Management Decision: Volume 52 Issue 10

Positioning decisions within strategic groups : The influences of strategic distance, diversification and media visibility

Xiao Duan, Zhan-ming Jin

Strategic group has been intensively studied since this term emerged in 1970s, but previous studies have been limited to the comparisons between groups such as performance…

Revisiting of Theory X and Y: A multilevel analysis of the effects of leaders’ managerial assumptions on followers’ attitudes

Sait Gürbüz, Faruk Şahin, Onur Köksal

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of leaders’ Theory X and Y managerial assumptions on subordinates’ attitudes and behaviors.

Partnering hierarchy of needs

Mattias Jacobsson, Timothy L. Wilson

First, the purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the role of the components in the creation of a partnering way of working; second, to illustrate how the achievement of…

Financial, governance and environmental determinants of corporate social responsible disclosure

Grigoris Giannarakis, George Konteos, Nikolaos Sariannidis

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the vital determinants on the extent of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure in a US context. The selected variables are…

Firm newness, product novelty and aesthetic failure

André O. Laplume, Manish K. Srivastava

The purpose of this paper is to examine product failures in the consumer technology products industry to explain why some firms experience more aesthetic-related failures than…

Prosumer engagement in innovation strategies : The Prosumer Creativity and Focus Model

Sabina Seran (Potra), Monica Izvercian

The purpose of this paper is to develop a new enriched approach regarding the prosumer concept and a framework for efficient managerial decision, making use of prosumer innovative…

Pre-venture managerial experience and new venture innovation : An opportunity costs perspective

Anat BarNir

The purpose of this paper is to explore direct and indirect effects of pre-venture managerial experience (PVME) on new venture innovation. Using opportunity-costs framework, the…

Rating online commodities by considering consumers’ purchasing networks

Yongli Li, Chong Wu, Peng Luo

Rating, as a common way of evaluation, is a significant exercise and plays a major role in managerial decision-making in general and in particular online purchasing. The paper…

Examining stakeholders’ influence on environmental responsibility of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and its outcomes

Mehran Nejati, Azlan Amran, Noor Hazlina Ahmad

Given the uprising interest in the environmental responsibility issues among small businesses, the purpose of this paper is to design to probe into the relationship between…

The cross-effects of sponsorship in non-professional sports communities

Daniela Andreini, Giuseppe Pedeliento, Mara Bergamaschi, Jari Salo

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the cross-effects of on-site sponsorship on online sponsorship effectiveness in communities. The research evaluates how members’…