We synthesize knowledge about the policy and practices and infrastructure available for technology transfer of student inventions. Our joint consideration of intellectual property protection and business and legal support services has tried to overcome some of the traditional functional and...

Entrepreneurial businesses are an important driver of modern day economies. A firm that adopts a strategy of calculated risks and demonstrates proactiveness and innovation reflects an entrepreneurial orientation (EO). In order to create an entrepreneurial orientation and associated performance...

Resource constraints and retention issues associated with an ageing workforce have challenged non-profit institutions. Human resource management professionals in these organisations can stem the loss of organisational learning by developing strong social exchanges that encourage employees to...

Purpose ‐ This study aims to employ a resource-oriented theoretical perspective to examine retirees' desire to return to their former organization. Design/methodology/approach ‐ Using a cross-sectional field study design, data were collected from 243 retirees under 65 years of age who had...

French Abstract: Sommaire La recherche antérieure a démontré qu’il existe une relation entre l’orientation entrepreneuriale (OE) et la performance organisationnelle. Partant d’un point de vue théorique basé sur les ressources, la recherche antérieure empirique et théorique est...

The market orientation literature focuses upon external stakeholders as the content or target of a market orientation strategy. This is problematic for understanding the successful implementation of a market orientation strategy because internal stakeholders provide the link between...

Purpose – Extant studies of the market orientation of service firms rarely consider the contribution of individual employees to the realization of this orientation. Existing scales that measure market orientation reveal the perceptions of a key informant about the dominant orientation within...

Although often assessed at an organizational level, a market-oriented culture is supported by the attitudes and actions of the organization's employees. A firm cannot develop a market orientation strategy without each employee's active understanding, willingness, and ability to perform in a...

Adaptability and knowledge management, key elements of organizational learning, are critical to organizational success as a result of a fundamental shift towards a knowledge economy. HR outsourcing and the growth in contingent work can result in a significant loss in learning capital through a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose that sales managers use mobile technologies in the working environment to communicate and supportively monitor sales person performance. Design/methodology/approach – A model of supervisor monitoring using mobile technologies is...