Guest editorial

Magistretti, S., Dell'Era, C. and Doppio, N. (2020), “Design sprint for SMEs: an organizational taxonomy based on configuration theory”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2019-1501

Simeone, L. Secundo, G., Messeni Petruzzelli, A. and Schiuma, G. (2020), “Design-based learning to enhance absorptive capacity for open innovation: the case of 3D Tune-In”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2019-1448

Dal Mas, F., Biancuzzi, H., Massaro, M. and Miceli, L. (2020), “Adopting a design-based knowledge translation approach in co-production. The case of ‘Oncology in Motion’”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2019-1444

Canonico, P., De Nito, E., Esposito, V., Pezzillo Iacono, M. and Mangia, G. (2020), “Understanding knowledge translation in university–industry research projects: a case analysis in the automotive sector”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2019-1515

Dameri, R.P. and Demartini, P. (2020), “Knowledge transfer and translation in cultural ecosystems”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2019-1505

Lombardi, R., Trequattrini, R., Cuozzo, B. and Paoloni, P. (2020), “The impact of knowledge translation in the football industry: factors and determinants by the sectorial analysis”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-08-2019-1100

Annosi, M.C., Marchegiani, L. and Vicentini, F. (2020), “Knowledge translation in project portfolio decision-making: the role of organizational alignment and information support system in selecting innovative ideas”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2019-1532

Cerchione, R., Centobelli, P., Zerbino, P. and Anand, A. (2020), “Back to the future of Knowledge Management Systems off the beaten paths”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2019-1601

Stefanelli, V., Boscia, V. and Toma, P. (2020), “Does knowledge translation drive spin-offs away from the ‘valley of death’? A nonparametric analysis to support a banking perspective”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2019-1579

Corbo, L., Mahassel, S. and Ferraris, A. (2020), “Business model design as a translational mechanism: introducing the continuous validation framework”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-10-2019-1488

Serino, L., Papa, A., Campanella, F. and Di Gioia, L. (2020), “The sourcing for collaborative knowledge translation in distributed R&D processes: a cross-regional study”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-11-2019-1621

Liang, H., Shi, X., Zheng, Z. and Zhang, Q. (2020), “External knowledge search and firms' incremental innovation capability: the joint moderating effect of technological proximity and network embeddedness”, Management Decision, https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-08-2019-1078