European Business Review: Volume 25 Issue 5

The antecedents of supply strategy

Katrina Lintukangas, Anni‐Kaisa Kähkönen, Veli Matti Virolainen

Because the role of supply management has become more strategic for firms, the importance of the existence of supply strategy has also increased. Therefore, the aim of this study…

Differences and similarities of the internationalization processes of multinational companies from developed and emerging countries

Mohamed Amal, Gabriel Baffour Awuah, Henrique Raboch, Svante Andersson

This paper aims, by a direct comparison, to address the differences and similarities of the internationalization processes of multinational companies both from developed and…

The grey textures of practice and knowledge: review and framework

Gustavo Guzman

The aim of this paper was to review the knowledge and practice‐related literature, as well as to develop a theoretical framework that functions like a sorting device, in order to…

Adding dynamics to core competence concept applications

Urban Ljungquist

This paper seeks to enhance practical applications, by refining the original core competence concept to better fit dynamic environments.

Processes of substantiations and contributions through theory building towards theory in business research

Göran Svensson

The objective of this article is to describe processes of substantiations and contributions across contexts and over time through theory building towards theory in business…