Management Research: Volume 9 Issue 1

Management of technological innovation: Case studies in biotechnology companies in Brazil

Daniel Chu, Tales Andreassi

The aim of this paper is to contribute to understanding of the process of innovation in the biotechnology companies operating in Brazil. The paper identifies the most critical…

Compensation framing and the risk‐taking behavior of the CEO: Testing the influence of alternative reference points

Martin Larraza‐Kintana, Luis R. Gomez‐Mejia, Robert M. Wiseman

This paper seeks to analyze how compensation framing influences the risk‐taking behavior of the firm's chief executive officer (CEO), and the mediating role played by risk bearing.

Predominant strategies of legitimacy in environmental and social disclosures

Ilse Maria Beuren, Marines Lucia Boff

The purpose of this study is to identify which of Lindblom's strategies of organizational legitimacy predominate in environmental and social disclosures in administration reports…

Business lessons from the soccer World Cup

Pascual Berrone

Based on Spain's recent achievement as soccer World Cup winner, the purpose of this paper is to draw lessons for business leaders.

Challenges for young management scholars in Iberia and Latin America

João Vieira da Cunha

The purpose of this paper is to offer the author's view about some of the challenges young Iberoamerican scholars face in order to build a successful research record.

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh

Emerald/CLADEA Latin American management research fund award

Editor’s introduction

Rita Campos e Cunha

Acknowledgement of reviewers