.... Resource-based view and dynamic capabilities theory are the most frequently used theoretical frameworks. Firm-level EO research dominates, while individual-level antecedents, such as leadership traits, are underexplored. EO has a positive impact on firm performance, innovation and internationalization...

...Sana Tauseef; Yasir Mansoor Kundi Purpose Employee well-being has become an increasingly prominent focus for business professionals and policymakers in the United States. This study aims to use signaling theory to analyze the effect of employee health and safety policy on firm performance...

...Alyaa Adel Ibrahim; Syed Zamberi Ahmad; Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar Purpose This paper aims to examine the direct and indirect impact of competitive intelligence (CI) practices on sustainable competitiveness (SC) and firm performance (FP) mediated by strategic design collaboration (SDC). Design...

... This study provides a framework that integrates the structural determinants of firm performance with microfoundations theory to refine our understanding of market knowledge capability. Stephen C. Betts can be contacted at: BettsS@WPUNJ.edu 15 08 2023 30 01 2024 11 07 2024 22 07...

...Ramesh Dangol; Rangamohan V. Eunni; Patrick J. Bateman; Alina Marculetiu Purpose This study aims to investigate the conflicting views in supply chain and strategic management literature regarding cooperative supply chain relationships (CSCR) and firm performance. Supply chain literature suggests...

... the personality factors and challenges that affect their growth and success. Design/methodology/approach Logistic regression was used to show the impact of personality characteristics and firm performance and the moderating effect of challenges between personality characteristics and firm performance...

...Muhammad Arsalan Hashmi; Abdullah; Rayenda Khresna Brahmana Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of family ownership on firm performance. The authors examine whether family ownership in a firm reduces the adverse consequences of political connections on firm performance. Further...

...Benjamin Agyei-Owusu; David Asamoah; Dorcas Nuertey; Ishmael Nanaba Acquah Purpose The study aims to examine the relationship between dimensions of supply chain integration (SCI), operational performance and firm performance of firms. The study proposes that internal integration serves...

.... This study uses the Blau index and Shannon index to compute gender diversity. First, this paper uses system generalized method of moments model to deal with the potential endogeneity issue in the association between gender diversity and firm performance. Second, to unveil heterogeneity in such a relationship...

... provide future research avenues. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no previous study has established that entrepreneurial orientation plays a critical and mediating role between resource capital and micro-firm performance in a poor resource setting. © Emerald Publishing...

...Ebes Esho; Grietjie Verhoef Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a review of variance decomposition studies of firm performance and the theoretical foundations that served as the antecedents and promptings for this stream of research. Known collectively as “variance decomposition...

... displacement and the evolution of MC firms performance indicators. Findings In the context of US MC practices, the study shows that for every percent of work displaced, production costs are reduced by $3.7/h on average. It also highlights that as prices also go down by $3.3/h on average per percent of work...

...Rayenda Khresna Brahmana; Hui-Wei You; Xhin-Rong Yong Purpose This study aims to examine the moderating role of chief executive officer (CEO) power on the relationship between divestiture strategy and firm performance by framing the relationship under the agency and power circulation theories...

...Ekawee Vaitoonkiat; Peerayuth Charoensukmongkol Purpose This study aims to investigate stakeholder orientation’s influence on firm’s performance and analyze four types of stakeholder orientations: customer, competitor, employee and shareholder. Moreover, this research extended the previous...

...Ashutosh Sheel; Vishnu Nath Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how blockchain technology can improve supply chain adaptability, alignment and agility which collectively enhance competitive advantage which in turn influences firm performance. Design/methodology/approach...

...Parinaz Sami; Farajollah Rahnavard; Alireza Alavi Tabar Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediator role of product innovation in the relationship between political and business ties (independent variables) and firm performance (dependent variable). Design/methodology...

... employees from five companies collected from June to September 2015, this investigation uses structural equation modelling. Findings The results show significant indirect effects from individuals’ EO on firm’s performance, mediated by both individuals’ performance and firm’s EO. Research limitations...

...Aluisius Hery Pratono Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a structural equation model to explain the complex relationship between social network and firm performance by introducing the mediating role of trust, selling capability and pricing capability. Design/methodology/approach...

... the relationship between “strategic orientation” and “firm performance”, in the light of two firm-specific factors (“distinct manufacturing capabilities” and “organisational structure”). The proposed research model of the present study is built upon the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm and the organisational...

...Cheng-Yu Lee; Yen-Chih Huang; Chia-Chi Chang Purpose Although scholars have paid considerable attention to the relationship between technological diversification and firm performance, research on this relationship has produced mixed findings. To reconcile these inconsistent findings, this study...