Management Decision: Volume 56 Issue 7

Successes of quality management systems through self-evaluation and commitment in different organizational cultures: A case study

Zoltán Krajcsák

The purpose of this paper is to create a theoretical framework that shows how the specialties of the organizational culture relate to the success of quality management systems’…

Impact of control on innovation: the case of franchising

Kerim Karmeni, Olivier de la Villarmois, Adel Beldi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between organizational control and innovation. The authors address two questions: “First, does the organizational…

Is CSR reporting always favorable?

Bilal Al-Dah, Mustafa Dah, Mohammad Jizi

In addition to their profit maximization objective, firms are often challenged to meet environmental and social demands. The purpose of this paper is to test whether a firm’s…

Corporate financial structure and firm’s decision to export

Paloma Miravitlles, Toni Mora, Fariza Achcaoucaou

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the decision to export in relation to financial issues, specifically the impact of corporate financial structure on a firm’s export…

Formal controls and team adaptability in new product development projects

Nina Detzen, Frank H.M. Verbeeten, Nils Gamm, Klaus Möller

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of two formal controls, namely target rigidity and process autonomy, on team adaptability and project success in new…

The interplay between firms’ internal and external capabilities in exploration and exploitation

César Camisón, Montserrat Boronat-Navarro, Beatriz Forés

The purpose of this paper is to enrich the explanation of the interplay between internal and external – or district shared – exploration and exploitation capabilities as…

Manufacturing strategy process: the role of shop-floor communication

Cristina Alcaide-Muñoz, Alejandro Bello-Pintado, Javier Merino-Diaz de Cerio

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the link between manufacturing strategy formalization and manufacturing strategy implementation, considering the potential moderating role…

Putting resilient sustainability into strategy decisions – case studies

Julie Winnard, Jacquetta Lee, David Skipp

The purpose of this paper is to report the results of testing a new approach to strategic sustainability and resilience – Sustainable Resilient Strategic Decision-Support…

Exploitative technological diversification, environmental contexts, and firm performance

Xin Pan, Xuanjin Chen, Lutao Ning

Although technological diversification is often understood as an explorative activity, the authors argue that it can also be explained as exploitation. The purpose of this paper…

The impact of corporate environmental reporting on customer-related performance and market value

Ikram Radhouane, Mehdi Nekhili, Haithem Nagati, Gilles Paché

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the potential benefits for firms that report more on environmental activities, with regard to two important categories of stakeholders…

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