Strategic planning, innovation, and firm reputation in Vietnamese SMEs: Integrating social cognition, diffusion of innovation, and institutional theories
September 2026
Vietnamese SMEs, facing rapid growth and rising competition, require effective strategic planning to maintain business performance. Despite the recognized importance of innovation and reputation, there...
Mapping entrepreneurial ecosystems through social media networks: A digital ecosystem approach
September 2026
Entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) are being increasingly shaped by digital platforms that mediate interactions, structure visibility, and configure actor relationships. However, research on how these...
Innovation, governance, and sustainability in food systems: Structural tensions shaping digital transformation and stakeholder engagement
September 2026
Sustainable food systems are now negotiated within a polycrisis defined by climate and biodiversity breakdown, persistent malnutrition, geopolitical fragmentation, and accelerating technological change....
Creativity at work, well-being at heart: Contextual insights from Pakistani entrepreneurial firms
September 2026
This study explores the intricate dynamics between organizational factors and employee well-being within the unique cultural and economic landscape of an entrepreneurial IT firm in Pakistan. Recognizing...
Leveraging digital health platforms to enhance vegetable consumption among children: A parent-focused approach
September 2026
The intervention aimed to increase parents’ awareness of their children’s nutritional status through a customized digital nutrition education package (DNEP). A total of 328 parents of primary school...
How does energy innovation respond to financial liberalization and higher education in China?
Available online 25 September 2026
This research explores the relationships among financial liberalization, higher education, and energy innovation in China. Analyzing these interconnected factors is essential for informing policies...
Decoding competitive advantage in low-carbon technology: the role of environmental technology investions management
Available online 5 September 2026
Achieving sustainable development goals relies mainly on the transition from fossil fuels to green alternatives. Rising environmental concerns have created a new market for low-carbon technologies and...
Adoption intentions of cloud-based business intelligence technologies among SMEs in Palestine: A PLS-SEM, ANN, and moderation analysis
Available online 27 August 2026
In Palestine, where SMEs constitute the backbone of the economy but face several barriers, including financial, infrastructure, and institutional ones, the present study examines the drivers of the...
Cognitive-affective dichotomy in social media commerce: The moderating role of trust in TikTok platform
Available online 24 August 2026
This study aims to explore the influence of cognitive and affective components of short-form videos on consumers’ online purchase intention on TikTok. It also examines the mediating and moderating effects...
Ambidextrous leadership and digitally enabled ambidextrous innovation behaviors: The role of employee-AI collaboration and AI-robotics awareness
Available online 22 August 2026
As organizations accelerate digital transformation, understanding how to stimulate employees’ innovation behaviors becomes increasingly critical. Drawing on ambidexterity theory, this study develops...
From Familiarity to Futurity: How Greek SMEs Choose Analytics Tools and Forge Startup Collaborations
Available online 20 August 2026
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face increasing pressure to leverage business analytics for strategic decision-making, yet empirical evidence on how they actually adopt and select analytics...
The Twin Transition and Carbon Emissions per Capita: Digital-Green Complementarities and Configuration Effects
Available online 19 August 2026
The twin transition is widely expected to support decarbonization, yet the conditions under which it does so remain poorly understood. This study examines whether and how the twin transition is associated...
Exploring open innovation mindset, design and strategic thinking skills shape innovative entrepreneurship in Thai new-generation SME entrepreneurs
Available online 17 August 2026
This study examines the influence of an open innovation mindset, design thinking, and strategic thinking skills on innovative entrepreneurship among new-generation Thai SME entrepreneurs operating in...
Mapping the field of design thinking in entrepreneurship: A bibliometric and topic modeling review
Available online 11 August 2026
Design thinking has emerged as a core methodology for innovation and entrepreneurship, providing human-centered approaches to complex problem-solving. Scholarship in this domain, however, remains fragmented...
The Role of AI in Shaping Firm Market Power: A Difference–in–Differences Study
Available online 29 July 2026
This study examines whether investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data technologies are associated with changes in firm-level market power. Drawing on the Resource-Based View and the economics...
Decision-making dynamics of digital user innovators: A temporal and regional perspective
June 2026
This study examines how digital user entrepreneurs navigate decision-making under uncertainty across different phases of venture development and institutional contexts. Drawing on effectuation theory...
Farmers’ perceptions and government-farmer value co-creation: The roles of artificial intelligence adoption and government support
June 2026
AI-driven farming technologies are rapidly advancing in developed countries, resulting in increased agricultural productivity, greater accessibility, enhanced equity, and lower costs. However, adopting...
Business model innovation as a channeler of agility and redundancy in the international expansion of food and beverage companies
June 2026
Internationalization studies have considered a broad set of factors influencing this phenomenon. Yet, the literature has not deeply addressed the role of dynamic capabilities, particularly their influence...
Institutional infrastructure for social innovation: The case of Mexico
June 2026
This article examines the institutional infrastructure that supports market-oriented and social innovation in Mexico. Drawing from the premise that institutions are not only background elements but...
Conducting a systematic literature review of environmental emissions performance and eco-innovation research
June 2026
This study systematically reviews 42 articles (2014–2024) on the relationship between eco-innovation and environmental emission performance. The findings show that eco-innovation, mainly measured by...
Global value chain upgrading through international standardization: Evidence from China’s ICT sector
June 2026
In the context of accelerating global integration, the concept of global value chains (GVCs) has emerged as a new model of international production and the division of labor. The development of GVCs...
A feast of knowledge: How AI-powered food councils can transform policymaking in the digital era
June 2026
As global food systems face intensifying challenges—from climate change and biodiversity loss to nutritional insecurity and fractured supply chains—policymakers are under increasing pressure to formulate...
Public sector innovation and wicked problems in Asia: From reactive to proactive governance
June 2026
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a catalyst for governments to break away from complacency and innovate at unprecedented speeds. By analyzing 15 cases of public sector innovation (PSI) in response to...
Examining product innovation in women-led enterprises: Linking the influential role of innovation orientation, family support and risk management using Smart PLS-SEM
June 2026
In an era where women entrepreneurs are transforming the economic landscape, this study delves into the powerful synergy between family support and innovation orientation. Innovation orientation has...
Are mature firms more sustainable? An analysis of industry 4.0 maturity
June 2026
Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is a new transformation in the manufacturing sector driven by the adoption of cyber-physical systems, internet of things, and advanced analytics to enable digitalized and intelligent...
