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AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between Thomas-Kilmann's Conflict Management Modes (CMM) and Fiedler's Leadership Style (LS) measures, both in the data, and...
View ArticleAssessing the impact of outsourcing in the electricity network industry
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View ArticleNearshoring practices: An exploratory study of Scandinavian manufacturers and...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to unravel and assess current nearshoring practices and their outlook in the Baltic region. Design/methodology/approach– The authors draw on the offshoring...
View ArticleForeign direct investment and innovation in Estonia
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to study the linkages between inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI) and the innovation inputs and outputs of domestic and foreign owned companies...
View ArticleUsing interpretive structural modelling to identify and rank performance...
AbstractPurpose– The main purpose of this paper is to identify and rank a set of performance measures using the approach of interpretive structural modelling (ISM) to support the evaluation of...
View ArticleBalanced performance management in the public education system: An empirical...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this study is to investigate ways in which the performance management at different school management levels contributes to the performance of public schools in the...
View ArticleInterpretative dimension of user-driven service innovation: Forum Theatre in...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore a possible way for service providers to learn from their customers' experiences and bridge gaps between their and their customers' perspectives....
View ArticleResearching the gap between strategic and operational levels of corporate...
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to understand differences between the strategic level and the operational level of corporate responsibility within an organization....
View ArticleAdoption of environmental management systems and standards in Norwegian...
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to explore the driving forces and cost/benefit effects of introducing environmental management systems (EMS) and standards in education and nursing in five of...
View ArticleThe Effects of National Culture and Ethno-linguistic Diversity on Innovativeness
AbstractPurpose - Current research suggests a strong relationship between national culture and a nation’s innovativeness. Despite conceptual, methodological, and empirical justification, researchers...
View ArticleGone fishing for knowledge? The effect of strategic orientations on the scope...
AbstractPurpose - Firms need to reach out for external knowledge in order to keep up with the pace of the markets and to renew themselves. Although research on open innovation and open knowledge search...
View ArticleMethodological issues in dynamic capabilities research – a critical review
AbstractPurpose - Since ensuring methodological rigour is a prerequisite for high quality empirical research, this study examines methodological choices in empirical studies on dynamic capabilities...
View ArticleAnalysis of Patent Management Effects on Technological Innovation Performance
AbstractPurpose - Given the changing role of patents within enterprises, this research aims to investigate the link between patent management and technological innovation performance in Chinese...
View ArticleConsumer Attitudes and Behavior Related to the Adoption of Euro Before the...
AbstractPurpose - The aim of this paper is to enhance understanding of consumer attitudes and behaviour towards a new currency, Euro, before the process of the changeover. The approach of the current...
View ArticlePerformance in local government HRM: The role of external customers
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of the article is to contribute to HRM – performance research by focusing on how HR managers discursively construct performance in local government HRM....
View ArticleThe effects of national culture and ethno-linguistic diversity on innovativeness
AbstractPurpose– There is an established link between national cultural differences and documented variations in technological innovations across countries. To move beyond a narrow emphasis on national...
View ArticleGone fishing for knowledge?: The effect of strategic orientations on the...
AbstractPurpose– Firms need to reach out for external knowledge in order to keep up with the pace of the markets and to renew themselves. Although research on open innovation and open knowledge search...
View ArticleMethodological issues in dynamic capabilities research – a critical review
AbstractPurpose– Since ensuring methodological rigour is a prerequisite for high quality empirical research, this study aims to examine methodological choices in empirical studies on dynamic...
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