European Business Review: Volume 34 Issue 2

Do firms facing competitors from emerging markets behave differently? Evidence from Austrian manufacturing firms

Klaus Friesenbichler, Andreas Reinstaller

The purpose of this study is to explore the strategic positioning and product portfolio diversification of Austrian manufacturing firms that face competition from emerging markets…

The cultural dimensions in supply chain management research: a state-of-the-art review and research agenda

Jamal EL Baz, Fedwa Jebli, Anass Cherrafi, Temidayo Akenroye, Sadia Iddik

This research aims to review how current supply chain management (SCM) research addresses cultural issues, presents a critical assessment of literature and discusses future…

Relative exploration orientation and real options reasoning: survey evidence from Denmark

Claus Højmark Jensen, Thomas Borup Kristensen

This paper aims to extend the understanding of how real options reasoning (ROR) is associated with downside risk and how a firm’s portfolio (explore and exploit) of investment…

Social media influencer marketing: the moderating role of materialism

Kian Yeik Koay, Man Lai Cheung, Patrick Chin-Hooi Soh, Chai Wen Teoh

Social media influencers (SMIs) have become an important source of influence that affects consumer behaviours in their decision-making processes. As such, this justifies scholarly…

Trust building in mobile money and its outcomes

Christian Nedu Osakwe, Titus Chukwuemezie Okeke, Michael Adu Kwarteng

To examine the key factors that can engender initial trust in mobile money and to also determine whether initial trust can contribute to the perceived value of mobile money, use…

Gamification, motivation, and engagement at work: a qualitative multiple case study

Daniel Hank Miri, Janaina Macke

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the application of gamification promotes employee motivation and engagement in the workplace. This study sought to identify…

The relationship between the level of a corporation’s public disclosure of its managerial values and its level of organizational authenticity

Alain Neher, Alfred Wong, Morgan P. Miles

This study aims to explore if corporations that publicly disclose more information about their managerial values are also more organizationally authentic in enacting these values.