Management Decision: Volume 51 Issue 2

Configurations of slack and their performance implications: an examination of high‐tech IPOs

Fariss‐Terry Mousa, Dan Marlin, William J. Ritchie

This study aims to improve the understanding of the relationship between organizational slack and firm performance for high technology initial public offerings (IPOs).

Entrepreneurial opportunity recognition: an empirical study of R&D personnel

Yu‐Lin Wang, Andrea D. Ellinger, Yen‐Chun Jim Wu

The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents of, and the relationships between, entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, and individual‐level innovation performance.

Twenty‐first century leadership: international imperatives

Julie‐Anne Sheppard, James C. Sarros, Joseph C. Santora

The aim of this paper is to identify the core issues that organisational leaders are facing internationally, as a result of a globalised and rapidly changing international…

Institutional variables, entrepreneurial activity and economic development

Juan Carlos Díaz Casero, Manuel Almodóvar González, María de la Cruz Sánchez Escobedo, Alicia Coduras Martínez, Ricardo Hernández Mogollón

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of institutions on entrepreneurship in groups of countries classified according to their economic development.

The two‐stage decision model of vertical integration

Li Ding, Jalesh Mahbubani

The aim of this paper is to develop a two‐stage decision model of vertical integration by breaking down integration decisions into two stages: extent of integration and direction…

Uncovering hidden profiles: advocacy in team decision making

Brian D. Waddell, Michael A. Roberto, Sukki Yoon

Research shows that teams often fail to surface and use unique information to evaluate decision alternatives. Under a condition known as the hidden profile, each member uniquely…

Environmental knowledge, unlearning, and performance in hospitality companies

Juan‐Gabriel Cegarra‐Navarro, Aurora Martinez‐Martinez, Jaime Ortega Gutiérrez, Antonio Luis Leal Rodríguez

The Spanish hospitality industry is facing environmental challenges which require organisations and individuals to learn new skills and practices and create new environmental…

Corporate sustainability performance and firm performance research: Literature review and future research agenda

Praveen Goyal, Zillur Rahman, A.A. Kazmi

The aim of this paper is to present a taxonomy of available literature on the relation of sustainability performance and firm performance, and to provide a path for future…

Joint ventures or non‐equity alliances? Evidence from Italian firms

Antonio Majocchi, Ulrike Mayrhofer, Joaquin Camps

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors affecting the choice between joint ventures and non‐equity alliances, when firms enter foreign markets.

Location determinants for emerging market firms

Naveen K. Jain, Douglas R. Hausknecht, Debmalya Mukherjee

The paper aims to understand which location determinants are relevant in a subsidiary location decision under the interaction influence of an emerging‐market firm's (EMF) resource…

How BATNAs perception impacts JVs negotiations

M. Carmen Saorín‐Iborra, Ana Redondo‐Cano, Lorenzo Revuelto‐Taboada

In light of the inconclusive findings in literature, the aim of this paper is to answer the question: how can negotiation behavior be explained in a situation of power imbalance?

Consumers' purchase intention toward foreign brand goods

Junghwa Son, Byoungho Jin, Bobby George

This study aims to understand Indian consumers' purchase behaviors of foreign brand goods as a way to help US companies to explore India's market potential. To this end, the study…

New Technology‐based Firms in the New Millennium (Volume 8)

James Jungbae Roh

Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World

Kimble Byrd