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View article: Living Labs as Ethical Spaces: Fostering Innovation and Sustainability in Food Systems
Living Labs as Ethical Spaces: Fostering Innovation and Sustainability in Food Systems Open
We examine the role of living labs as ethical spaces in driving sustainability transitions in food systems through participatory experimentation, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge exchange. We conceptualise living labs as dynamic envir…
View article: Between Financial and Socioemotional Wealth: Navigating Knotted Tensions in Family Business Innovation
Between Financial and Socioemotional Wealth: Navigating Knotted Tensions in Family Business Innovation Open
Current research on family business innovation tends to isolate individual tensions for analysis, while in reality, these tensions often arise in complex entanglements. To fill this research void, we focus on understanding how multiple ten…
View article: Ctrl+Alt+Sustain: the role of algorithmic and organisational trust in sustainable digital transformation
Ctrl+Alt+Sustain: the role of algorithmic and organisational trust in sustainable digital transformation Open
Purpose Despite the increasing interest of organisations in integrating advanced digital technologies, many digital transformation efforts fail to deliver long-term, sustainable value to the organisations and the stakeholders. Focusing on …
View article: Managerial experimental approaches and business model dynamics: a systematic literature review
Managerial experimental approaches and business model dynamics: a systematic literature review Open
Managerial Experimental Approaches (MEAs) such as Lean Startup (LS), Agile, Design Thinking (DT), and Growth Hacking (GH) have gained prominence in business and management for their potential to shape Business Model Dynamics (BMDs) through…
View article: Business Model Innovation through AI Adaptation: The Role of Strategic Human Resources Management
Business Model Innovation through AI Adaptation: The Role of Strategic Human Resources Management Open
While artificial intelligence (AI) requires business model innovation, it simultaneously poses persistent operational, regulatory and strategic challenges, highlighting the importance of researching AI adaptation to appropriate organizatio…
View article: Help those helping others - the role of universities in facilitating digitalisation and virtualisation in non-profit organisations
Help those helping others - the role of universities in facilitating digitalisation and virtualisation in non-profit organisations Open
In this paper we explore the role of universities in supporting the adoption of digitalisation and virtualisation technologies in non-profit organisations, through the development of strategic partnerships. Despite the increasing interest …
View article: Linking biases and paradoxes in the family entrepreneurship context: an integrative framework for future research
Linking biases and paradoxes in the family entrepreneurship context: an integrative framework for future research Open
Biases and paradoxes are inherently context-dependent phenomena, as they are influenced by various contextual factors that can either magnify or diminish their prominence. In the realm of family entrepreneurship, these contextual intricaci…
View article: Advancing Research Methodologies in Management: Revisiting Debates, Setting New Grounds for Pluralism
Advancing Research Methodologies in Management: Revisiting Debates, Setting New Grounds for Pluralism Open
The purpose of this introduction and Special Issue (SI) is to offer a unique and timely opportunity to explore, revisit and critically examine key methodological debates and tensions with the purpose of advancing diversity and novel theori…
View article: Born global: antecedents and consequences of innovation capabilities
Born global: antecedents and consequences of innovation capabilities Open
Innovation capabilities are considered a key factor impacting the success and sustainability of born global firms across the world. These capabilities are even more significant for the born global firms from emerging markets. In this study…
View article: Owner-manager emotions and strategic responses of small family businesses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Owner-manager emotions and strategic responses of small family businesses to the COVID-19 pandemic Open
COVID-19 pandemic, a consensus crisis that has had a profound effect on societies and economies globally, compelled family businesses to respond strategically in order to remain afloat. We examine the role of their owner-managers’ emotions…
View article: Tackling pandemic‐related health grand challenges: The role of organizational ambidexterity, social equality, and innovation performance
Tackling pandemic‐related health grand challenges: The role of organizational ambidexterity, social equality, and innovation performance Open
The outbreak of COVID‐19 has brought the world to a standstill, with severe consequences on economic and health systems, requiring the identification and implementation of innovative solutions. This study's aims are threefold: first, to ex…
View article: Digital Transformation of SMEs: The Role of Entrepreneurial Persistence and Market Sensing Dynamic Capability
Digital Transformation of SMEs: The Role of Entrepreneurial Persistence and Market Sensing Dynamic Capability Open
New digital technologies, combined with the challenges faced by the pandemic, have prompted several organizations, including small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), to innovate their business models. We extent this article by studying t…
View article: Guest editorial: psychological perspectives on consumer obesity
Guest editorial: psychological perspectives on consumer obesity Open
The prevalence of obesity has increased at an exponential rate over the past decades (Petersen et al., 2019; Thaiss, 2018). Currently, more than 39% of the global population are considered overweight, and 13% are obese (Yao et al., 2022; C…
View article: Guest editorial: Systematic literature reviews in international marketing: from the past to the future and beyond
Guest editorial: Systematic literature reviews in international marketing: from the past to the future and beyond Open
On the one hand, the growing volume of research makes it ever harder for researchers (
View article: Ambidexterity's influence on export strategy development—The case of the Indian pharmaceutical industry
Ambidexterity's influence on export strategy development—The case of the Indian pharmaceutical industry Open
This study investigates the influence that business ambidexterity of the Indian pharmaceutical industry can exert on exports, after the evolution from producer—often with the support of foreign direct investments (FDIs)—to researcher. The …
View article: Sustained Competitive Advantage for Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Development: A Stakeholder Causal Scope Analysis
Sustained Competitive Advantage for Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Development: A Stakeholder Causal Scope Analysis Open
The hospitality and tourism industry "presents challenges that need to be addressed, including how to manage their growth sustainably, so as not to diminish its potential" which solicits the "need to move toward more sustainable practices"…
View article: Exploring the role of institutions in Chinese OFDI: a systematic review and integrative framework
Exploring the role of institutions in Chinese OFDI: a systematic review and integrative framework Open
Chinese multinational corporations’ (CMNCs) international business activity has grown rapidly in recent years. Existing literature explores the ways in which institutional factors shape Chinese firms’ outward foreign direct investment (OFD…
View article: Guest editorial
Guest editorial Open
Christofi, 2019;Denyer and Tranfield, 2009;Littell et al., 2008;Tranfield et al., 2003) through a pre-defined process in a transparent, rigorous and replicable manner (Greyson et al., 2019).As the transparency allows a repeatable methodolo…