Baltic Journal of Management: Volume 16 Issue 4

Shared services: configurations, dynamics and performance

Philipp Richter

The purpose of this paper is to explore the configurations of shared service center (SSC) characteristics, their performance implications and the dynamics of SSC configurations…

Who does the media love? A qualitative content analysis of the narratives of founders and nonfounders in IPO firms

Christina H. Tupper

Researchers have investigated the distinctions between founder and nonfounder chief executive officers (CEOs) for different performance variables. Researchers have also…

Dynamic capabilities: interrelations and distinct effects on performance in low and high competitive intensity environments

Amiram Markovich, Kalanit Efrat, Daphne R. Raban

This study aims to augment the understanding of dynamic capabilities (DCs) by exploring the interrelations among the DC categories (sensing, seizing, reconfiguring) and the…

Which intermediate import source is best for innovation in MNEs?

Marisa Ramírez-Alesón, Marta Fernández-Olmos

This paper explores the importance of the importing intensity for different intermediate inputs depending on their source (internal sourcing or intra-firm trade versus external…

Controlling shareholders' stock pledges and strategic change: the moderating effects of corporate governance

Xi Zhong, He Wan, Qiuping Peng

The authors analyze the effects of controlling shareholders' stock pledging on firms' strategic change behavior, and investigate how the balance of power between shareholders and…

Usefulness of the budget: the mediating effect of participative budgeting and budget-based evaluation and rewarding

Jaroslav Wagner, Petr Petera, Boris Popesko, Petr Novák, Karel Šafr

This paper contributes to budgeting-related literature by investigating whether the participation of operational managers in budgeting, and budget-based evaluations and the…

How do subordinates react to perceived narcissistic supervision? The roles of perceived interactional justice and need for belonging

Dan Ni, Xin Liu, Xiaoming Zheng

This paper aims to examine how and when perceived narcissistic supervision influences subordinates' work engagement and counterproductive work behavior (CWB) based on…

Praised from birth: social approval assets in the creation of a new university

Hannamari Aula, Marjo Siltaoja

The authors explore how social approval assets, namely status and reputation, are used to legitimate and categorise a new national university. They argue that in the course of the…