We analyze the influence of the firms' internationalization process of firms on the adoption of a proactive environmental strategy. Using direct interviews with the CEOs of 103 export Spanish firms from the food industry, we show that a high degree of international diversification encourages...

The problem of designing, coordinating, and managing complex systems has been central to the management and organizations literature. Recent writings have tended to offer modularity as, at least, a partial solution to this design problem. Two unifying themes characterize the extant literature on...

Very few projects comprise the unique character that construction projects have. The product from construction processes are rarely similar with each having unique set of characteristics and qualities that set them apart from other projects. Hence the management of the production processes...

This paper aims to develop a model for knowledge measurement and competitive advantages generation in efficient consumer response (ECR) practices. However, we have also paid attention to other more specific objectives: the identification, selection and validation of indexes to measure...

This paper examines the effect of superstars on external stakeholders' organizational identification through the lens of sport. Drawing on social identity theory and the concept of organizational identification, as well as on role model theories and superstar economics, we develop several...

The financial crisis has brought about dramatic consequences for economies and societies. Questions emerge about responsibility for the crisis and, implicitly or explicitly irresponsibility; the obligations to take responsibility for the costs and other adverse effects of the recession; and the...

The financial position of listed companies is an issue that every stakeholder is concerned about very much. The management of the companies tries every means to improve the company's financial position,and hopes to maintain good trends in the future. Investors also pay close attention to...

This paper examines corporate governance issues in a broader perspective in the context of recent Indian government's initiatives to attract FDI.Foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs when a firm undertakes an investment in an overseas enterprise, in which the foreign investor has both the...

The purpose of this contribution is to analyse the reasons why family portfolio entrepreneurs (Westhead & Wright 1998; Carter & Ram 2003) develop international activities instead of focusing on the national market after the financial crisis. The author claims that the market orientation is a...