Task co‐use and product improvement: An organization design perspective
Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Co‐using tasks—using the same task to produce more than one product—promises economies of scope. However, task co‐use also ties products together, changing a firm's task network by introducing cross‐product interdependencies. In light of these interdependencies, we identify an unrecognized downside of task co‐use for product ...
Johanna Glauber, Tobias Kretschmer
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Leveraging the potential of social media: Unveiling the influence of customer-generated photos on customer behavior. [PDF]
PLoS OneSafeer AA, Abrar M, Zhou Y.
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FOOD AGGREGATORS IN RESTAURANT BUSINESS MARKET
Market Infrastructure, 2020 Iryna Mendela, Yuliia Katrenych
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Shaping expectations, losing flexibility: A study of CEO promises as strategic communication tools
Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary CEO promises are powerful but understudied communication tools. We develop a dual‐mechanism framework theorizing that while CEO promises elevate stakeholder expectations, they simultaneously constrain strategic flexibility. We argue that CEO promise‐making is shaped by two competing pressures: making more promises when the ...
Majid Majzoubi +2 more
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Spatial Scale Selection for Urban Systems: A Complexity-Heterogeneity Balancing Method. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel)Jia XY, Yang Y, Lv YY, Liu E, Yan XY.
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Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary We extend ecosystem theory to cases in which platforms are complementors to each other: inter‐platform ecosystems. Analyzing web traffic data on 241 European platforms, we identify and characterize demand‐side inter‐platform ecosystems, and propose a theory of why they emerge.
Bruno Carballa‐Smichowski +3 more
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Correction: Influences of atmospherics on customer satisfaction and behavioural intentions in the restaurant industry: Evidence from an emerging economy. [PDF]
PLoS OneRathnasiri MSH +4 more
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When does category spanning hurt or help producers?
Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Scholars have theorized many factors shaping whether category spanning helps or hurts producers. We first synthesize evidence by meta‐analyzing 25 years of empirical research, which reveals a null effect of spanning on average, yet with significant subsample heterogeneity. To unpack it, we theorize and find that spanning hurts
Jungsoo Ahn +2 more
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Characterizing the food environment in Scotland and its association with deprivation: A national study. [PDF]
Prev Med RepKapoor D +5 more
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