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Platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs):A research agenda in the field of international business (2025)
Journal Article
Kang, Z., Kou, H., Zhou, D., Shi, X., Parente, R., & Rong, K. (online). Platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs):A research agenda in the field of international business. International Business Review, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2024.102386

The rise of platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs) driven by the digital economy has increasingly provided new implications for international business (IB) theories. IB scholars have begun to explore alternative research streams that provi... Read More about Platform-based multinational corporations (PMNCs):A research agenda in the field of international business.

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.

An advanced meta-ranking for the expanding international business field – Journal status and future trajectories (2024)
Journal Article
Tüselmann, H., Sinkovics, R. R., & Pishchulov, G. (2025). An advanced meta-ranking for the expanding international business field – Journal status and future trajectories. Journal of World Business, 60(2), Article 101609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2024.101609

We re-examine and advance the landscape of academic journal publishing, specifically focusing on international business (IB) journals. While previous journal rankings have identified sixteen domain-specific IB journals, a renewed look at the journal... Read More about An advanced meta-ranking for the expanding international business field – Journal status and future trajectories.

M-Government and Saudi Women’s Empowerment: A Capability Approach Perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Alotaibi, N. H., Zamani, E., & Dasuki, S. (in press). M-Government and Saudi Women’s Empowerment: A Capability Approach Perspective. Information Technology for Development,

At a time when Saudi women are no longer legally required to obtain permission from their male guardians to take actions about their own and their children’s lives, this study examines how m-government contributes toward women’s empowerment. We use S... Read More about M-Government and Saudi Women’s Empowerment: A Capability Approach Perspective.

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.

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. (2025). Transitioning from responsible and reactive to deeply responsible and proactive international business. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 21(2), 196-225. 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.

Last-Mile Attended Home Healthcare Delivery: A Robust Strategy to Mitigate Cascading Delays and Ensure Punctual Services (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, M., Zhao, Y., & Xie, X. (in press). Last-Mile Attended Home Healthcare Delivery: A Robust Strategy to Mitigate Cascading Delays and Ensure Punctual Services. Production and Operations Management,

The attended home healthcare (AHH) industry is experiencing rapid growth due to the rising demand from an aging population and the potential benefits of alleviating pressures on traditional healthcare resources. However, ensuring timely one-on-one AH... Read More about Last-Mile Attended Home Healthcare Delivery: A Robust Strategy to Mitigate Cascading Delays and Ensure Punctual Services.

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.

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.

Reconsidering government digital strategies within the context of digital inequalities: the case of the UK Digital Strategy (2024)
Journal Article
Zamani, E. D., & Rousaki, A. (2024). Reconsidering government digital strategies within the context of digital inequalities: the case of the UK Digital Strategy. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), Article 1410. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03921-6

In this paper, we critically examine the 2022 UK Digital Strategy and argue that the UK government adopts with this policy document a customer-centric vision of governance, which undermines the traditional role of the government as a provider of publ... Read More about Reconsidering government digital strategies within the context of digital inequalities: the case of the UK Digital Strategy.

Digitalisation in Food Supply Chains to build resilience from disruptive events: A combined Dynamic Capabilities and Knowledge-based view (2024)
Journal Article
Pal, T., Ganguly, K., & Chaudhuri, A. (2024). Digitalisation in Food Supply Chains to build resilience from disruptive events: A combined Dynamic Capabilities and Knowledge-based view. Supply Chain Management, 29(6), 1042-1062. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-02-2024-0108

Purpose
Building resilience in food supply chains is considered vital to tackle disruptions and ensure the availability of food. This study aims to empirically explore how firms operating in food supply chains can develop dynamic capabilities and us... Read More about Digitalisation in Food Supply Chains to build resilience from disruptive events: A combined Dynamic Capabilities and Knowledge-based view.

The SME R&D intensity and product innovation relationship: the mediating role of quality management in the context of a developing country (2024)
Journal Article
Omari, D., Scott, S. A., Tóth, Z., & Tsinopoulos, C. (online). The SME R&D intensity and product innovation relationship: the mediating role of quality management in the context of a developing country. R&D Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/radm.12721

SMEs engage in product innovation despite their inherent resource constraints, lack of financial slack, and the under‐development of competitively viable strategic configurations around the globe. While progress has been made in identifying the antec... Read More about The SME R&D intensity and product innovation relationship: the mediating role of quality management in the context of a developing country.

Impact Pathways: Digital Product Passport for embedding circularity in electronics supply chains (2024)
Journal Article
Chaudhuri, A., Waehrens, B. V., Treiblmaier, H., & Jensen, S. F. (online). Impact Pathways: Digital Product Passport for embedding circularity in electronics supply chains. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-01-2024-0012

Purpose – This impact pathways paper identifies drivers and barriers for digital product passport (DPP) applications in electronics supply chains and to derive future research pathways.
Methodology – 39 interviews were conducted with three Original... Read More about Impact Pathways: Digital Product Passport for embedding circularity in electronics supply chains.

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.

Virtual Influencers Versus Real Connections: Exploring the Phenomenon of Virtual Influencers (2024)
Journal Article
Mrad, M., Ramadan, Z., Tóth, Z., Nasr, L., & Karimi, S. (online). Virtual Influencers Versus Real Connections: Exploring the Phenomenon of Virtual Influencers. Journal of Advertising, https://doi.org/10.1080/00913367.2024.2393711

While there is growing interest in the use of social media influencers in digital marketing campaigns, little is known about virtual influencers and their impact on consumers and brands. Virtual influencers are becoming efficient advertising tools. H... Read More about Virtual Influencers Versus Real Connections: Exploring the Phenomenon of Virtual Influencers.

Virtual warehousing through digitalized inventory and on-demand manufacturing: a case study (2024)
Journal Article
Sharifi, E., Chaudhuri, A., Farahani, S. D., Staal, L. G., & Waehrens, B. V. (2025). Virtual warehousing through digitalized inventory and on-demand manufacturing: a case study. Computers in Industry, 164, Article 104184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2024.104184

Novel digital on-demand manufacturing technologies provide a significant opportunity to support development of virtual warehousing and in turn improve supply chain performance. However, the implementation of virtual warehouse comes with a set of chal... Read More about Virtual warehousing through digitalized inventory and on-demand manufacturing: a case study.

Wake up and search for coffee: Considering the circadian rhythm of consumers on online marketplaces (2024)
Journal Article
Liang, Z., Angelopoulos, S., Zuo, M., & Ou, C. X. J. (2024). Wake up and search for coffee: Considering the circadian rhythm of consumers on online marketplaces. Journal of Business Research, 184, Article 114901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2024.114901

Online marketplaces are characterised by rapid product updates and understanding consumer variety-seeking behaviour (VSB) is paramount for brands operating in this landscape. The literature, however, has fallen short of considering that consumers' op... Read More about Wake up and search for coffee: Considering the circadian rhythm of consumers on online marketplaces.

Supply Chain Resilience: A Review from the Inventory Management Perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Guo, Y., Liu, F., Song, J.-S., & Wang, S. (online). Supply Chain Resilience: A Review from the Inventory Management Perspective. Fundamental Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2024.08.002

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities in global supply chains, leading to economic damage and product shortages caused by demand surges and supply disruptions. Concurrently, geopolitical conflicts and the rising frequenc... Read More about Supply Chain Resilience: A Review from the Inventory Management Perspective.