How does market learning affect radical innovation? The moderation roles of horizontal ties and vertical ties

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Gao ◽  
Yao Li ◽  
Maoyong Cheng ◽  
Genfu Feng
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Radical Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Learning Theory ◽  
Moderation Effects ◽  
Integrative View ◽  
The Social ◽  
Market Learning

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the curvilinear effects of firms’ market learning on radical innovation and the moderation effects of the focal firms’ horizontal ties and vertical ties. Design/methodology/approach This study uses regression analysis with the survey data from 303 Chinese firms. Findings Explorative/exploitative market learning has an inverted U-shaped/U-shaped effect on radical innovation. The effects of explorative market learning on radical innovation increase when firms have strong horizontal ties, but decrease when firms have strong vertical ties. The opposite is true for the effects of exploitative market learning. Research limitations/implications This study uses unilateral data to examine the moderation effects of the focal firms’ vertical and horizontal ties on the market learning-radical innovation links. Future research that conducted in the dyadic-paradigm would be preferable to test the generalizability of this research and address the potential changes. Originality/value The value of the current study centers on its integrated framework that incorporates organizational learning theory and the social network perspective to account for radical innovation. The integrative view helps us to interpret the curvilinear effects of market learning on radical innovation and outlines the moderation mechanisms of horizontal ties and vertical ties.

Investigating cost efficiency in the branch network of a Greek bank: an empirical study

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athanasios G. Noulas ◽  
Niki Glaveli ◽  
Ioannis Kiriakopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Commercial Bank ◽  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dea Method ◽  
The Cost

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the cost efficiency of 58 branches of a major Greek commercial bank, in six major Greek cities, for the years 2000 and 2001.Design/methodology/approachThe efficiency is measured through the data envelopment analysis (DEA) method. Using regression analysis, the effect of size on cost efficiency is also examined.FindingsThe results indicate that there is a room for substantial efficiency improvements. The average inefficiency is about 30 per cent. It has also been observed that rural branches tend, on average, to be more efficient than urban branches.Research limitations/implicationsA direction of future research would be to extend the analysis of determinants of bank branch efficiency in order to investigate the role that the region and the characteristics of the branch play in relation to efficiency.Originality/valueThe paper provides a comparative evaluation of the efficiency of 58 branches of a major Greek commercial bank using the DEA method.

Investigating the effect of restaurant menu labelling on consumer food choices using a field experiment

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seda Erdem
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Calorie Content ◽  
Treatment Conditions ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe aim is to explore the impact of new menu labels on consumers' actual meal purchases with a field experiment undertaken in a local restaurant.Design/methodology/approachThe author used a field experiment in a natural eating environment at a restaurant to investigate the effect of restaurant menu labelling on consumers' meal choices and opinions on the use of nutritional labels on menus. The experiment included control and treatment conditions in which we offered customers unlabelled and labelled menus, respectively. After individuals' dining experience, the data on meal choices and attitudes to menu labelling was collected via a brief questionnaire. The author then performed inferential statistical analysis to test differences between the control and treatment conditions and logistic regression analysis to explore further what predicts the probability of labels being influential on meal choice.FindingsThe study finds that the information provided to the consumers on restaurant menus matters. The more useful the information is perceived by consumers, the more likely the labels will influence their choices. Calorie content and the walking minutes to burn those calories on labels were considered the most useful aspect of the menu labels.Originality/valueThe study contributes to a better understanding of the impact of menu labelling on actual meal purchases, as well as the best way to communicate calorie and nutrient information to consumers. The author also shares her experience designing a field experiment with a restaurateur for future research.

Legitimizing black businesses: three examples from the Civil War to civil rights

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-396
Author(s):  
Keith Hollingsworth
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Civil Rights Movement ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Construct ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Black Businesses

Purpose In “Reinventing Entrepreneurial History,” Wadhwani and Lubinski (2017) encourage the study of legitimacy, the sense that a new organization or venture “belongs” to, or fits within, the social construct of its time. Design/methodology/approach To this end, this query will consider methods used in the period between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement to show legitimacy in black economic endeavors. Three Atlanta entrepreneurs’ efforts will be used as demonstrative examples. Findings The overarching aim of this investigation of economic legitimization is to give practical examples of three distinct strategies in play: endorsement, authorization and storytelling. In addition, a fourth external actor, social organizations, that exists outside of the realms of media, government and law as noted by Bitektine and Haack (2015) is illustrated to grant validity within the black community. Also, the storytelling strategy is used to illustrate promoters, actors pushing legitimacy to benefit the community at large. Originality/value Arguably the search for economic and collective legitimacy within black businesses is not confined to the past. Stated in another way, black businesses still fight for legitimacy, and future research should be undertaken to show the similarities and differences in the two aforementioned periods.

The effect of superstar gig workers on shareholder value: evidence from professional wrestling

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Carter
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Shareholder Value ◽  
Shareholder Wealth ◽  
Wealth Effects ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Independent Contractors ◽  
Death Event ◽  
World Wrestling Entertainment

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to measure the effect of superstar gig workers, defined as independent contractors who are the most successful in their field, on shareholder value. Gig workers comprise as much as 33% of the workforce and are projected to exceed 50% by 2028. Thus, understanding their impact on shareholder value is important.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses OLS regression analysis. To establish causality regarding wealth effects, the sudden deaths of superstar gig workers are used. To facilitate the uncontaminated measurement of wealth effects, sudden deaths that coincide with a significant event on a [−3, 3] window about the death event are not used.FindingsThe sudden death of a superstar gig worker causes shareholder wealth to increase significantly by 0.35% or almost $1.5m. Rational and behavioral explanations are offered for this result.Research limitations/implicationsGeneralizability is limited because data on superstar gig workers in traditional corporations are unavailable. For this reason, this paper uses the only available data, namely, data on superstar wrestlers, who are contracted to perform in matches (i.e. “gigs”) in a lucrative promotion (e.g. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)). Future research could examine the effect of corporate gig workers on shareholder value if the data become available at some point.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to document the effects of any type of gig worker, whether superstar or regular, on shareholder value.

scholarly journals Problematizing profit and profitability: discussions

2020 ◽  
Vol 1233 (4) ◽  
pp. 753-793
Author(s):  
Alan Lowe ◽  
Yesh Nama ◽  
Alice Bryer ◽  
Nihel Chabrak ◽  
Claire Dambrin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Interpretive Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Collective Activity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Accounting Numbers

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report the outcome of an interdisciplinary discussion on the concepts of profit and profitability and various ways in which we could potentially problematize these concepts. It is our hope that a much greater attention or reconsideration of the problematization of profit and related accounting numbers will be fostered in part by the exchanges we include here.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts an interdisciplinary discussion approach and brings into conversation ideas and views of several scholars on problematizing profit and profitability in various contexts and explores potential implications of such problematization.FindingsProfit and profitability measures make invisible the collective endeavour of people who work hard (backstage) to achieve a desired profit level for a division and/or an organization. Profit tends to preclude the social process of debate around contradictions among the ends and means of collective activity. An inherent message that we can discern from our contributors is the typical failure of managers to appreciate the value of critical theory and interpretive research for them. Practitioners and positivist researchers seem to be so influenced by neo-liberal economic ideas that organizations are distrusted and at times reviled in their attachment to profit.Research limitations/implicationsProblematizing opens-up the potential for interesting and significant theoretical insights. A much greater pragmatic and theoretical reconsideration of profit and profitability will be fostered by the exchanges we include here.Originality/valueIn setting out a future research agenda, this paper fosters theoretical and methodological pluralism in the research community focussing on problematizing profit and profitability in various settings. The discussion perspectives offered in this paper provides not only a basis for further research in this critical area of discourse and regulation on the role and status of profit and profitability but also emancipatory potential for practitioners (to be reflective of their practices and their undesired consequences of such practices) whose overarching focus is on these accounting numbers.

Leadership styles and their relationship with TQM focus for Indian firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 1063-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vimal Kumar ◽  
R.R.K. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine leadership styles and their impact on TQM focus within Indian firms. Design/methodology/approach The empirical data for this study were drawn from a survey of 111 firms in India to examine the validity and reliability of the independent constructs (leadership styles: transformational, servant, adaptive, rational and kinesthetic); and two dependent constructs (TQM focus: continuous improvement and innovation). The data were analyzed employing correlation and multiple regression analysis to identify the influence of leadership styles on TQM focus. Findings The results of the study revealed that six of the nine hypotheses have a significant and positive relationship with TQM focus; one hypothesis is partial while rest two hypotheses are not associated with TQM focus. It is also found that leadership styles are more inclined to continuous improvement and perceived as dominant TQM practices than innovation. Research limitations/implications This study used only two major variables, continuous improvement and innovation, as the outcome of TQM focus, but the outcomes are not limited. TQM focus is also related to other variables such as customer focus, product quality, employee involvement, benchmarking, etc. Future research should be extended by using other variables as the outcome of TQM focus. Originality/value The results can be beneficial for the current organization’s leaders to achieve appropriate leadership styles for effective and TQM focus. Moreover, this paper also attempts to inspire researchers to include the TQM focus in studying the effect of the leaders on TQM focus while implementing it effectively in the organizations.

The selfie phenomenon – consumer identities in the social media marketplace

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 1767-1772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Kedzior ◽  
Douglas E. Allen ◽  
Jonathan Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Marketing Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Issues

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the contributions presented in this special section on the selfie phenomenon and its significance for marketing practice and scholarship. Design/methodology/approach The significance of the topic is reviewed and themes related to the selfie phenomenon and marketplace issues are discussed in connection with extant research. The contributions of each paper are briefly highlighted and discussed. Findings Although the selfie is a relatively new phenomenon, both marketing practice and scholarship have noticed its prominence in consumer lives and potential for generating marketplace insights. Despite its frequently presumed triviality, the selfie is a multifaceted phenomenon of significance to key marketing areas such as branding, consumer behavior or market research. Possible avenues for future research are outlined. Originality/value Key issues relating to research into the selfie phenomenon for marketing scholars are illuminated.

The social pillar of lean: a theoretical framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Lean Thinking ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lean Practices ◽  
The Social ◽  
Employee Responses ◽  
Original Approach ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical framework for the social pillar of lean which can be used to direct future research into lean thinking. Design/methodology/approach Shortcomings in previous research are identified, factors to be considered are outlined and the relationships between these factors are examined. Findings A theoretical model was developed categorizing factors and their relationships within lean foundations, mediating variables and employee responses. Practical implications The SLP model provides a framework for an organization to use in the implementation of lean practices with a particular emphasis on relationships. Originality/value This paper has an original approach by focusing on factors which are most relevant to lean implementation such as factors.

scholarly journals Migration and parenting: reviewing the debate and calling for future research

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Raffaetà
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
Migrant Families ◽  
The Social

Purpose – The term “parenting” has come to assume a specific sociological meaning: it defines parents’ role and agency not only with regard to their children, but also to the state, medical doctors, psychologists and educators. How normative stances toward parenting affect the lives of parents has started to be analyzed in the social sciences, however less is known about how the “culture of parenting” impacts on the way migrant families take care of their children. The purpose of this paper is to untangle the conceptual and disciplinary roots of parenting studies stemming from early anthropological studies of kinship and ethno-psychological theories, through to the anthropology of childhood and child rearing and the current socio-anthropological studies of parenting. This review offers conceptual tools for the creation of a critical perspective on migration and parenting. Design/methodology/approach – The paper acknowledges the theoretical and empirical gap in the study of migration and parenting by illustrating the sparse and interdisciplinary literature which has dealt with migration and parenting. Findings – The paper discusses the presented literature’s limits and potentialities in light of the new culture of parenting. Originality/value – The paper addresses future paths for ethnographic work.

Supervisory requirements and expectations for portfolio level counterparty credit risk measurement and management

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Jacobs Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Probability Distribution ◽  
Credit Risk ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Counterparty Credit Risk ◽  
Mathematical Sciences ◽  
Credit Risk Measurement ◽  
Risk Managers

Purpose – This study aims to survey supervisory requirements and expectations for counterparty credit risk (CCR). Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, a survey of CCR including the following elements has been performed. First, various concepts in CCR measurement and management, including prevalent practices, definitions and conceptual issues have been introduced. Then, various supervisory requirements and expectations with respect to CCR have been summarized. This study has multiple areas of relevance and may be extended in various ways. Risk managers, traders and regulators may find this to be a valuable reference. Directions for future research could include empirical analysis, development of a theoretical framework and a comparative analysis of systems for analyzing and regulating CCR. Findings – Some of the thoughts regarding the concept of risk will be considered and surveyed, and then how these apply to CCR will be considered. A classical dichotomy exists in the literature, the earliest exposition upon which is credited to Knight (1921), who defines uncertainty is when it is not possible to measure a probability distribution or it is unknown. This is contrasted with the situation where either the probability distribution is known, or knowable through repeated experimentation. Arguably, in economic and finance (and more broadly in the social or natural as opposed to the physical or mathematical sciences), the former is a more realistic scenario that is being contending with (e.g. a fair vs loaded die, or die with unknown number of sides.) The authors are forced to rely upon empirical data to estimate loss distributions, but this is complicated because of changing economic conditions, which invalidate forecasts that our econometric models generate. Originality/value – This is one of few studies of the CCR regulations that is so far-reaching.

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