Gianpaolo Abatecola
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View article: Interactive reflexivity: a means to addressing methodological challenges in international research in management
Interactive reflexivity: a means to addressing methodological challenges in international research in management Open
Purpose The non-academic impact of management research is increasing in importance, albeit at different rates between European countries. Management research – like the organizations studied – is increasingly international. If non-academic…
View article: Behavioral strategy in evolution: A review and conceptual framework
Behavioral strategy in evolution: A review and conceptual framework Open
View article: Women entrepreneurs and innovation: Retrospect and prospect
Women entrepreneurs and innovation: Retrospect and prospect Open
View article: Business network paradoxes: A literature review and co-evolutionary perspective
Business network paradoxes: A literature review and co-evolutionary perspective Open
How can studying paradoxes in business networks help understand the networks' adaptation and survival? IMP identifies three central paradoxes influencing business networks: i) Development of Relationships vs. Inability to Change, ii) Contr…
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Strategic Change was established in 1992 and is an
View article: The survival of the fastest: Unveiling the determinants of Unicorns and Gazelles’ early success
The survival of the fastest: Unveiling the determinants of Unicorns and Gazelles’ early success Open
What are the determinants of Unicorns and Gazelles’ early success? This review article examines the factors that contribute to the success of Unicorns and Gazelles in their early life stage. Indeed, despite their unique characteristics and…
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Strategic Change was established in 1992 and is an
View article: Integrating time and knowledge to understand organizational evolution: towards a conceptual framework
Integrating time and knowledge to understand organizational evolution: towards a conceptual framework Open
Purpose How does the interaction between time and knowledge affect the evolution of organizations? Past research in organizational evolution has mostly investigated time and knowledge as two separate variables. In contrast, theoretical per…
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Change publishes peer reviewed original papers, empirical, conceptual and review, with a spirit to be concise and providing scholarly contributions that advance theory on pressing
View article: The initial survival of the Unicorns: a behavioral perspective of Snapchat
The initial survival of the Unicorns: a behavioral perspective of Snapchat Open
Purpose Unicorn companies, such as Facebook, Uber, and Airbnb, significantly impact our economies. This happens although they had a dramatic initial start – at least in terms of financial performance – that would have let any other “conven…
View article: Executive profiles and performance of real estate services: Evidence of reverse causality from Europe
Executive profiles and performance of real estate services: Evidence of reverse causality from Europe Open
View article: How can biases affect entrepreneurial decision making? toward a behavioral approach to unicorns
How can biases affect entrepreneurial decision making? toward a behavioral approach to unicorns Open
How can cognitive biases affect the birth and evolution of entrepreneurial ventures? In Entrepreneurial Decision Making (EDM), this lively research question remains largely unaddressed when the world of Unicorns, as a per se entrepreneuria…
View article: Discussing the Use of Complexity Theory in Engineering Management: Implications for Sustainability
Discussing the Use of Complexity Theory in Engineering Management: Implications for Sustainability Open
What is the state-of-the-art literature regarding the adoption of the complexity theory (CT) in engineering management (EM)? What implications can be derived for future research and practices concerning sustainability issues? In this conce…
View article: Reviewing Corporate Crises: A Strategic Management Perspective
Reviewing Corporate Crises: A Strategic Management Perspective Open
How can be crises classified? What does the term “corporate crisis” mean? Corporate crises have always been a topic of tremendous interest for both the research in and practice of strategic management at an international level.…
View article: Ingredients of Sustainable CEO Behaviour: Theory and Practice
Ingredients of Sustainable CEO Behaviour: Theory and Practice Open
What CEO attributes can improve corporate sustainability? In this regard, what do superstar CEOs, e.g., Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates, have in common? Also, did the personalities of Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay…
View article: Prioritizing Short-Termism in Behavioural Strategy: Lessons from Enron – 20 Years On
Prioritizing Short-Termism in Behavioural Strategy: Lessons from Enron – 20 Years On Open
What are the risks of prioritizing short-term goals in corporate strategy against more long-term oriented (and hopefully sustainable) corporate performance? Through a qualitative case study narrative recalling some aspects of the sadly fam…
View article: Reviewing cognitive distortions in managerial decision making
Reviewing cognitive distortions in managerial decision making Open
Purpose Why and how do cognitive distortions in managerial decision making occur? All organizations are imperfect systems (Katz and Kahn, 1966), with wrong decisions often just round the corner. As a consequence, addressing these important…
View article: Darwinism, organizational evolution and survival: key challenges for future research
Darwinism, organizational evolution and survival: key challenges for future research Open