Management Decision: Volume 56 Issue 8

Differential effects of macro and micro country images by product category and by country among Saudi consumers

Byoungho Jin, Moudi O. Almousa, Heesoon Yang, Naeun Kim

While country image consists of two hierarchical images – macro country image at the country level and micro country image at the specific product level – previous studies have…

Structural holes, exploratory innovation and exploitative innovation

Jinjuan Zang

Existing research has demonstrated that the innovation implications of structural holes are inconsistent. The diverse and broad resources associated with structural holes…

The application of appraisal theories of emotions in the case of consumer confusion: Theoretical and practical implications

Ioanna Anninou

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a novel framework of consumer confusion based on the appraisal theories of emotions. Extant theoretical and empirical evidence on confusion…

Axes of relationship value between manufacturers and retailers

Alfonso Ruiz-Martinez, Irene Gil-Saura, Marta Frasquet

The purpose of this paper is to define the relationship strategy of manufacturers with their retail customers through the identification of axes for the creation of relationship…

Does corporate sustainability impact firm profitability? Evidence from India

Shernaz Bodhanwala, Ruzbeh Bodhanwala

The purpose of this paper is to study whether corporate sustainability impacts profitability performance.

Effects of perfume packaging on Basque female consumers purchase decision in Spain

Mohammed Z. Salem

The purpose of this paper is to examine perfume packaging in Spain and its effects on Basque female consumers’ purchase decision. The study population was made up of females, as…

Women on boards in India: a need or tokenism?

Varnita Srivastava, Niladri Das, Jamini Kanta Pattanayak

The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of gender diversity on corporate boards in India in the light of recent regulatory reform introduced in the Companies’…

Does state fragility matter for foreign direct investment? Evidence from Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries

Anna Dimitrova, Dora Triki

Following the Arab Spring turmoil, Middle East and North African (MENA) countries’ overall instability has significantly increased which resulted in the decrease of foreign direct…

Internal contributions to initiating corporate social responsibility in sport organizations

Kyungyeol (Anthony) Kim, Kevin K. Byon, Hansung Song, Kyungsik Kim

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the role that employees play in helping embed a corporate social responsibility (CSR)-advocated culture into their organizations through…

Intellectual capital and Organization performance in the manufacturing sector of Mexico

Manuel Alejandro Ibarra Cisneros, Felipe Hernandez-Perlines

The purpose of this paper is to empirically test the relationship between the various components of intellectual capital (IC) (human, organizational, technological and relational…