...Mesut Coskun; Saskia de Klerk; Margarietha Johanna de Villiers Scheepers Purpose This study explores the under-researched role of frontline managers (FMs) in corporate entrepreneurship (CE). FMs play a crucial role in driving innovation; however, they are often seen as task executors...

...Emilia Romeo; Angelo Rosa; Susanne Durst; Luboš Smrčka Purpose This study offers an integrated perspective on how organizations restructure decision-making models and adopt strategies to balance algorithmic risk, innovation, and transparency in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) era. Design...

...Mert Merde; Diego Matricano; Eric W. Liguori Purpose Managers are increasingly interested in pre-emptively and simultaneously evaluating innovation readiness to reduce high failure rates. In Industry 5.0, AI platforms can be an effective tool for this purpose, but only if managers are able...

...Mohammad Orsan Al-Zoubi; Ahmed Odeh; Ra’ed Masa’deh Purpose This article aims to examine the impact of transactional and transformational leadership on employee innovation; it also extends to determine whether knowledge management and employee characteristics have a mediating and moderating role...

... digital technologies in their work practices seamlessly. The study explores three key questions. First, it examines the critical factors that influence organizational culture as digital technologies evolve. Second, it assesses the readiness of HR functions to manage change brought about by innovations...

...Ramzi Belkacemi; Marie-Josée Roy; Sophie Veilleux; Maripier Tremblay Purpose This article analyzes the impact of board composition (i.e. size, independence, and human capital), roles (i.e. control and strategy), and effectiveness (i.e. historical contributions) on innovation (i.e. internal product...

...Muhammad Arshad; Bilal Afsar; Zeng Xiong Yang; Mahfooz Ali Purpose Despite the growing interest in innovative work behavior, research has largely overlooked the role of dispositional tendencies in shaping employees' innovation-related actions. Moreover, prior studies have emphasized knowledge...

... in transmedia – selected for their varying levels of business model innovation. Findings Creative firms face four main categories of risk: financial, technological, market and user experience. Risk management relies on prototyping and testing practices, which vary according to risk type and intensity...

... innovation process. Furthermore, these types exhibit seven distinctive patterns of patent-related behavior. Research limitations/implications This study extends Type of Entrepreneur Theory by revealing patent-behavioral subtypes (Explicit, Implicit, Narrow and Broad) and their contextual drivers...

...Muhammad Nurhaula Huddin; Pramono Hari Adi; Refius Pradipta Setyanto Purpose This study aims to investigate the strategic interplay between market orientation, digital marketing, and innovation and how these constructs collectively influence marketing performance in the context of culinary small...

... offers solutions, allowing companies to simultaneously explore DBMs while exploiting traditional ones. In this study, we show how tailored approaches to ambidexterity offer substantial potential for addressing incumbents’ obstacles to DBMs, enabling them to remain at the forefront of innovation...

...Xin Huang; Shengjia Zhou; Tianheng Yao; Su Zhang; Xuanxuan Jin Purpose Against the backdrop of innovation-driven development, it is crucial to dismantle institutional barriers and optimize the business environment to stimulate enterprise innovation. This paper investigates the policy effects...

...Véréna Hess; Jean-Fabrice Lebraty Purpose Companies in the financial services sector are faced with a turbulent, destabilizing environment and challenged to maintain existing activities while seizing new opportunities to remain competitive. In this vein, technological innovation project teams play...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Entrepreneurship Higher education Innovation Multi criteria decision making University Although many studies have tried to define university entrepreneurship, no consensus has been reached...

... theory to SMEs. Findings The literature on SMEs and institutional theory is framed around the following clusters: (1) institutional theory and innovation in SMEs, (2) institutional theory and the environmental sustainability of SMEs, (3) institutional theory and the internationalization of SMEs...

...Zi Xuan Chan; Yibai Wang; Lin Yuan; Xiaoyun Chen; Yukun Feng Purpose Building on upper echelons theory, this study explores the influence of managerial cognition on firm innovation during times of crisis. Specifically, we aim to disentangle the concept of cognitive complexity by examining how CEOs...

...Yi Yang; Jing Zhao; Young Soo Yang Purpose This study investigates two internationalization strategies, foreign direct investment (FDI) expansion and export expansion, and their effects on the innovation performance of Chinese multinational enterprises (MNEs). Additionally, it explores...

... the number and characteristics of competitors. On the other hand, the growing importance of digitalization has accelerated competitive processes, leading to an increased need for companies to invest in innovation. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (Schwab, 2016) represents a paradigm shift capable...

...Antonio Cimino; Alberto Michele Felicetti; Vincenzo Corvello; Valentina Ndou; Francesco Longo Purpose Using AI to strengthen creativity and problem-solving capabilities of professionals involved in innovation management holds huge potential for improving organizational decision-making. However...

...Yingying Zhang-Zhang; Sylvia Rohlfer Purpose The rapidly changing international business landscape, driven by dynamic factors such as technology, emerging markets, and unpredictable crises, demands that organizations innovate to survive while gaining and sustaining competitive advantages. Culture...