Purpose - In present day society, focused on innovation, knowledge sharing (KS) is essential. CREM needs to provide accommodation designed for people to meet more often and share both tacit and explicit knowledge. Most workplace descriptions do not provide quantitative information on how the...

Is the professional self-managing or is there really a need for professional management? The answer to that question is in both cases: "Yes". The professional is largely responsible for directing his own activities. Managers must take due account of this by applying rules and procedures on a...

We propose three key features of Chinese capitalism over the last two decades. First, power is held by about 3000 local governments (instead of the central government). Second, local governments have substantial capacity to provide public goods and face little accountability. Third, local...

First-mover literature suggests several pioneering advantages and disadvantages. This study investigates how managerial perceptions of these pioneering advantages affect first-mover decisions by service provider managers. According to the literature on mental models, managers will make...

Though much research in entrepreneurship makes the fundamental assumption that opportunities are found, new work is emerging which questions this core tenet. Effectuation, for example, positions the entrepreneur as co-creator of opportunities, together with committed stakeholders. In this study,...

The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm suggests that strategic deployment of capabilities allows strategic business units (SBUs) to exploit distinctive competencies and create sustainable competitive advantage. Following the RBV, we propose a new predictive methodology for deriving typologies...

Does market information improve new venture performance? While some researchers argue that entrepreneurs do not need formal processes to collect and use market information, others suggest that the use of formal market information processes is positively related to firm performance. In this...