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On the starting situation for business relationship initiation in turbulent business networks
Olof Wadell, Anna BengtsonThe purpose of this study is to develop a model of a starting situation for relationship initiation in turbulent business networks.
Supplier-customer relationships for sustainability-led innovation in the textile industry
Matteo Dominidiato, Simone Guercini, Matilde Milanesi, Annalisa TunisiniThis paper aims to investigate sustainability-led innovation, focusing on the interplay between product and process innovation for sustainability goals and the underlying…
Addressing the loss of exploratory innovation: the roles of organizational foresight and strategic orientation
Ruxin Zhang, Jun Lin, Suicheng Li, Ying CaiThis study aims to explore how to overcome and address the loss of exploratory innovation, thereby achieving greater success in exploratory innovation. This phenomenon of loss…
All that glitters is not gold: exploring social selling through the eyes of B2B customers
Chiara Ancillai, Sara Bartoloni, Federica PascucciThe purpose of this study is to provide an in-depth understanding of the B2B customers’ perspective regarding salespeople’s social media use.
Profound changes in global sourcing? The country of origin theory and its effects on sourcing decisions
Thomas Koerber, Holger SchieleThis study aims to examine decision factors for global sourcing, differentiated into transcontinental and continental sourcing to obtain insight into locational aspects of…
Firm disruption orientation and supply chain resilience: understanding mechanisms to mitigate disruption impact
Jose Matas, Nieves Perez, Laura Ruiz, Marta Riquelme-MedinaThis study aims to investigate the interplay between a proactive attitude towards disruptions – supply chain disruption orientation – and supply chain resilience, increasing our…
The influence of efficiency pursuing on business streamlining 2.0
Jonas Molin, Zahra AhmadiThe purpose of this study is to develop and validate the business streamlining (BS) model proposed in 2017.
The differential effects of sales control systems on salespeople’s role stressors and performance in the pharmaceutical industry
Yeonjin Cho, Hyunjeong NamThis paper aims to identify and report the differential effects of activity control and capability control on role stressors, which subsequently affect salespeople’s job…
Dyadic capabilities in implementing performance-based public procurement
Kati Loijas, Aki Jääskeläinen, Elina KarttunenThis study aims to provide new understanding on operational and dynamic capabilities supportive to the implementation of performance-based public procurement by focusing on dyadic…
Major or minor? The EU food animal antibiotic policy and the varied use
Alexandra Waluszewski, Alessandro Cinti, Andrea PernaLimiting the use of antibiotics in food animals is a cornerstone of contemporary EU policy. Despite that marketing of antibiotics for growth promotion and nutrition has been…
Challenges and opportunities in the digitalization of the B2B customer journey
Svante Andersson, Ulf Aagerup, Lisa Svensson, Sanna ErikssonThis study aims to explore challenges and opportunities in the digitalization of the business-to-business (B2B) customer journey in different buying situations. It also…
Resilient and sustainable B2B chemical supply chain capacity expansions: a systematic literature review
Issam Krimi, Ziyad Bahou, Raid Al-AomarThis work conducts a comprehensive analysis of how to incorporate resilience and sustainability into capacity expansion strategies for business-to-business (B2B) chemical supply…
Third actor introductions to interaction episodes aiming at fast-forwarding new firm relationship development
John-Erik HasselThis paper aims to address third actor introductions to interaction episodes aiming at fast-forwarding the continuous development of business relationships of new firms.
The effects of the functional and geographical breadth of collaborations on radical innovation performance: the moderating role of firm size
Anna Izotova, María Teresa Bolívar-RamosDue to the constantly increasing competitiveness along with the complexity of knowledge, firms perceive collaboration as a key strategy that preserves firms' radical innovation…
Coopetitive service innovation: the role of geographical proximity, innovation focus and customer cooperation
Henrik Virtanen, Peter BjörkPrevious research on the impact of coopetition on innovation performance has provided contradictory results. Thus, this study aims to fill the gap by gathering data to explain the…
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