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Sustainable futures: Toward institutionalizing green industrial policy (2024)
Journal Article
Amankwah‐Amoah, J. (online). Sustainable futures: Toward institutionalizing green industrial policy. Sustainable Development, https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3095

Although there have been substantial accomplishments in understanding environmental sustainability policy, there remains a paucity of research categorizing the mechanisms through which firm ownership architectures can be harnessed to advance green in... Read More about Sustainable futures: Toward institutionalizing green industrial policy.

Breaking barriers and bridging gaps: the influence of entrepreneurship policies on women’s entry into entrepreneurship (2024)
Journal Article
Raza, A., Yousafzai, S., & Saeed, S. (2024). Breaking barriers and bridging gaps: the influence of entrepreneurship policies on women’s entry into entrepreneurship. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 30(7), 1779-1810. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-05-2023-0471

Purpose
How does the interplay between entrepreneurship policies and both formal and informal gender equality affect women's inclination towards self-employment in contrast to men?
Design/methodology/approach
This study introduces and validates... Read More about Breaking barriers and bridging gaps: the influence of entrepreneurship policies on women’s entry into entrepreneurship.

Tracing The Potential Benefits And Complex Contingencies Of Multi-level Collective Bargaining (2024)
Journal Article
Grimshaw, D., Brandl, B., Bertranou, F., & Gontero, S. (in press). Tracing The Potential Benefits And Complex Contingencies Of Multi-level Collective Bargaining. International Labour Review,

This article provides a critical review of the international evidence for economic benefits of multi-level collective bargaining. The expected gains are highly contingent and depend upon a raft of interlocking enabling conditions. This means that as... Read More about Tracing The Potential Benefits And Complex Contingencies Of Multi-level Collective Bargaining.

Dynamic capacity allotment planning for airlines via travel agencies (2024)
Journal Article
Aydın, N., Gülpınar, N., & Zheng, Y. (2024). Dynamic capacity allotment planning for airlines via travel agencies. Computers and Operations Research, 170, Article 106740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2024.106740

In this paper, we study the dynamic capacity allocation problem of an airline using allotment contracts among travel agencies. The capacity allocation problem is formulated as a dynamic programming model where the initial fixed allotment is determine... Read More about Dynamic capacity allotment planning for airlines via travel agencies.

Making Knowledge Claims from Qualitative Interviews: A Typology of Epistemological Modes (2024)
Journal Article
Whittle, A., & Reissner, S. (2024). Making Knowledge Claims from Qualitative Interviews: A Typology of Epistemological Modes. British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12845

Qualitative interviewing is the most common qualitative research method in management studies. However, researchers using this method tend to use a distinct ‘packages’ of practices, each of which is underpinned by a distinct onto‐epistemological para... Read More about Making Knowledge Claims from Qualitative Interviews: A Typology of Epistemological Modes.

Editorial to the Special Issue "International Entrepreneurial Behaviors of African Firms: Emerging Issues, Challenges and Opportunities" (2024)
Journal Article
Amankwah-Amoah, J., Boso, N., Adomako, S., & Danso, A. (2024). Editorial to the Special Issue "International Entrepreneurial Behaviors of African Firms: Emerging Issues, Challenges and Opportunities". Journal of Business Research, 182, Article 114763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114763

In recent years, the international entrepreneurial behaviors of African firms have garnered considerable attention within the global business context. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, African firms are stepping onto the international... Read More about Editorial to the Special Issue "International Entrepreneurial Behaviors of African Firms: Emerging Issues, Challenges and Opportunities".

How Founders Harness Tensions in Hybrid Venture Development (2024)
Journal Article
Muñoz, P., Farny, S., Kibler, E., & Salmivaara, V. (2024). How Founders Harness Tensions in Hybrid Venture Development. Business & Society, 63(8), 1842-1886. https://doi.org/10.1177/00076503241255483

Although the simultaneous presence of multiple ambitions is inherent in hybrid venturing, pursuing social and/or environmental missions while securing commercial viability can generate ambivalence among stakeholders. In this study, we draw on the not... Read More about How Founders Harness Tensions in Hybrid Venture Development.

Effect of Time Pressure on Informal Advice Relations Across Organizational Units: Evidence from a study of collaboration within a Formula One racing team (2024)
Journal Article
Parker, A., Lomi, A., & Zappa, P. (2024). Effect of Time Pressure on Informal Advice Relations Across Organizational Units: Evidence from a study of collaboration within a Formula One racing team. Organization Studies, 45(10), 1441-1465. https://doi.org/10.1177/01708406241261448

Informal advice relations across units in an organization are beneficial for knowledge sharing and problem solving. Prior research suggests that despite their benefits, there are costs to informal advice relations across units. However, the mechanism... Read More about Effect of Time Pressure on Informal Advice Relations Across Organizational Units: Evidence from a study of collaboration within a Formula One racing team.

Precarious work and employment (2024)
Book Chapter
McBride, J., & Smith, A. (2024). Precarious work and employment. In A Research Agenda for Work and Employment. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803929972.00017

The increasing polarisation of the UK labour market means that work for many is marked by low-pay, irregular and variable working hours, with limited employment protections. This chapter contextualises contemporary precarious work and explores some o... Read More about Precarious work and employment.

Should Only Popular Products Be Stocked? Warehouse Assortment Selection for E-Commerce Companies (2024)
Journal Article
Li, X., Lin, H., & Liu, F. (2024). Should Only Popular Products Be Stocked? Warehouse Assortment Selection for E-Commerce Companies. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 26(4), 1372-1386. https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2022.0428

Problem definition: This paper studies the single-warehouse assortment selection problem that aims to minimize the order fulfillment cost under the cardinality constraint. We propose two fulfillment-related cost functions corresponding to spillover f... Read More about Should Only Popular Products Be Stocked? Warehouse Assortment Selection for E-Commerce Companies.

Less is more: Engagement with the content of social media influencers (2024)
Journal Article
van der Harst, J. P., & Angelopoulos, S. (2024). Less is more: Engagement with the content of social media influencers. Journal of Business Research, 181, Article 114746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114746

We draw upon theories of social media engagement to explore the factors affecting the success of the various influencer types, based on the size of their audience. We use the social media content of 8,076 influencers and employ sentiment analysis of... Read More about Less is more: Engagement with the content of social media influencers.

Robust Optimization (2024)
Other
Goei Loke, G., Lotfi, S., & Zenios, S. A. (2024). Robust Optimization

Analysts building mathematical models for real-world systems often face challenges with uncertain, noisy, incomplete, or erroneous data.

The Routledge Critical Companion to Leadership Studies (2024)
Book
Knights, D., Liu, H., Smolović-Jones, O., & Wilson, S. (Eds.). (2024). The Routledge Critical Companion to Leadership Studies. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003363125

The Routledge Critical Companion to Leadership Studies offers a rich and insightful overview of critical leadership studies for students, teachers, researchers, and practitioners. The volume draws together 35 chapters from 56 authors who represent th... Read More about The Routledge Critical Companion to Leadership Studies.

Configuration of last-mile distribution networks for an encroaching manufacturer (2024)
Journal Article
Tahirov, N., Akhundov, N., Emde, S., & Glock, C. H. (online). Configuration of last-mile distribution networks for an encroaching manufacturer. Annals of Operations Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-024-06031-3

The surge of e-commerce has revolutionized distribution channels, escalating from simple single-channel frameworks to complex multi-channel and omni-channel networks. In particular developments in information technology and rising customer expectatio... Read More about Configuration of last-mile distribution networks for an encroaching manufacturer.

Facilitating retail customers’ use of AI-based virtual assistants: A meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Blut, M., Wünderlich, N. V., & Brock, C. (2024). Facilitating retail customers’ use of AI-based virtual assistants: A meta-analysis. Journal of Retailing, 100(2), 293-315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretai.2024.04.001

Retailers rely on virtual assistants (VAs), such as Amazon's Alexa and chatbots, to deliver 24/7 customer service at low costs, as well as novel shopping opportunities. Despite improved VA capabilities due to artificial intelligence (AI), many retail... Read More about Facilitating retail customers’ use of AI-based virtual assistants: A meta-analysis.

Reconceptualizing Franchisee Performance: A Configurational Approach in a Base‐of‐the‐Pyramid Context (2024)
Journal Article
Newbery, R., McKague, K., Muñoz, P., & Kimmitt, J. (2024). Reconceptualizing Franchisee Performance: A Configurational Approach in a Base‐of‐the‐Pyramid Context. British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12826

This paper proposes and tests a new conceptual framing for franchisee performance that draws on institutional complexity to explore the interaction of corporate, market, and relational logics of performance. Extant research draws on corporate and mar... Read More about Reconceptualizing Franchisee Performance: A Configurational Approach in a Base‐of‐the‐Pyramid Context.

Gender differences in remote work: a study on the boundary management tactics of women and men (2024)
Journal Article
Shen, M., & Zamani, E. (2024). Gender differences in remote work: a study on the boundary management tactics of women and men. Information Technology & People, https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-06-2023-0547

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to identify potential differences in experiences and their causes from a gender-based perspective.

Design/methodology/approach
We use secondary data, and we conduct a thematic analysis, to identify whether an... Read More about Gender differences in remote work: a study on the boundary management tactics of women and men.

When given two choices, take both! Social impact assessment in social entrepreneurship (2024)
Journal Article
Muñoz, P., & Gamble, E. (2024). When given two choices, take both! Social impact assessment in social entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 36(9-10), 1161-1187. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2349207

This paper examines how social entrepreneurs construct impact arguments as they begin to assess social impact. We examined the experiences of 68 social entrepreneurs in Chile and discovered that the construction of arguments for the purpose of thinki... Read More about When given two choices, take both! Social impact assessment in social entrepreneurship.

Big data analytics and environmental performance: The moderating role of internationalization (2024)
Journal Article
Le, H., & Vu, K.-C. (2024). Big data analytics and environmental performance: The moderating role of internationalization. Finance Research Letters, 64, Article 105484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2024.105484

This study investigates the influence of big data analytics on environmental performance in the context of US Fortune 500 listed internationalizing companies from 2010 to 2021. Grounded in organizational learning theory, our results highlight BDA's p... Read More about Big data analytics and environmental performance: The moderating role of internationalization.