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Developing technological capabilities to enhance innovation performance is essential for firms to respond to external changes and competition. Based on the effect of organizational structure on organizational capability development, this study assesses whether a specific R&D organizational structure design can be used to develop different technological capabilities.

Combining organizational theory and the resource-based view as an integrated view, we propose several contrasting hypotheses to show the effects of three general R&D organizational structure designs (centralized, decentralized, and hybrid) on developing exploitative and explorative capabilities. We propose R&D slack as a moderator. 82 Taiwanese listed manufacturing firms were selected. Data on the firms' annual reports and their patent applications to the Taiwan Patent Office from 2005 to 2017 were collected.

Firms’ adoption of centralized and decentralized R&D structures has a significant positive effect on developing exploitative capability and an opposite effect on developing explorative capability. A high or low R&D slack can moderate the impact of R&D organizational structure on non-routine capability development.

This study concludes that R&D organizational structure affects the development of different technological capabilities and that the effect of R&D organizational structure on the development of technological capabilities can be changed under the moderation of R&D slack, which means that the possibility of developing different technological capabilities under the same organizational structure will increase.

The top manager should consider the relationship between R&D structure design and technological capability development to manage the R&D routines to influence the generation of technological capabilities. Also, they must utilize the provision of R&D slack to modulate technological capability development.

This study reexamines the relationship between organizational structure and capability development. It shows that organizational structure can shape unique technological capabilities and that firms may be able to change structural elements through slack resources, enabling ambidexterity or dynamic capability development without organizational change.

The present article aims at systematizing the literature on EM that spans over three decades (1987–2023) to analyze the growth and development in the EM research following changes in reporting standards, economic conditions and legislations over the period.

The study covers 3,742 articles on earnings management (EM) indexed in SCOPUS and the Web of Science databases from 1987 to 2023. The study aims at the systematization of bibliometric data using R Studio, Biblioshiny and VOS Viewer software.

The study reveals that the research in the pre-SOX era gave more thrust to the development of cross-sectional models for the detection of accrual EM proxies, whereas research on EM had shifted to managerial discretions based on real transactions in the post-SOX era. Later, in the post-GFC era, the focus of EM research was redefined towards investor protection due to the collapse of the global economy that led to the erosion of investors’ wealth. In the modern era, research on EM focuses on ethical aspects such as CSR compliance, ESG framework and so on.

The findings of the study will aid the policymakers in addressing the EM based on real transactions and also incorporate the variations and changes in multiple green reporting standards to ensure fairness and transparency in reported figures.

The study contributes to the existing literature by quadrisecting the entire research on earnings management to analyze the growth and development in EM research and makes novel suggestions that future research on earnings management can be expanded towards the role of non-financial disclosure in managerial discretions and also the insider biases in green reporting.

The effects of gendered views on employee voice are of great importance for knowledge sharing within public universities. Yet, they are still neglected by current human resource management and entrepreneurship literature. While strengthening themselves by reinforcing the strengths and opportunities, public universities can generate entrepreneurial opportunities through various knowledge-sharing mechanisms, including social networks and employee voice. This became a crucial lever for public universities to leverage competitive advantages and to support entrepreneurial activities through network knowledge-based sharing. For this purpose, this study aims to examine the various aspects of entrepreneurship via the voice of employees, emphasizing the moderating effect of gender and the mediating role of social networks on the link between employee voice and the entrepreneurial atmosphere of universities.

The authors collected survey data from a cross-sectional sample of 335 employees engaged in entrepreneurship activities within public universities in an emerging economy context and analyzed the data using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with the Smart-PLS software.

The PLS-SEM analysis found that different dimensions of the university entrepreneurial climate (communication, knowledge sharing and innovative climate) positively impact members’ voices within public universities. This effect is amplified by social networks, which are crucial for spreading knowledge among faculty, thereby fostering a more open and collaborative academic environment.

When acting, the university top management team should encourage the generation and dissemination of entrepreneurial ideas to nurture a dynamic entrepreneurial atmosphere and social involvement, ultimately supporting sustainable competitive advantages through a culture of strategic knowledge sharing. The results have practical implications for university managers, entrepreneurship education actors, administrators, policymakers and entrepreneurial ecosystem actors, by demonstrating how social networks can amplify the dissemination of ideas and entrepreneurial spirit.

This research explores how entrepreneurship and social networks can help faculty members have a stronger influence in academic settings. It also fills in the gaps in knowledge about how human resource management and entrepreneurship can work together to create a more communicative and innovative academic environment. Additionally, this study brings new ideas to existing literature by looking at how gender differences can affect employee voice, particularly emphasizing the importance of women in leadership roles at universities. This study is also the first to delve into how entrepreneurship and social networks, along with gender perceptions, play a role in shaping the voice of employees in a public university.

The first aim of this paper was to discuss the learning experience of university students who participated in a service-learning project on sustainable water management. By investigating the students’ engagement in a real-world, community-based project, this study also aimed to provide insights into the effectiveness of service-learning as a pedagogical approach for sustainable development education.

This paper presented a service-learning project organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on improving water quality in low-income communities. An overview of the project was provided, including the curriculum design, project contents, implementation process, as well as students’ assessments, evaluation and feedback. Based on students’ assessments, the outcomes and impacts of this project were discussed. Additionally, several barriers were identified during this project, and corresponding suggestions were proposed to improve the service quality and increase its positive impacts.

The students established 12 water filtration systems to improve the water quality in a needy village overseas. Apart from the benefits to the service recipients, the participating students experienced personal development and civic engagement measured in 10 aspects, including the application of classroom learning, adaptive problem-solving, creative thinking, community contribution, commitment to helping the disadvantaged, empathy and compassion, concern for those in need, moral commitment to civic affairs, multi-perspective analysis and informed decision-making.

Although the recorded project was not the first international service-learning project on water sustainable management, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first time that the whole procedure of the service-learning project was documented as a compulsory credit-bearing subject in Hong Kong universities. With the water sustainability project example, this paper shows how to integrate service-learning subjects into university curricula and what benefits and challenges they could bring.

Framing by dual concern theory (DCT), this study aims to examine how personality traits influence conflict resolution strategies and their impact on fascination and relationship maintenance among romantic partners within the unique context of romantic travel. By focusing on the influence of the travel environment, this research explores how shared travel experiences may alter typical relationship dynamics.

Using composite-based structural model analysis and importance–performance map analysis (IPMA), the study prioritizes factors contributing to relationship quality, with a specific focus on how the travel environment shapes gender differences in conflict resolution preferences. IPMA ranks these traits and strategies based on their impact on fascination and relationship maintenance in a travel context. Data were collected from romantic partners during travel and analyzed for gender-specific trends.

The findings reveal that personality traits, particularly openness, play a critical role in shaping conflict resolution strategies such as integrating, obliging and compromising, which in turn enhance fascination and relationship maintenance. Factors such as openness should be prioritized for their significant impact on relationship quality, especially among women, while integrating, agreeableness and obliging are likely to be more influential among men. In addition, the study highlights gender differences in conflict resolution preferences and their impact on relationship dynamics.

This study extends DCT by demonstrating how the romantic tourism environment influences established relationship dynamics, particularly the role of personality traits in conflict resolution. It offers novel insights into how travel settings affect the maintenance of romantic relationships, revealing that relationship practices can shift during travel. Practically, tourism practitioners and destination marketers can leverage these findings by designing romantic travel experiences that foster collaborative conflict resolution and address gender-specific needs. Policymakers are encouraged to create supportive environments for romantic travelers, enhancing satisfaction and relational outcomes.

本研究以双重关注理论为框架, 探讨了在浪漫旅行的独特背景下, 人格特质如何影响冲突解决策略以及其对浪漫伴侣之间的吸引力和关系维持的影响。通过关注旅行环境的影响, 本研究探讨了共享旅行体验如何改变典型的关系动态。

该研究使用基于复合的结构模型分析和重要性——绩效图分析（IPMA）, 优先考虑影响关系质量的因素, 特别关注旅行环境如何塑造在冲突解决偏好中的性别差异。IPMA根据这些特征和策略在旅行环境中对吸引力和关系维持的影响来对其进行排名。在旅行过程中从浪漫伴侣那里收集数据, 并分析特定性别的趋势。

研究结果显示, 人格特质, 特别是开放性, 在制定冲突解决策略（如整合、乐于助人和妥协）方面发挥着关键作用, 这反过来又增强了吸引力和关系维持。开放性等因素应优先考虑, 因为其对关系质量有重大影响, 特别是在女性中, 而整合性、亲和性和乐于助人在男性中可能更具影响力。此外, 该研究还强调了冲突解决偏好中的性别差异及其对关系动态的影响。

本研究通过展示浪漫旅游环境如何影响既定的关系动态, 特别是人格特质在解决冲突中的作用, 扩展了双重关注理论。它为旅行环境如何影响浪漫关系的维持提供了的全新见解, 揭示了旅行过程中关系实践可能会发生变化。实际上, 旅游从业者和目的地营销人员可以通过设计浪漫的旅行体验来利用这些发现, 这些体验可以促进合作解决冲突, 满足特定性别的需求。鼓励政策制定者为浪漫旅行者创造支持性环境, 提高满意度和关系成果。

Enmarcado en la teoría de la doble preocupación, este estudio examina cómo los rasgos de personalidad influyen en las estrategias de resolución de conflictos y su impacto en la fascinación y el mantenimiento de la relación entre parejas románticas dentro del contexto único de los viajes románticos. Al centrarse en la influencia del entorno del viaje, esta investigación explora cómo las experiencias de viaje compartidas pueden alterar la dinámica típica de las relaciones.

Mediante el análisis de modelos estructurales basados en composiciones y el Análisis de Mapas de Importancia-Rendimiento (IPMA), el estudio prioriza los factores que contribuyen a la calidad de las relaciones, centrándose específicamente en cómo el entorno del viaje determina las diferencias de género en las preferencias de resolución de conflictos. El IPMA clasifica estos rasgos y estrategias en función de su impacto en la fascinación y el mantenimiento de la relación en un contexto de viaje. Se recogieron datos de parejas románticas durante el viaje y se analizaron en busca de tendencias específicas de género.

Los resultados revelan que los rasgos de personalidad, en particular la apertura, desempeñan un papel fundamental en la conformación de estrategias de resolución de conflictos como la integración, la obligación y el compromiso, que a su vez potencian la fascinación y el mantenimiento de la relación. Factores como la apertura deberían ser prioritarios por su impacto significativo en la calidad de las relaciones, especialmente entre las mujeres, mientras que la integración, la complacencia y la actitud servicial son probablemente más influyentes entre los hombres. Además, el estudio destaca las diferencias de género en las preferencias de resolución de conflictos y su impacto en la dinámica de las relaciones.

Este estudio amplía la teoría de la doble preocupación al demostrar cómo el entorno turístico romántico influye en la dinámica de las relaciones establecidas, en particular en el papel de los rasgos de personalidad en la resolución de conflictos. Ofrece nuevas perspectivas sobre cómo el entorno del viaje afecta al mantenimiento de las relaciones románticas, revelando que las prácticas relacionales pueden cambiar durante el viaje. En la práctica, los profesionales del turismo y los comercializadores de destinos pueden aprovechar estos resultados para diseñar experiencias de viajes románticos que fomenten la resolución colaborativa de conflictos y aborden las necesidades específicas de cada sexo. Se anima a los responsables políticos a crear entornos propicios para los viajeros románticos, mejorando la satisfacción y los resultados relacionales.

This study presents a systematic literature review (SLR) of the interdisciplinary literature on drones in last-mile delivery (LMD) to extrapolate pertinent insights from and into the logistics management field.

Rooting their analytical categories in the LMD literature, the authors performed a deductive, theory refinement SLR on 307 interdisciplinary journal articles published during 2015–2022 to integrate this emergent phenomenon into the field.

The authors derived the potentials, challenges and solutions of drone deliveries in relation to 12 LMD criteria dispersed across four stakeholder groups: senders, receivers, regulators and societies. Relationships between these criteria were also identified.

This review contributes to logistics management by offering a current, nuanced and multifaceted discussion of drones' potential to improve the LMD process together with the challenges and solutions involved.

The authors provide logistics managers with a holistic roadmap to help them make informed decisions about adopting drones in their delivery systems. Regulators and society members also gain insights into the prospects, requirements and repercussions of drone deliveries.

This is one of the first SLRs on drone applications in LMD from a logistics management perspective.

Social media has revolutionized marketing communication (MC). Rugby is South Africa’s most professionalized sport, leading the industry in its business management structure as well as its high-performance achievements. However, below the professional level, local rugby clubs face a large disparity compared to their professional counterparts, often relying on volunteers or part-time employees to manage the organizations. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate how non-professional rugby clubs use social media as a MC tool.

The study was exploratory, and a cross-sectional sample of twelve organizations was selected and employed a multiple case study approach. Club managers responsible for MC or social media participated in semi-structured interviews. The qualitative data analysis software, ATLAS.ti, facilitated the researchers’ use of an inductive approach to develop codes and themes for further analysis.

The findings revealed a high level of adoption of social media by the multiple cases (i.e. rugby sports club respondents), with only slight variations in the usage of specific social media applications (viz., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and WhatsApp). The sports clubs perceived that employing social media added substantial value to their MC. There were six emergent themes related to the organization’s perceived benefits from adopting social media MC, namely: brand awareness, relationship-building, player recruitment, attracting sponsors, storytelling, and information sharing.

The study makes a novel contribution in terms of how rugby clubs use social media as an MC tool. The paper advances scant knowledge and awareness of the relationship between South Africa’s sports marketing and social media. The conclusions will aid non-professional sports organizations in enhancing the effectiveness of their social media marketing by ensuring that their objectives and target audiences are well-defined.

This study examines the ethical challenges faced by Jordanian enterprises in implementing sustainable business models (SBMs) aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) – Responsible Consumption and Production. It focuses on how economic constraints, cultural influences and sustainability awareness shape these challenges in an emerging market context.

A quantitative research approach was used, involving a survey of 496 business leaders across various sectors in Jordan. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with SmartPLS to assess the relationships among economic constraints, cultural factors, sustainability awareness and ethical challenges in SBMs.

The findings indicate that significant ethical challenges arise from Jordan’s economic constraints, such as resource scarcity and limited access to finance, which complicate the alignment with SDG 12. Cultural values, particularly the emphasis on community and social cohesion, play a crucial role in ethical decision-making. However, the lack of sustainability education and awareness intensifies these challenges, especially among small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The study highlights the need for policymakers to provide financial support and incentives to promote sustainable practices. Business leaders are encouraged to integrate cultural values into ethical decision-making and to invest in sustainability education to mitigate these challenges.

This research provides new insights into the ethical dimensions of SBMs in emerging markets, offering practical recommendations for enhancing sustainability in resource-constrained environments like Jordan.

The scholarly discourse concerning the significance of relational embeddedness within multinational corporation (MNC) subsidiaries has reached a stage of maturity, albeit with fragmentation. In light of this, this paper aims to delineate hot topics that can serve as a promising research trajectory for future investigations into the phenomenon of relational embeddedness in MNC subsidiaries.

Through a systematic literature review, the authors examined 66 articles published between 1998 and 2022, sourced from two prominent databases: Scopus and Web of Science. To ensure the rigor of the investigation, the authors specifically focused on articles published in journals accredited with a minimum two-star rating according to the ABS (2021) criteria.

In the systematic review, the authors delineated four principal themes addressed in the literature concerning subsidiaries and relational embeddedness. Within these themes, the authors identified five underexplored research avenues that hold promise for future studies on relational embeddedness within the context of subsidiaries: (a) the question of the dark side of relational embeddedness, (b) the development of a global construct for relational embeddedness, (c) understanding how the social factors of relational embeddedness relate to each other, (d) the gains that local partners have in developing relational embeddedness with subsidiaries of foreign MNCs and how this relationship is moderated by the institutional environment and (e) the impact of internal.

While this study drew upon two major databases, future researchers are encouraged to explore alternative repositories to ensure the thoroughness of the findings. Another limitation of this study pertains to the chosen set of keywords, which did not encompass literature on innovation collaboration or knowledge flows within foreign subsidiaries. These areas are interconnected with the knowledge management literature and relational embeddedness, warranting attention in future investigations.

The managerial insights cater to two distinct cohorts: multinational subsidiary managers, equipping them with insights into leveraging relational strategies effectively and managers of partner companies, facilitating informed decision-making in optimizing access to subsidiary knowledge and resources.

In addition to facilitating the consolidation of fragmented literature, this study has identified five theoretical gaps that remain insufficiently explored within research utilizing the relational embeddedness framework in the context of MNC subsidiaries. Consequently, this research serves as an inaugural step for future investigations, elucidating specific avenues ripe for further exploration in the field.

This paper aims to highlight the factors affecting health and safety (H&S) and the SMART Technologies (ST) used to mitigate them in the construction industry through a range of selected papers to encourage readers and potential audiences to consider the need for intelligent technologies to minimize the risks of injuries, illnesses and severe harm in the construction industry.

This paper adopts a double systematic literature review (SLR) to analyse studies investigating the factors affecting H&S and the ST in the construction industry using databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, Science Direct and Emerald Insight publication.

The SLR identified “fatal or focus five factors” that include objects Fall from heights (FFH) and trapped between objects; Falls, Trips and slips (FTS); Machinery/Equipment Malfunction and Moving Equipment; Pollutants: Chemicals, Airborne Dust, Asbestos; and Electrocution. The ST includes Safety Boots/SMART Glasses/SMART Helmet/SMART Vests/SMART PPE/SMART Watch, Mobile Apps, Building Information Modelling (BIM), Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (VR/AR), Drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Wearable Technology/Mobile Sensors help mitigate the risk posed by “Fatal five”. However, other factors within the scope of ST, such as Weather Conditions, Vibrations, Violence, Disease and illness, Fire and Explosion and Over Exertion, are yet to be adopted in the field.

SLR methodology limitations of not obtaining the most updated field knowledge are critical and are offset by choosing 72% of H&S and 92% of SM review literature post-2017. Limitations to capturing articles because of the restriction of database access: only English language search and journals that are not a part of the databases selected are acknowledged. However, key database search that recognizes rigorous peer-reviewed articles offset these limitations. The researcher’s Bias is acknowledged.

This paper unravels the construction H&S factors and their interlinks with ST, which would aid industry understanding and focus on mitigating associated risks. The paper highlights the Fatal five and trivial 15, which would help better understand the causes of the H&S risks. Further, the paper discusses ST’s connectivity, which would aid the organization’s overall H&S management. The practical and theoretical implications include a better understanding of all factors that affect H&S and ST available to help mitigate concerns. The operating managers could use the ST to reduce H&S risks at every construction process stage. This paper on H&S and ST and relationships can theorize that the construction industry is more likely to identify clear root causes of H&S and ST usage than previously. The theoretical implications include enhanced understanding for academics on H&S factors, ST and gaps in ST concerning H&S, which can be expanded to provide new insights into existing knowledge.

This paper highlights all factors affecting H&S and ST that help mitigate associated risks and identifies the “Fatal five” factors. The paper is the first to highlight the factors affecting H&S combined with ST in use and their interactions. The paper also identified factors within the ST scope that are yet to be explored.