Management Decision: Volume 61 Issue 5

Start-up firms' investments: when economic policy uncertainty matters?

Khanh Hoang, Quang Thi Thieu Nguyen, Cuong Nguyen

This study examines the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on investment decision-making of start-up firms in Japan. While existing literature suggests firms generally…

Network capabilities and firm performance: a meta-analytical study

Douglas Wegner, Fernando De Oliveira Santini, Taisson Toigo

This study aims to perform a meta-analysis about network capabilities (NCs) and how they influence firm performance. Previous studies present distinct results regarding this…

Balancing patent portfolios and R&D efforts: examining firm performance

Zhunwoo Kim, Duk Hee Lee, Kyu-Sun Choi, Ohsung Kwon

This study aims to ascertain whether technological diversification (TD) enhances firm performance and explores the effect of patent portfolio balancing (PPB) on firm financial…

The relationship between characteristics of the source of knowledge and knowledge transfer performance: moderated mediation examination of political skill

Tsang-Kai Hung, Mu Tian, Shih-Liang Lee

The purpose of this research is to explore how knowledge source and knowledge recipient influence knowledge transfer performance through political skill and partnership quality…

Linking knowledge search to knowledge creation: the intermediate role of knowledge complexity

Tianyu Hou, Julie Juan Li, Jun Lin

Knowledge search is considered a broad concept and semi-intentional behavior. The path and boundary conditions through which search strategies affect intra-organizational…

Organizational change capability: a scoping literature review and agenda for future research

Véra-Line Montreuil

At a time when organizations are faced with increasing transformations, developing a strong change capability has become crucial to deal with the ever-changing environment. While…

Risk–return paradox? The moderating effects of risk-taking capabilities

Hsiu Fen Tsai, Shih-Chieh Fang

This study aims to examine the phenomenon of the risk–return paradox from the resources side of the firm. The authors emphasize the moderating role of risk-taking capabilities in…

How managers approach data analytics: a typology through a Resource Orchestration perspective

Jonathan Peterson, Loubna Tahssain-Gay, David Salvetat, Fabienne Perez, Sophie Hennekam

This article aims to examine the factors that influence how managers approach data analytics.

Success factors of organizational resilience: a qualitative investigation of four types of sustainable digital entrepreneurs

Carmen Isensee, Frank Teuteberg, Kai Michael Griese

The purpose of this paper is to distinguish different types of sustainable digital entrepreneurs (SDEs) and explore their approaches toward enhancing organizational resilience.

Sustainability reporting practices: an explorative analysis of luxury fashion brands

Alessio Di Leo, Fabiola Sfodera, Nicola Cucari, Giovanni Mattia, Luca Dezi

The purpose of this research is to identify the sustainable practices of luxury fashion brands through their communications via official reporting documents to classify practices…

Modeling and analysis of a sustainable supply chain with fairness concerns and green-sensitive consumer demand

Ping Shi, Kun Han, Rui Hou

With the global spread of environmental education, environmental awareness is becoming increasingly important in daily life and economic activities. Sustainable development, as…

Intentions to adopt the blockchain: investigation of the retail supply chain

Subhodeep Mukherjee, Manish Mohan Baral, B. Latha Lavanya, Ramji Nagariya, Bharat Singh Patel, Venkataiah Chittipaka

Blockchain can track the material from the manufacturer to the end customers. Therefore, it can ensure the product's authenticity, transparency and trust in the retail supply…

A contextualized study of blockchain technology adoption as a digital currency platform under sanctions

Mohammad Hossein Ronaghi

The blockchain technology is based on distributed ledger. Many stakeholders, such as developers, entrepreneurs and technology lovers, consider the blockchain as an economic and…

How do predecessor CEOs on boards affect succession performance?

Phuong-Dung Thi Nguyen, Cheng-Yu Lee

Corporate governance scholars have long been interested in understanding the impact of former chief executive officers (CEOs) who do not fully leave office but rather remain as…

“Things have to change!” How and when change-oriented leaders and idea championing employees can address organizational underperformance through performance pressures

Muhammad Umer Azeem, Dirk De Clercq, Inam Ul Haq

This study investigates how and when employees' exposure to organizational leaders who propose major changes might direct those employees toward efforts to mobilize support for…

How empathetic leadership communication mitigates employees' turnover intention during COVID-19-related organizational change

Cen April Yue, Patrick D. Thelen, Justin Walden

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak thrust a spotlight on organizational leaders and the challenges that employees face during periods of organizational change. The purpose…

Assessment of ideal smart network strategies for logistics companies using an integrated picture fuzzy LBWA–CoCoSo framework

Selçuk Korucuk, Ahmet Aytekin, Fatih Ecer, Dragan Stevan S. Pamucar, Çağlar Karamaşa

Nowadays, companies have required new alternatives and strategies to handle environmental sustainability difficulties, primarily as ecological and social awareness has grown. In…