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Abid, K., Alsarhan, F. & Ali, S. Advancing the Informal Networks Practice Lens: Tie Dynamics, Moral–Ethical Tensions, and Contextual Realities. J Bus Ethics (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-06188-2

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🎙️ Welcome to “Revise and Resubmit” — the podcast where research meets rhythm, and ideas get a second, deeper look! 🌍📚

Today, we set our compass toward the shifting sands of informal networks — and the quiet moral earthquakes beneath them. 🕊️
Published on November 4, 2025, in the prestigious Journal of Business Ethics — yes, an FT50 powerhouse — comes a study that dares to rethink how influence, loyalty, and ethics collide in the world of Human Resource Management. ✨

The article, “Advancing the Informal Networks Practice Lens: Tie Dynamics, Moral–Ethical Tensions, and Contextual Realities,” by Kousay Abid, Fadi Alsarhan, and Sa’ad Ali, dives deep into wasta — that fascinating web of personal ties running through Arab societies. 🌐
Through 40 interviews in Jordan, the authors don’t just describe how wasta works — they explore why it endures, adapts, and even negotiates morality itself in a world obsessed with rules and performance metrics. ⚖️

So here’s the real question...
If informal ties like wasta evolve with time, ethics, and culture — can any organization ever truly escape them, or do we simply learn new ways to disguise them? 🤔

Thanks to Kousay Abid, Fadi Alsarhan, and Sa’ad Ali, and to Springer Nature for publishing this thought-provoking piece in one of academia’s most admired journals. 🙌

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