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The moderator effect of balance of power on the relationships between the adoption of digital technologies in supply chain management processes and innovation performance in SMEs (2024)
Journal Article
Augusto Zimmermann, R., Soares, A., & Roca, J. B. (2024). The moderator effect of balance of power on the relationships between the adoption of digital technologies in supply chain management processes and innovation performance in SMEs. Industrial Marketing Management, 118, 44-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2024.02.004

Managing supply chain (SC) relationships to deal with challenges posed by contemporary social and business environments is a difficult task that can be facilitated with the use of digital technologies. The growing complexity of supply chains, charact... Read More about The moderator effect of balance of power on the relationships between the adoption of digital technologies in supply chain management processes and innovation performance in SMEs.

The moderating effect of supply chain collaboration on servitization (2023)
Journal Article
Ruiz-Alba, J., Soares, A., & Rodríguez-Molina, M. (in press). The moderating effect of supply chain collaboration on servitization. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-07-2022-0335

Purpose: Supply chain collaboration (SCC) is an important element that contributes to enhanced performance. Nonetheless, there is still a need to understand its role in servitization implementation and outcomes. This study aims to address this gap by... Read More about The moderating effect of supply chain collaboration on servitization.

Guest editorial: Challenges and opportunities for increasingly turbulent times in business markets (2023)
Journal Article
Ruizalba, J. L., Rodriguez-Molina, M. A., & Da Silva Filipe Soares, A. (2023). Guest editorial: Challenges and opportunities for increasingly turbulent times in business markets. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 38(2), 269-271. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-02-2023-603

Business-to-business (B2B) services marketing strategies have evolved at a rapid pace, as have the methodologies used in service marketing research (Keränen and Prior, 2020). However, the pandemic is still having a significant impact on business mode... Read More about Guest editorial: Challenges and opportunities for increasingly turbulent times in business markets.

Qualitative data analysis (2022)
Book Chapter
Lerigo-Sampson, M. (2022). Qualitative data analysis. In S. Childe, & A. Soares (Eds.), . Edward Elgar Publishing

Written by a panel of leading international researchers, this Handbook identifies the key topics for research in supply chain management using an innovative step-by-step approach and provides an extensive range of methodologies for researching the su... Read More about Qualitative data analysis.

Introduction to the handbook of research methods for supply chain management (2022)
Book Chapter
Soares, A., & Childe, S. (2022). Introduction to the handbook of research methods for supply chain management. In A. Soares, & S. Childe (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management (xii-xiv). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975865.00005

Industry has changed. Businesses that once focused on the efficiency, quality and productivity of their operations to bring the most competitive product or service to the market, have found that competition has forced them to look at where their mate... Read More about Introduction to the handbook of research methods for supply chain management.

Introduction to part II (2022)
Book Chapter
Soares, A., & Childe, S. (2022). Introduction to part II. In S. Childe, & A. Soares (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management (284-287). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975865.00023

PART I of this Handbook focused on explaining how to conduct research in the SCM field, looking into different stages of the research process and how to approach them. In PART II, the attention turns to the different areas of research that we believe... Read More about Introduction to part II.

Systematic literature review guidelines for supply chain management research (2022)
Book Chapter
Nguyen, G., Kumar, V., & Soares, A. (2022). Systematic literature review guidelines for supply chain management research. In S. Childe, & A. Soares (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management (45-70). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975865.00009

This chapter provides guidelines for systematic literature review (SLR) in the supply chain management (SCM) field. By mapping a transparent SLR process that can easily be replicated in practice, the chapter aims to support students and scholars who... Read More about Systematic literature review guidelines for supply chain management research.

PART I - How to do research in SCM (2022)
Book Chapter
Soares, A., & Childe, S. (2022). PART I - How to do research in SCM. In A. Soares, & S. Childe (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management (2-23). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975865.00007

This introduction to PART I aims to help you understand the different chapters of the handbook in the context of the SCM research cycle to guide you in your reading. No matter what your chosen research area in SCM is, the research stages and process... Read More about PART I - How to do research in SCM.

Understanding the barriers and enablers of the adoption of supply chain 4.0 in large firms (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Nguyen, G., Kumar, V., Soares, A., & Duong, L. (2022, July). Understanding the barriers and enablers of the adoption of supply chain 4.0 in large firms. Presented at Fifth European Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, 2022, Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering of Sapienza - University of Rome

Purpose With the rise of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies, supply chains (SC) have evolved significantly to become digital SC or the so-called Supply chain 4.0 (SC4.0). However, despite the priority on I4.0 as a prominent growth driver of sustainabl... Read More about Understanding the barriers and enablers of the adoption of supply chain 4.0 in large firms.

Exploring technology resistance in online assessment and feedback practices (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., Lerigo-Sampson, M., & Barker, J. (2022, July). Exploring technology resistance in online assessment and feedback practices. Presented at 14th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies), IATED, Palma, Spain

Covid-19 required universities to rapidly adapt to online teaching delivery, as well as reconsider how learning outcomes are assessed (Brammer and Clark, 2020). Prior to this universities were also grappling with increased student numbers and the nee... Read More about Exploring technology resistance in online assessment and feedback practices.

The role of buyer-seller power relationships in SME’s digital transformation (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Zimmermann, R., Soares, A., & Roca, J. (2022, July). The role of buyer-seller power relationships in SME’s digital transformation. Paper presented at 29th EurOMA Conference, 2022, Berlin, Germany

This paper explores the role of buyer-seller power relationships in the adoption and implementation of digital technologies and business performance in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Linear and multiple regression analyses... Read More about The role of buyer-seller power relationships in SME’s digital transformation.

Exploring attitudes and adoption intentions of online assessment, marking, and feedback practices in a post-Covid-19 era (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Da Silva Filipe Soares, A., & Lerigo-Sampson, M. (2021, June). Exploring attitudes and adoption intentions of online assessment, marking, and feedback practices in a post-Covid-19 era. Paper presented at Teaching and Learning (MKE) Bristish Academy of Management (BAM) Conference

As a sector, Higher Education (HE) has become increasingly competitive, and many universities are exploring the use of digital technologies in teaching and learning to help meet market demands and maintain relevancy (Reed and Watmough, 2015; Ahlburg,... Read More about Exploring attitudes and adoption intentions of online assessment, marking, and feedback practices in a post-Covid-19 era.

Working together: Factors affecting the relationship between leadership and job satisfaction in Iranian HR departments (2021)
Journal Article
Nazarian, A., Atkinson, P., Foroudi, P., & Soares, A. (2021). Working together: Factors affecting the relationship between leadership and job satisfaction in Iranian HR departments. Journal of General Management, 46(3), 229-245. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306307020968535

Implementation of human resource management (HRM) practices in Iran has been patchy and unenthusiastic despite them having been found to be beneficial in Western countries. To investigate this problem, survey data were gathered from 63 private sector... Read More about Working together: Factors affecting the relationship between leadership and job satisfaction in Iranian HR departments.

The impact of digitalization and servitization on the financial performance of a firm: An empirical analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Abou-foul, M., Ruiz-Alba, J. L., & Soares, A. (2021). The impact of digitalization and servitization on the financial performance of a firm: An empirical analysis. Production Planning and Control, 32(12), 975-989. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2020.1780508

Manufacturing firms have vigorously pursued opportunities for profitability and growth through servitization and digitalization processes. However, the current body of research provides contradictory results on the impact of servitization and digital... Read More about The impact of digitalization and servitization on the financial performance of a firm: An empirical analysis.

Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions (2019)
Journal Article
Ruiz-Alba, J. L., Soares, A., Rodríguez-Molina, M. A., & Banoun, A. (2019). Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 26(5), 661-683. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSBED-09-2018-0266

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how gamification can influence entrepreneurial intentions (EI) of a group of users of an online platform provided by a private company. Design/methodology/approach – A quantitative research strat... Read More about Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions.

Servitization strategies from customers’ perspective: the moderating role of co-creation (2018)
Journal Article
Ruiz-Alba, J. L., Soares, A., Rodríguez-Molina, M. A., & Frías-Jamilena, D. M. (2019). Servitization strategies from customers’ perspective: the moderating role of co-creation. Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing, 34(3), 628-642. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-02-2017-0028

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the moderating role of co-creation in the implementation of servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry in a business-to-business (B-to-B) context. More specifica... Read More about Servitization strategies from customers’ perspective: the moderating role of co-creation.

The financial consequences of servitization in manufacturing firms: An empirical analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Izadi, J., & Abou-Foul, M. (2017, November). The financial consequences of servitization in manufacturing firms: An empirical analysis. Paper presented at 6th International Conference on Business Servitization 2017 (ICBS2017), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC-BarcelonaTech), Barcelona, Spain

Prior body of servitization research falls short to fully capture the financial consequences of servitization. This paper aims at investigating the financial consequences of servitization in listed manufacturing companies in four countries, namely UK... Read More about The financial consequences of servitization in manufacturing firms: An empirical analysis.

Servitization of manufacturing: Exploring financial performance (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., & Izadi, J. (2017, June). Servitization of manufacturing: Exploring financial performance. Presented at Centre for Business & Industrial Marketing (CBIM) Academic Workshop, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm, Sweden

(1) Research question This research aims at investigating the impact of servitization on firm financial performance of listed manufacturing companies. (2) Theoretical background Most of the existing research on industrial services and servitizatio... Read More about Servitization of manufacturing: Exploring financial performance.

Causal recipes for product innovation: Quality management practices as ingredients (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., & Silva, G. (2017, May). Causal recipes for product innovation: Quality management practices as ingredients. Paper presented at 8th Annual Conference of the European Decision Sciences Institute (EDSI 2017): Information and Operational Decision Sciences, Granada, Spain

This study uses complexity theory to explore the apparent tension between quality management practices and product innovation. A survey of 112 manufacturing firms was conducted and the resulting data were analyzed using fuzzy set qualitative comparat... Read More about Causal recipes for product innovation: Quality management practices as ingredients.

Servitization and firm performance (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Rodriguez-Molina, M., & Gounaris, S. (2017, May). Servitization and firm performance. Poster presented at European Marketing Academy (EMAC) 2017, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, Netherlands

This paper explores the implementation of servitization from the viewpoint of servitized firms in the Spanish pharmaceutical industry. A quantitative research strategy was used to investigate the: (1) servitization motives (quest for profitability, c... Read More about Servitization and firm performance.

Inherited organizational performance? The perceptions of generation Y on the influence of leadership styles (2017)
Journal Article
Lottermoser, B., Nazarian, A., & Soares, A. (2017). Inherited organizational performance? The perceptions of generation Y on the influence of leadership styles. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 38(8), 1078-1094. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-05-2016-0119

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Leadership has a major impact on organizational performance (Agle et al., 2006; Felfe and Schyns, 2004; Peterson et al., 2003). However, results are still conflicting regarding these effects and research... Read More about Inherited organizational performance? The perceptions of generation Y on the influence of leadership styles.

The influence of supply chain quality management practices on quality performance: an empirical investigation (2017)
Journal Article
Soares, A., Soltani, E., & Liao, Y. Y. (2017). The influence of supply chain quality management practices on quality performance: an empirical investigation. Supply Chain Management, 22(2), 122-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-08-2016-0286

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The extant literature highlights the notable lack of a consensus among operations and supply chain management scholars regarding the theoretical underpinnings and associated empirical evidence for the pe... Read More about The influence of supply chain quality management practices on quality performance: an empirical investigation.

Developing entrepreneurial intentions through gamification using online business challenges (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Banoun, A., & Rodriguez-Molina, M. (2016, July). Developing entrepreneurial intentions through gamification using online business challenges. Paper presented at 8th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN16), Barcelona, Spain

Purpose: This paper describes the results of a research project aimed at investigating the moderating role of gamification on the development of entrepreneurial intentions through the use of online business challenges. Following the theory of plann... Read More about Developing entrepreneurial intentions through gamification using online business challenges.

Assessing the impact of gamification on students’ engagement and motivation (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., & Nato, J. (2016, July). Assessing the impact of gamification on students’ engagement and motivation. Presented at 8th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN16), Barcelona, Spain

Gamification is gaining momentum in Higher Education (HE) as scholars begin to enquire what they can learn from game experiences to improve students’ engagement and motivation (Niman, 2014). Gamification does not mean using games, instead it refers t... Read More about Assessing the impact of gamification on students’ engagement and motivation.

Internal market orientation and work-family balance in family businesses (2016)
Journal Article
Arán, M. V., Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Vallespín, M., & González Porras, J. (2016). Internal market orientation and work-family balance in family businesses. European Journal of Family Business, 6(1), 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejfb.2016.06.002

This research paper aims at investigating the importance of work-family balance (WFB) on family businesses from Andalusia (Spain) and its impact on job satisfaction and employees' commitment. The research objectives are twofold: (1) to classify compa... Read More about Internal market orientation and work-family balance in family businesses.

Servitization and co-creation: Customers’ Perspective (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Rodriguez-Molina, M., & Frías, D. (2016, June). Servitization and co-creation: Customers’ Perspective. Presented at 2016 Center for Business & Industrial Marketing (CBIM) Academic Workshop: Extending Value Through Product, Service and Platform Innovations, The Faculty of Economics and Business, University of the Basque Country – UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain

This research aims at investigating the moderating role of co-creation in the implementation of servitization strategies (in a B2B context) in the pharmaceutical industry from the perspective of customers (that is the servitized firms). Servitizati... Read More about Servitization and co-creation: Customers’ Perspective.

Supply chain quality management dimensions and their impact on quality performance (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., Soltani, E., Ruizalba, J., & Rodriguez-Molina, M. (2016, June). Supply chain quality management dimensions and their impact on quality performance. Paper presented at The 23rd European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) conference, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

The primary aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of supply chain quality management (SCQM) practices on quality performance. Drawing on supply chain management and quality management literature we argue that quality performance is achieved... Read More about Supply chain quality management dimensions and their impact on quality performance.

The effect of supply chain collaboration on the servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Rodriguez-Molina, M., & Castañeda-García, J. (2016, June). The effect of supply chain collaboration on the servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry

This paper focuses on the investigation of the effect of supply chain collaboration on the relationships between different levels of services (base, intermediate and advanced) and their impact on servitization consequences and performance within the... Read More about The effect of supply chain collaboration on the servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry.

Servitization strategies and co-creation (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Rodriguez-Molina, M., & Frías, D. (2016, May). Servitization strategies and co-creation. Paper presented at 2016 Spring Servitization Conference (SSC2016), Aston Business School, Alliance Manchester Business School and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at the University of Sheffield, Manchester, England

Purpose: This research aims at investigating the moderating role of co-creation in the implementation of servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry. Co-creation is expected to have an impact on the use of different levels of services, a... Read More about Servitization strategies and co-creation.

Internal market orientation and strategy implementation (2016)
Book Chapter
Ruizalba, J., & Soares, A. Internal market orientation and strategy implementation. In A. Casademunt (Ed.), Strategic Labor Relations Management in Modern Organizations (183-194). IGI Global Publishing House. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0356-9

Managing People within organisations is a complex and intricate challenge much insight can be gained from complementing the mainstream trends with other research fields. This Chapter shall focus on the role Internal Marketing Orientation (IMO) as a k... Read More about Internal market orientation and strategy implementation.

Servitization and co-opetition in the pharmaceutical distribution: Back to basics? (2016)
Journal Article
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., & Morales, J. (2016). Servitization and co-opetition in the pharmaceutical distribution: Back to basics?

This paper discusses how the pharmaceutical distribution sector as evolved in the past decades and the role of servitization in an ever changing market led by big players. An empirical analysis was conducted on Portuguese and Spanish distributors whi... Read More about Servitization and co-opetition in the pharmaceutical distribution: Back to basics?.

Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions: A theoretical and methodological approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Banoun, A., & Rodriguez-Molina, M. (2015, September). Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions: A theoretical and methodological approach. Paper presented at The International Gamification for Business Conference 2015 (IGBC15), Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, England

Purpose: This study is part of an ongoing research project that aims at investigating the moderating role of gamification on entrepreneurial intentions. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative research strategy has been designed suggesting the u... Read More about Gamification and entrepreneurial intentions: A theoretical and methodological approach.

Servitization in the pharmaceutical industry (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., & Mediano, J. (2015, July). Servitization in the pharmaceutical industry. Paper presented at 3rd International Symposium of the Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom, Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK/CERU), London, England

Servitization in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Enhancing student engagement through case method with guest speakers (CMGS) (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Almenta, E., & Vallespin, M. (2015, June). Enhancing student engagement through case method with guest speakers (CMGS). Presented at UWL 2015 Teaching and Learning Conference, University of West London, London, England

Enhancing student engagement through Case method with Guest Speakers (CMGS)

Servitization and co-opetition in the pharmaceutical industry (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., & Morales, J. (2015, May). Servitization and co-opetition in the pharmaceutical industry. Paper presented at The 2015 Spring Servitization Conference, Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, England

Purpose: The present paper aims at providing an outlook of the portfolio of services developed by the pharmaceutical distribution in Spain and Portugal by looking at the different types and levels of implementation. This paper also provides the rese... Read More about Servitization and co-opetition in the pharmaceutical industry.

Assessing the impact of inter-firm relationships on supply chain quality management practices (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., Soltani, E., & Liao, Y. (2014, June). Assessing the impact of inter-firm relationships on supply chain quality management practices. Paper presented at 21st European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) conference, University of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Purpose: Inter-firm relationship has long been considered as a fundamental ingredient for the successful implementation of quality management practices. This importance has been echoed in Deming’s (1986) comment in that the synergy of closer relati... Read More about Assessing the impact of inter-firm relationships on supply chain quality management practices.

The influence of inter-firm relationships on Supply Chain Quality Management (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., Soltani, E., & Liao, Y. (2012, March). The influence of inter-firm relationships on Supply Chain Quality Management. Presented at 4th Annual International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies (AGMS), University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, USA)

Claims of the association between inter-firm relationships and the successful implementation of Supply Chain Quality Management (SCQM) practices have been long discussed in the literature. Nevertheless, these assumptions lack consistent empirical sup... Read More about The influence of inter-firm relationships on Supply Chain Quality Management.

Supply Chain Quality Relationship Management (SCQRM): A step forward (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., & Soltani, E. (2011, September). Supply Chain Quality Relationship Management (SCQRM): A step forward. Paper presented at 25th Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management (BAM), Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, England

The main focus of this paper is to highlight the importance of efficient implementation of quality management systems throughout the whole supply network, through Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SSRM) and the establishment of adequate rel... Read More about Supply Chain Quality Relationship Management (SCQRM): A step forward.

An investigation into the factors influencing Supply Chain Quality Management processes (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., & Soltani, E. (2010, September). An investigation into the factors influencing Supply Chain Quality Management processes. Paper presented at 24th Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management (BAM), The University of Sheffield, (Sheffield, UK)

Given that Supply Chain Quality Management (SCQM) seems to be the key for future competitiveness it is crucial to understand how to control quality throughout the whole Supply Chain (SC). The extended and globalised SC generated “co-ordinating” probl... Read More about An investigation into the factors influencing Supply Chain Quality Management processes.

Ethical purchasing behaviour in retail: Food versus clothes
Journal Article
Aldous, R., & Soares, A. (in press). Ethical purchasing behaviour in retail: Food versus clothes

Ethical values and purchasing intentions held by consumers often do not match to their ethical purchasing behaviour, a concept referred to as the ethical purchasing gap. This research project investigates UK consumers ethical purchasing behaviour in... Read More about Ethical purchasing behaviour in retail: Food versus clothes.

The influence of inter-firm relationships on supply chain quality management: A Survey of UK firms
Journal Article
Soares, A., Soltani, E., & Liao, Y. (in press). The influence of inter-firm relationships on supply chain quality management: A Survey of UK firms

Claims of the association between inter-firm relationships and the successful implementation of Supply Chain Quality Management (SCQM) practices have been long discussed in the literature. Nevertheless, these assumptions lack consistent empirical sup... Read More about The influence of inter-firm relationships on supply chain quality management: A Survey of UK firms.

Supply Chain Quality Relationship Management: Managing triadic relationships towards improved performance outcomes
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., & Soltani, E. Supply Chain Quality Relationship Management: Managing triadic relationships towards improved performance outcomes. Paper presented at 14th Annual Conference of the QMOD Conference on Quality & Service Sciences (ICQSS), TECNUN, University of Navarra, (San Sebastian, Spain)

Purpose: Managers and academics are conscientious that companies compete as a larger network. They need to understand the role of network relationships towards improved supply chain performance; however, clear conceptual backgrounds are needed. Fo... Read More about Supply Chain Quality Relationship Management: Managing triadic relationships towards improved performance outcomes.