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Losses from horizontal merger and collusion (2024)
Journal Article
Beladi, H., & Mukherjee, A. (2024). Losses from horizontal merger and collusion. Journal of Economics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00712-024-00857-y

We show that the implications of a merger on collusion sustainability change significantly from the extant literature if merger is not profitable in the punishment subgame where firms play non-cooperative Cournot-Nash game. Merger either does not aff... Read More about Losses from horizontal merger and collusion.

Shaping the social and work-related well-being of migrant live-in carers: the ambiguous role of labour market intermediaries in England (2024)
Book Chapter
Hussein, S., Turnpenny, A., & Emberson, C. (2024). Shaping the social and work-related well-being of migrant live-in carers: the ambiguous role of labour market intermediaries in England. In B. Aulenbacher, H. Lutz, E. Palenga-Möllenbeck, & K. Schwiter (Eds.), Home Care for Sale: The Transnational Brokering of Senior Care in Europe. SAGE Publications

Live-in care is an increasingly common form of care in England. It relies, to a significant extent, on the labour of migrant women who are increasingly recruited through market intermediaries either in the UK or their home countries. The literature i... Read More about Shaping the social and work-related well-being of migrant live-in carers: the ambiguous role of labour market intermediaries in England.

Hospital corridors as lived spaces: the reconfiguration of social boundaries during the early stages of the Covid pandemic (2024)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Kelemen, M., Lilley, S., Stewart, C., & Robinson, K. (in press). Hospital corridors as lived spaces: the reconfiguration of social boundaries during the early stages of the Covid pandemic. Sociology of Health and Illness,

This article explores the meanings and uses of a hospital corridor through 98 diary entries produced by the staff of an English specialist hospital during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. Drawing on Lefebvre's (1991) threefold theorisation... Read More about Hospital corridors as lived spaces: the reconfiguration of social boundaries during the early stages of the Covid pandemic.

Understanding university technicians’ role in creating knowledge exchange routines and capabilities: a research agenda (2024)
Journal Article
Noke, H., Mosey, S., & Vere, K. (2024). Understanding university technicians’ role in creating knowledge exchange routines and capabilities: a research agenda. Journal of Technology Transfer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-024-10072-y

Knowledge exchange (KE) is becoming a strategic imperative for universities globally. Research examining KE has tended to focus on a limited and select group of stakeholders. This paper builds on calls for a wider consideration of KE activities and o... Read More about Understanding university technicians’ role in creating knowledge exchange routines and capabilities: a research agenda.

Energy transition: Assessing oil companies' compliance with their disclosed environmental strategic positioning (2024)
Journal Article
Berrêdo, P. D., dos Santos, O. M., Abdo, H., da Silva Macedo, M. Á., & Losekann, L. D. (2024). Energy transition: Assessing oil companies' compliance with their disclosed environmental strategic positioning. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.2760

Based on the greenwashing approach in line with legitimacy theory, we examine first whether the strategic positioning of key oil companies is addressed by their disclosed commitments in their corporate reports and, second, whether the disclosures mad... Read More about Energy transition: Assessing oil companies' compliance with their disclosed environmental strategic positioning.

Regulation as a management challenge for small businesses (2024)
Book Chapter
Wapshott, R., & Mallett, O. (2024). Regulation as a management challenge for small businesses. In C. Nolan, & B. Harney (Eds.), Reframing HRM in SMEs: Challenges and Dynamics. Palgrave Macmillan

In this chapter we seek to take up the challenge posed by the book’s editors, to reframe HRM in SMEs. We do this by considering employment regulation as a management challenge for small firms. We take this ‘management challenge’ approach to explore h... Read More about Regulation as a management challenge for small businesses.

Household energy price resilience in the face of gas and electricity market crises (2024)
Journal Article
Burlinson, A., Davillas, A., Giulietti, M., & Price, C. W. (2024). Household energy price resilience in the face of gas and electricity market crises. Energy Economics, 132, Article 107414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2024.107414

Despite the provision of financial support by the Government in response to the recent energy crisis, the resilience of households to the ensuing high energy prices remains to be established. In this study we propose a new definition of resilience, s... Read More about Household energy price resilience in the face of gas and electricity market crises.

The Role of Intersectionality and Context in Measuring Gender-Based Violence in Universities and Research-Performing Organizations in Europe for the Development of Inclusive Structural Interventions (2024)
Journal Article
Humbert, A. L., Strid, S., Tanwar, J., Lipinsky, A., & Schredl, C. (2024). The Role of Intersectionality and Context in Measuring Gender-Based Violence in Universities and Research-Performing Organizations in Europe for the Development of Inclusive Structural Interventions. Violence Against Women, https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241231773

The aim of the article is to discuss how thinking about gender-based violence intersectionally and in context can not only enrich our understanding but also lead to transformative change in organizations. The article argues that to better understand... Read More about The Role of Intersectionality and Context in Measuring Gender-Based Violence in Universities and Research-Performing Organizations in Europe for the Development of Inclusive Structural Interventions.

Consumer data and price discrimination by consideration sets (2024)
Journal Article
Chioveanu, I. (2024). Consumer data and price discrimination by consideration sets. Economics Letters, 236, Article 111605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111605

In a homogeneous product oligopoly with probabilistic consideration, identical retailers compete in prices over two periods. In period two, purchase history data enables price discrimination based on consumers’ consideration patterns. Retailers discr... Read More about Consumer data and price discrimination by consideration sets.

In Pursuit of Impact: How Psychological Contract Research Can Make the Work-World a Better Place (2024)
Journal Article
Kraak, J. M., Hansen, S. D., Griep, Y., Bhattacharya, S., Bojovic, N., Diehl, M., …Tekleab, A. (in press). In Pursuit of Impact: How Psychological Contract Research Can Make the Work-World a Better Place. Group and Organization Management, https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011241233019

This paper is the result of the collective work undertaken by a group of Psychological Contract (PC) and Sustainability scholars from around the world, following the 2023 Bi-Annual PC Small Group Conference (Kedge Business School, Bordeaux, France).... Read More about In Pursuit of Impact: How Psychological Contract Research Can Make the Work-World a Better Place.

Licensing option to reduce rent extraction by the input supplier (2024)
Journal Article
Kao, K., & Mukherjee, A. (2024). Licensing option to reduce rent extraction by the input supplier. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 26(1), Article e12682. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12682

It is well known that if the final goods producers adopt new technologies, the input suppliers with market power can extract more rent from the final goods producers by increasing the input prices. Higher rent extraction by the input supplier neither... Read More about Licensing option to reduce rent extraction by the input supplier.

Going the distance: endurance philanthropy, spectacle, and development in Central America (2024)
Journal Article
Clouser, R., & Rickly, J. M. (2024). Going the distance: endurance philanthropy, spectacle, and development in Central America. Tourism Geographies, https://doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2024.2314550

The increasing popularity of fusing adventure, humanitarianism, and travel has received attention from scholars within the fields of leisure and tourism studies, particularly regarding widespread activities such as volunteer tourism. Fewer have exami... Read More about Going the distance: endurance philanthropy, spectacle, and development in Central America.

How Institutional Logics Inform Emotional Labour: An Ethnography of Junior Doctors (2024)
Journal Article
Vedi, P., Korczynski, M., & Bishop, S. (in press). How Institutional Logics Inform Emotional Labour: An Ethnography of Junior Doctors. Work, Employment and Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/09500170231225615

Sociological analysis of emotional labour can be aided by considering how institutional logics inform the performance of emotional labour. We consider the link between institutional logics and emotional labour by conducting an in-depth case study of... Read More about How Institutional Logics Inform Emotional Labour: An Ethnography of Junior Doctors.

How does perceived organizational support improve expatriates' outcomes during global crises? The mediating role of the ethical organizational climate in global organizations (2024)
Journal Article
Georgiadou, A., Amari, A., Swalhi, A., & Hofaidhllaoui, M. (2024). How does perceived organizational support improve expatriates' outcomes during global crises? The mediating role of the ethical organizational climate in global organizations. Journal of International Management, Article 101131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2024.101131

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted expatriates' work experiences, emphasizing the need to understand how organizations can mitigate negative consequences through meaningful support. However, a research gap exists regarding the association b... Read More about How does perceived organizational support improve expatriates' outcomes during global crises? The mediating role of the ethical organizational climate in global organizations.

Bertrand-Cournot profit reversal under non-commitment process innovation (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, Q., Wang, L. F., & Mukherjee, A. (in press). Bertrand-Cournot profit reversal under non-commitment process innovation. Manchester School, https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12471

We provide a new reason for Bertrand-Cournot profit reversal. In a symmetric oligopoly, we show that firms get higher profits under Bertrand competition compared to Cournot competition under non-commitment process innovation if the products are suffi... Read More about Bertrand-Cournot profit reversal under non-commitment process innovation.

An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty (2024)
Journal Article
Semple, T., Rodrigues, L., Harvey, J., Figueredo, G., Nica-Avram, G., Gillott, M., …Goulding, J. (2024). An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty. Energy Policy, 186, Article 114014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114014

Fuel poverty is a complex socioenvironmental issue of increasing global significance. In England, fuel poverty is assessed via the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator, yet concerns exist regarding the efficacy of this metric given its... Read More about An empirical critique of the low income low energy efficiency approach to measuring fuel poverty.

Online algorithms for ambulance routing in disaster response with time-varying victim conditions (2024)
Journal Article
Shiri, D., Akbari, V., & Salman, F. S. (2024). Online algorithms for ambulance routing in disaster response with time-varying victim conditions. OR Spectrum, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00291-024-00744-4

We present a novel online optimization approach to tackle the ambulance routing problem on a road network, specifically designed to handle uncertainties in travel times, triage levels, required treatment times of victims, and potential changes in vic... Read More about Online algorithms for ambulance routing in disaster response with time-varying victim conditions.

Work engagement and the impact of a social identity crafting approach to leadership: a case from Africa’s air transport industry (2024)
Journal Article
Theoharakis, V., Wapshott, R., & Cham, L. (2024). Work engagement and the impact of a social identity crafting approach to leadership: a case from Africa’s air transport industry. Personnel Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-02-2023-0099

Purpose: Managers of public organizations in liberalized sectors face the dual imperative of retaining skilled employees who might be poached by commercial competitors and improving service performance levels without a free hand to invest resources.... Read More about Work engagement and the impact of a social identity crafting approach to leadership: a case from Africa’s air transport industry.

How does reverse entrepreneurship facilitate community transformation in rural China? Evidence from the Yellow River (2024)
Journal Article
Wu, B., Zhang, L., Noke, H., & Bhatt, P. (2024). How does reverse entrepreneurship facilitate community transformation in rural China? Evidence from the Yellow River. Journal of Rural Studies, 106, Article 103204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103204

In the context of urbanisation and rural decline in the world, reverse entrepreneurship plays a vital role in facilitating the reverse flow of various resources for rural revitalisation. However, little is known about the process of community transfo... Read More about How does reverse entrepreneurship facilitate community transformation in rural China? Evidence from the Yellow River.