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Information asymmetries in the hiring process and the risk of new leader dismissal: insights from English premier league soccer organizations (2017)
Journal Article
Desai, M. N., Lockett, A., & Paton, D. (2018). Information asymmetries in the hiring process and the risk of new leader dismissal: insights from English premier league soccer organizations. British Journal of Management, 29(1), 26-42. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12210

Why are some new leaders dismissed quicker than others? Adopting agency theory logic we examine how different succession contexts shape boards’ information asymmetries about a potential candidate’s competencies in the hiring process, which influences... Read More about Information asymmetries in the hiring process and the risk of new leader dismissal: insights from English premier league soccer organizations.

The impact of community expectations on corporate community involvement disclosures in the UK (2017)
Journal Article
Yekini, K. C., Adelopo, I., & Adegbite, E. (2017). The impact of community expectations on corporate community involvement disclosures in the UK. Accounting Forum, 41(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2016.12.006

Despite increase mistrust between corporations and societies in the aftermath of the global corporate misbehaviours, the literature examining the impact of community concerns on corporate communications is undeveloped. Our paper is timely; it contrib... Read More about The impact of community expectations on corporate community involvement disclosures in the UK.

Theorizing with managers: how to achieve both academic rigor and practical relevance? (2017)
Journal Article
Nenonen, S., Brodie, R. J., Storbacka, K., & Peters, L. D. (2017). Theorizing with managers: how to achieve both academic rigor and practical relevance?. European Journal of Marketing, 51(7-8), 1130-1152. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-03-2017-0171

© 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The aim of the paper is to address the widening theory-praxis gap in marketing. The authors propose that one viable solution to this challenge is involving practitioners in research processes as active, ref... Read More about Theorizing with managers: how to achieve both academic rigor and practical relevance?.

Leveraging social network sites for new product launch (2017)
Journal Article
Roberts, D. L., Cani, M., & Hughes, M. (2017). Leveraging social network sites for new product launch. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 117(10), 2400-2416. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-11-2016-0472

Purpose – The ability to make use of social network sites (SNSs) to promote new products and facilitate positive word of mouth around new product launch (NPL) presents an important opportunity. However, the mechanisms and motivations of SNS users are... Read More about Leveraging social network sites for new product launch.

Understanding the care.data conundrum: new information flows for economic growth (2017)
Journal Article
Vezyridis, P., & Timmons, S. (2017). Understanding the care.data conundrum: new information flows for economic growth. Big Data and Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951716688490

The analysis of data from electronic health records aspires to facilitate healthcare efficiencies and biomedical innovation. There are also ethical, legal and social implications from the handling of sensitive patient information. The paper explores... Read More about Understanding the care.data conundrum: new information flows for economic growth.

The adoption of vendor managed inventory for hospital pharmaceutical supply (2017)
Journal Article
Krichanchai, S., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2017). The adoption of vendor managed inventory for hospital pharmaceutical supply. International Journal of Logistics Management, The, 28(3), https://doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-01-2015-0010

The study investigates Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) for the supply of medicines between distributors and hospitals to identify factors that may affect VMI adoption. Multiple case studies are conducted involving five organizations (three hospitals,... Read More about The adoption of vendor managed inventory for hospital pharmaceutical supply.