Executive Summary Government corruption is a pervasive element of the international business environment and has damaging effects on governments, firms, broader society in which it takes place. Recently publicized scandals Russia, China, Pakistan, Lesotho, South Africa, Costa Rica, Egypt, elsewhere underscore extent globally, especially developing world. Yet, impact government foreign investment received limited attention. In this article, we examine how multinational firms respond to when...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual overview the relationship between knowledge management, supply chain technology investments, and overall firm performance. Additionally, historical review development offered along with comprehensive list measures currently in use discussion how those align within strategy. Design/methodology/approach Building on management theory, argues herein that transitory nature firm‐level differentiation ease which competitors gain access...

Competition outcomes are a test of an athlete's ability to self-regulate; however, scant literature exists on how self-regulation processes developed. This study investigated the strategies used by elite curling coach support co-regulation and help nurture his athletes' during 16-week intervention involving multiple individual group sessions interviews. The content analysis revealed that utilized following types facilitate self-regulation: (a) preparatory (e.g., anticipating/preparing for...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence business leader gender on pursuit innovation opportunities. Extant research suggests that represents an important characteristic shapes firm behavior in various ways. authors build upon by relating gender, perceptions environmental munificence and distributive justice investment innovation. Design/methodology/approach This study examines survey responses 469 leaders India. These individuals were primarily responsible for their...

This article examines the role of top managers in shaping innovation investment actions small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) India. Survey responses from 477 Indian SMEs suggest that is influenced by manager perceptions opportunity attractiveness, as well ability to appropriate value. Specifically, results indicate an inverted U-shaped relationship between entrepreneurial orientation firm innovation. They also environmental munificence, resource management capabilities, organizational...

In a team-sport setting, the ability to self-regulate is associated with enhanced teamwork and performance yet research on self-regulation in this context sparse. The purpose of study was document if how an elite curling team comprised four female athletes one male coach could enhance their cohesion by engaging 16-week intervention led trained consultant researcher. Multiple individual group interviews, participant observation, questionnaire were used collect data. A narrative analysis...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the investment supply chain technology-to-performance path relationship through lens resource-based view (RBV) as illuminated by organizational learning literature. Design/methodology/approach This surveyed top-level managers who are registered members Council Supply Chain Management Professionals. Findings Using factor analysis and OLS regression on 300+ professionals, confirms that investments in both enterprise- radio frequency...

The article investigates several factors which impact a firm's likelihood to resist engaging in corruption by interviewing senior executives of companies India. states that the professionalization an industry and social capital available for use firm both whether or not will engage corrupt transactions, is perceived as institution India domestic foreign firms. have strong negative opinion government their home country, but general tendency across industries actively transactions. found...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to add the small but growing body research examining influence founder gender on new venture access development programs. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses were tested utilizing a sample 482 nascent technology ventures which applied for admittance into organization headquartered in southern region United States from March 2004 through February 2016. Findings suggest that female-founded applicant experience higher likelihood acceptance programs than...

A constructivist grounded theory approach was used to investigate teamwork and team effectiveness in the sport of curling. Focus group individual interviews were conducted with 78 athletes 10 coaches from 19 high-performance curling teams. Data analysis led creation Optimal Team Functioning (OTF) model, which comprises 8 key components for optimal functioning: (a) attributes, (b) (c) foundational process communication, (d) structural processes, (e) regulation (f) (g) context, (h) desired...