Management Research: Volume 18 Issue 2

Editorial

M. Fernanda Wagstaff, José Ernesto Amorós

To persist or not?: Determinants of product innovation persistence of Colombian manufacturing firms

Jorge Juliao-Rossi, Jana Schmutzler, Clemente Forero-Pineda

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the differential impact each of the dominant theoretical explanations has on innovation persistence. The authors hereby differentiate the…

Entrepreneur’s background and product innovation: Evidences from technology-based incubated firms

Natan de Souza Marques, Roberto Sbragia, Moacir de Miranda Oliveira Junior, Felipe Borini

Analyzing the association between the entrepreneur’s background and product innovation, this paper aims to propose that some entrepreneur’s features are associated with the…

Does an oil boom promote firms’ R&D expenditure? Evidence from Ecuador

Diego F. Grijalva, Mary Lou Ponsetto, Yelitza Pontón

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the expansionary phase of a business cycle driven by an exogenous commodity price shock (oil) affects R&D expenditures among Ecuadorian…

Proximities at the aerospace complex of São José dos Campos (Brazil)

Paulo Roberto Cintra, Janaina Costa, André Luiz Sica de Campos

The formation of an aerospace complex in São José dos Campos (SP-Brazil) reflects a process of path dependence, which has favored sectorial technological development and…

Antecedents of non-monetary rewards: designating the first author

David B. Balkin, Len J. Trevino, Markus Fitza, Luis R. Gomez-Mejia, Harsha Tadikonda

The purpose of this study is to identify antecedent factors in addition to merit that contribute to the designation of first author on a publication. A second purpose is to…