Purpose – Market strategies and technology strategies are two sides of the same coin that drive innovation efforts. This paper argues that combining them as a balanced force is crucial for innovation performance. Design/methodology/approach – Using an inductive case study with in-depth...

Purpose: Experience suggests that a loss of trust may occur on both sides of the merger and acquisition (M&A) equation – acquirer and acquiree – though the latter is more generally considered the most affected. The purpose of this paper is to explore how a loss of trust during the M&A...

Purpose: When studying innovation in family firms, several contradictions appear, as the family and the firm represent different social systems that follow different rules and expectations. This paper aims to argue that a deeper understanding and effective management of those paradoxes is...

Purpose: Organization renewal through innovation represents a difficult managerial challenge in family firms. This paper aims to reveal a framework for sustaining innovation capabilities through a perspective of value and process principles. Design/methodology/approach: The author examined the...

Purpose – Issues of trust and control are two major determinants for employee disengagement and organizational conflict. The following article describes how Bill Day, owner of Seaworks, a rapidly growing ocean salvage company, deals with issues of trust and employee disengagement....

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explore the impact of organizational culture, adaptation, political environment and leadership for expatriate managers working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Expatriate leaders on overseas assignment often attempt to transfer their home...

Purpose – The topic of forecasting and our (in)ability to predict the future should be regularly revisited as our memories seem incredibly short and forgiving of inaccurate and false predictions, as well as our failure to predict what should have been obvious. Forecasting is a critical stage...

Purpose – Sending staff to international locations can be costly for employers as well as employees if the expatriate staff members fail in their ability to assimilate themselves or are unable to work within the construct of the foreign culture. From a strategic perspective, failed overseas...