... trust in knowledge-intensive contexts. Corresponding author P.V. (Sundar) Balakrishnan sundar@uw.edu © 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Strategy Leadership Conceptual Ethics Expertise Human resources Talent...

...Louise B. Kringelum; Casper Gamborg Holm; Jens Holmgren; Ole Friis; Katrine Freja Jensen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the successful implementation of digitalization by exploring what characterizes strategy work undertaken by companies that have achieved digital...

...Mika Ruokonen; Paavo Ritala Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the potential and the challenges for different firms in adopting an AI-first strategy. The study attempts to discern if any company can prioritize AI at the forefront of their strategic plans. Design/methodology...

... purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Artificial intelligence Strategy Knowledge work Conversational AI ChatGPT Generative AI Foundation...

... understand little about how private equity firms increase the value of companies in their portfolios. This paper aims to shed light on organizational strategies, activities and governance principles that private equity firms use to create value. Design/methodology/approach This investigation combines...

... pillars of business ecosystem design for further empirical analysis by ecosystem researchers. Practical implications The paper provides managers and professionals with strategies to develop effective growth within business ecosystems. Originality/value The authors contribute a fresh perspective...

...Frank Ohara; Robert Neil Mefford Purpose This study aims to examine the corporate venturing strategy of successful emerging market multinational enterprises and discern commonalities and useful tactics for other firms attempting to follow in their footsteps. Understanding the corporate venturing...

..., the purpose of this paper is to frame a design-driven approach to plan and execute a digital transformation. Design/methodology/approach This study pivots on an in-depth case study of a large Italian firm in the fashion sector that adopted design thinking to craft its digital transformation strategy...

... or scale-up IoT initiatives. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws upon data from original expert interviews and an extensive study of existing scholarly literature, management publications and white papers from leading strategy and technology firms. Findings Close cooperation among...

... tied to organizational strategy, many firms struggle to derive strategic value from emerging AI systems. Design/methodology/approach The analytical framework in this paper is based on a learning-centered approach. Specifically, by building on the knowledge-based perspective, this paper elaborates...

... they take and the speed with which they execute these actions. The service ecosystem perspective focuses on relationships that allow organizations to jointly adjust to one another and to their environment. Design/methodology/approach This paper first reviews traditional strategies for navigating...

... 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Whistleblowing Ethical culture Strategy Internal whistleblowing Whistleblowing is defined as the act of reporting suspected wrongdoing or risk of wrongdoing (ISO 37002 Whistleblowing management systems). It may expose...

...’ strategy. A set of principles that should inspire managers’ strategic behavior and action to enable competitive empathy are also proposed: search for a non-conflicting identification with competitors and avoid “egotism”; adopt “perspective-taking”; practice “mirroring”; aim at the “greater good”; leverage...

...Johan Magnusson; Viktor Elliot; Johan Hagberg Purpose The purpose of this study is to contribute to firms’ capabilities of digital transformation through the identification of strategies for digital decoupling and recoupling. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports from multiple studies...

... such as blockchain coupled with the current increasing demand for business use cases, the paper is timely in integrating the business and technological aspects of trust in formulating a firm-level blockchain strategy. Ghassan Yacoub can be contacted at: g.yacoub@ieseg.fr © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021...

... This study identifies two critical strategy choices companies should make. First, an innovation strategy addresses the extent to which circularity is achieved with internal or external stakeholders. Second, a resource strategy addresses how companies achieve circularity by narrowing, slowing or closing...

...? Timothy Galpin can be contacted at: timothy.galpin@sbs.ox.ac.uk © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Organizational culture Innovation Nudge Strategy Behavior theory Choice architecture Due to the dynamic nature of the global...

... puts forth a framework with strategic questions and principles designed to help with these endeavors. Originality/value Many companies pay lip service to customer focus, and it is often merely part of the corporate jargon without any real connection to strategy, the business model or everyday...

... focus on outputs. However, results, per se, say little about the reasons of success or failure. This paper reinforces the importance of marketing audits as a tool to evaluate the way marketing processes are developed within an organization Strategy Metrics Processes Marketing Performance Audits...

... digital platform cases. Findings The paper organizes platform strategy in a coherent framework and identifies seven mistakes frequently made when managing digital platforms. Originality/value Drawing from the authors' experience teaching platform entrepreneurs, advising digital platform startups...