Journal of Business Strategy: Volume 36 Issue 1

Innovation strategy in the US: top executives offer their views

C. Brooke Dobni, Mark Klassen, W. Thomas Nelson

The USA is the world’s largest economy, but is it a leading innovation nation? As economies mature and slow in growth, innovation will prove to be a key driver in maintaining…

Open innovation and knowledge networking in a multinational corporation

Dirk Schneckenberg

The purpose of this paper is to inquire how large multinational firms can develop and implement knowledge-sharing measures that move their corporate strategy towards the open…

The supplier perspective: forging strong partnerships with buyers

Julia Roloff, Michael S. Aßländer, Dilek Zamantili Nayir

The purpose of this paper is to identify three commonly observed mistakes made when managing suppliers and describe factors that contribute to successful buyer–supplier…

The expatriate as company leader in the UAE: cultural adaptation

Hanan Al Mazrouei, Richard J. Pech

The purpose of this article is to explore the impact of organizational culture, adaptation, political environment and leadership for expatriate managers working in the United Arab…

Building the sustainable organization: an integrated approach

Bruce E Perrott

This paper aims to examine how some leading companies are integrating sustainability into their planning of future direction and growth. Readers will have a strong interest in…

Being awkward: creating conscious culture change

Peter Buell Hirsch

The purpose of this paper is to examine why culture is the cause of such widespread failure in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and explore ways to improve their success rate…