Genres of Paradoxical IS Theorising: Of Chaos–Puzzles and Spear–Shields
Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Paradox is a powerful lens for theorising information systems (IS) phenomena. However, as scholars apply the term to fundamentally different phenomena, ‘paradox’ risks dilution. Much confusion stems from conflating two concepts under the same English label ‘paradox’: chaos–puzzles (seemingly impossible ideas, aligned with the Chinese term ‘bei
Blair Wang +2 more
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Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This study investigates how small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) respond to deglobalization and economic nationalism, using historical evidence from fascist Italy, a period of autarky and restricted international trade. While prior research has focused primarily on larger firms, especially multinational enterprises (MNEs), the strategic ...
Valeria Giacomin, Francesco Romagnoli
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Historical Perspectives on Deglobalization's Drivers, Outcomes, and Managerial Responses
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The deglobalization process experienced in the early 2020s is not without precedent. This Special Issue leverages business history as a lens to generate new insights and to uncover previously hidden complexities and nuances. Studying previous periods of deglobalization and their varying drivers, outcomes, and responses, the papers in this ...
Andrew Smith +3 more
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The role of ambidextrous leadership and employee ambidexterity in enhancing service quality of care and creativity - a study of health professionals. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2023 Slåtten T +3 more
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Attention Is Attention: Preserving Ontological Integrity in Organizational Research
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Inspired by the Attention‐Based View of the firm, organizational research has illuminated how organizations learn, adapt, and perform, yet recent theorizing risks diluting attention's explanatory force by compromising its ontological integrity.
Luke Rhee
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The Role of Rivals in Resource Picking from Factor Markets
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract While we know that rivals' activities in product markets are an important source of information, we know little about how firms set expectations and react to information emerging from competitors in strategic factor markets. Our theoretical framework examines this question and explains how rivals' actions in factor markets shape a firm's own ...
Jason T. Sigler +2 more
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Journal of Product Innovation Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Radical innovation and innovation efficiency are important for a firm's competitive advantage. Past research has established that the firm's upper echelons disproportionately contribute to the radicalness and efficiency of innovation efforts.
David Lohmar +2 more
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Old but Sold? Innovation Through Tradition Strategy for Export and the Role of Family Involvement
Journal of Product Innovation Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the notable body of research, the family firm (FF) internationalization literature has overlooked the role of innovation strategies in explaining FFs' export performance. We focus on the innovation through tradition (ITT) strategy—specifically, the degree to which a firm leverages its firm‐specific, mature (i.e., past) knowledge in the
Ivan Miroshnychenko +3 more
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Triadic capabilities of sales personnel in power generation enterprises under China's electricity market reform: Generation and evolution mechanisms. [PDF]
PLoS OneKong Q, Lin P, Gu T.
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Decoding Employee ambidexterity: Understanding drivers, constraints, and performance implications for thriving in the evolving work landscapes - A scoping review. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Joseph J +3 more
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