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In Brexit’s Wake – the Birth of the Left Behind (2025)
Journal Article
Barratt, E., & Śliwa, M. (online). In Brexit’s Wake – the Birth of the Left Behind. Organization, https://doi.org/10.1177/13505084241306677

This paper addresses the problematisation of the “left behind” in right wing populist governmental strategies in the aftermath of Brexit. As diverse political actors, journalists and commentators questioned and sought to account for the outcome of th... Read More about In Brexit’s Wake – the Birth of the Left Behind.

International Business and SDG 8 - Exploring the Relationship between IB and Society (2024)
Book
Sinkovics, N., Sinkovics, R. R., Boussebaa, M., & Fletcher, M. (Eds.). (2024). International Business and SDG 8 - Exploring the Relationship between IB and Society. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46802-5

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. The twelve associated targets call for action in a number of interconnected domains... Read More about International Business and SDG 8 - Exploring the Relationship between IB and Society.

Stochastic Scheduling and Routing Decisions in Online Meal Delivery Platforms with Mixed Force (2024)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Alfandari, L., & Archetti, C. (online). Stochastic Scheduling and Routing Decisions in Online Meal Delivery Platforms with Mixed Force. European Journal of Operational Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.11.028

This paper investigates stochastic scheduling and routing problems in the online meal delivery (OMD) service. The huge increase in meal delivery demand requires the service providers to construct a highly efficient logistics network to deal with a la... Read More about Stochastic Scheduling and Routing Decisions in Online Meal Delivery Platforms with Mixed Force.

Deflated in shame and puffed up in pride: How affective practices matter for entrepreneuring (2024)
Journal Article
Marsh, D., Eccleston, H., & Śliwa, M. (in press). Deflated in shame and puffed up in pride: How affective practices matter for entrepreneuring. Human Relations,

At the heart of the processual term ‘entrepreneuring’, lies something inherently optimistic: a belief that a better world could be reached beyond the actual. Embracing this perspective, we move away from a focus on entrepreneurial mastery and seek co... Read More about Deflated in shame and puffed up in pride: How affective practices matter for entrepreneuring.

Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business (2024)
Journal Article
Jones, G. G., Lopes, T. D. S., Pananond, P., van Tulder, R., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (online). Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business. Critical Perspectives on International Business, https://doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-08-2024-0092

Purpose
This paper aims to explore the role of multi-national enterprises in addressing grand societal challenges, emphasising the need for integrating environmental and social aspects into business models. Drawing on the books of Geoffrey Jones (20... Read More about Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business.

Assessing the impact of digital transformation capability for international market growth: the role of leadership support (2024)
Journal Article
Joshi, Y., Chatterjee, S., Chaudhuri, R., Shams, S. M. R., & Apostolidis, C. (online). Assessing the impact of digital transformation capability for international market growth: the role of leadership support. International Marketing Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/IMR-03-2024-0100

Purpose
This study aims to examine the impact of an organization’s digital transformation capability (DTC) on its dynamic capabilities and strategic depth, which, in turn, could impact the organization’s international market growth (IMG). This study... Read More about Assessing the impact of digital transformation capability for international market growth: the role of leadership support.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Important Datasets in the Field of Comparative Employment Relations (2024)
Book Chapter
Brandl, B. (2024). The Advantages and Disadvantages of Important Datasets in the Field of Comparative Employment Relations. In J. Parker, N. Donnelly, S. Ressia, & M. Gavin (Eds.), Field Guide to Researching Employment and Industrial Relations (161-174). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035313891

The availability of data with which to perform statistical analyses has always been the Achilles’ heel of empirical research in the field of comparative employment relations (ER). While data availability is challenging for almost all country comparat... Read More about The Advantages and Disadvantages of Important Datasets in the Field of Comparative Employment Relations.

Digitalization for circular economy and operational excellence practices: A paradox theory perspective on performance improvement in manufacturing firms (2024)
Journal Article
Prashar, A., & Chadhuri, A. (online). Digitalization for circular economy and operational excellence practices: A paradox theory perspective on performance improvement in manufacturing firms. Business Strategy and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4031

The present study evaluates how the joint implementation of circular economy (CE) and operational excellence (OE) practices supported by the adoption of industry 4.0 technologies (Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics) influence manufacturing fir... Read More about Digitalization for circular economy and operational excellence practices: A paradox theory perspective on performance improvement in manufacturing firms.

Where there is a thriving, there is a green way: cultivating employee green creativity through green HRM and creative leadership (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Lin, Z., & Sun, Y. (2024). Where there is a thriving, there is a green way: cultivating employee green creativity through green HRM and creative leadership. Employee Relations, 46(8), 1826-1842. https://doi.org/10.1108/er-02-2024-0080

Purpose
The purpose of the study is to investigate the mechanisms through which green HRM practices foster green creativity among employees. Specifically, it tests a conceptual model linking green HRM practices to green creativity, with employee thr... Read More about Where there is a thriving, there is a green way: cultivating employee green creativity through green HRM and creative leadership.

Flexible paths to innovation: mitigating commuting’s impact on creative deviance (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Lin, Z., Li, X., & Liang, C. (online). Flexible paths to innovation: mitigating commuting’s impact on creative deviance. Journal of Managerial Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-11-2023-0722

Purpose - This study aims to investigate how long commutes negatively affect employees’ creative deviance at work, exploring the mediating role that impaired work-life balance plays in linking commute to restricted creative deviance, as well as exami... Read More about Flexible paths to innovation: mitigating commuting’s impact on creative deviance.

Sparking or smothering darkness: Motivational climates influence the leader grandiose narcissism–follower trust relation via leader self‐serving behaviour (2024)
Journal Article
Braun, S., Sleebos, E., Zou, L. L., & Wisse, B. M. (online). Sparking or smothering darkness: Motivational climates influence the leader grandiose narcissism–follower trust relation via leader self‐serving behaviour. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12555

Research suggests that the effects of leader narcissism can be complex and context dependent, causing a lack of clarity about the conditions under which leader narcissism affects follower perceptions. We posit that the organizational climate plays an... Read More about Sparking or smothering darkness: Motivational climates influence the leader grandiose narcissism–follower trust relation via leader self‐serving behaviour.

Influencer marketing effectiveness: A meta-analytic review (2024)
Journal Article
Pan, M., Blut, M., Ghiassaleh, A., & Lee, Z. W. (online). Influencer marketing effectiveness: A meta-analytic review. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-024-01052-7

Influencer marketing significantly impacts consumer behavior and decision-making. However, identifying the drivers of influencer marketing effectiveness and conditions that enhance their impact remains challenging. This meta-analysis, which synthesiz... Read More about Influencer marketing effectiveness: A meta-analytic review.

Natural Resource Extraction - Sustainable Development Relationship and Energy Productivity Moderation in Resource-Rich Countries: A Panel Bayesian Regression Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
De Sisto, M., Ul-Durar, S., Arshed, N., Iqbal, M., & Nazarian, A. (2024). Natural Resource Extraction - Sustainable Development Relationship and Energy Productivity Moderation in Resource-Rich Countries: A Panel Bayesian Regression Analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 477, Article 143775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143775

Social development is essential for improving quality of life, fostering stability, driving economic growth, achieving sustainable goals, enhancing human capital, encouraging civic engagement, building resilience, and fostering inno... Read More about Natural Resource Extraction - Sustainable Development Relationship and Energy Productivity Moderation in Resource-Rich Countries: A Panel Bayesian Regression Analysis.

Unlocking the potentials of hybrid business models in the sharing economy: an integrative review and new research agenda (2024)
Journal Article
Abdalla, S., Amankwah-Amoah, J., Hirekhan, M., & Temerak, M. S. (online). Unlocking the potentials of hybrid business models in the sharing economy: an integrative review and new research agenda. Information Technology for Development, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2024.2368536

Based on a review and synthesis of literature on Hybrid Business Models (HBMs) and the sharing economy (SE), this study advances a conceptual framework for HBMs in the context of the SE. The study sheds light on key research themes within the domain... Read More about Unlocking the potentials of hybrid business models in the sharing economy: an integrative review and new research agenda.

Game-changer business models for sustainable development (2023)
Journal Article
Sinkovics, R. R., Gunaratne, D., & Sinkovics, N. (2023). Game-changer business models for sustainable development. Transnational corporations, 30(3), 119-127. https://doi.org/10.18356/2076099x-30-3-8

To address the grand challenges that society faces, incremental change and gradual organizational renewal are not sufficient. A radical transformation of business models is needed. In this paper, we explore game-changer business models that incorpora... Read More about Game-changer business models for sustainable development.

Tensions on the road toward just transitions in the Latin American coffee value chain (2023)
Book Chapter
Andrews, K., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2023). Tensions on the road toward just transitions in the Latin American coffee value chain. In R. van Tulder, E. Giuliani, & I. Álvarez (Eds.), International Business and Sustainable Development Goals: Volume 17 (309-323). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220230000017016

This chapter investigates the coffee value chain in Latin America. By drawing on the concept of just transitions as a “connective tissue” between the sustainable development goals (SDGs), the discussion zooms in on the promise of agroforestry for env... Read More about Tensions on the road toward just transitions in the Latin American coffee value chain.