Crossing team boundaries: A theoretical model of team boundary permeability and a discussion of why it matters

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 925-950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekah Dibble ◽  
Cristina B Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Boundary Permeability

Given the context in which teams work today, many teams are necessarily dynamic and permeable; that is, workers must be able to move quickly and easily in and out of teams, across team boundaries. We develop a model of team boundary permeability that incorporates the features of the team that give rise to boundary permeability, the outcomes experienced by teams with permeable boundaries, and moderators that serve to enhance the benefits and mitigate the liabilities of boundary permeability. In doing so, we extend theory on the fluid nature of teams. We conclude with implications for theory, directions for future research and implications for practice.

The Internationalization of Family Firms

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thilo J. Pukall ◽  
Andrea Calabrò
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Risk Attitudes ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Suggested Model ◽  
Socioemotional Wealth ◽  
Uppsala Model ◽  
Research Themes

This article systematically reviews and critically examines 72 journal articles published (from 1980 to 2012) on the internationalization of family firms. Stemming from existing literature, core aspects and main gaps are identified. We aim to overcome the inconclusiveness of findings of previous research by offering an integrative theoretical model integrating the concept of socioemotional wealth with the revised Uppsala model. Our framework helps understand behaviors of internationalizing family firms by focusing on when and how they internationalize, especially related to risk attitudes, the role of knowledge and networks. Ultimately, we provide future research themes flowing from our suggested model.

The Roles of Knowledge Management and Cooperation in Determining Company Innovation Capability: A Literature Review

10.28945/4739 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 125-145
Author(s):  
Elan N Purwanto ◽  
Ernie T Sule ◽  
Imas Soemaryani ◽  
Yudi Azis
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Research ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Business Practitioners

Aim/Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop a research model derived from relevant literature to guide empirical efforts. Background: Companies struggle to innovate, which is essential for improving their performance, surviving in competition, and growing. A number of studies have discussed company innovation capability, stating that innovation capability is influenced by several variables such as cooperation and knowledge management. Therefore, further research is necessary to identify factors playing a role in enhancing innovation capability. Methodology: This study is based on systematic literature review. The stages are: (1) research scope review, (2) comprehensive online research, (3) journal quality assessment, (4) data extraction from journals, (5) journal synthesis, and (6) comprehensive report. The online research used Google Scholar database, by browsing titles, abstracts, and keywords to locate empirical research studies in peer-reviewed journals published in 2010-2020. Furthermore, 62 related articles were found, of which 38 articles were excluded from further analysis and 24 articles were selected because they were more related to the topic. Contribution: The results of this study enrich the research in the field of knowledge management, cooperation, and innovation capability by developing a conceptual framework of innovation capability. The proposed theoretical model may be fundamental in addressing the need of a research model to guide further empirical efforts. Findings: This study provides a research model derived from systematically reviewing relevant literature. The proposed theoretical model was done by incorporating the aspects of knowledge management, cooperation, and innovation capability. The model shows that knowledge management and cooperation are essential aspects of innovation capability. Furthermore, this study also provides the dimensions and sub dimensions of each variable that was established after synthesizing the literature review. Recommendations for Practitioners: Business practitioners can use the identified predictors of innovation capability and the dimensions of each variable to explore their company’s innovation capability. They can also take the relevant variables into consideration when making policies regarding innovation. Recommendation for Researchers: The theoretical model proposed in this study needs validation with further empirical investigation. Impact on Society: Readers of this paper can obtain an understanding that knowledge management and cooperation are essential aspects to consider in enhancing innovation capability. Future Research: Future studies should explore other dimensions of knowledge management and cooperation through alternative approaches and perspectives.

scholarly journals Motivational Determinants of Sexting

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-482
Author(s):  
Kristina Sesar ◽  
Arta Dodaj ◽  
Nataša Šimić
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Sexually Explicit ◽  
Contextual Characteristics

Sexting, defined as the exchange of sexually explicit contents among adolescents and young adults using electronic media, has become a popular topic of interest in the wider public. This paper proposed a theoretical model to explain motivational determinants of sexting behaviour. We reviewed sexting literature to show how multiple empirical confirmed motivational factors can be modelled within our framework. By analysing empirical research, we posited a set of individual characteristics and contextual characteristics that explain sexting behaviour. We offered a systematic review of motivational determinants relevant to capture sexting behaviour and guidelines for future research in this area. We intended by this theory to organize prior research into a more theoretically satisfying approach to study sexting and to encourage researchers to expand the model and use it in future studies.

Minding the Mechanisms: A Discussion of How Mindfulness Leads to Positive Outcomes at Work

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 620-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dexter Miksch ◽  
Meghan I. H. Lindeman ◽  
Lebena Varghese
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Mindfulness Practices ◽  
Mediating Mechanisms ◽  
The Many ◽  
Positive Work

Hyland, Lee, and Mills (2015) asserted that the many benefits of mindfulness practices have been underutilized and understudied at work. We agree with the focal article's stance that more research is needed on mindfulness at work. We extend this argument to include a request that future research pays attention to the mechanisms responsible for the effects of mindfulness at work. In this commentary, we (a) briefly discuss the practical importance of understanding the mechanisms by which mindfulness practices lead to positive outcomes, (b) outline the mediating mechanisms proposed by the leading theoretical model of mindfulness effects and how those mediators apply to work, and (c) argue that more rigorous, empirical research is needed to understand the mechanisms through which mindfulness practices lead to positive work outcomes.

Toward a Psychology of Singlehood: An Attachment-Theory Perspective on Long-Term Singlehood

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 324-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Pepping ◽  
Geoff MacDonald ◽  
Penelope J. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Heterogeneous Group ◽  
Scientific Study ◽  
Western World ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personal Choice

The number of people who remain single for long periods of time is sizeable and growing in the Western world, yet they are largely ignored in psychological theory and research. In this article, we review psychological and sociological evidence that long-term singles are a heterogeneous group of individuals, outline an attachment-theoretical model of long-term singlehood, and review direct and indirect empirical evidence suggestive of at least three distinct subgroups of long-term singles: (a) singlehood due to attachment-system deactivation, (b) singlehood due to attachment-system hyperactivation, and (c) singlehood as a secure personal choice. Our aim is to highlight long-term singles as a population that merits scientific study and to provide a foundation on which future research can build.

Australian Attitudes Toward Asylum Seekers: Roles of Dehumanization and Social Dominance Theory

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 1641-1655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin S. Trounson ◽  
Christine Critchley ◽  
Jeffrey E. Pfeifer
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Australian Context

We employed a theoretical model of dehumanization to identify the factors influencing attitudes toward asylum seekers within an Australian context. Specifically, we hypothesized that Australians high in social dominance orientation (SDO) would be more likely than those low in SDO to dehumanize asylum seekers. Participants (N = 311) completed an online survey designed to assess SDO, their attitudes and emotions toward asylum seekers, and their tendency to engage in dehumanization. Results indicated that the model can be successfully applied to an Australian context and that dehumanization played a significant role in influencing our participants' attitudes toward asylum seekers. Findings are discussed in terms of future research as well as policy implications for Australian immigration issues.

scholarly journals A theoretical model of transformational leadership and knowledge creation: The role of open-mindedness norms and leader–member exchange

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman HM Tse ◽  
Rebecca J Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

AbstractConsiderable research attention has been devoted to understanding the importance of knowledge creation in organisations over the last decade. Research suggests that leadership plays an important role in knowledge-creation processes. Nonetheless, there is an important omission in knowledge creation research; namely, what are the underlying processes that underpin the implications of leadership for knowledge creation? This article aims to develop a theoretical model of leadership and knowledge creation by drawing on two contrasting leadership perspectives; that is transformational leadership and leader–member exchange (LMX), and the research on open-mindedness norms. Specifically, we argue why transformational leadership is related to knowledge creation, and also theorise how open-mindedness norms and LMX quality serve as underlying mechanisms to underpin the effect of transformational leadership on knowledge creation. We conclude with a discussion of implications of the model for theory and practice, and also suggest potential avenues for future research.

scholarly journals Leadership Strategy, Behavioural Focus and Firm Performance: A Review of Literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Janet K. Muthimi ◽  
James M. Kilika
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Leadership Strategies ◽  
Firm Capabilities ◽  
Leadership Strategy ◽  
Strategic Management Process

The strategic management literature has laid emphasis on the role of leadership at several phases of the strategic management process. The literature has however not addressed the construct of leadership strategy as well as integrating it into the mainstream literature on strategic management. Researches already done to link leadership with performance have been biased in terms of the scope of focus on the dimension of performance and at the same time have registered methodological and conceptual challenges affecting the generalization of findings. In this paper, the authors integrate the extant literature on leadership with that on leadership strategy and identify issues that call for an expanded scope on the construct of leadership. The paper reviews extant conceptual, theoretical and empirical literature and raises diverse issues that present a case for a new theoretical model suitable to extend the current understanding on leadership and the phenomenon it brings about in organization into new frontiers in management. This paper proposes an integrated theoretical model for linking leadership strategies and firm performance while providing for the role of leadership paradigms, leadership behavioural focus and firm capabilities. The emerging theoretical propositions and implications for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Conceptualizing Strategic Innovation in a Firm Context: A Theoretical Review and Research Agenda

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine K. Mulaa ◽  
◽  
James M. Kilika ◽  
Mary J. Namusonge
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Firm Structure ◽  
Strategic Innovation ◽  
Strategic Management Process ◽  
Innovative Capacity

The literature on strategic management recognizes the pivotal role played by strategic innovation as a strategic choice in organizations in order to create a sustainable competitive advantage. However, although there are emerging calls for the adoption of strategic innovation in a firm’s strategic management process, the concept of strategic innovation is not well understood. The scanty empirical literature reviewed has methodological and conceptual gaps that affect the generalizability of findings even in similar contexts. In this paper, the authors have attempted to review Strategic Innovation and argued that the emerging phenomena from its deployment in firms invite the role of the firm structure and innovative capacity as the firm seeks to enhance its chances of survival in a rapidly changing firm context. The conceptual, theoretical and empirical literature reviewed identified diverse issues that present a case for a theoretical model suitable to advance the current understanding of strategic innovation and the emerging phenomenon in firms. This paper therefore proposes an integrated theoretical model conceptualizing strategic innovation in a firm context and identifies relevant implications for future research.

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