This paper explores how two understudied characteristics of a firm's product portfolio, namely, aging of products and (non)innovativeness of products, affect firm survival. The influence of these product portfolio characteristics on organizational mortality can be observed both at the firm and...

We discuss our reasons for bringing out this special issue and, after a review of the pertinent literature, propose a conceptual framework for the subject under examination. Using this framework, we offer an overview of the articles by segmenting them into categories and discussing their...

We discuss our reasons for bringing out this special issue and, after a review of the pertinent literature, propose a conceptual framework for the subject under examination. Using this framework, we offer an overview of the articles by segmenting them into categories and discussing their...

ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems run on top of database systems, like Oracle, SQL Server and DB2. The longer these systems are in place within organizations the larger the databases are. Some sources estimate that corporate databases double or triple in size every year. As these...