Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a practicable data-driven theory for the implementation and management of organizational change by combining the organization ambidexterity research and the organization change management research. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on the qualitative approach and uses a single case (in-depth investigation approach) study to come up with a data-driven theory, which is usable in the context of organizational change management and organizational ambidexterity (OA). Besides, in-depth interviews of change management practitioners, this study uses various sources of secondary information. Findings The study finds that owing to the reactive, ad hoc, and discontinuous nature of change often triggered by external factors or internal crisis within the organization, an organization need to continually engage with the existing data. The outcome must be driven toward preparing for the change through data engagement, implementation and reinforcement. The authors found that in order to be successful it is essential to have a strategy, set-up the right operating model, be clear on the scope of the change management work-stream and continuously monitor the progress through defined milestones and acceptance criteria. For companies targeting to achieve competitive differentiation through ambidexterity, a well-grounded change management program is the key for the success. Originality/value The study suggests that there is little work combining organizational change management and OA from a practitioner’s point of view. Accordingly, the authors propose a new data-driven organizational change management theory, which the authors term as the tripod theory for organizational change management. A practitioner’s perspective on the topic using a case study of an insurance company’s data transformation and a framework for structuring the change management program makes a meaningful contribution to the existing literature.

Purpose The sustainability issues faced by Asian firms, such as environmental destruction and depletion of resources, require the existing corporate social responsibility (COSR) models to be carefully examined and re-conceptualized. Both researchers and practitioners have indicated how social equity and having a long-term business perspective are imperative to address environmental concerns alongside fulfilling the wealth maximization goals among firms. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the literature by examining the interrelationships between COSR parameters among firms, with social equity perspective. Design/methodology/approach The data for this study comes from the Thomson Reuters Asset4 Index. The baseline sample of this study included 1,690 firms listed between 2011 and 2017. For hypothesis testing, fixed-effect panel analysis on 10,140 firm-year observations over seven years from 2011 to 2017 was conducted. These data points were drawn from four Asian countries (Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong). Findings This study indicates that developed stock exchange markets among Asian markets such as Singapore and Hong Kong are transitioning from a strong focus on environmental issues to a more social equity-based economy, which is driving higher governance performance. This indicates the significance of the social dimension inherent in sustainable development and goes beyond just the ethical dimensions among the firms and the economy at large. The study also presents the challenges of re-modeling existing COSR framework among firms in Asia which do not have a clear road map on how to achieve environmental performance to achieve higher levels of human well-being, as well as the ethical considerations of achieving the wealth maximization goal. Originality/value This paper is unique in nature because it attempts to re-conceptualize the COSR models that support governance initiatives from an Asian market perspective by improving upon environmental performance, which in turn addresses critical issues around depleting resources and reducing wastage in the production process. The re-conceptualization model used in this study is based on the social exchange theory developed by George Homans in 1958. Accordingly, this study links the circular flow of resource procurement as well as production to the circular flow of resource replenishment seen in the chosen emerging Asian markets.

The study reported here was situated in the context of a postcolonial understanding of feminism by women in social action work. It analyzed how urban middle- and upper-class women in Kolkata, India, constructed a feminist praxis in terms of their everyday lived experiences as volunteers and social activists and as urban Indian women working in the social work sector of Indian society. The critical issue was the women’s conception of feminism. Testimonies from 21 women form the crux of the data that were collected via semistructured bilingual interviews and participant observation, inspired by feminist standpoint analysis as a theoretical interest.

This study analyzes the impact of economic, demographic and cultural factors on life insurance consumption in 28 European countries. The period of study is post financial crisis from [2009][2010][2011][2012][2013][2014], and the study considers many of the emerging Eastern European economies where there have been significant insurance sector reforms recently. Europe is the world's largest insurance market with 35% of the overall insurance premium contribution, but ranks third in insurance per capita, hence Europe is an interesting region in which to study insurance demand. The study observed four economic parameters: GDP per capita, gross savings, competitiveness of the nation, and inflation, as significant impacts on the insurance consumption in the region. Two demographic factors, population and education, and two cultural factors, individualism and long term orientation, appear to impact insurance consumption in the selected countries. KeywordsEuropean Union, Economic Growth, Investment Decisions, InsuranceThis article is available in Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal: http://ro.uow.edu.au/aabfj/vol11/iss3/7 Influencers of Life Insurance InvestmentsEmpirical Evidence from Europe Aditi Mitra 1 AbstractThis study analyzes the impact of economic, demographic and cultural factors on life insurance consumption in 28 European countries. The period of study is post financial crisis from [2009][2010][2011][2012][2013][2014], and the study considers many of the emerging Eastern European economies where there have been significant insurance sector reforms recently. Europe is the world's largest insurance market with 35% of the overall insurance premium contribution, but ranks third in insurance per capita, hence Europe is an interesting region in which to study insurance demand. The study observed four economic parameters: GDP per capita, gross savings, competitiveness of the nation, and inflation, as significant impacts on the insurance consumption in the region. Two demographic factors, population and education, and two cultural factors, individualism and long term orientation, appear to impact insurance consumption in the selected countries. JEL Classification: G22, I13

This study examines the social adjustment of African American female students at a predominantly white university in the Midwest. Johnson's (2001) Afrocentric development theory encourages student administrators to examine what African American females say about themselves psychologically and socially. Respondents were chosen via non-probability sampling and answered open-ended questions centering on social adjustment factors. Using content-analysis, the interviews revealed three themes: 1) racial prejudice; 2) social alienation; and 3) facultystudent relations. Hence, our present study reveals promise for Afrocentric development theory in understanding African American student adjustment at predominantly white universities.During the 1980s and the 1990s, racial differentials in both the enrollment and completion rates between black and white college students increased (Eitzen and Baca-Zinn, 2000;Feagin, Vera, and Imani, 1996). This trend follows a brief reprieve in such inequities during the period between 1969-79 wherein black secondary educational matriculation increased considerably at least partly as a result of civil fights centered legislation (e.g., affirmative action) and the black power/protest