In this paper, Statistical Activity Cost Analysis (SACA) is used to identify the interaction of mutually dependent physical and financial aspects of a fixed asset-like system configuration. The novelty of the approach is, having established a rational description of the uncertainty inherent in...

Projects ore a means of implementingstrategy; the relationship of project managementto strategic implementation inan orgonization is explored. Some of therecent project management literature isexamined and a case study from theeducation sector is used to consider howto effectively link project...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptually and empirically explore the antecedents and consequences of entrepreneurial burnout that is burnout related to the process of discovery or creation of attractive economic opportunities, the assessment of these opportunities, and the decision...

Since Venkatramans (1989) research on communicative adopters, little attention has been directed toward this segment of consumers who are often very important actors in the adoption process. This research is designed to examine whether Venkatraman's (1989) communicative adopter concept is...

Previous literature on corporate entrepreneurship (CE) in family business (FB) focusses on the determinants of CE and presents conflicting results on its effects on firm-level performance. We argue that previous studies have overlooked the idea of FBs being complex social systems comprising...

Proactive corporate sustainability practices (CSPs) are normally delimited as voluntary practices in which a firm engages, and that go beyond regulatory requirements, in order to: reduce or minimize negative economic, social and environmental impacts that might affect its competitive position;...

This study views entrepreneurial rents as renewable opportunities and explores how firms can effectively utilize corporate venturing to create and sustain economic rents. Schumpeterian entrepreneurs create rents by harnessing corporate venturing to exploit attractive economic opportunities. The...

Approaches to the study of knowledge management (KM) strategies from within the management and information systems (IS) literature have traditionally relied on a resource-based view (RBV) of sources of competitive advantage. Recent studies on young, high-technology firms have highlighted that in...

In recent years, maritime transport operators (i.e. port operators, shippinglines and freight forwarders) have been faced with a rapidly changing businessenvironment. As a result of this, they have been forced to make complex decisions in ways that will allow them to effectively respond to these...

Since its inception, Stakeholder Theory has served as an important corporate governance theory, providing an holistic framework for situation analyses and strategic decision-making. Since its conceptualisation, there has been a call to go beyond normative models of stakeholder management to...