Management Decision: Volume 54 Issue 10

Is it worth having focused values?

Ivan Malbašić, Frederic Marimon, Marta Mas-Machuca

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of a specific category of organizational values on organizational effectiveness. Specifically, the aim of the paper is twofold…

The different relations of extrinsic, introjected, identified regulation and intrinsic motivation on employees’ performance: Empirical studies following self-determination theory

Jian Zhang, Ying Zhang, Yahui Song, Zhenxing Gong

Following self-determination theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of four motivational profiles (external, introjected, identified regulation, and…

Theory usage in empirical operations management research: a review and discussion

Thomas Kenworthy, Jaydeep Balakrishnan

The purpose of this paper is to analyze more than three decades of theory testing published in leading operations management (OM) journals.

Searching for better business models assessment methods

José M. Mateu, Isidre March-Chorda

The purpose of this paper is to provide a more useful business models assessment method than the traditional intuitive one. The paper also compares both methods, in order to…

CEO incentive compensation and earnings management: The implications of institutions and governance systems

Madi Almadi, Philip Lazic

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of CEO incentive-based compensation on earnings management, taking into account the influence of institutional settings and…

Factors enhancing the posting of negative behavior in social media and its impact on venting negative emotions

Yung-Shen Yen

Venting negative emotions on social networking sites (SNS) has become a growing phenomenon among dissatisfied customers. Drawing on social cognitive theory (SCT), the purpose of…

Corporate ethical lapses: do markets and stakeholders care?

Denis Cormier, Irene M. Gordon, Michel Magnan

The purpose of this paper is to assess if a firm’s ethical lapses, which result from unethical behavior or actions, influence its social disclosure (SD) practices as well as how…

Introducing the Hoshin Kanri strategic management system in manufacturing SMEs

Anders Melander, Malin Löfving, David Andersson, Fredrik Elgh, Mikael Thulin

The purpose of this paper is to explore the basic principles and introduction of the Hoshin Kanri (HK) strategic management system, as related to the management practices in…

A customer-dominant logic on service recovery and customer satisfaction

Fung Yi Millissa Cheung, Wai Ming To

Service recovery is a challenge to organizations because customers will respond to recovery processes and outcomes differently. Yet, there are few studies that examine the…

Optimizing environmental expenditures for maximizing economic performance

Nitish Singh, Jieqiong Ma, Jie Yang

Corporate environmental expenditure has been a growing concern in recent years, yet mixed findings exist regarding its economic impact. The purpose of this paper is to explain the…

With a little help from my friends: Multi-sector collaboration and strategic decision-making

Melissa Intindola, Judith Weisinger, Claudia Gomez

Studies of multi-sector collaborations have increased in recent years. However, the topic is still complex and lacks synthesis. Toward that end, the purpose of this paper is to…

Toward a theory of collaboration for evidence-based management

Farimah HakemZadeh, Vishwanath V. Baba

The purpose of this paper is to address the research-practice gap in management and advocate the need for an independent organization, called the evidence-based management (EBMgt…