Supplier encroachment in technology-intensive supply chains is an emerging and important research topic in communication technology. In order to assess the impact of patent licensing on supplier encroachment and firms' performance, we model a technology-intensive supply chain comprising a...

Drawing inspiration from Oliver Williamson's work, we employ a 'discriminating alignment' approach to explain how established organizations select and govern external sources of innovation. Our framework integrates 'standard' governance mechanisms, such as licensing and joint ventures, with...

Business analytics is a balanced mix of art and science, where methods form the structure, and visualization breathes meaning and creativity into it. The key to success in problem-solving lies in the art of asking the right questions. Successful problem-solving combines curiosity and courage to...

The main goal of this study is to document the Non-Utopian Unreal Scenarios -or NUUS- and to propose a mathematical approach, presenting them as a strategic tool that seeks to contribute to decision-making processes in various fields, in addition to those already existing, such as, for example,...