Purpose: The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of boundary management when firms should implement open innovation. Design/methodology/approach: The relevant literature on strategic management, firm boundaries and open innovation fields is revised and critically assessed. An...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the new capabilities that are required for the facilitation of business processes management (BPM) in the current political and technological landscape. Specifically, the goal is to investigate the role of firm boundaries, from a business...

Purpose: In the process of harmonizing International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRS), scholars and standard setters still need to overcome unresolved issues related to both goodwill duration and accounting recognition. This paper aims to compare the academic background on goodwill with current...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated framework that aims to support the commitment of managers to green management and environmental strategies. Design/methodology/approach – Relevant literature is reviewed and critically assessed. A framework is provided with the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an effective synergy measurement model to support the decision-making process in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Design/methodology/approach – Relevant literature is reviewed and critically assessed. An interpretive methodology is used to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advance a conceptual comprehensive framework to analyze synergy management pitfalls in mergers and acquisitions (M & As). The framework highlights the main dimensions of synergy management, the most relevant synergy pitfalls and the ways to overcome...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of patenting on the performance of academic spin-off firms (ASOs) in the post-creation stage. Specifically, our study analyses how the combination of knowledge transfer mechanisms by ASOs and patents can foster ASOs’ early growth...

Purpose: Although research on smart technologies explains their critical importance in sustainable business models (SBMs) (Mikalefet al., 2017), it remains unclear how organisations can embrace smart technologies to create and/or improve their sustainable business models. The purpose of this...

Purpose: Despite the relevance of innovation in entrepreneurship literature, empirical research on the innovation-performance relationship in start-ups is underdeveloped and shows controversial results. To bridge this gap, the aim of this paper is to investigate the role of innovativeness on...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance a firm boundary perspective of operations strategy linking strategic management and business process management. Design/methodology/approach Relevant operations strategy, business process management and boundary perspective literature is reviewed...