Management Research Review: Volume 33 Issue 6

A Second Life for organizations?: managing in the new, virtual world

David C. Wyld

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the fast‐growing virtual world, focusing on the appeal of these environments for the “digital native” generation and the…

The development and implementation of shared leadership in multi‐generational family firms

John James Cater, Robert T. Justis

The purpose of this paper is to better understand the development and implementation of shared leadership in multi‐generational family firms. Shared leadership or family top…

Critical factors for implementing green supply chain management practice: An empirical study of electrical and electronics industries in Taiwan

Allen H. Hu, Chia‐Wei Hsu

The purpose of this paper is to explore critical factors for implementing green supply chain management (GSCM) practice in the Taiwanese electrical and electronics industries…

Performance measurement of high yield bond mutual funds

William J. Trainor

The high yield debt market has evolved into a $1 trillion market over the last 25 years. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the risk‐adjusted performance of individual mutual…

Customer portfolio management in e‐commerce: an analytical model for optimization

Stefan Sackmann, Dennis Kundisch, Markus Ruch

The purpose of this paper is to present a model that retailers engaged in e‐commerce (e‐tailers) can use for determining the optimal mix of customer segments within a customer…

A scenario approach for assessing new business concepts

Kalle Piirainen, Samuli Kortelainen, Kalle Elfvengren, Markku Tuominen

The purpose of this paper is to examine challenges in the front end of innovation (FEI) and to propose a scenario‐based approach to alleviate some of these problems, particularly…

Understanding individual action: when employees contravene management directives to foster knowledge sharing

Demola Obembe

The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of managerial decisions where such decisions run contrary to norms, values and espoused beliefs of individual employees…