MOR Special Issue: Social Exchange in Organizations

Special Issue

Developing countries and international organizations: Introduction to the special issue

We describe four megatrends since the end of the Cold War that relate to developing countries: a greater share of the global economy; more accessible technologies, particularly in communication; breakthroughs in global cooperation in tackling basic human needs; and the evolution of a complex set of problems in spite of the progress. We then examine potential political economy channels that migh...

(Virtual) Communities of Practice within Modern Organizations - J.UCS Special Issue

The papers of this special issue were presented or were inspired by a special track on “I-Know’03 – Third International Conference on Knowledge Management” in Graz organized by the Know-Center. The guest editor wishes to acknowledge the contributions of the authors, reviewers, and discussants which have made the special track a valuable experience for all participants. This introduction gives a...

Special Issue: Social Aspects of E-Business

i The dust has now settled from the dot.com boom and burst, and the euphoria and pessimism have been replaced by more cool-headed, rational thinking and actions underpinned by robust theories and conceptual frameworks. There are even signs of a steady e-business recovery, and more and more e-businesses have become profitable. The dot.com burst did not mark the end of the Internet and e-business...

Special issue: Trust and social capital in teams and organizations Numéro spécial: Confiance et capital social dans les équipes et les organizations

The study presented in this article examined how specific communication behaviors among team members interacted with task interdependence in relation to the building and changing of trust within 53 virtual project teams. At the mid-point of the teams’ projects, our results showed that task-oriented communications among team members related significantly to trust, and that communications conveyi...