European Business Review: Volume 26 Issue 2

Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM): An emerging tool in business research

Joe F. Hair Jr, Marko Sarstedt, Lucas Hopkins, Volker G. Kuppelwieser

The authors aim to present partial least squares (PLS) as an evolving approach to structural equation modeling (SEM), highlight its advantages and limitations and provide an…

Resource-based competition: three schools of thought and thirteen criticisms

Tarek El Shafeey, Paul Trott

The field of research on resource-based competition is full of nuanced terminology and misunderstandings. This has led to confusion, and thus the authors offer a critical review…

Sustainability fellowships: the potential for collective stakeholder influence

Kent Walker, Andre Laplume

Given the current ecological state of the planet organizations now need to develop their sustainability to a significantly greater extent and at a faster pace. This paper aims to…

R&D-marketing integration in innovation – does culture matter?

Nusa Fain, Beverly Wagner

This paper takes an exploratory approach towards understanding the applicability of established theoretical frameworks for cross-functional integration in different global…

Strategic orientation and organizational forms: an integrative framework

Krishna Chandra Balodi

This paper aims to bring together strategic orientation (SO) and organizational forms literatures by proposing refined SO typologies based on various combinations of…