Management Decision: Volume 52 Issue 5

Enterprise risk management implementation in construction firms : An organizational change perspective

Xianbo Zhao, Bon-Gang Hwang, Sui Pheng Low

The purposes of this paper are to: first, identify the critical drivers for and hindrances to enterprise risk management (ERM) implementation in Singapore-based Chinese…

Effects of online advertising on automobile sales

Jianping Peng, Guoying Zhang, Shaoling Zhang, Xin Dai, Jing Li

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of online advertising spending on automobile sales through both search and non-search advertising.

Geographic clustering, network relationships and competitive advantage: Two industrial clusters in Taiwan

Han-Sheng Lei, Chin-Hua Huang

There are contradicted perspectives on relationship between geographic cluster and competitive advantage of firms in previous research. Extant research has paid extremely…

Does a differentiation strategy lead to more sustainable financial performance than a cost leadership strategy?

Rajiv D. Banker, Raj Mashruwala, Arindam Tripathy

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the strategic positioning of firms and the sustainability of firm performance. The paper argues that pursuing…

How do resources and diversification strategy explain the performance consequences of internationalization?

Yan Chen, Yiwei Jiang, Chengqi Wang, Wen Chung Hsu

The purpose of this paper is to examine how firm resources and diversification strategy explain the performance consequences of internationalization of emerging market…

Franchisor resources, spousal resources, entrepreneurial orientation, and performance in a couple-owned franchise outlet

Shih-Yi Chien

Franchise outlets owned by entrepreneurial married couples are gradually increasing. Based upon prior research in resource-based view, entrepreneurial orientation (EO)…

Untangling self-reinforcing processes in managerial decision making. Co-evolving heuristics?

Gianpaolo Abatecola

Over the last 30 years, specific investigations into self-reinforcing processes in managerial decision making have been gaining momentum within the mainstream literature of…

Consumer willingness to communicate in a second language: Communication in service settings

Jonas Holmqvist, Yves Van Vaerenbergh, Christian Grönroos

The service management literature emphasizes the importance of communication, but language difficulties can make communicating in business settings more difficult. The purpose of…

Organizational slack, experience, and acquisition behavior across varying economic environments

Todd Alessandri, Daniele Cerrato, Donatella Depperu

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the organizational slack and acquisition experience on acquisition behavior across varying environmental conditions. Drawing…

Does the balanced scorecard adoption enhance the levels of organizational climate, employees’ commitment, job satisfaction and job dedication?

Miguel Ángel Calderón Molina, José Manuel Hurtado González, Beatriz Palacios Florencio, José Luis Galán González

The purpose of this paper is to study the influence that balanced scorecard (BSC) adoption has on organizational climate, employees’ commitment, job satisfaction and job…