The decisions and actions of health care managers are oftentimes heavily scrutinized by the public. Given the current economic climate, managers may feel intense pressure to produce higher results with fewer resources. This could inadvertently test their moral fortitude and their social consciousness. A study was conducted to determine what corporate social responsibility orientation and viewpo...

Complexity theory has become influential in recent models social science. In the context of innovation and new technologies, most applications have focused on technology adoption and technology diffusion, while the topic of the innovation process has received less attention. This paper discusses three families of complexity models of technological innovation: fitness landscape models, network m...

This paper explores the role of social capital in human resources management. We suggest that the recent interest in social capital has neglected the possibility that social networks may contain negative ties, and that attention to these negative ties may provide additional insights into understanding relationships and social networks in organizations. Research focusing on the antecedents and c...

In recent years individuals, businesses and non-profit organizations have embraced the use of social media, online tools that support the quick and easy creation and sharing of content by users including blogs, social network sites [1]. Increasingly, organizations are noting the imperative to be where their target market is, and are creating a social media presence. This paper contrasts three n...

Recent interest in capitalizing on the social network phenomenon has shown some relatively successful benefit to the business world. Social networking can sustain large-scale collaborative strategies between people and organizations. However, the main challenge remains the smooth weaving of social networks into organizations daily operations. In this paper we extend the reach and scope of socia...