Management Decision: Volume 59 Issue 8

Lean Startup: a comprehensive historical review

Rafael Fazzi Bortolini, Marcelo Nogueira Cortimiglia, Angela de Moura Ferreira Danilevicz, Antonio Ghezzi

The primary goal of a startup is to find a viable business model that can generate value for its customers while being effectively captured by the startup itself. This business…

Collaboration as an enabler for circular economy: a case study of a developing country

Jyoti L. Mishra, Kudzai Dominic Chiwenga, Khaoula Ali

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to advance the knowledge of Circular Business Models (BMs) over linear models by focusing on new dynamics which are unique to…

A multi-criteria decision-making framework for agriculture supply chain risk management under a circular economy context

Morteza Yazdani, Ernesto D.R.S. Gonzalez, Prasenjit Chatterjee

The implementation of circular economy strategies is one of the central objectives of several governments seeking a transition toward a sustainable development. Circular economy…

Transition to circular economy in Brazil: A look at the municipal solid waste management in the state of São Paulo

Michel Xocaira Paes, Gerson Araujo de Medeiros, Sandro Donnini Mancini, Flávio de Miranda Ribeiro, Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how improvements in municipal solid waste management systems (MSWMS) can contribute to a transition toward circular economy (CE) in urban…

Diving into emerging economies bottleneck: Industry 4.0 and implications for circular economy

Luciana Oranges Cezarino, Lara Bartocci Liboni, Nelson Oliveira Stefanelli, Bruno Garcia Oliveira, Lucas Conde Stocco

In this paper, the authors aim to explore the relationship between the concepts of Industry 4.0 and circular economy (CE) as a contribution to the management decision on emerging…

Corporate governance, firm performance, and business group affiliation: evidence from India

Neeti Khetarpal Sanan, Dinesh Jaisinghani, Sangeeta Yadav

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether, in emerging economies, the relationship between a firm’s corporate governance (CG) and its performance is associated with…

Strategic renewal of SMEs: the impact of social capital, strategic agility and absorptive capacity

Samar Hayat Khan, Abdul Majid, Muhammad Yasir

This research was carried out with the purpose to empirically test the model to explain the procedures concerned with the translation of social capital (SC) into strategic renewal…

A qualitative analysis to identify takeover target criteria

Hicham Meghouar

This study proposes a qualitative analysis to identify takeover target criteria according to French Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) practitioners.

Trade credit and the speed of leverage adjustment

Ala’a Adden Abuhommous

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of trade credit on the speed of adjustment (SOA) of short-term leverage. Bankruptcy cost is higher for over-levered firms…

Institutional environments and entrepreneurial start-ups: an international study

Tianchen Li

The purposes of this research are to examine how individuals' cognition is related to the rate of entrepreneurial start-ups and how this relationship can be modified by three…

Strategy communication and transition dynamics amongst managers: a public sector organization perspective

Demola Obembe, Jarrah Al Mansour, Oluwaseun Kolade

The purpose of this paper is to build on the research-supported view that interactions between top and middle management enhances effective implementation of organizational…

Social capital and knowledge integration in interdisciplinary research teams: a multilevel analysis

Xueyan Zhang, Xiaohong Wang, Wei Zhao

Effective knowledge integration is vital for decision making in interdisciplinary research (IDR) teams. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the antecedents of knowledge…

Beware the politically skilled maverick: political skill interacts with maverickism to predict unethical decision-making

Elliroma Gardiner, Jonas Debrulle

Across two studies, the current research investigates whether individuals high in maverickism, which incorporates tendencies of creativity, risk-taking, goal-orientation and…

Stretch goals and unethical behavior: role of ambivalent identification and competitive psychological climate

Chang Chen, Zhe Zhang, Ming Jia

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of stretch goals on unethical behavior and explore the mediating role of ambivalent identification and moderating role of…

Authentic leadership and meaningfulness at work: Role of employees' CSR perceptions and evaluations

Richa Chaudhary

This study aims to examine whether, how, and when authentic leadership shapes followers' perceptions of meaningfulness at work. Using authentic leadership theory, we posit that…

Corporate social responsibility, employee engagement, well-being and the task performance of frontline employees

Minseong Kim, Jihye Kim

This research examines the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the workplace and its impact on frontline employees’ work-related outcomes. Based on the CSR and human…