Management Research: Volume 17 Issue 3

Absorptive capacity and technology: influences on innovative firms

Angel Martinez-Sanchez, Manuela Perez-Perez, Silvia Vicente-Oliva

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between agile production (flexible production technology) and absorptive capacity.

An extension to the EVLN model: the role of employees’ silence

Ana Sabino, Fernanda Nogueira, Francisco Cesário

Individuals’ intentional responses to declining job satisfaction have been associated with the EVLN model. Employees’ silence, as an independent construct, can be understood as an…

Institutions and IPO activity: a multi-country study

Jose Luis Rivas, Mercedes Adamuz

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the differential effects that institutions have on country IPO activity.

Open innovation in family firms: a systematic literature review

Rafaela Gjergji, Valentina Lazzarotti, Federico Visconti, Teresa García-Marco

The purpose of this study is threefold: first, to provide a comprehensive and systemized literature review on open innovation (OI) in family firms; second, to identify the…

Rodrigo Varela Villegas: forging the entrepreneurial spirit

Santiago Ibarreche

This paper aims to share the essence of an interview with Rodrigo Varela Villegas, conducted by Santiago Ibarreche. It highlights his passion for academia, his commitment to…