Does organizational structure facilitate inbound and outbound open innovation in SMEs?

S Gentile-Lüdecke, R Torres de Oliveira… - Small Business …, 2020 - Springer
Based on the evolutionary theory of the firm, this paper examines how traditional variables
that describe a firm's organizational structure—formalization, specialization, and …

Enhancing the circular and modified linear economy: The importance of blockchain for developing economies

R Ajwani-Ramchandani, S Figueira… - Resources …, 2021 - Elsevier
While a circular economy is increasingly being adopted in developed economies, with
multinational corporations progressively adopting measures related to it, our knowledge of …

Barriers to innovation and innovation performance: the mediating role of external knowledge search in emerging economies

R Torres de Oliveira, S Gentile-Lüdecke… - Small Business …, 2022 - Springer
Using survey data from companies located in the Wuxi (Taihu) international science park in
China, we aim to analyze to what extent science park residents experience barriers to …

CSR and stakeholder salience in MNE subsidiaries in emerging markets

S Figueira, C Gauthier, RT de Oliveira - International Business Review, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to identify the key stakeholder groups pressuring multinational
enterprises (MNEs) in emerging markets (EMs), also if the pressure is global or local, to …

The emergence of coopetition in highly regulated industries: A study on the Brazilian private healthcare market

JM Monticelli, JR Verschoore, IL Garrido - Industrial Marketing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coopetition between firms starts from one of two general development patterns: the
deliberate strategy or the emergent strategy. These two patterns of coopetition have been …

Chinese acquisitions of developed market firms: home semi-formal institutions and a supportive partnering approach

RT de Oliveira, D Rottig - Journal of Business Research, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper examines the direct effects of the Chinese institutional environment on local
MNCs' decisions to acquire firms in developed countries. Due to the significant capabilities …

Upgrading without formal integration in M&A: The role of social integration

R Torres de Oliveira, S Sahasranamam… - Global Strategy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research summary By adopting a phenomenon‐based research approach, we examine the
case of an emerging market (EM) supplier upgrading its position in the automotive global …

Going above and beyond: How intermediaries enhance change in emerging economy institutions to facilitate small to medium enterprise development

J Oriaifo, R Torres de Oliveira… - Strategic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research summary Despite knowledge about the importance of intermediaries in filling
institutional voids, we do not understand how intermediaries facilitate institutional change …

Storytelling approach of the self-reported slow adventure to Tibet: Constructing experience and identity

X Chen, B Mak, Z Kankhuni - Tourism Management Perspectives, 2020 - Elsevier
Most of our travel experiences are stored, recorded, and relived in the form of stories; tourist
blogs have emerged as a modern form of travel story. These stories provide information …

An exploratory study of the upper middle-class consumer attitudes towards counterfeiting in China

CV Priporas, Y Chen, S Zhao, H Tan - Journal of Retailing and Consumer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although counterfeiting has been discussed in the literature, research focusing on the newly-
emerged upper-middle class from emerging economies remains scarce. The aim of this …