Management Research Review: Volume 40 Issue 2

Unsticking the status quo: Strategic framing effects on managerial mindset, status quo bias and systematic resistance to change

Brittany Harker Martin

Managerial mindset and cognitive bias can be barriers to any transformation strategy. In the case of telework, most employees express willingness to telework, yet, few firms…

National culture and the learning organization: A reflective study of the learning organization concept in a non-Western country

C. Muhammad Siddique

This paper aims to examine the concept of learning organization (LO) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Its objective is to provide initial insight into the potential impact of…

Enabling factors that contribute to women reaching leadership positions in business organizations: The case of management accountants

Rusmir Cimirotić, Verena Duller, Birgit Feldbauer-Durstmüller, Bernhard Gärtner, Martin R.W. Hiebl

Although the number of women working in management accounting has increased, the percentage of female executives in this area remains low. Previous studies examining the…

Resource scarcity in SMEs: effects on incremental and radical innovations

Tino Woschke, Heiko Haase, Jan Kratzer

This study deals with the impact of resource scarcity on the innovation performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this paper is to scrutinise…

How IT controls improve the control environment

Michele Rubino, Filippo Vitolla, Antonello Garzoni

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how Information technology (IT) controls influence the control environment’s components and the internal control system.

Psychological contract as precursor for turnover and self-employment

Rosalie van Stormbroek, Rob Blomme

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of psychological contract (PC) fulfilment and violation on turnover intention and self-employment intentions.