scholarly journals Human Side of Collaborative Partnerships

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yipeng Liu ◽  
Riikka M. Sarala ◽  
Yijun Xing ◽  
Sir Cary L. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Collaborative Partnerships ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Human Side

The research on collaborative partnerships has accumulated a vast body of knowledge, which has assisted us with comprehending several complex organizational phenomena, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and entrepreneurial partnerships. Yet, the existing studies have not paid sufficient attention to the human side factors. We join the current conversation within the microfoundations perspective of management and organization studies by suggesting that investigating the human side factors as the microfoundations of collaborative partnerships can advance our collective understanding of the phenomena in important ways. This article has three general objectives. First, we show that collaborative partnerships have been a long-standing issue in management and organization studies and provide an overview of the puzzles that informed and motivated this special issue. Second, we highlight the key insights and contributions of the articles included in this special issue by reviewing their theoretical underpinnings, methodological approaches, and findings. Finally, we outline a future research agenda on the human side of collaborative partnerships that can help advance management and organization studies.

Studying Populism in Comparative Perspective: Reflections on the Contemporary and Future Research Agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (13) ◽  
pp. 1667-1693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cas Mudde ◽  
Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Comfort Zone ◽  
Contemporary Debate ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Academic Fields ◽  
Current Events ◽  
Economic Anxiety ◽  
The Comparative Study

Academics are increasingly using the concept of populism to make sense of current events such as the Brexit referendum and the Trump presidency. This is certainly a welcome development, but two shortcomings can be observed in the contemporary debate. On one hand, new populism scholars often start from scratch and do not build upon the existing research. On the other hand, those who have been doing comparative research on populism stay in their comfort zone and thus do not try to link their work to other academic fields. In this article, we address these two shortcomings by discussing some of the advantages of the so-called ideational approach to the comparative study of populism and by pointing out four avenues of future research, which are closely related to some of the contributions of this special issue, namely, (a) economic anxiety, (b) cultural backlash, (c) the tension between responsiveness and responsibility, and (d) (negative) partisanship and polarization.

A hybrid-fuzzy segmentation analysis of residents’ perception towards tourism in Gran Canaria

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1282-1304
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Martín ◽  
Pedro Moreira ◽  
Concepción Román
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gran Canaria ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Segmentation Analysis ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Fuzzy Segmentation

Tourist destinations have evolved throughout the world because governments invest on developing a tourist sector. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life of the local residents. For this reason, the impacts of tourism, both positive and negative, need to be measured from the local residents’ perspective. This study segments local residents according to their perception on tourism. A hybrid fuzzy segmentation method was applied to a sample of 504 local residents in Gran Canaria. Three representative profiles are obtained for two scenarios: (1) extreme tourist lovers, extreme tourist haters and ambivalents and (2) lovers, haters and ambivalents. Contributions to the body of knowledge and policy implications are discussed. A future research agenda is given.

scholarly journals The role of career shocks in contemporary career development: key challenges and ways forward

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-466
Author(s):  
Jos Akkermans ◽  
Ricardo Rodrigues ◽  
Stefan T. Mol ◽  
Scott E. Seibert ◽  
Svetlana N. Khapova
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Current State ◽  
Conceptual Clarity ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis article aims to introduce the special issue entitled “the role of career shocks in contemporary career development,” synthesize key contributions and formulate a future research agenda.Design/methodology/approachThe authors provide an introduction of the current state-of-the-art in career shocks research, offer an overview of the key lessons learned from the special issue and present several important avenues for future research.FindingsThe authors discuss how the special issue articles contribute to a better understanding of career shocks' role in contemporary career development, focusing on (1) conceptual clarity of the notion of career shocks, (2) career outcomes of career shocks, (3) mechanisms that can explain the impact of career shocks and (4) interdisciplinary connectivity.Originality/valueThis article offers a synthesis of the critical contributions made within this special issue, thereby formulating key ways to bring the field of career shocks research forward. It also provides new avenues for research.

Supply chain management at the base of the pyramid

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 438-450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy L. Tate ◽  
Lydia Bals ◽  
Donna Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Base Of The Pyramid ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Sustainability ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Bop Markets

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compile a set of articles tackling supply chain issues in BOP contexts that address both demand and supply. Solutions are needed for global sustainability problems from medical aid and food availability to the ability to participate in supply chains for the global poor. Design/methodology/approach The accepted articles in the special issue used a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies to answer research questions in a variety of base of the pyramid (BOP) contexts. These approaches and results distinguish between demand (BOP market) and supply, or base of the chain (BOC), perspectives. Findings The findings in the eight accepted marticles are interesting and applicable across different BOP contexts. Compilation of the articles into the special issue and the accompanying editorial led to a comprehensive future research agenda that addresses demand-side issues by investigating the customers in BOP markets, and supply-side issues focusing on the suppliers and intermediaries (BOC) who supply BOP markets. Future research ideas include a focus on supply chain design issues situated at the intersection of the demand (BOP) and the supply (BOC) concerns that address the needs of the world’s poorest populations. Research limitations/implications All of the selected articleshave societal implications related to addressing the needs of BOP populations. Many of these articles also have economic and environmental implications, the other two pillars of the triple bottom line. The detailed future research agenda developed in this editorial presents implications for researchers working in emerging and BOP communities to push research forward and further develop the foundational literature in the BOP context. Practical implications From a practical standpoint, each of the eight articles presents ideas for businesses that help address the needs of the global poor while enhancing global sustainability performance. The editorial summarizes these implications and provides new directions and examples of success in the BOP context. Managers are provided with techniques to address the supply and demand side of these growing markets. Originality/value The overall conceptual framework and positioning of the final papers into the BOP market, BOC suppliers and a combination of the two is novel and helps provide guidance to both scholars and managers.

scholarly journals Dispute Settlement in the Belt and Road Initiative: Progress, Issues, and Future Research Agenda

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-28
Author(s):  
Jiangyu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Critical Part ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Belt And Road

Abstract Policy-makers in China for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) initially did not consider dispute settlement very seriously, but they have realized in recent years that this is an issue that might have to form a critical part of BRI transactions and projects. This introduction gives an overview of the types of disputes emerging out of the BRI deals and critically examines China’s efforts to build institutions and rules for resolving BRI disputes. In this context, it introduces the articles contained in this special issue and presents a future research agenda for moving the study of BRI dispute settlement to the next level.

Nonfamily Members in Family Firms: A Review and Future Research Agenda

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Tabor ◽  
James J. Chrisman ◽  
Kristen Madison ◽  
James M. Vardaman
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Body Of Knowledge

The study of the roles, impact, and challenges associated with nonfamily members in family firms has generated considerable attention in the literature. To gain an appreciation of this body of knowledge, we systematically review 82 articles on nonfamily members in family firms that were published in 34 journals over the past three decades. We synthesize the literature according to three broad, yet overlapping themes: preemployment considerations, employment considerations, and outcomes of nonfamily employment. We then offer a future research agenda that integrates these themes to guide the advancement of knowledge on nonfamily members in family firms.

scholarly journals Social and environmental accounting in developing countries: contextual challenges and insights

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Qian ◽  
Carol Tilt ◽  
Ataur Belal
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Environmental Accounting ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Future Research Directions

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review most recent developments of social and environmental accounting (SEA) in the context of developing countries and to offer insights for the latest research in this field. It also provides an introduction to the AAAJ special issue.Design/methodology/approachThe authors have undertaken a conceptual overview of the field developed in the past two decades (2001–2020) with a view to identify major themes, trends and future research directions.FindingsThe overview reveals that only 43 SEA papers addressing contextual challenges of developing countries have been published in leading accounting journals in the last 20 years. The coverage of these publications is concentrated in a small number of countries and regions. Interdisciplinary accounting journals, especially AAAJ, are the main publishing outlets in this field. The topic areas are dominated by social accounting challenges, with much less focus on environmental accounting, although developing countries are particularly exposed to the threats of climate change, water pollution and biodiversity loss. The literature reviewed uses elaborating, problematising and theorising contexts as three main contextualisation approaches to analyse contextual themes framed around regulatory, political, cultural and religious, and social-economic systems. Although various conceptual lenses have been adopted in the developing country SEA literature, the use of institutional theory and its various extensions to address political and cultural complexities seems to become more prominent, as shown in most of the contributions included in this special issue.Research limitations/implicationsThis review is limited to leading accounting journals. SEA research increasingly published in other disciplines such as in management, social and environmental areas might provide a more comprehensive view in this research field.Originality/valueIn this paper, inter alia, the authors review and synthesise the previous literature in a conceptual framework, illustrating and highlighting the importance of contextual framing of SEA in developing countries. Based on this review, the authors propose some ideas for a future research agenda aiming to advance the field. The authors expect this paper and the special issue to act as a reference point for emerging SEA researchers from developing countries to raise more scholarly impactful enquiries in this area.

scholarly journals Cross-language effects in bilingual production and comprehension: some novel findings

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 706-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARGARET DEUCHAR
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Naturalistic Observation ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Language Effects ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Unexpected Findings ◽  
Cross Language ◽  
Judgment Data

This special issue began as a conference on Bilingual and Multilingual Interaction at Bangor University in 2012. The papers collected here all have novel elements, either because of their innovative methods, their unusual data, or their unexpected findings. They present findings from studies of bilinguals speaking six different pairs of languages, and use a range of methods including experiments, naturalistic observation and auditory judgment data. Despite the differences in subject matter and methodological approaches, all the papers demonstrate that bilinguals draw on resources which are different from those of monolinguals. They show that the two languages spoken by bilinguals have clearly discernible effects on one another, and that these effects can potentially be enhancing. Future research will no doubt build on the studies presented here and extend our understanding of cross-language effects in bilingual production and comprehension.

Of BI research: a tale of two communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 1371-1394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yassine Talaoui ◽  
Marko Kohtamäki
Keyword(s):  
Citation Network ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Scanning ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Scholarly Community ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Literature Mapping ◽  
State Of Affairs

Purpose The business intelligence (BI) literature is in a flux, yet the knowledge about its varying theoretical roots remains elusive. This state of affairs draws from two different scientific communities (informatics and business) that have generated multiple research streams, which duplicate research, neglect each other’s contributions and overlook important research gaps. In response, the authors structure the BI scientific landscape and map its evolution to offer scholars a clear view of where research on BI stands and the way forward. For this endeavor, the authors systematically review articles published in top-tier ABS journals and identify 120 articles covering 35 years of scientific research on BI. The authors then run a co-citation analysis of selected articles and their reference lists. This yields the structuring of BI scholarly community around six research clusters: environmental scanning (ES), competitive intelligence (CI), market intelligence (MI), decision support (DS), analytical technologies (AT) and analytical capabilities (AC). The co-citation network exposed overlapping and divergent theoretical roots across the six clusters and permitted mapping the evolution of BI research following two pendulum swings. This study aims to contribute by structuring the theoretical landscape of BI research, deciphering the theoretical roots of BI literature, mapping the evolution of BI scholarly community and suggesting an agenda for future research. Design/methodology/approach This paper follows a systematic methodology to isolate peer-reviewed papers on BI published in top-tier ABS journals. Findings The authors present the structuring of BI scholarly community around six research clusters: ES, CI, MI, DS, AT and AC. The authors also expose overlapping and divergent theoretical roots across the six clusters and map the evolution of BI following two pendulum swings. In light of the structure and evolution of the BI research, the authors offer a future research agenda for BI research. Originality/value This study contributes by elucidating the theoretical underpinnings of the BI literature and shedding light upon the evolution, the contributions, and the research gaps for each of the six clusters composing the BI body of knowledge.

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