Whither our future global managers? The moderating effect of organization context on ethical intent in international business (2013)
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This paper examines how proximal versus distal effects in an organization setting prevail as moderating influences on ethical judgments and intentions. The paper proposes three dimensions of ethical decision-making in international business (moral eq... Read More about Whither our future global managers? The moderating effect of organization context on ethical intent in international business.

Inclusivity and diversity: The key to strategy and sustainability (2013)
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Organizing strategic foresight: A contextual practice of 'way finding' (2013)
Journal Article

Strategic foresight as a derived outcome of corporate foresight exercises has led to the dominant discourse on strategic foresight as an episodic intervention encompassing a proliferation of organizational foresight methodologies. We argue that such... Read More about Organizing strategic foresight: A contextual practice of 'way finding'.

Leaving behind a turbulent past: Insights of divestments from China (2013)
Journal Article

Although western multinational enterprises have increasingly gravitated towards the fast- growing Chinese market, many have often faltered and subsequently exited the market. Drawing on insight from four international firms (Best Buy, Bertelsman, Lio... Read More about Leaving behind a turbulent past: Insights of divestments from China.

Decision comprehensiveness and team performance: The moderating role of perceived similarity (2013)
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Decision comprehensiveness is the extent to which members of a team systematically gather quantities of information and consider these in the process of making decisions (Frederickson & Mitchell, 1984). Empirical research indicates that under certain... Read More about Decision comprehensiveness and team performance: The moderating role of perceived similarity.

The Effects of Cross-border and Cross-industry Mergers and Acquisitions on Home-region and Global Multinational Enterprises (2013)
Journal Article

We examine the effects of international and product diversification through mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on the firm's risk-return profile. We identify the rewards from different types of M&As and investigate whether becoming a global firm is a va... Read More about The Effects of Cross-border and Cross-industry Mergers and Acquisitions on Home-region and Global Multinational Enterprises.

The epistemological relevance of the arts in foresight and futures studies (2013)
Journal Article

In this paper, we argue that the arts in its various forms have a genuine epistemological relevance to the theory and practice of foresight. To this end, we draw on the work of Ernst Bloch to advance the 'disclosive' role of graffiti art in contribut... Read More about The epistemological relevance of the arts in foresight and futures studies.

Dynamic capabilities in a sixth-generation family firm: Entrepreneurship and the Bibby Line (2013)
Journal Article

In this paper we draw on the theory of dynamic capabilities to examine development of the only surviving family-owned Liverpool shipping company. The Bibby Line was founded in 1807 to take advantage of the growing sea-trade based in Liverpool. The co... Read More about Dynamic capabilities in a sixth-generation family firm: Entrepreneurship and the Bibby Line.

Mobilising differential visions for new product innovation (2012)
Journal Article

In contexts of complexity and high uncertainty, turning the differing visions of stakeholders into a shared attainable vision is crucial to the creation, validation and acceptance of a realized innovation. This paper seeks to explore the contingency... Read More about Mobilising differential visions for new product innovation.

Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry (2012)
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We apply perspectives from institutional theory to understand firms’ participation in standard setting organizations and the effectiveness of these standard setting organizations in terms of the innovation outcome for focal firms. In particular, we a... Read More about Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry.

Managing Performance in a Volatile Environment: Contrasting Perspectives on Luck and Causality (2012)
Journal Article

Performance management is an increasingly perilous and challenging activity for many firms, and involves understanding the drivers of performance as well as its measurement. Academics tend to see performance in terms of rationality, whereas business... Read More about Managing Performance in a Volatile Environment: Contrasting Perspectives on Luck and Causality.

Marketing as an applied science: Lessons from other business disciplines (2012)
Journal Article

Purpose: This paper seeks to investigate what the marketing field can learn, with regard to the academic/practitioner divide, from other management disciplines that have a range of different relationships with their respective practitioners. Design/m... Read More about Marketing as an applied science: Lessons from other business disciplines.

The Effects of Legal, Normative, and Cultural-Cognitive Institutions on Innovation in Technology Alliances (2012)
Journal Article

•Adopting an institutional lens, this paper examines the interaction between different levels of legal, normative and cultural-cognitive institutions on the level of innovation associated with the choice of alliance governance mechanism as equity or... Read More about The Effects of Legal, Normative, and Cultural-Cognitive Institutions on Innovation in Technology Alliances.

Entrepreneurship in deprived urban communities: The case of Wales (2012)
Journal Article

The potential of entrepreneurial activity for rejuvenating deprived communities has been recognised by policymakers, especially with regard to reducing unemployment. Utilising data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in conjunction with th... Read More about Entrepreneurship in deprived urban communities: The case of Wales.

Scenario thinking: A practice-based approach for the identification of opportunities for innovation (2011)
Journal Article

Drawing on the social theory of practice, this paper 'unpacks' scenario thinking in the form of strategizing in product innovation teams to explore when and how the practice may lead to the identification of opportunities for innovation. Adopting a c... Read More about Scenario thinking: A practice-based approach for the identification of opportunities for innovation.

Towards a methodological approach: Theorising scenario thinking as a social practice (2011)
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Purpose – The aim of this paper is to draw on the social theory of practice to show scenario thinking as an everyday practice and how the practice could be theorised at the meso-level. Design/methodology/approach – Counterfactual analysis, scenario a... Read More about Towards a methodological approach: Theorising scenario thinking as a social practice.

Scholarship that matters: Academic-practitioner engagement in business and management (2011)
Journal Article

Our research explores academic-practitioner engagement by undertaking interviews with academics, practitioners, and other experts with relevant engagement experience. The findings highlight the problem of thinking narrowly about the different ways in... Read More about Scholarship that matters: Academic-practitioner engagement in business and management.

Generic strategies and performance - evidence from manufacturing firms (2011)
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between business-level strategy and organisational performance and to test the applicability of Porter's generic strategies in explaining differences in the performance of organisation... Read More about Generic strategies and performance - evidence from manufacturing firms.

Entrepreneurship amongst minority language speakers: The case of Wales (2011)
Journal Article

JONES-EVANS D., THOMPSON P. and KWONG C. Entrepreneurship amongst minority language speakers: the case of Wales, Regional Studies. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey, this study explores the entrepreneurial characteristi... Read More about Entrepreneurship amongst minority language speakers: The case of Wales.

Technology outsourcing in manufacturing small- and medium-sized firms: Another competitive resource? (2011)
Journal Article

Based on a sample of UK manufacturing small- and medium-sized firms in the engineering and electronics industry, the study identifies firm- and industry-specific factors that stimulate R&D outsourcing and assesses the impact of R&D investment and out... Read More about Technology outsourcing in manufacturing small- and medium-sized firms: Another competitive resource?.