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Dynamics of decision making in cross-functional teams

Anibaba, Yetunde; de Akaighe, Godbless Onorio - In: Contemporary Economics 12 (2018) 4, pp. 485-496

Group decision making is often associated with better qualitative decisions and outcomes than decisions made by individuals alone. The dynamics of the group decision-making process, as opposed to the consequences of such decisions, have received limited research attention. While there is...

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The role of privately held firms in income inequality

Paukkeri, Tuuli; Ravaska, Terhi; Riihelä, Marja - 2023

has illustrated the importance of accounting for retained earnings for measuring inequality. In this paper, we study the … formation and retained earnings are important for high income individuals. Particularly, we show that there is a divergence …

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Adoption of social media as distribution channels in tourism marketing: A qualitative analysis of consumers’ experiences

Chatzigeorgiou, Chryssoula; Christou, Evangelos - In: Journal of Tourism, Heritage & Services Marketing 6 (2020) 1, pp. 25-32

The study reported in this paper explores consumers’ experiences with technology-assisted service encounters by investigating the applicability of Mick and Fournier’s paradoxes of technology adoption to the social media as distribution channel in tourism scenario. In-depth interviews were...

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Social media in tourism marketing: Travellers’ attitudes and encounters

Chatzigeorgiou, Chryssoula; Christou, Evangelos - 2019

This paper presents a study that explores consumers’ experiences with technology-assisted service encounters by investigating the applicability of Mick and Fournier’s paradoxes of technology adoption to the social media as distribution channel in tourism scenario. In-depth interviews were...

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The corporate headquarters in organization design theory: An organizational economics perspective

Foss, Nicolai J. - In: Journal of Organization Design 8 (2019) 8, pp. 1-9

The corporate headquarters (CHQ) is an important part of the organization of large firms; yet, it is neglected in organization design theory. In this brief essay, I argue that we need a better understanding of the CHQ to further our understanding of the link between the top-management team and...

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Assessment of the performance and competitiveness of the selected clusters in the Moravian-Silesian Region

Stverkova, Hana; Humlova, Vlasta - 2015

specific form alliances - the cluster. The competitiveness of regions goes hand in hand with support for cluster organizations … region. The partial aim is a generalization of international methodologies for assessing the performance of clusters and … level of international excellence cluster. For the selection of appropriate proposals will be used the multi …

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Middle managers, personnel turnover and performance: A long-term field experiment in a retail chain

Friebel, Guido; Heinz, Matthias; Zubanov, Nick - 2020

In an RCT, a large retail chain's CEO sets new goals for the managers of the treated stores by asking them 'to do what …

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Investigating Cooperative Purchasing Performance - A Survey Of Purchasing Professionals In Dutch Hospitals

Gelderman, Cees Johannes; De Jonge, Jelle; Schijns, Jos; … - In: The Central European Review of Economics and Management … 2 (2018) 1, pp. 133-153

Aim: Cooperative purchasing is considered a promising area for lowering the cost in the health care sector, although … recent initiatives show mixed results. The purpose of this study is to find a thorough explanation for the performance of … conceptual model for the performance of cooperative purchasing was developed. This model was empirically validated using a survey …

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Uncovering real earnings management: Pay attention to risk-taking behavior

Alharbi, Samar; Al Mamun, Md.; Atawnah, Nader - In: International Journal of Financial Studies 9 (2021) 4, pp. 1-18

We examine the impact of corporate risk-taking on firm-level real earnings management. We find that firms with higher risk-taking engage in higher real earnings management. Our results are robust to a series of robustness tests, including simultaneous least squares approach, firm fixed effect,...

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Centrality in networks of geographically proximate firms and competitive capabilities

Larrañeta, Bárbara; Molina-Morales, F. Xavier; … - In: BRQ Business Research Quarterly 23 (2020) 4, pp. 254-269

value of centrality for enhancing competitive capabilities with a combination of strong (or weak) direct ties and low (or …

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