...Jiayi Song; Zhengtang Zhang; Xiaoran Hu; Yeshen Liu Purpose Radical innovation is crucial for the long-term survival of firms, yet it remains challenging to achieve for most firms. To validate the theoretical rationale of executive compensation stickiness and link managerial cognition to corporate...

...Mehmet Bağış; Adhari Hussein Khlaif Khlaif; Mehmet Akif Peçe; Ahmet Kamacı Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of individual cognitive factors and formal institutions on innovation and established business ownership within a holistic framework. More specifically, the study empirically...

...Khodor Shatila Purpose This study examines the dynamic interconnections between digital capacity, entrepreneurial competency and innovation, focusing on their collective influence on entrepreneurial resilience in the Middle East. It underscores the pivotal role of digital transformation capacity...

... and responsible innovation. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts a qualitative exploratory design grounded in institutional theory and dynamic capabilities theory. Data were collected from seven AI integrator firms operating in the EU market and analysed by employing a Gioia-inspired approach...

...Endre Mihály Molnár; Ádám Németh; Magdaléna Tupá Purpose While private equity (PE) has become a dominant actor in global corporate ownership, its implications for innovation remain fragmented and contested. Existing reviews either conflate PE with venture capital or neglect governance mechanisms...

...Serdal Temel; Max Chipulu; Jeremy Howells; Marina Dabić Purpose This study examines how two collaboration channels – education and training and research and development (R&D) – within university–business collaboration (UBC) are associated with firms’ innovation, commercialisation, talent...

...Mariusz Sołtysik; Maria Urbaniec; Magdalena Wojnarowska; Adam Sagan; Marek Ćwiklicki; Andreas Kallmuenzer Purpose In this study, we analyse the multidimensional drivers of innovation in Polish bioeconomy enterprises and how internal-external interactions enable sustainable transformation. We test...

...Ricardo Figueiredo Belchior; Bernardo T. Chagas Purpose This study investigates the relationship between teams’ cultural diversity (CD) and transformational leadership (TL) as inputs, and team creativity and innovation as outputs. The mediation effects of team processes are tested. A supplementary...

...Keyu Chen; Christian Kahl Purpose The rapid diffusion of artificial intelligence (AI) assistants into workplace processes has sparked an ongoing debate about whether these technologies stimulate or suppress human innovation. This study investigates the double-edged effects of AI assistants...

...Uwakmfon Promise Offiong; Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska; Katarzyna Cheba Purpose This study conceptualizes the implementation of FinTech as a process of implementing digital innovation and analyzes its basic organizational and managerial mechanisms in microfinance enterprises. Taking governance...

... by the Diffusion of Innovation theory, the study explores the responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities experienced by HR managers navigating digital transformation initiatives. Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative study, data were collected through ten in-depth semi-structured interviews...

...Chiara Ancillai; Andrea Sabatini; Antonella La Rocca; Andrea Perna Purpose This study analysed the foundational conditions that underpin the establishment of a publicly funded innovation network (PFIN) aimed at fostering sustainability transitions in the living industry. Design/methodology...

...Dario Natale Palmucci; Alberto Ferraris Purpose This research explores leadership within highly innovative organizational contexts, focusing on the challenges faced by leaders and the mindset required to navigate innovation and related paradigm shifts of this complex era. Specifically, it aims...

...Francesco Laviola; Antonio Renzi; Pietro Taragoni; Gianluca Vagnani Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) investment announcements on the market value of the firm, according to a novel perspective informed by strategic and innovation management theories...

...Radhia M. Wardi Fendri; Rym Bouzaabia Purpose This paper investigates the main determinants and consequences of perceived innovativeness from a consumer perspective. The central aim is to reconcile the discrepancies found in prior research regarding the significance, magnitude and direction...

...Çetin Önder; Metehan Feridun Sorkun; Şükrü Özen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how managerial perceptions of formal institutional failure shape between-firm variance in the relationship between corporate political connections (CPCs) and innovation. We develop and empirically test...

...Laura Del-Río-Carazo; Carlos Cuenca-Enrique; Emiliano Acquila-Natale; Santiago Iglesias-Pradas Purpose This study aims to analyze existing management model configurations of rural electrification projects to help organizations successfully carry out these projects, ensuring both innovation...

...Laura Rienda; Lorena Ruiz-Fernández; Rosario Andreu Purpose This study examines the relationship between internationalization and innovation as key strategies to enhance hotels’ competitiveness. It emphasizes the critical role of intellectual capital (IC) and dynamic capabilities (DCs...

...Nebojsa Stojcic; Viktor Prokop; Jan Stejskal Purpose This study examines how the extent of family ownership and the degree of family involvement in management influence innovation outcomes in family firms, particularly in the context of emerging European innovation systems. Design/methodology...

...Ilona Bartuseviciene; Mindaugas Butkus; Giovanni Schiuma Purpose Despite growing interest in antifragility as a driver of innovation in organizational settings, a significant gap exists in understanding the specific enablers that foster its development. This paper advances current knowledge...