International Journal of Conflict Management: Volume 31 Issue 3

Guest editorial

Renhuai Liu, Steven Si, Song Lin, Dean Tjosvold, Richard Posthuma

Perspectives on disruptive technology and innovation: Exploring conflicts, characteristics in emerging economies

Wan Liu, Ren-huai Liu, Hui Chen, Jet Mboga

Disruptive technology and innovation represent complex conflicts in nature. This paper aims to present an analytical review of the heterogeneity and conflicts that exist in the…

How harmonious family encourages individuals to enter entrepreneurship: A view from conservation of resource theory

Weichun Zhu, Jinyi Zhou, Wai Kwan (Elaine) Lau, Steve Welch

The purpose of this paper is to examine the roles of one’s original family and current family in influencing his or her entering entrepreneurial endeavors. Specifically…

Entrepreneur’s political involvement and inter-organizational conflict resolution in China’s transition economy

Aiqi Wu, Xiaotong Zhong, Di Song

This paper aims to explore the influence of entrepreneur’s political involvement on private-own enterprises’ (POEs’) selection of two inter-organizational conflict resolutions…

Team leader’s conflict management styles and innovation performance in entrepreneurial teams

Jielin Yin, Muxiao Jia, Zhenzhong Ma, Ganli Liao

The purpose of this study is to investigate how a team leader’s conflict management style (CMS) affects team innovation performance (TIP) in entrepreneurial teams using a team…

Star(tup) wars: decoupling task from relationship conflict

Malgorzata W. Kozusznik, Hillie Aaldering, Martin C. Euwema

A strong relation between task and relationship conflict has toxic impact on teams and poses a high-risk factor in startup organizations. The purpose of this study is to…

Exploring the relationship between entrepreneurial failure and conflict between work and family from the conservation of resources perspective

Xiaoyu Yu, Xiaotong Meng, Gang Cao, Yingya Jia

Conflict between work and family is a significant issue for entrepreneurs. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of entrepreneurial failure on both family–work…

The effect of digital transformation strategy on performance: The moderating role of cognitive conflict

Hecheng Wang, Junzheng Feng, Hui Zhang, Xin Li

The purpose of this study is to verify whether digital transformation strategy (DTS) could improve the organizational performance and provide a comprehensive analysis for…

Conflicts between business and government in bike sharing system

Hong Yang, Yimei Hu, Han Qiao, Shouyang Wang, Feng Jiang

The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the interactive conflicts between business and governmental authorities in the regulatory process of an emerging business model…

Effects of CEO humility and relationship conflict on entrepreneurial performance

Yi Li, Feng Wei, Siyue Chen, Yushan Yan

First, this paper aims to explore how CEO humility and relationship conflict in entrepreneurial teams affect the firm-level performance of new ventures. Second, it investigates…

How social entrepreneurs’ attention allocation and ambidextrous behavior enable hybrid organization

Wenzhi Zheng, James Bronson, Chunpei Lin

This paper aims to explore the social entrepreneurs’ attention allocation and their resource action that lead to hybrid organization using the paradox theory. Paradox theory…