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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.

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.

China's technological catch-up through foreign IP acquisitions: Disaggregating the effects of cross-national distance (2024)
Journal Article
Shi, X., Williams, C., & Rong, K. (online). China's technological catch-up through foreign IP acquisitions: Disaggregating the effects of cross-national distance. Technovation, 139, Article 103137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2024.103137

While the effects of proximity on the technological catch-up of emerging economy firms are well documented, little is known about how the sub-dimensions of cross-national distance impact such firms' acquisition of foreign IP. Cross-national distance... Read More about China's technological catch-up through foreign IP acquisitions: Disaggregating the effects of cross-national distance.

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.

Customer Concentration, Firm R&D Investment and Moderation Effects (2024)
Journal Article
Zhao, S., He, X., Ma, B., & Zuo, W. (2025). Customer Concentration, Firm R&D Investment and Moderation Effects. Journal of Business Research, 186, Article 115009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.115009

Building on resource dependence theory (RDT) and attention-based view (ABV), this research examines the impact of customer concentration on firm R&D investment and the conditional factors. We argue a firm with heavy reliance on a high number of major... Read More about Customer Concentration, Firm R&D Investment and Moderation Effects.

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.

Looking forward through the rear-view mirror: A socio-technical imaginaries perspective for envisioning the Metaverse beyond the hype (2024)
Journal Article
Hunt, M. H., & Angelopoulos, S. (2024). Looking forward through the rear-view mirror: A socio-technical imaginaries perspective for envisioning the Metaverse beyond the hype. Decision support systems, 187, Article 114338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2024.114338

We build upon the theoretical underpinnings of federated networks and adopt a socio-technical imaginaries perspective to envision the future of the Metaverse, informed by an understanding of the past and an assessment of the present. In doing so, we... Read More about Looking forward through the rear-view mirror: A socio-technical imaginaries perspective for envisioning the Metaverse beyond the hype.

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.

Corporate social responsibility and environmental performance: The mediating role of environmental strategy and green innovation (2020)
Journal Article
Kraus, S., Rehman, S. U., & Sendra García, F. J. (2020). Corporate social responsibility and environmental performance: The mediating role of environmental strategy and green innovation. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 160, Article 120262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120262

This study investigates the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on environmental performance, using data from 297 large manufacturing firms in Malaysia. Our results show that CSR has no direct significant influence on environmental per... Read More about Corporate social responsibility and environmental performance: The mediating role of environmental strategy and green innovation.