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Customer environmental values and their contribution to loyalty in industrial markets (2015)
Journal Article
Mustonen, N., Karjaluoto, H., & Jayawardhena, C. (2016). Customer environmental values and their contribution to loyalty in industrial markets. Business strategy and the environment : BSE, 25(7), 512-528. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.1882

Concern over the effect of industries on the natural environment is growing on a multitude of levels. This study examines the effects of how perceptions of (a) environmental values, (b) green image and (c) perceived value of industrial customers infl... Read More about Customer environmental values and their contribution to loyalty in industrial markets.

Ambidexterity and unit performance: intellectual capital antecedents and cross-level moderating effects of human resource practices (2015)
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Kostopoulos, K. C., Bozionelos, N., & Syrigos, E. (2015). Ambidexterity and unit performance: intellectual capital antecedents and cross-level moderating effects of human resource practices. Human Resource Management, 54(S1), s111-s132. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21705

This study develops a cross‐level model examining the effects of intellectual capital facets (i.e., human, social, and organizational capital) on unit ambidexterity. Further, it proposes that organizational‐level high‐performance human resource (HPHR... Read More about Ambidexterity and unit performance: intellectual capital antecedents and cross-level moderating effects of human resource practices.

Political branding: sense of identity or identity crisis? An investigation of the transfer potential of the brand identity prism to the UK Conservative Party (2015)
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Dean, D., & Pich, C. (2015). Political branding: sense of identity or identity crisis? An investigation of the transfer potential of the brand identity prism to the UK Conservative Party. Journal of marketing management, 31(11-12), 1353-1378. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2015.1018307

Brands are strategic assets and key to achieving a competitive advantage. Brands can be seen as a heuristic device, encapsulating a series of values that enable the consumer to make quick and efficient choices. More recently, the notion of a politica... Read More about Political branding: sense of identity or identity crisis? An investigation of the transfer potential of the brand identity prism to the UK Conservative Party.

Traceability system for capturing, processing and providing consumer-relevant information about wood products: System solution and its economic feasibility (2015)
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Appelhanz, S., Osburg, V. S., Toporowski, W., & Schumann, M. (2016). Traceability system for capturing, processing and providing consumer-relevant information about wood products: System solution and its economic feasibility. Journal of cleaner production, 110(January), 132-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.034

Current research and practice reports indicate the existence of purchase barriers concerning eco-friendly products, e.g. wood products. These can be ascribed to consumers' mistrust regarding the non-observable environmental impact of wood products. T... Read More about Traceability system for capturing, processing and providing consumer-relevant information about wood products: System solution and its economic feasibility.

An empirical investigation of wood product information valued by young consumers (2015)
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Osburg, V.-S., Appelhanz, S., Toporowski, W., & Schumann, M. (2016). An empirical investigation of wood product information valued by young consumers. Journal of cleaner production, 110(January), 170-179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.068

Recent media reports regarding wood products question the trustworthiness of wood origin declaration, the sustainability of production methods and the product quality. In light of this question, it becomes important to ensure consumer trust in wood a... Read More about An empirical investigation of wood product information valued by young consumers.

Does having more women on the board impact firms' acquisition behavior? (2015)
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Bozionelos, N., & Afanassieva, M. (2015). Does having more women on the board impact firms' acquisition behavior?. The Academy of Management perspectives, 29(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2015.0038

Is there a difference between how women and men behave as board directors when they are deciding whether to acquire other firms? And do boards with larger representations of women act differently when they consider buying other firms and deciding how... Read More about Does having more women on the board impact firms' acquisition behavior?.

Cidadania e cidadania organizacional: Questões teόricas e conceituais que cercam a pesquisa na área (2014)
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Gomes, A. C. P., Bastos, A. V. B., Filho, E. J. D. M., & Menezes, I. G. (2014). Cidadania e cidadania organizacional: Questões teόricas e conceituais que cercam a pesquisa na área. Estudos e Pesquisas em Psicologia, 14(3), 711-731. https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2014.13878

A investigação da cidadania e cidadania organizacional é marcada por uma grande complexidade em sua conceitualização. Apesar da polissemia da definição do construto, muitos autores concordam na definição da cidadania organizacional enquanto comportam... Read More about Cidadania e cidadania organizacional: Questões teόricas e conceituais que cercam a pesquisa na área.

How strategic focus relates to the delivery of leadership training and development (2014)
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Clarke, N., & Higgs, M. (2016). How strategic focus relates to the delivery of leadership training and development. Human Resource Management, 55(4), 541-565. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21683

Despite progress in the development of leadership development models over recent years, these models fail to account for the differentiation in leadership training and development (LTD) practices found between organizations. We conducted an explorato... Read More about How strategic focus relates to the delivery of leadership training and development.

Testing the dimensionality of the quality management construct (2014)
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Elshaer, I. A., & Augustyn, M. M. (2016). Testing the dimensionality of the quality management construct. Total quality management & business excellence, 27(3-4), 353-367. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2014.993964

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Numerous empirical studies have conceptualised quality management (QM) as either a multidimensional or unidimensional construct. While few prior studies tested some aspects of the assumed dimensional structure of the constr... Read More about Testing the dimensionality of the quality management construct.

Constituting best practice in management consulting (2014)
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Collins, D. (2016). Constituting best practice in management consulting. Culture and organization, 22(5), 409-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2014.983109

This paper offers critical reflections on the construction and propagation of ‘best practice’: a concept which has become increasingly important in the business world and in civic life more generally. Focusing upon the activities of the Management Co... Read More about Constituting best practice in management consulting.

Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership (2014)
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Kennedy, V., & Augustyn, M. M. (2014). Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership. Tourism review of AIEST--International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism = Revue de tourisme, 69(3), 187-201. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-06-2013-0030

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine stakeholder power and engagement within an increasingly competitive English seaside resort setting. It aims to adopt a structuralist and functionalist perspective and develop an enabling conceptualisa... Read More about Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership.

Predicting school achievement rather than intelligence: does metacognition matter? (2014)
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Gomes, C. M. A., Golino, H. F., & Menezes, I. G. (2014). Predicting school achievement rather than intelligence: does metacognition matter?. Psychology, 05(9), 1095-1110. https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2014.59122

This paper investigates the role of specific and general metacognitive ability on specific and general academic achievement, controlling for the effects of intelligence. Four hypotheses were elaborated and empirically tested through structural equati... Read More about Predicting school achievement rather than intelligence: does metacognition matter?.

A comprehensive examination of internet banking user behaviour: evidence from customers yet to adopt, currently using and stopped using (2014)
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Wu, M., Jayawardhena, C., & Hamilton, R. (2014). A comprehensive examination of internet banking user behaviour: evidence from customers yet to adopt, currently using and stopped using. Journal of marketing management, 30(9-10), 1006-1038. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2014.935459

Despite the surge in interest in research on customers’ adoption of internet banking (IB), how discontinued users can be brought back to IB has not received much attention. To respond to this question and to provide a comprehensive understanding of I... Read More about A comprehensive examination of internet banking user behaviour: evidence from customers yet to adopt, currently using and stopped using.

Spillovers from FDI and local networks: The importance of transactional linkages and vertical keiretsu in Japan (2014)
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Kimino, S., Driffield, N., & Saal, D. (2014). Spillovers from FDI and local networks: The importance of transactional linkages and vertical keiretsu in Japan. Multinational business review, 22(2), 176-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/mbr-01-2014-0004

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of host country networks and organisation of production in the context of international technology transfer that accompanies foreign direct investment (FDI). Design/methodology/approach... Read More about Spillovers from FDI and local networks: The importance of transactional linkages and vertical keiretsu in Japan.

Website design quality and usage behavior : unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (2014)
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Al-Qeisi, K., Dennis, C., Alamanos, E., & Jayawardhena, C. (2014). Website design quality and usage behavior : unified theory of acceptance and use of technology. Journal of business research, 67(11), 2282-2290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.06.016

A well designed website brings numerous benefits to firms. Some of these benefits are well established. But what elements of the website design quality really matter and how do these elements in turn influence website usage behavior? Building upon th... Read More about Website design quality and usage behavior : unified theory of acceptance and use of technology.

Gaining access to agency and structure in industrial marketing theory: A critical pluralist approach (2014)
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Nicholson, J. D., Brennan, R., & Midgley, G. (2014). Gaining access to agency and structure in industrial marketing theory: A critical pluralist approach. Marketing Theory, 14(4), 395-416. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470593114538994

This article is concerned with gaining greater insight into the interplay between agency and structure in industrial marketing (IM) scholarship. The article’s intent is to embed Midgley’s notion of critical pluralism within this endeavour. The articl... Read More about Gaining access to agency and structure in industrial marketing theory: A critical pluralist approach.

Intention to use mobile customer relationship management systems (2014)
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Karjaluoto, H., Töllinen, A., Pirttiniemi, J., & Jayawardhena, C. (2014). Intention to use mobile customer relationship management systems. Industrial management + data systems, 114(6), 966-978. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-11-2013-0480

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the behavioral intentions of business-to-business (B2B) sales managers to use mobile customer relationship management (CRM) systems in the course of their day-t... Read More about Intention to use mobile customer relationship management systems.

Adaptação transcultural do Teste de Conhecimento Emocional: avaliação neuropsicolόgica das emoções (2014)
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Andrade, N. C., Abreu, N., Menezes, I., Mello, C. B. D., Duran, V. R., & Moreira, N. D. A. (2014). Adaptação transcultural do Teste de Conhecimento Emocional: avaliação neuropsicolόgica das emoções. Psico-USF, 19(2), 297--306. https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-82712014019002001

Emotions play a central role in children's relationships. Deficits in emotional understanding have been associated with several neuropsychiatric disorders. In Brazil, however, few psychological instruments are available to assess young children's emo... Read More about Adaptação transcultural do Teste de Conhecimento Emocional: avaliação neuropsicolόgica das emoções.

Talk up or criticize? Customer responses to WOM about competitors during social interactions (2014)
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Ranaweera, C., & Jayawardhena, C. (2014). Talk up or criticize? Customer responses to WOM about competitors during social interactions. Journal of business research, 67(12), 2645-2656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.04.002

Popular metrics such as the Net Promoter Score (NPS) highlights many benefits of word of mouth (WOM) to firms. Is WOM all it is claimed to be? Building on social identity theory, this research develops a conceptual model of WOM exchange in social set... Read More about Talk up or criticize? Customer responses to WOM about competitors during social interactions.