...Arash Arianpoor; Mahsa Toorchi Purpose The present study aims to investigate the impact of manager conservatism on innovation and capital expenditures especially the moderating role of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak for companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). Design...

...Mahdi Salehi; Mohammad Ali Fahimi; Grzegorz Zimon; Saeid Homayoun Purpose This study aims to analyze the literature on knowledge management on intellectual capital, social capital and its contribution to Iranian companies’ innovation. Design/methodology/approach To investigate knowledge...

...Giulia Nardelli; Risto Rajala Purpose The purpose of this paper is to improve the current understanding of business model innovation by outlining how business models unfold over time within supplier–client relationships in facilities management (FM) services. Design/methodology/approach...

...Ahmed Hassanien; Crispin Dale Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore events venues management's attitudes and practices toward new product development and innovation within the event industry. Design/methodology/approach The approach is a multiple case study of different types...

...Ada Scupola Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate innovation in the facilities management sector by conducting an empirical study. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative research approach to investigate the research question. Data collection includes...

...Ahmed Hassanien; Crispin Dale Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the role of new product development (NPD) in event venue operations by drawing on existing literature. The paper acknowledges product innovation as an under‐researched field in event venues and explores this within...

...Jan Bröchner Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review facilities management among the ancient Romans with an emphasis on features that are relevant for understanding the evolution of current innovative practices. Design/methodology/approach Ancient Roman literary sources, inscriptions...

...John Hinks; Martin Alexander; Graham Dunlop Purpose This is a conceptual paper for facilities management (FM) practitioners and FM researchers. The paper seeks to analyse a number of well‐documented successes and failures in military exploitation of innovation, and identify several recurrent...

...Paula Cardellino; Edward Finch Purpose This paper seeks to examine the nature of “service innovation” in the facilities management (FM) context. It reviews recent thinking on “service innovation” as distinct from “product innovation”. Applying these contemporary perspectives it describes UK case...