Management Decision: Volume 61 Issue 8

High-technology within the supply chain: a systematic review

Maryam Mahdikhani, Mahdieh Mahdikhani, Marvin Gonzalez, Rafael Teixeira

This study systematically reviews the current state of research on the application of high technology in supply chain management (SCM). It identifies key topics, trends and…

Hyper-project portfolio management: post-merger project portfolios

Ercan Emin Cihan, Cigdem Alabas Uslu, Özgür Kabak

This study aims to develop a new integrated decision-making framework specifically designed to address complexity and uncertainty for project portfolio management. It particularly…

Lean inventory, fintech and financing: interactive influences on Chinese SMEs

Feng Liu, Qizheng Wang, Zhihua Zhang, Mingjie Fang, Shufeng (Simon) Xiao

For decades, financing constraints have been a major obstacle to corporate performance. Volumes have been written about the probable factors that can help firms alleviate such…

Dissecting the compensation conundrum: a machine learning-based prognostication of key determinants in a complex labor market

Rachana Jaiswal, Shashank Gupta, Aviral Kumar Tiwari

Amidst the turbulent tides of geopolitical uncertainty and pandemic-induced economic disruptions, the information technology industry grapples with alarming attrition and…

Do non-local CEOs affect environmental, social and governance performance?

Min Huang, Mengyao Li, Xiaobo Li

Building on the intergroup relations perspective on the social identity theory, the authors examine whether firms' environmental, social and governance (ESG) varies when local…

Improving decision making through visual knowledge calibration

Christian Muntwiler, Martin J. Eppler

This article aims to explore the so-called illusion of explanatory depth (IOED) of managers regarding their understanding of digital technologies and examines the effect of…

Who discloses carbon information? The joint role of ownership and factor market distortion

Yu Chen, Xiaoning Zhu, Xueli Xiong, Cen Zhang, Jiashun Huang

Corporations, as key contributors of greenhouse gas emissions, have been increasingly scrutinized by governments and stakeholders. Corporations have been asked to disclose their…

Business environment, technological innovation and government intervention: influences on high-quality economic development

Zhaoqiang Zhong, Zhiguang Chen

This paper aims to explore the impact of business environment on high-quality economic development (HQED) and clarify the role of technological innovation and government…

Environmental, social and governance performance: influence on market value in the COVID-19 crisis

Shernaz Bodhanwala, Ruzbeh Bodhanwala

The aim of this paper is to study whether adoption of sustainability policies by firms makes their stock market performance resilient to the downside risk during the crisis period.

Japanese business communication practices in Thailand: tales from an electronic components manufacturer

Vinh Sum Chau, Thunjira Nacharoenkul

This article reviews the practice of horenso (a mnemonic for hokoku/reporting, renraku/informing and sodan/consulting) – an under-documented Japanese communication methodology