Management Research: Volume 7 Issue 1

Legacy Identities: A Tale of Repression and Redemption

Thomaz Wood, Miguel P. Caldas

The concept of organizational identity became a subject of interest within the academic milieu in the mid‐1980s. In this paper, we propose the construct of legacy identities…

Deciding Between Acquisition and Joint Venture: Intangible Resources and Similarity

Ángeles Montoro‐Sanchez, Marta Ortiz‐de‐Urbina‐Criado

The aim of this paper is to analyze the influence of intangible assets and similarity of resources on the choice between acquisitions and joint ventures and whether it is…

Barriers and Facilitators to Knowledge Management in University Research Centers: An Exploratory Study

Arménio Rego, Isabel Pinho, Júlio Pedrosa, Miguel Pina E. Cunha

This study shows how 152 researchers from several research centers of a Portuguese university perceive the facilitators and barriers to knowledge management. Three domains are…

Birds of a Feather?: A Test of Cultural Homogeneity Among a Sample of Latin American Countries

Otmar E. Varela, Sofia Esqueda, Olivia Perez

This study tests the cultural invariance in Latin America utilizing a sample of four representative countries – Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela. With the participation…

The Psychological and Structural Determinants of Technology Integration in Organizations: An Empirical Study

Filipe Almeida, Filipe Sobral

The integration of information and communication technologies in a business context is currently an unquestionable strategic demand; however, companies do not always reveal…