Management Decision: Volume 47 Issue 8

An empirical examination of the effects of self‐efficacy, supervisor support and motivation to learn on transfer intention

Abdulkarim S. Al‐Eisa, Musaed A. Furayyan, Abdulla M. Alhemoud

Recent developments in research related to training transfer have recognized transfer as a complex process rather than a product of training. Transfer intention has been viewed as…

Why do internet users play massively multiplayer online role‐playing games?: A mixed method

Kwoting Fang, Yu‐Chih Lin, Tung‐Lin Chuang

The purpose of this paper is threefold. First, this study seeks to provide a framework for, and endeavor to gain, an in‐depth understanding of the decision‐making process in…

What matters to managers?: The whats, whys, and hows of corporate social responsibility in a multinational corporation

Esben Rahbek Pedersen, Peter Neergaard

The purpose of this paper is to analyse how managers in a multinational corporation (MNC) experience corporate social responsibility (CSR); the concept, the reasons for dealing…

Strategic choices, export orientation and export performance of SMEs in Nigeria

John O. Okpara

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial export orientation on the performance of SMEs in Nigeria.

Lessons from a case study for Greek banking M&A negotiations

Nikolaos Konstantopoulos, Damianos Sakas, Yiannis Triantafyllopoulos

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factor “Staff's beliefs, attitudes and social representations” vis‐à‐vis the part it plays during the negotiation process in the effort…

Exploring the growing phenomenon of university‐corporate education partnerships

Lindsay Ryan

The purpose of this paper is to explore why corporations are forming corporate education partnerships with universities and the role of corporate education programmes.

Towards a multidisciplinary definition of innovation

Anahita Baregheh, Jennifer Rowley, Sally Sambrook

This paper aims to undertake a content analysis of extant definitions of “innovation” as a basis for proposing an integrative definition of organizational “innovation”.

Acquisition of marketing knowledge in small and medium‐sized IJVs: The role of compatibility between parents

Byung Il Park, Jeryl Whitelock, Axèle Giroud

This paper aims to examine the effects of compatible characteristics between parent firms on the extent to which international joint ventures (IJVs) acquire marketing knowledge…

Exploring virtual worlds: success factors in virtual world marketing

Henrikki Tikkanen, Joel Hietanen, Tuomas Henttonen, Joonas Rokka

Drawing from recent work on online social networking and communities of consumption, the purpose of this paper is to explore, identify, and postulate key factors facilitating the…

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Domingo Ribeiro Soriano

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