... in practice. Design/methodology/approach An explanatory case study was conducted on Barone Ricasoli S.p.A., a historic Italian medium-sized winery engaged in voluntary sustainability reporting. Data were collected through interviews with key figures and document analysis. The findings are interpreted...

..., infrastructure management and financial aspects. Design/methodology/approach By adopting a conceptual approach based on the BM framework proposed by Osterwalder and Pigneur, this study adopts a qualitative methodology based on multiple case studies such as those of Christie’s, OpenSea, Uffizi Gallery...

.../approach Drawing upon data from a case study of a large Ukrainian energy company with a Soviet past that has undergone major transformations in recent years, the authors analyze MAC regime changes in the company from an institutional logics perspective. All primary and secondary data used in this study...

... of corporate reputation and a reputational risk index. Methodologically the study used multiple case studies, considered as particularly suitable to gain an in-depth understanding of the topic in the case of the five banks. A collection of secondary data and semi-structured interviews are included...

... by researchers to plan new research projects on integrated thinking and its adoption within organizations. Literature review Case study Integrated thinking Future research agenda Special issue papers While previous studies have mainly focused on integrated reporting and its adoption within...

... implications for the application of the EU Directive 2014/95/EU. Design/methodology/approach A case study research methodology is used, analyzing how a listed Italian insurance company embraces a dialogic communication approach with stakeholders along 2018. Findings From a theoretical standpoint...

..., intellectual, human and social and relationship capital. Design/methodology/approach This study takes the form of a single case study involving content analyses of annual reports and integrated reports from 2009 to 2017 (i.e. before and after IR adoption in 2013), as well as in-depth, semi-structured...

...Grant Samkin; Monique Keevy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the extent to which a case study developed by a financial institution and completed within a collaborative learning environment can be used to develop soft skills. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire...

...Maurizio Massaro; John Dumay; Carlo Bagnoli The results reveal problems of obliteration by incorporation, miscitations, appeals to ethos, rhetorical convenience and a shadow effect, also known as adumbration. The authors argue that case study research relying, either in full or in part, on Yin’s...

...Georgios Makrygiannakis; Lisa Jack Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the application of social theory as conceptual methodology in the design of case study research. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine how social theory can be used to design case study research when...

...) framework in a group of Colombian enterprises. This is a multiple-case study in six enterprises that use the IR framework. The selected enterprises, all of which were located in either Bogota or Medellin, were Argos, EEB, EPM, ISA, Nutresa and Ocensa. The authors conducted individual interviews...

... discrimination and taken-for-granted assumptions: Jane Broadbent can be contacted at: jane.broadbent@rhul.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Accounting theory Qualitative research Case study On the face...