Open innovation refers to the integration of external and internal ideas as well as market paths in traditional innovation processes. In the past years, open innovation has gained significant attention and currently represents a spotlight topic both in research and practice. The paper at hand adds to the discussion of how to manage open innovation by examining two contrary managerial approaches...

This article presents the findings of a research aimed at characterizing F/OSS migration initiatives, in total 30 experiences have been considered, 19 of which have been conducted by public administrations and the rest by private firms, operating different industries in eight different countries. Open source migration projects is a recent research topic, more so when considering it from a manag...

This paper aims to test the relationships among gastronomic experience, motivation, destination satisfaction, and gastronomy brand equity. Data (n:600) was gathered from domestic visitors visiting Gaziantep in March, April May 2018. Scale development measure experiences scale adaptation process of equity were carried out. The variables examined with structural equation modeling. According findi...

We examine the operating performance of Thai firms after they go public. Overall, we find that their performance declines. We then explore the relationship between managerial ownership and the change in firm performance. We find that firms with ‘low’ and ‘high’ levels of managerial ownership experience positive relationships between managerial ownership and the change in performance (alignment-...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the issues involved in managerial control and managerial identity in relation to the idea of a post-bureaucratic organization. In addition it introduces the papers in this special issue. Design/methodology/approach The paper identifies the increasing complexity of issues of managerial control and managerial identity that arise from ...

This paper provides direct evidence that managerial style is a key determinant of the firm’s cost of capital, in the context of private debt contracting. Applying the novel empirical method by Abowd, Karmarz, and Margolis (1999) to a large sample that tracks job movement of top managers, we find that managerial style is a critical factor that explains a large part of the variation in loan contr...

The purpose of this research is to examine the underlying mechanisms inside so-called black box that relate high performance work systems (HPWS) with employees’ well-being and job in hospitality. We surveyed a sample 494 hotel workers test model related following variables: HPWS, organizational commitment, motivation, satisfaction, quality life (QoL), individual performance. Structural equation...

This article confronts telework issues by analyzing how certain factors (motivation, dependence on coordination, self-organizing abilities and stress) impact job performance, as well some of their interrelations. The research has been carried out with 219 Romanian employees. With the help Confirmatory Factor Analysis Structural Equations Modeling, model led to following conclusions: employee mo...