Management Decision: Volume 49 Issue 2

Ontological supports of knowledge: knowledge creation and analytical knowledge

Gary Akehurst, Carlos Rueda‐Armengot, Salvador Vivas López, Daniel Palacios Marqués

The purpose of this paper is to examine, from the perspective of different theoretical approaches, the relationship that exists between different ontological supports of knowledge…

Keynesian, post‐Keynesian versus Schumpeterian, neo‐Schumpeterian: An integrated approach to the innovation theory

Marina Dabic, Vladimir Cvijanović, Miguel González‐Loureiro

In order to explain change and growth at the aggregate levels, three levels: macro, meso and micro must be taken into account. Applying the theories from Keynesian and…

Technological and design capabilities: is ambidexterity possible?

Yung‐Ching Ho, Hui‐Chen Fang, Jing‐Fu Lin

This study seeks to employ the capability‐based view to investigate the direct effect of an organization's development of technological and design capabilities on technology…

Stakeholder theory: issues to resolve

Emerson Wagner Mainardes, Helena Alves, Mario Raposo

The objective of this paper is to collate and debate the main issues driving the stakeholder theory academic debate.

Putting new wine into old bottles: Mindfulness as a micro‐foundation of dynamic capabilities

Christian Gärtner

This paper seeks to provide a critical review of the theoretical conception and practical implications of the notion of mindfulness (introduced to organization theory by Karl…

Basis for a general theory of organizations

Fernando J. Peris Bonet, Marta Peris‐Ortiz, Ignacio Gil Pechuán

The purpose of this paper is to identify the conceptual basis shared by different theories, regardless of the unit of analysis they specifically adopt. The different ontological…

Entrepreneurship, process innovation and value creation by a non‐profit SME

Kun‐Huang Huarng, Tiffany Hui‐Kuang Yu

By using three key factors – namely, funding, stakeholders, and legitimacy – this study seeks to analyse the successful entrepreneurial experiences of a non‐profit small to…

Knowledge Society: Opportunities and Challenges

Francisco J. Lara

Management practices: criticism and debate

Domingo Ribeiro Soriano, Marta Peris-Ortiz