Purpose: This paper aims to investigate how top management service commitment (TSC) affects two dimensions of new product development (NPD), speed and product innovativeness, and to examine how dysfunctional competition moderates the effects in emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach:...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to solve the common problems of outer phenomenon and stress concentration among pneumatic networks soft actuators. Design/methodology/approach: On the basis of imitating the caterpillar structure, the new soft actuator adopts the integral circular ladder...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate moderators affecting the impact of salesperson acquisition-retention (AR) ambidexterity on sales performance based on the motivation-opportunity-ability (MOA) framework. Design/methodology/approach: The authors collected triadic data through 391...

Purpose: Ostracism within organizations may pose communication challenges and reduce opportunities for interactions, potentially affecting coworker knowledge sharing and subsequent performance outcomes. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine whether...

Purpose: To encourage buyers to contribute product reviews, some online sellers offer monetary rewards. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of monetary rewards on buyers’ purchase decisions and review contributions, as well as the impact on the seller’s price decisions...