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Open Access 06.05.2024

Earnouts in mergers and acquisitions: a systematic literature review of a contingent payment mechanism

Defining the deal value in mergers and acquisitions is inherently complex and often constitutes an inflection point for the parties involved. By paying part of the deal value at a later stage according to predefined goals, earnouts are intended to …

verfasst von:
Niklas Dahlen

06.05.2024 | Original Paper

Zombie firms: a systematic review and future research directions

The present study systematically reviews literature on zombie firms using a hybrid approach integrating framework-based review with bibliometric and content analysis. A total of 132 relevant articles identified from the Scopus and Web of Science …

verfasst von:
Samik Shome, Sushma Verma

06.05.2024

Prepared for retirement? Think again: a systematic review and future research agenda

Retirement planning has taken the world center stage today due to population aging. Globally, nations are turning ‘grey', which makes retirement planning crucial not only with respect to time but also with respect to post-retirement well-being.

verfasst von:
Pankhuri Sinha, Lokanandha Reddy Irala

29.04.2024

Potential vulnerabilities associated with emerging technologies: insights from a systematic literature review

Emerging technologies advance so rapidly that it is challenging to account for all of their positive and negative impacts. Discussion of vulnerabilities, the potential negative impacts, tends to be sidelined in favor of innovative transformations …

verfasst von:
Mohsen Farhadloo, Saman Asvadi, Kash Khorasani

Open Access 29.04.2024

Bidding for B2B or B2G tenders: toward the adoption of pricing models in practice

This study investigates the lack of adoption of pricing models for tenders in business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) markets. We aim to identify the gaps between research and practice and propose a future research agenda to …

verfasst von:
Heinz Herrmann, M. J. Cobo Martín

29.04.2024

Do they look human? Review on virtual influencers

A new type of social media influencer, known as a virtual influencer, has gained prominence, driven by technological breakthroughs and artificial intelligence. Despite the increasing interest of researchers and practitioners, there is a lack of …

verfasst von:
Padma Angmo, Rachna Mahajan, Antonio Batista da Silva Oliveira

Open Access 24.04.2024

Rethinking cluster under coopetition strategy: an integrative literature review and research agenda

This study aimed to integrate the dimensions and elements of intra-cluster coopetition, identify the emergence of a complementary theoretical perspective to cluster theory and create an integrative research agenda to support the rethinking cluster …

verfasst von:
Adriana Fumi Chim-Miki, Rosana L. Coelho Fernandes, Jefferson Marlon Monticelli

Open Access 23.04.2024

Organizational unlearning as a process: What we know, what we don’t know, what we should know

Although the field of organizational unlearning has recently gained increased interest, its conceptual foundations and raison d’être are still debated. In this review, we aim to revisit various discourses and arguments to advance the understanding …

verfasst von:
Adrian Klammer, Thomas Grisold, Nhien Nguyen, Shih-wei Hsu

19.04.2024

Determinants and trends of executive coaching effectiveness in post-pandemic era: A critical systematic literature review analysis

Executive coaching intervention is undergoing tangible changes, primarily due to and after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to systematically review the evidence regarding the determinants of executive coaching effectiveness. Particular …

verfasst von:
Lidia Plotkina, Subramaniam Sri Ramalu

17.04.2024

Leadership agility in the context of organisational agility: a systematic literature review

Organisations across the globe are looking to become agile and are seeking leaders to guide their transformation to agility. This paper conducts a systematic literature review across eighty-six papers spanning over 25 years (1999–2023), to develop …

verfasst von:
Latika Tandon, Tithi Bhatnagar, Tanushree Sharma

17.04.2024

Ten years of evolving traditional versus non-traditional celebrity endorser study: review and synthesis

This paper aims to perform a comprehensive analysis, mapping the main areas of the endorser marketing literature of the last ten years and offering a classification of the subject and future research agenda. Despite the widespread use of …

verfasst von:
Endang Hariningsih, Budhi Haryanto, Lilik Wahyudi, Catur Sugiarto

Open Access 15.04.2024

Conceptualizing the landscape of digital health entrepreneurship: a systematic review and research agenda

Digital health, which encompasses the use of digital technology to enhance and support healthcare, can potentially transform the healthcare industry. As healthcare systems struggle to provide high-quality care, entrepreneurs and startups have …

verfasst von:
Sascha Noel Weimar, Rahel Sophie Martjan, Orestis Terzidis

15.04.2024

Digital transformation and business model innovation: a bibliometric analysis of existing research and future perspectives

Digital technologies, which are fundamentally different from traditional technologies, are driving radical changes across all industries, supply chains, consumer preferences, competition, and more. These radical shifts create challenges and …

verfasst von:
Javid Zare, Ajax Persaud

Open Access 15.04.2024

Uncovering the themes and trends in crowdfunding research using Latent Dirichlet Allocation

Crowdfunding (CF) has become a significant force in the entrepreneurial landscape, offering an innovative alternative to traditional financing channels for startups and projects. As the field expands, it is crucial to systematically analyze the …

verfasst von:
Abderahman Rejeb, Karim Rejeb, Andrea Appolloni, Horst Treiblmaier, Mohammad Iranmanesh

12.04.2024

Towards an evidence-based consensus on the impact of public sector entrepreneurship on public administration

Public sector entrepreneurship (PSE) has faced some resistance since it was first introduced several decades ago. Scholars have argued that the free-spirited nature of entrepreneurship could threaten the democratic and legal foundations …

verfasst von:
Michael Olumekor

11.04.2024

Emerging technologies and principle-based project management: a systematic literature review and research agenda

Principle-based project management is becoming increasingly important in today’s evolving project economy to enable project managers to deliver value to stakeholders by considering a broader set of guiding behaviors influencing their actions.

verfasst von:
Ammar Aamer, Adel Zadeh, Prithvi Mali, Christopher Bolick

11.04.2024

City branding as innovation for tourism development: systematic review of literature from 2011 to 2023

Tourism development benefits from harnessing the prospects of innovative city brands and motivates management scholars to postulate and investigate evolving motives and mechanisms for creativity and implementation of city branding processes. City …

verfasst von:
Maha K. AlShaalan, Christopher M. Durugbo

11.04.2024

A quantitative and qualitative study of life cycle costing in defense projects and programs

Life cycle costing is internationally regarded as one of the best tools for evaluating investments in military equipment; according to its holistic precepts, it estimates all costs associated with the product/system in its concept, development …

verfasst von:
Antônio Henrique Duarte, Sanderson Cesar Macedo Barbalho, Darli Vieira, Alencar Bravo

Open Access 09.04.2024

How artificial intelligence will transform project management in the age of digitization: a systematic literature review

Among the causes of the low success rate of the projects (around 35% of the total) is the low level of maturity of the technologies available for the management of the projects themselves. However, today many researchers, startups and innovative …

verfasst von:
Maria Elena Nenni, Fabio De Felice, Cristina De Luca, Antonio Forcina

03.04.2024

Not all who proclaim to be green are really green: analysis of intention behavior gap through a systematic review of literature

This study provides a detailed analysis of the "green gap" as it is presented in existing literature. It covers the definition of the gap, the reasons behind it, and the proposed solutions. Using a systematic literature review approach, the …

verfasst von:
Likhil Sukumaran, Ritanjali Majhi