Strategic technology partnering capabilities

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Kilubi
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Secondary Database ◽  
Database Research

Purpose – Strategic technology partnering (STP) is considered to be significant for the access to novel technologies that are unknown to organisations. However, the performance heterogeneities within organisations can be explained by STP capabilities. Hence, the purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to provide a classificatory framework by categorising the various STP capabilities; second, to draw conclusions from the analysis of the empirical findings; and third, to guide further publications and identify future research needs. Design/methodology/approach – The present paper adopts a systematic literature review (SLR) methodology. In this research, the extant empirical research on STP capabilities will first be classified and integrated within a classificatory framework. Lastly, the review insights will provide methodological suggestions along with theoretical themes for future research that have not been yet explored. Findings – The study findings show that there is a strong need for a clear and unified terminology for the distinctive capabilities of STP and research has mainly highlighted certain common capabilities while other essential ones lack analysis. The SLR further reveals that most research has been quantitative in nature relying on secondary database research. Originality/value – This SLR provides a thorough overview of prior research on STP capabilities investigating 65 articles published in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals, spanning a 22-year period from 1992 to 2014. In sum, his review structures extant STP capabilities literature into a proposed classificatory framework referred to as “CLONT-framework” and highlights its critical importance in strategic management and innovation research from a theoretical, empirical, and practical point of view.

Toward better theory on the relationship between commitment, participation and leadership in unions

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 715-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregor Gall ◽  
Jack Fiorito
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Union Commitment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe aim of this paper is to give a critique of the extant literature on union commitment and participation in order to develop remedies to identified weaknessesDesign/methodology/approachThe paper uses a critical assessment of extant literature.FindingsA number of critical deficiencies exist in the literature to which remedies are proposed.Research limitations/implicationsThe remedies need testing through empirical research.Practical implicationsFuture research needs to have different research foci and questions.Social implicationsWith a reorientation of future research on union commitment, participation and leadership, unions may be better able to benefit from academic research in the area.Originality/valueThe paper suggests that a reorientation of future research on union commitment, participation and leadership will allow more incisive and more robust contributions to be made to understanding unions as complex social organisms.

scholarly journals Non-GAAP earnings: international overview and suggestions for future research

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 318-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Marques
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Accounting Standard ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ◽  
Accounting Principles ◽  
Corporate Governance Mechanisms ◽  
Academic Researchers

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to synthesize insights from existing research on the disclosure of non-generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) earnings, from an international point of view, and to suggest several avenues for future research in this area. Design/methodology/approach In conjunction with the analysis of existing research, the paper examines how different regulators and accounting standard setters have approached the topic of non-GAAP earnings disclosure. Findings The paper shows how non-GAAP earnings have been found to be more informative than GAAP earnings in several scenarios (countries where non-GAAP disclosures are compulsory, countries where these disclosures are voluntary but regulated and countries where they are not regulated). However, in certain circumstances, these disclosures may also mislead investors. Corporate governance mechanisms can curb managers’ opportunistic use of these measures. Originality/value The paper provides the growing number of academic researchers in this emerging area with a foundation and agenda upon which they can build their research.

Exploring knowledge visualization in the digital age: an analysis of benefits and risks

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciro Troise
Keyword(s):  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Knowledge Visualization ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Point

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the main benefits and risks of knowledge visualization in the current digital age.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on a qualitative and explorative research to frame the benefits and risks of knowledge visualization. The emerging views of 57 small and medium-sized entrepreneurs (SMEs) managers are examined.FindingsThe findings reveal both benefits and risks related to knowledge visualization. The two aggregate dimensions (i.e. benefits and risks) are supported by six second-order and five second-order categories, respectively. On one side, the main benefits highlighted in the study are related to: stakeholder engagement, flexibility, knowledge transfer, signaling role, agility and interactivity; on the other side, the risks identified are related to: complexity, absorptive capacity, divergences, capabilities and ineffectiveness.Originality/valueThe research highlights novel insights in the emerging field of knowledge visualization and extends current literature. It provides useful implication from both a theoretical and practical point of view.

Comments on “Do brands compete or co-exist?”

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-30
Author(s):  
Gerard J. Tellis
Keyword(s):  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Market Competition ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Content Type

Purpose This commentary aims to enrich and contextualize the paper by Sheth and Koschmann, “Do Brands Compete or Coexist?” How persistence of brand loyalty segments the market. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a comment piece written in response to Sheth and Koschmann’s “Do brands compete or coexist? How persistence of brand loyalty segments the market”. Findings In their article, Sheth and Koschmann present some fascinating insights on competition in mature markets and the concept of brand loyalty, offering three novel hypotheses. However, while the manner in which their findings are stated is novel, the fact that brand loyalty is strong is not new. This note outlines several comments upon the research, three caveats and five opportunities for future research in the area. While Sheth and Koschmann’s approach is novel, their results are not altogether new and their research needs to be related to prior findings on brand loyalty across the canon. Originality/value This response to Sheth and Koschmann’s paper provides a scholarly dialogue centered upon the premise of brand loyalty within the context of market competition.

Organizational improvisation: change or stability?

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-100
Author(s):  
João Vieira da Cunha ◽  
Miguel Pina e Cunha
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Change ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Everyday Experience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Improvisation ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Organizational Stability

PurposeSome studies show that improvisation is a source of change, whereas others show that it is a source of stability. The purpose of this paper is to specify the factors which set the boundary between improvised change and improvised stability.Design/methodology/approachThe paper draws on two published studies and contrasts their findings to analyze the extent to which improvisation leads to organizational change or organizational stability.FindingsThe paper suggests that the most innovative instances of improvisation reproduce some features of everyday experience. The extent to which an improvisation is a source of stability or a source of change depends on the dynamics of variation, selection and retention therein.Research limitations/implicationsFuture research needs to add empirical flesh to this theoretical skeleton to push research on organizational improvisation beyond the study of its causes and into further research on its consequences.Originality/valueThe paper deals with the paradox of making sense about two apparently opposing streams of research on improvisation.

Corporate social irresponsibility: humans vs artificial intelligence

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 786-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristijan Krkač
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Corporate Social Irresponsibility ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The supposedly radical development of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised questions regarding the moral responsibility of it. In the sphere of business, they are translated into questions about AI and business ethics (BE) and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The purpos of this study is to conceptually reformulate these questions from the point of view of two possible aspect-changes, namely, starting from corporate social irresponsibility (CSI) and starting not from AIs incapability for responsibility but from its ability to imitate human CSR without performing typical human CSI. Design/methodology/approach The author draws upon the literature and his previous works on the relationship between AI and human CSI. This comparison aims to remodel the understanding of human CSI and AIs inability to be CSI. The conceptual remodelling is offered by taking a negative view on the relation. If AI can be made not to perform human-like CSI, then AI is at least less CSI than humans. For this task, it is necessary to remodel human and AI CSR, but AI does not have to be CSR. It is sufficient that it can be less CSI than humans to be more CSR. Findings The previously suggested remodelling of basic concepts in question leads to the conclusion that it is not impossible for AI to act or operate more CSI then humans simply by not making typical human CSIs. Strictly speaking, AI is not CSR because it cannot be responsible as humans can. If it can perform actions with a significantly lesser amount of CSI in comparison to humans, it is certainly less CSI. Research limitations/implications This paper is only a conceptual remodelling and a suggestion of a research hypothesis. As such, it implies particular morality, ethics and the concepts of CSI and AI. Practical implications How this remodelling could be done in practice is an issue of future research. Originality/value The author delivers the paper on comparison between human and AI CSI which is not much discussed in literature.

scholarly journals Radical futures? Exploring the policy relevance of social innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-110
Author(s):  
Benedetta De Pieri ◽  
Simon Teasdale
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dimensional Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Policy Ideas ◽  
Policy Relevance ◽  
Neutral Language

Purpose This paper aims to unpack the sets of policy ideas underpinning the use of social innovation, thus permeating the allegedly politically neutral language of the concept. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on Daigneualt (2014), this paper adapts a four-dimensional approach to investigate the sets of ideas underpinning different conceptualisations of social innovation, particularly in relation to who the actors driving social change are, the nature of the problems addressed, the objectives pursued and the means used to achieve these objectives. Findings Applying the four-dimensional approach to a corpus of literature, this paper found evidence of two different perspectives along each dimension, namely, a radical empowerment approach and an incremental market-oriented one. Research limitations/implications A limitation of the study is the focus on academic literature, whereas a broader focus on policy discourse may give further insights. However, this paper argues that this study can be the ground for future research to investigate whether and how the two approaches identified have been adopted in different institutional and policy contexts. Originality/value The paper contributes to the development of social innovation research by boosting and encouraging further investigation on how different sets of ideas underpin social innovation discourse and its use as a policy concept.

The disaster return-entry process: a discussion of issues, strategies and future research

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura K. Siebeneck ◽  
Thomas J. Cova
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Disaster Science

PurposeReturn-entry is understudied in the disaster science literature. This paper provides an overview of the return-entry process, identifies key factors informing the selection of return strategy, proposes a simple classification of return strategies and offers ideas for advancing research in this area.Design/methodology/approachThis paper explores previous research and recent return-entry processes in order to advance understanding of strategies emergency managers employ and decisions they make when managing the return movement of evacuees home after disasters.FindingsThe paper offers new insights into the management of the return movement, proposes primary factors considered when developing return strategies and offers a framework for the selection of strategies utilized by emergency managers.Originality/valueGiven that return-entry is a burgeoning area of inquiry in disaster science, this paper advances knowledge and understanding of return-entry movements after disasters and outlines key research needs.

scholarly journals Exploring presenteeism among hospital physicians through the perspective of job crafting

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-314
Author(s):  
Fay Giæver ◽  
Lise Tevik Løvseth
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Job Description ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Longitudinal Methods ◽  
Hospital Physicians ◽  
Context Specific

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to seek a deeper understanding of presenteeism by utilising the perspective of job crafting to explore how a selected group of physicians make sense of their decision to attend work while ill and of their experience of doing so. Job crafting implies that employees not only respond to their job description, but also proactively change tasks, relationships and perceptions in order to experience work in meaningful ways. Design/methodology/approach A narrative methodological framework involving interviews was adopted to explore the ways in which a selected group of 20 Norwegian hospital physicians engaged in job crafting during presenteeism. The resulting data were analysed using theory-led thematic analysis utilizing the theoretical perspective of job crafting. Findings It was evident that physicians were indecisive and insecure when evaluating their own illness, and that, via task, relational and cognitive crafting, they trivialised, endured and showcased their illness, and engaged in presenteeism in various ways. Furthermore, physicians to some extent found themselves caught in dysfunctional circles by contributing to the creation of a work environment where presenteeism was maintained and seen as expected. Research limitations/implications Future research should address a wider range of contexts, and use longitudinal methods to explore the multifaceted, context-specific and evolving nature of presenteeism and job crafting in more depth. Interventions aimed at countering the negative implications of presenteeism should address the issue from both a social and a systemic point of view. Originality/value The findings extend the current understanding of presenteeism by demonstrating the multifaceted and evolving nature of the ways in which personal illness and presenteeism are perceived and enacted over time.

Reflections on interdisciplinary critical intellectual capital accounting research

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 2282-2306 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Dumay ◽  
James Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Accounting Research ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Status

Purpose In 2001, the Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (AAAJ) published a special issue entitled “Managing, measuring and reporting intellectual capital for the new millennium”. After 20 years, we revisit the eight articles in this special issue to trace early developments in interdisciplinary intellectual capital (IC) accounting research, link these developments to the current state of play, and set out an agenda for future research. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper, written reflectively, includes an impact assessment of the articles using citation analysis and a thematic framing of the prominent issues they discussed. We critically reflect on the status of these eight foundational papers after 20 years, before presenting propositions for a multidisciplinary IC research future. Findings We find that IC research needs to extend beyond organisational boundaries to help improve human rights, human dignity and the human condition as part of the wider interdisciplinary accounting project. We argue that fifth stage IC research can assist because it explores beyond organisational boundaries and helps address the wicked problems of the world. Research limitations/implications This paper only investigates the themes found in the AAAJ special issue. However, the implications for researchers are intended to be transformational because, to go forward and help resolve the material issues facing society and the planet, researchers need to move from being observers to participants. Originality/value We argue that IC researchers must embrace both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary IC research. This requires IC researchers to reflect on what they are trying to achieve and which issues facing the planet are material.

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