforce environments in diverse organizations. They doubt the efficacy of traditional leadership development modalities when confr...

Jan 02, 2022 - Cell phone usage has increased substantially in Ghana. Yet at the same time, the doctor-patient ratio is extremely low and congestion in hospitals is very common. To help solve those and other healthcare challenges, this paper employs a qualitative approach to examine the use of te...

Dec 18, 2021 - Immigration to the United States is certainly not a new phenomenon, and it is therefore natural for immigration, culture and identity to be given due attention by the public and policy makers. However, current discussion of immigration, legal and illegal, and the philosophical unde...

Jun 05, 2021 - Events of 2020 as a result of the death of George Floyd and the COVID-19 pandemic have brought to the forefront several of the issues that the United States in particular and the entire world have struggled with, including racial inequities and inequalities in healthcare delivery, ...

Jun 05, 2021 - This article reviews theories of motivation in the workplace, what these theories look like in the modern workplace, and interventions designed to increase individual and system-wide organizational motivation. We explored a wide range of theories, including the expectancy theory, M...

Jun 05, 2021 - Corporations are under increasing pressure to serve social purposes beyond maximizing shareholder value. One of the best resources for businesses seeking to affect social change meaningfully is through working with, learning from, and partnering with nonprofits. Different approache...

Jun 05, 2021 - Incessant occurrences of character failure of people in leadership positions that have characterized organizations in recent years call for critical examination of leadership behaviors. The Social Learning Theory and Trickle-Down Model are some of the common approaches previously u...

Dec 04, 2020 - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an experiential learning exercise that develops student understanding of social networks within organizations. Understanding these networks can foster complete access to information and inclusive decision-making that translates into c...

Nov 08, 2020 - Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present a conceptual framework to guide the design, development, implementation and evaluation of education and human resource development (HRD) efforts in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on the concept of a tempered rad...

Nov 08, 2020 - The challenges Big Finance and Big Technology bring to social finance must be faced, and the opportunities they offer seized, if their potential to scale social impacts are to be realized. The previous chapters describe these challenges and opportunities, as well as a leadership ap...

Nov 08, 2020 - Social media, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain technology, mobile technology, and fintech are just some of the technologies that have revolutionized the way that our society and institutions transact, interact, store data, and develop. In this chapter we discuss the promise...

Nov 08, 2020 - Previous chapters have explored the challenges and successes for Big Finance and Big Tech as they take on complex, Wicked Problems. The Deliberate Leadership framework set out in Chapter 3 provides ways to avoid unintentional harm and accelerate the good. This chapter examines key ...

Nov 08, 2020 - This chapter explores the promise and peril of Big Finance as it uses finance to address Wicked Problems and the SDGs. It also provides the history of socially responsible investing (SRI). Its development parallels the history and evolution of the Wicked Problem framework. ESG (env...

Nov 08, 2020 - Increasing the effectiveness of Big Finance and Big Tech’s in helping address the world’s social problems begins with gaining a deeper understanding of a problem’s fundamental qualities, and the leadership approach necessary to address it effectively. There is no one-size-fits-all ...

Nov 08, 2020 - We begin this book by providing common definitions for the concepts that we will be discussing and applying in our six chapters. Those definitions will help create a shared understanding of what we mean by Big Finance and Big Technology, and the emerging social finance movement wit...

Nov 08, 2020 - The role of big finance and technology in social change is rapidly evolving. This book examines why large financial players are entering the social sector through social finance. Drawing on empirical research, the authors analyze the opportunities this new interest and commitment p...

Aug 06, 2020 - While governments, intergovernmental organizations, non-profits, corporations are all aware that disruptions through pandemics and other natural bio-disasters like the COVID-19 pandemic can happen, barely are we proactive about them. Instead, we are always reactive. In a virtual To...

Apr 25, 2020 - Nonprofits play an essential role in society. To realize their important missions, nonprofits rely on strong and committed leaders at both the organization level as well as the governance level. Nonprofits are obligated to have an active board of directors to operate. This reliance...

Apr 24, 2020 - Collective impact as a collaborative effort arose from the acknowledgment that existing methods and development approaches were incapable of addressing large-scale and long-term societal problems, the so-called wicked problems. By creating a model of the ecosystem of organizations ...

Feb 05, 2020 - Quality of healthcare delivery is a long-standing issue that concerns every individual member or group in society. The purpose of this paper is to identify problems with HRD functions in healthcare delivery and to suggest ways to improve and sustain quality healthcare delivery in G...

Feb 05, 2020 - The purpose of this research is to determine the role of Human Resource Development (HRD) in this emerging field of Social Finance. HRD researchers must move beyond the boundaries of performance and include voices that are missing from the discourse on Social Finance. The main rese...

Feb 03, 2020 - Using rhetorical analyses of the Facebook updates and postings, the lived experience of an American Expatriate in Ghana is told through the lenses of a Ghanaian living in the United States. The study reviews the contemporary understanding and importance of expatriation to organizat...

Feb 03, 2020 - An increasing change is being experience in virtually all nations over the past two to three decades. This change is not limited to nations, but has been experienced in organizations as well, and necessitated a global competition for survival. The change being experienced places th...

Feb 03, 2020 - Research institutions in Ghana are facing various challenges. It is the contention that viable research and development institutions are needed for achieving sustainable change in areas of national importance. A key aspect of institutional viability is strong performance management...

Feb 03, 2020 - Strong societal requirements and consumer acceptance are the driving force of nanotechnology development. The necessity for qualified experts and strong demand on education in the multi-, trans- and interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology is a logical consequence of this driving ...

Feb 03, 2020 - Nanotechnology is becoming increasingly important for the food sector, and advances and products are already being made in the areas of food packaging and food safety. However, there are several potential issues associated with the commercialization of agricultural and food (agrifo...

Feb 03, 2020 - Application of nanotechnology in the agrifood system and the rising number of nanofood products on the market are creating concerns among consumers and other stakeholders. These concerns and other potential barriers to the commercialization of agrifood nanotechnology products may l...

Feb 03, 2020 - Despite the immense progress that has been made throughout the world in improving the quality of life through applications of technology, large proportions of the peoples of Africa still leave on less than $1.00 per day income. The seven most industrialised democracies of the world...

Feb 03, 2020 - In the quest to be part of the global revolution in science, technology and innovation at the nano-scale (STI-NANO), African countries should cooperate on a regional basis. This paper discusses the problem of funding nanotechnology research in Africa and argues that regionalism as ...

Feb 03, 2020 - In an attempt to inform how to approach nanotechnology vocational education training (nanoVET), this article briefly discusses the history of the development of vocational education training (VET) in the United States during the past century. The history of nanotechnology developme...

Feb 02, 2020 - The need for a new literacy that will allow for meaningful participation in the rapidly evolving field of nanotechnology is very critical to national development. This need is important for nanotechnology to achieve its full potential. This paper describes and analyzes some contemp...

Feb 02, 2020 - This study reviews systems theory and thinking (ST&T) as a foundational discipline or theory in human resource development (HRD) research and practice. Using systematic evidence review (SER) of the literature and mapping analysis of HRD curricula across some leading U.S. univer...

Feb 02, 2020 - As nanotechnology continues to advance in food and agriculture, there is the need for pragmatic decisions as to how to prepare the workforce, and human resource development ( HRD ) has a vital role to play. This mixed methods study followed a four-step process: The first phase invo...

Feb 02, 2020 - The world is experiencing significant, largely economic and sociotechnical, induced change. These induced changes are meaningful with a function ofpeople taking collective actions around common beliefs. These chang- es are more than jargon, cliché, and hyperbole, and they are effec...

Feb 02, 2020 - The world is experiencing significant, largely economic and sociotechnical, induced change. These induced changes are meaningful with a function of people taking collective actions around common beliefs. These changes are more than jargon, cliché and hyperbole, and they are effecti...

Feb 02, 2020 - The recognition of tensions, contradictions and paradoxes in theory, research, and practice within organisations is important for effective organisational leadership (EOL). The extent to which managers and policy makers currently have adequately come to terms with such complexity s...

Feb 02, 2020 - The dominant approach to leadership research has been undergirded by linear epistemology and transcends many discourses, practice, and scholarship in the field of leadership and leadership development. Leadership research has a long history of a quantitative approach, and it remain...

Feb 02, 2020 - As nanotechnology continues to advance in food and agriculture, there is the need for pragmatic decisions as to how to prepare the workforce. A comprehensive systematic evidence review (SER) and analysis of the literature to identify skill needs for the emerging agrifood nanotechno...

Feb 02, 2020 - This chapter reviews leadership development in South Africa and the methods that are currently used to develop emerging leaders. I take a broad look at leadership development in a dynamic, changing, unpredictable postmodern era, together with that which needs to be preserved from t...

Feb 02, 2020 - We all might have been asked the question “are leaders born or made?” This question might have led to a healthy debate in a conversation or some academic discourse. However, to most traditional leadership systems where leadership is by kin selection, the forthright belief is leader...

Feb 02, 2020 - The Internet of Things (IoT) is affecting national innovation ecosystems and the approach of organizations to innovation and how they create and capture value in everyday business activities. The Internet of Things (IoT), is disruptive, and it will change the manner in which human ...

Feb 02, 2020 - Purpose This paper aims to identify ways by which the core functions of human resource development HRD can be used to enhance the university–community partnership (UCP) in lieu of the “town and gown” era. Furthermore, the paper addresses the need to extend HRD activities beyond the...

Feb 02, 2020 - insights into a rubric of Deliberate Leadership, an amalgam of the most effective adaptive leadership strategies used in the business and social sectors that empowers leaders to deal effectively and thoughtfully with complexity both in social finance and technology to benefit the w...

Feb 02, 2020 - This paper discusses the trends and patterns of emigration from Eastern Africa, otherwise known as the Horn of Africa. In particular, the paper focuses on the countries that collectively account for most African immigrants to the United States (US), namely Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan,...

Feb 02, 2020 - The use of metaphors to explore the connection between theory and practice in organisation and leadership studies has proven to be highly effective. This paper discusses the dead goat syndrome (DGS) as a benchmark in discussing the importance of metaphor in organisation life and to...

Feb 02, 2020 - Complex Adaptive Leadership offers ways to shift the focus of practice to one that reflects, embraces multiple points of view, and changes in response to new knowledge and data. From a societal perspective, complex adaptive leadership provides organizations with the opportunity to ...

Feb 01, 2020 - This paper explores the challenges of executive leadership and human resource development in a nonprofit setting. While human capital is a vital asset to any organization, it is particularly vital to nonprofit organizations, which expect their employees to work for less, and often ...