Management Decision: Volume 58 Issue 11

Guest editorial

Carayannis Elias, Fernando Ferreira, João J. Ferreira, Guillermo Pérez-Bustamante Ilander, Wenchang Fang

Integrating value-focused thinking and FITradeoff to support information technology outsourcing decisions

Thiago Poleto, Thárcylla Rebecca Negreiros Clemente, Ana Paula Henriques de Gusmão, Maisa Mendonça Silva, Ana Paula Cabral Seixas Costa

The information technology (IT) outsourcing (ITO) decision is a key issue in strategic and operational management and is considered a main critical factor influencing successful…

Intelligent decision-making model based on minority game for resource allocation in cloud manufacturing

Daniela Carlucci, Paolo Renna, Sergio Materi, Giovanni Schiuma

This paper proposes a model based on minority game (MG) theory to support the decision-making regarding the efficient allocation and exploitation of resources/services among the…

A cognition-driven framework for the evaluation of startups in the digital economy: Adding value with cognitive mapping and rule-based expert systems

Jéssica C.M. Simões, Fernando A.F. Ferreira, Marta Peris-Ortiz, João J.M. Ferreira

Capital restrictions normally exist in the creation of a startup, requiring investors to analyze funding alternatives in a highly competitive climate. Although different types of…

Development of a firm export performance measurement model using a hybrid multi-attribute decision-making method

Jalil Heidary Dahooie, Ieva Meidute-Kavaliauskiene, Amir Salar Vanaki, Askoldas Podviezko, Elham Beheshti Jazan Abadi

The present study is aimed to develop a firm export performance measurement model. Increased levels of globalization are forcing firms, especially SMEs (i.e. small and…

Assessing global systemically important banks and implications for entrepreneurship: a hierarchy stochastic multicriteria acceptability analysis

Silvia Angilella, Sebastiano Mazzù

The financial crisis of 2007–2008 has brought critical attention to those financial institutions whose high destabilizing effects can have an impact on the financial system. Basel…

Assessing the ICT exploitation in EU energy policy: a multicriteria evaluation

Zacharoula Andreopoulou, Christiana Koliouska, Constantin Zopounidis

This paper aims to present and assess the EU energy policies regarding their dependence on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) implications and the level of complexity…

Evaluating service innovation and business performance in tourism: a multicriteria decision analysis approach

Fotis C. Kitsios, Evangelos Grigoroudis

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the new service development (NSD) process in tourism. For this reason, factors influencing the process of service…

A multicriteria assessment model for countries’ degree of preparedness for successful impact investing

Teresa León, Vicente Liern, Blanca Pérez-Gladish

In recent years there has been a significant acceleration in the market growth of social impact investing. Policy makers, regulatory bodies and national decision-makers should…

Environmental, social and corporate governance framework for corporate disclosure: a multicriteria dimension analysis approach

Constantin Zopounidis, Alexandros Garefalakis, Christos Lemonakis, Ioannis Passas

The purpose of this paper is to provide to the Board of Directors and CEOs of a firm to be aware of and accountable for the information they provide to the public. As long as the…

A goal programming model to study the impact of R&D expenditures on sustainability-related criteria: the case of Kazakhstan

Cinzia Colapinto, Raja Jayaraman, Davide La Torre

Most countries face important economic, social and environmental challenges and are strongly committed to invest in research and development (R&D) activities to help support the…

Technology enhancement of surgeries scheduling: a bi-objective optimization model

Marwa Khalfalli, Fouad Ben Abdelaziz, Jerome Verny, Meryem Masmoudi

Operating theaters are considered as the most sensitive health department within hospital centers due to their significant cost/necessity for patients and their economic benefits…

Optimizing faculty talents through identifying entrepreneurial champions: an ELECTRE IV approach

Sumaya Al-Abbasi, Hatem Masri

The rapid increase in higher education institutions (HEIs) can affect the provision of quality education especially when there are no clear integrated objectives to serve the…

An MCDA cause-effect factors model for the implementation of Greenstone Digital Library software

Somvir Rathee, Anil Kumar, Sudha Kaushik, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Audrius Banaitis, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes

The selection of effective library software not only plays an important role for students, academic staff and the library staff but also helps an institution by having the library…

Critical success factors for sustainable entrepreneurship in Pakistani Telecommunications industry: a hybrid grey systems theory/ best-worst method approach

Farhan Muhammad Muneeb, Amir Karbassi Yazdi, P. Wanke, Cao Yiyin, Muhammad Chughtai

This study focuses on the Critical Success Factors (CSF) for developing sustainable entrepreneurship in the Pakistani telecommunication industry. Despite the efforts made by…