European Business Review: Volume 32 Issue 4

SMEs motivations for CSR: an exploratory study

Siv Marina Flø Grimstad, Richard Glavee-Geo, Barbro Elisabeth Fjørtoft

The paper aims to investigate the relationship between firms’ motivation for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the moderating role of internationalisation.

CEO narcissism, CEO duality, TMT agreeableness and firm performance: An empirical investigation in auto industry in India

Nishant Uppal

This study aims to investigate the relationship between Chief Executive Officer (CEO) narcissism and firm performance. Further, it examined the moderation effects of CEO duality…

SMEs’ dynamic capabilities and value creation: the mediating role of competitive strategy

Mona Rashidirad, Hamid Salimian

The purpose of this research is to explicate the role of dynamic capabilities in the ability of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to create value and also investigate the…

Organizational climate and creative performance in the public sector

Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi, Terje Slåtten, Gudbrand Lien

The aim of this study is to examine the role of organizational climate in employees’ creative performance using the public sector as an empirical context. The employees’ creative…

Innovation and market liquidity: the case of ADRs

Manuel Lobato, Javier Rodriguez, Herminio Romero

Patents and patent citations provide a solid signal to investors about a firm’s innovation agenda. This signal can be even more useful for investors demanding securities from…

Understanding entrepreneurial deviance through social learning and entrepreneurial action theory: an empirical study

Abel Duarte Alonso, Seng Kiat Kok, Seamus O'Brien, Louis Geneste

The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine entrepreneurial deviance from the perspective of New Zealand's commercial honey producers. The study adopts entrepreneurial…

The significance of grassroots and inclusive innovation in harnessing social entrepreneurship and urban regeneration

Abel Duarte Alonso, Seng Kiat Kok, Seamus O'Brien, Michelle O'Shea

The purpose of this study is to examine the dimensions of inclusive and grassroots innovations operationalised by a social enterprise and the impact of these activities on urban…

Value co-creation and technological progression: a critical review

Tingting Zhang, Can Lu, Edwin Torres, Cihan Cobanoglu

This study aims to identify different approaches to conceptualize value co-creation and analysing firms’ co-creation strategies aided by various advancing technologies. This study…

A multidimensional approach to the outcomes of perceived value in business relationships

Mariette Louise Zietsman, Pierre Mostert, Göran Svensson

This study aims to explore the relationships, direct and indirect, between business customers’ perceived value, satisfaction and loyalty.

Impact of lean operations on the roles of finance functions and their application of lean

Henrik Nielsen, Thomas Borup Kristensen

This paper aims to study the relations between lean operations, lean principles in finance functions and the roles of finance functions.

Blockchain in general management and economics: a systematic literature review

Rami Alkhudary, Xavier Brusset, Pierre Fenies

This paper aims to provide a systematic review of the literature addressing blockchain technology (BT) in general management and economics (GME).