All Outputs (259)

Accommodating minority shareholdings within the European Union Merger Control regime: advocating a more cooperative way forward (2017)
Journal Article
Davison, L. M. (2017). Accommodating minority shareholdings within the European Union Merger Control regime: advocating a more cooperative way forward. Liverpool Law Review, 38(3), 259-286. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-017-9201-y

The paper focuses upon a neglected area of EU merger control, the acquisition of minority shareholdings that have the potential to cause competitive harm at the European Union level, and which therefore should be vetted under EU law. Using economic t... Read More about Accommodating minority shareholdings within the European Union Merger Control regime: advocating a more cooperative way forward.

The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector (2017)
Journal Article
Khan, Z., Rao-Nicholson, R., Akhtar, P., Tarba, S. Y., Ahammad, M. F., & Vorley, T. (2019). The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector. The international journal of human resource management, 30(8), 1342-1369. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2017.1316759

There has been increasing interest in understanding the factors that contribute to the development of employee resilience. Despite such interest, there is a dearth of research examining the contributory role played by HR practices in enhancing employ... Read More about The role of HR practices in developing employee resilience: a case study from the Pakistani telecommunications sector.

The Internet of Things, dynamic data and information processing capabilities, and operational agility (2017)
Journal Article
Akhtar, P., Khan, Z., Tarba, S., & Jayawickrama, U. (2018). The Internet of Things, dynamic data and information processing capabilities, and operational agility. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 136, 307-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.04.023

Whilst there are promising links between the Internet of Things (IoTs), dynamic data and information processing capabilities (DDIPCs), and operational agility, scholars have not conducted enough empirical studies that offer convincing evidence for th... Read More about The Internet of Things, dynamic data and information processing capabilities, and operational agility.

Understanding sustainability through the lens of ecocentric radical-reflexivity : implications for management education (2017)
Journal Article
Allen, S., Cunliffe, A. L., & Easterby-Smith, M. (2019). Understanding sustainability through the lens of ecocentric radical-reflexivity : implications for management education. Journal of Business Ethics, 154(3), 781–795. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3420-3

This paper seeks to contribute to the debate around sustainability by proposing the need for an ecocentric stance to sustainability that reflexively embeds humans in—rather than detached from—nature. We argue that this requires a different way of thi... Read More about Understanding sustainability through the lens of ecocentric radical-reflexivity : implications for management education.

Unlocking behaviors of long term service consumers : the role of action inertia (2017)
Journal Article
Leppäniemi, M., Jayawardhena, C., Karjaluoto, H., & Harness, D. (2017). Unlocking behaviors of long term service consumers : the role of action inertia. Journal of Service Theory and Practice, 27(1), 270-291. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTP-06-2015-0127

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the antecedents of word-of-mouth (WOM) in long term service settings. Specifically, we examine the moderating role of action inertia in the relationships between satisfaction and repatronage intention... Read More about Unlocking behaviors of long term service consumers : the role of action inertia.

Comprometimento organizacional: questões que cercam sua natureza e os seus limites conceituais (2016)
Journal Article
Menezes, I. G., Aguiar, C. V. N., & Bastos, A. V. B. (2016). Comprometimento organizacional: questões que cercam sua natureza e os seus limites conceituais. Psicologia em revista, 22(3), 768-789. https://doi.org/10.5752/p.1678-9523.2016v22n3p768

Organizational commitment, although one of the most investigated phenomena in the field of organizational behavior, may still be considered as a multifaceted and polysemous construct. This work aims to present the complexity and dispersion that revol... Read More about Comprometimento organizacional: questões que cercam sua natureza e os seus limites conceituais.

Marketing rural tourism: Experience and enterprise (2016)
Book
Saxena, G. (2016). Marketing rural tourism: Experience and enterprise. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784710880

Gunjan Saxena seeks to encourage a fuller understanding of rural tourism marketing by uncovering the lived experiences and enterprise of different actor groups as they respond to the impact of tourism on their communities and cultural identities. In... Read More about Marketing rural tourism: Experience and enterprise.

The Evolution of the Industry Structure (2016)
Book Chapter
Pearson, R. (2017). The Evolution of the Industry Structure. In G. Jones, & N.-V. Haueter (Eds.), Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming (70-91). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198754916.003.0003

Chapter 3 provides a historical overview of the reinsurance market and business development since its earliest days. It covers not only dedicated reinsurers but also other market participants, such as brokers and first insurers’ risk sharing through... Read More about The Evolution of the Industry Structure.

Policy Implications of Achievement Testing Using Multilevel Models: The Case of Brazilian Elementary Schools (2016)
Journal Article
Menezes, I. G., Duran, V. R., Filho, E. J. M., Veloso, T. J., Sarmento, S. M. S., Paget, C. L., & Ruggeri, K. (2016). Policy Implications of Achievement Testing Using Multilevel Models: The Case of Brazilian Elementary Schools. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Article 1727. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01727

Large-scale educational assessment has been established as source of descriptive, evaluative and interpretative information that influence educational policies worldwide throughout the last third of the twentieth century. In the 1990s the Brazilian M... Read More about Policy Implications of Achievement Testing Using Multilevel Models: The Case of Brazilian Elementary Schools.

Talent management and a dynamic view of talent in small and medium sized enterprises (2016)
Journal Article
Krishnan, T., & Scullion, H. (2017). Talent management and a dynamic view of talent in small and medium sized enterprises. Human Resource Management Review, 27(3), 431-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmj.2016.10.003

The paper attempts to address the research gap which exists in the area of talent in SMEs, and provides a theoretical rationale for the differences in approach to talent management between large firms and SMEs.

Learning from Friends: Developing appreciations for unknowing in reflexive practice (2016)
Journal Article
Allen, S. (2017). Learning from Friends: Developing appreciations for unknowing in reflexive practice. Management Learning, 48(2), 125-139. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507616671486

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. In this article, I develop a new perspective on being reflexive, which appreciates unknowing as a core aspect. The intention is to promote more inclusive and equitable ways of managing and organising. By drawing on my ow... Read More about Learning from Friends: Developing appreciations for unknowing in reflexive practice.

The flexpatriate psychological contract: a literature review and  future research agenda (2016)
Journal Article
Pate, J., & Scullion, H. (2018). The flexpatriate psychological contract: a literature review and  future research agenda. The international journal of human resource management, 29(8), 1402-1425. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2016.1244098

Since the 1980s, research on international assignments (IA) has principally focused on traditional long-term expatriates. However, due to pressures to reduce long-term expatriate assignments and the emergence of a portfolio of more flexible staffing... Read More about The flexpatriate psychological contract: a literature review and  future research agenda.

Dealing with challenges to methodological pluralism: the paradigm problem, psychological resistance and cultural barriers (2016)
Journal Article
Midgley, G., Nicholson, J., & Brennan, R. (2017). Dealing with challenges to methodological pluralism: the paradigm problem, psychological resistance and cultural barriers. Industrial marketing management, 62, 150-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2016.08.008

This paper calls for methodological pluralism in industrial marketing research. We discuss three challenges that proponents of methodological pluralism have to address if their practice is to be seen as credible: the paradigm problem; psychological r... Read More about Dealing with challenges to methodological pluralism: the paradigm problem, psychological resistance and cultural barriers.

Direct effects of quality management on competitive advantage (2016)
Journal Article
Elshaer, I. A., & Augustyn, M. M. (2016). Direct effects of quality management on competitive advantage. The International journal of quality & reliability management, 33(9), 1286-1310. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijqrm-07-2014-0086

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine direct effects of quality management on competitive advantage within the context of the resource-based view of a firm. Design/methodology/approach: Survey data have been obtained from 288 general manag... Read More about Direct effects of quality management on competitive advantage.

Leading with emotional intelligence: Effective change implementation in today’s complex context (2016)
Book
Higgs, M., & Dulewicz, V. (2016). Leading with emotional intelligence: Effective change implementation in today’s complex context. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32637-5

Drawing on research into leadership and emotional intelligence, this book presents a framework that can lead to effective change implementation. Set against a backdrop of increasing complexity, volatility and uncertainty, the book responds to the nee... Read More about Leading with emotional intelligence: Effective change implementation in today’s complex context.

The contingent role of distributed leadership in the relationship between HR practices and organizational ambidexterity in the cross-border M&As of emerging market multinationals (2016)
Journal Article
Rao-Nicholson, R., Khan, Z., Akhtar, P., & Tarba, S. Y. (2016). The contingent role of distributed leadership in the relationship between HR practices and organizational ambidexterity in the cross-border M&As of emerging market multinationals. The international journal of human resource management, https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2016.1216882

This paper investigates the effect of human resource practices on organizational ambidexterity in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Previous research suggests that human resource practices play an important role in improving organizational perfo... Read More about The contingent role of distributed leadership in the relationship between HR practices and organizational ambidexterity in the cross-border M&As of emerging market multinationals.

Internal brand co-creation: The experiential brand meaning cycle in higher education (2016)
Journal Article
Dean, D., Arroyo-Gamez, R. E., Pich, C., & Punjaisri, K. (2016). Internal brand co-creation: The experiential brand meaning cycle in higher education. Journal of business research, 69(8), 3041-3048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.01.019

Higher education (HE) institutions need to adapt to the global environment but the complex nature of HE highlights the role of marketing and the internal market in realizing the brand identity, creating a challenge for developing a shared brand meani... Read More about Internal brand co-creation: The experiential brand meaning cycle in higher education.

Exploring performance management in four UK trade unions (2016)
Journal Article
Thursfield, D., & Grayley, K. (2016). Exploring performance management in four UK trade unions. Employee relations, 38(5), 789-804. https://doi.org/10.1108/er-08-2015-0167

Purpose This article explores performance management in four UK trade unions. Specifically, the extent to which managers in the four unions accept or dismiss the unitarist, disciplinary and performative values that arguably characterise performance m... Read More about Exploring performance management in four UK trade unions.

An empirical investigation of the determinants influencing consumers' planned choices of eco-innovative materials (2016)
Journal Article
Osburg, V. S. (2016). An empirical investigation of the determinants influencing consumers' planned choices of eco-innovative materials. International journal of innovation and sustainable development, 10(4), 339-360. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijisd.2016.10000279

Wood-polymer composites (WPCs) are eco-innovative materials combining wood and plastics. Due to the novelty, little is known about consumer acceptance. Investigating the drivers of consumers’ WPC choices reveals consumers’ perception of the materials... Read More about An empirical investigation of the determinants influencing consumers' planned choices of eco-innovative materials.

Private damages actions under EU competition policy : an exploration of the ongoing sea change in respect of such actions concerning articles 101 and 102 TFEU infringements (2016)
Journal Article
Davison, L. (2016). Private damages actions under EU competition policy : an exploration of the ongoing sea change in respect of such actions concerning articles 101 and 102 TFEU infringements. Liverpool Law Review, 37(1-2), 81-104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-016-9183-1

The EU has an established history of public enforcement concerning antitrust infringements under what are now Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Yet, until recently, this has not been true in respect o... Read More about Private damages actions under EU competition policy : an exploration of the ongoing sea change in respect of such actions concerning articles 101 and 102 TFEU infringements.