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  • 1.
    Hutton, Steven
    et al.
    Lancaster University Management School.
    Demir, Robert
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Eldridge, Stephen
    Lancaster University Management School.
    A microfoundational view of the interplay between open innovation and a firm's strategic agility2024In: Long range planning, ISSN 0024-6301, E-ISSN 1873-1872, p. 102429-102429, article id 102429Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Open innovation can support firms looking to deploy strategic agility through product innovations during periods of market and technological change. However, existing research lacks a comprehensive understanding of the microfoundations that underlie strategic agility in the context of open innovation. We address this gap using an in-depth analysis of a firm's open innovation activities in support of new product development (NPD). Our analysis reveals that open innovation can help leverage NPD processes to drive technological innovations in response to changing market conditions. Under such circumstances, open innovation enables firms to deploy strategic agility by continually developing the product portfolio. Our study reveals six mechanisms that enable three mutually complementary practices of agility: knowledge-based agility at the firm-environment interface, behavioural agility in the firm's decision-making process, and organisational agility in the internal NPD process. We theorise the interplay between the mechanisms that constitute each practice and, in doing so, shed light on how they contribute to firm-level strategic agility.

  • 2.
    Högberg, Lena
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Boundary Spanning in Cross-Sector Collaboration: Sensemaking and Framing in a Civil Society Public Partnership Beyond the Crossroads2024In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration, ISSN 2001-7405, E-ISSN 2001-7413Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Boundary spanners and boundary spanning activities have been established as key to enabling cross-sector collaboration. By means of a longitudinal study and a process approach to collaboration, the paper offers a novel perspective on interrelated acts of sensemaking and framing whereby boundary spanners representing different organisations and sectors deal with organisational and institutional differences when collaborating. The study focuses on Crossroads, an initiative aimed at addressing an emerging societal problem through cross-sector collaboration including the establishment of a Civil Society Public Partnership (CSPP). To establish and develop the CSPP, multiple boundary spanners representing different organisations and roles interact in a process of continuous negotiation of frames and meaning. The paper elucidates the implications of successive boundary spanning in cross-sector collaboration by highlighting the importance of reticulism, interactive framing, shared commitment, reflexivity, and adaptability.

  • 3.
    Johansson, Janet
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Gao, Grace
    Northumbria Univ, England.
    Solvell, Ingela
    Uppsala Univ, Sweden; Stockholm Sch Econ, Sweden.
    Wigren-Kristoferson, Caroline
    Malmo Univ, Sweden.
    Exploring caring collaborations in academia through feminist reflexive dialogs2024In: Gender, Work and Organization, ISSN 0968-6673, E-ISSN 1468-0432Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This study challenges the prevailing collaboration norms within academia, which predominantly adhere to meritocratic principles favoring masculine and individualistic values. These principles often result in a productivity paradigm centered on publications and high research performance. We contend that such collaboration norms perpetuate exclusionary practices, limiting the participation of women and individuals who do not neatly conform to the criteria of high productivity. Drawing inspiration from Long and colleagues' work in 2020, and guided by relational care ethics, we developed the notion that collaboration as a feminist strategy represents a transformative process of reflexive becoming and co-learning, emphasizing connectedness and generativity through care. Our findings highlight that through the lens of care, we transcended differing viewpoints, transitioning from self-centeredness to an other-oriented approach characterized by empathy, mutual understanding, and acceptance. Emotions emerged as embodied forms of knowledge, enriching the process of co-learning and co-becoming. Based on this, we propose a new constellation of Feminist Caring Collaboration in the academy, emphasizing the inclusivity of diverse participants and their varied skills and competencies, with full consideration of individuals' needs and future growth opportunities. Furthermore, we advocate for a broader acknowledgment of emotions such as satisfaction, joy, friendship, and pleasure in the knowledge production process, recognizing their significance in individuals' fulfillment in work and various life circumstances.

  • 4.
    Olbert, Lars
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Linkoping University.
    Identifying gaps between research results and education2024In: Journal of Accounting Education, ISSN 0748-5751, E-ISSN 1873-1996, Vol. 66, p. 100884-100884, article id 100884Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Although research results can enhance the content of education programs at various university levels, many important research results are only partly covered in major university-level textbooks. It is more difficult to transfer contributions from research results to practitioners if the former is not part of regular education programs. Here, we identify areas where researchers and educators can bridge the gap between theory and research results based on empirical studies, allowing findings to be more easily implemented by practitioners in situations that can improve their output. We take the use and accuracy of security and financial statement analysis as our prime target to examine empirical research results. Financial statement analysis and security valuation are two important applications in accounting and finance, and it is possible to measure changes in the models’ parameters and the effect these have on the outcome. We focus on five aspects of security and financial statement analysis: analysts’ use of valuation models, their estimates and accuracy, peer selection using multiples, valuation models target price accuracy, and differences in industry-specific valuation models and valuation factors. We find that most of the important research results are not referenced in major financial accounting textbooks.

  • 5.
    Donatella, Pierre
    et al.
    University of Gothenburg, School of Public Administration, Gothenburg, Sweden.
    Sylvander, Johanna
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Tagesson, Torbjörn
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    More than a compliance exercise? The case of consolidated financial accounts in Swedish municipalities2024In: Public Money & Management, ISSN 0954-0962, E-ISSN 1467-9302Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The authors analyse the effect of deregulation in the case of the removed requirement for Swedish municipalities to prepare consolidated financial accounts (CFAs) in their interim reports. The findings show  that  deregulation  led  to  a  statistically  significant, but not substantial,  reduction  in  CFAs. Municipalities  with  many  municipal  corporations tended  to  continue  preparing  CFAs.  CFAs therefore  appear  to  be  more  than a  compliance exercise, as  they  are  being  used for  monitoring and co-ordination purposes.

  • 6.
    Kazlou, Aliaksei
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Lerpold, Lin
    Department of Marketing and Strategy, SIR Center for Sustainability Research Stockholm School of Economics Stockholm Sweden.
    Sjöberg, Örjan
    Department of Marketing and Strategy, SIR Center for Sustainability Research Stockholm School of Economics Stockholm Sweden.
    Trade unions, refugees and immigrant labour: Has the attitude changed? The stance of Swedish blue‐collar trade unions as evidenced by sentiment analysis2024In: Industrial relations journal, ISSN 0019-8692, E-ISSN 1468-2338Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The attitude of trade unions towards migration and migrants, be it of asylum seekers or those in search of jobs and better incomes, differs substantially across European countries. No matter the original stance, a common current pattern is that of the willingness to accept migrants being eroded over time. To see whether this is the case also in a country that both proved welcoming to labour migrants and refugees during the opening decades of the new millennium, we set out to explore the attitudes of blue-collar trade unions in Sweden. Based on a diverse set of material issuing from the unions themselves, we use sentiment analysis to assess whether there are any changes to be discerned in the opinions of the representatives of 12 blue-collar trade unions and their national confederation. At its most general, the trend appears to turn more negative over time, yet the influence of defining events and legal changes is not so easily observed at the aggregate level. The union representing workers in the industry with the largest proportion of immigrant labour, the Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union, is therefore selected for closer analysis. To the extent that changes can, or cannot, be observed, we relate those to major events and policy changes that have taken place over the 2010s.

  • 7.
    Kaasila-Pakanen, Anna-Liisa
    et al.
    Univ Oulu, Finland.
    Jaaskelainen, Pauliina
    Univ Lapland, Finland.
    Gao, Grace
    Northumbria Univ, England.
    Mandalaki, Emmanouela
    NEOMA Business Sch, France.
    Zhang, Ling Eleanor
    ESCP Business Sch, England.
    Einola, Katja
    Stockholm Sch Econ, Sweden.
    Johansson, Janet
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Pullen, Alison
    Macquarie Univ, Australia.
    Writing touch, writing (epistemic) vulnerability2024In: Gender, Work and Organization, ISSN 0968-6673, E-ISSN 1468-0432, Vol. 31, no 1, p. 264-283Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Touch mediates relations between self-other, writers, and readers; it is material and affective. This paper is the outcome of writing touch as a collaborative activity between eight women writers across different times and locals. In sharing experiences of touch during and beyond the pandemic, we engage with collaborative writing articulated here as colligere, involving the assembling of writing in a holding space. The meanings and feelings of touch arise from our distinct writer positionalities as we think, work, and write in and about life, research, organizations, and organizing. We suggest that writing that reflects on/through touch presents epistemic vulnerability and openness to unknowing in the nexus of intercorporeal relationships. Writing touch contributes to writing and doing academia differently, particularly by offering sensorial encounters that reframe the ethico-political conditions of academic knowledge creation.

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  • 8.
    Locatelli, Giorgio
    et al.
    Politecn Milan, Italy.
    Ika, Lavagnon
    Univ Ottawa, Canada.
    Drouin, Nathalie
    Univ Quebec Montreal, Canada.
    Mueller, Ralf
    BI Norwegian Business Sch, Norway.
    Huemann, Martina
    WU Vienna, Austria.
    Söderlund, Jonas
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. BI Norwegian Business Sch, Norway.
    Geraldi, Joana
    Copenhagen Business Sch, Denmark.
    Clegg, Stewart
    Univ Sydney, Australia.
    A Manifesto for project management research2023In: European Management Review, ISSN 1740-4754, E-ISSN 1740-4762, Vol. 1, p. 3-17Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Project management research has evolved over the past five decades and is now a mature disciplinary field investigating phenomena of interest to academics, practitioners and policymakers. Studies of projects and project management practices are theoretically rich and scientifically rigorous. They are practically relevant and impactful when addressing the pursuit of operational, tactical and strategic advancements in the world of organisations. We want to broaden the conversation between project management scholars and other scholars from cognate disciplines, particularly business and management, in a true scholarship of integration and cross-fertilisation. This Manifesto invites the latter scholars to join efforts providing a foundation for further creative, theoretical and empirical contributions, including but not limited to tackling grand challenges such as climate change, pandemics, and global poverty. To this end, we identify five theses:Projects are often agents of change and hence fundamental to driving the innovation and change required to tackle grand challenges.Much project management research leverages and challenges theories across disciplines, including business, organisation and management studies, contributing to developing new theories, including those specific to projects and temporary organisations.Projects are useful units of analysis, project management research is ideal for scientific cross-fertilisation and project management scholars welcome academics from other communities to engage in fruitful conversations.As in many other fields of knowledge, the project management research community embraces diversity, welcoming researchers of different genders and various scientific and social backgrounds.Historically rooted in problem-solving and normative studies, project management research has become open to interpretative and emancipatory research, providing opportunities for other business, management and organisational scholars to advance their knowledge communities.

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  • 9.
    Andersson, Réka
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Eidenskog, Maria
    Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, Technology and Social Change. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Beyond barriers – exploring resistance towards BIM through a knowledge infrastructure framework2023In: Construction Management and Economics, ISSN 0144-6193, E-ISSN 1466-433X, Vol. 41, no 11-12, p. 926-941Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Building information modelling (BIM) is a digital tool that offers the possibility to collect and share a multitude of data about a building and increase collaboration across professional borders. However, the uptake of BIM in the construction industry has been relatively slow, and previous research has shown how BIM creates tensions in the workplace. In this article, we explore the impact of BIM on socio-technical knowledge practices, to understand how these are enabled or restricted by the use of BIM. Through a qualitative case study in Sweden, this article analyses BIM through a knowledge infrastructure framework to explain the relatively slow uptake of BIM in a new light. The results show that BIM lacks embeddedness in governmental and corporate practices and regulations and that it sometimes leads to the marginalization of some professions through changed organizations and the slow process of changing complex knowledge infrastructures. This suggests that a critical discussion of the role of BIM in relation to professional flexibility, construction project process organization and power over technological development is vital for the future development of the construction sector.

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  • 10.
    Kriz, Alexandra
    et al.
    Univ Queensland, Australia; Univ Queensland, Australia.
    Tresidder, Julia
    CSIRO, Australia.
    Dowd, Anne-Maree
    CSIRO, Australia.
    Weerawardena, Jay
    Univ Queensland, Australia.
    Witell, Lars
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Karlstad Univ, Sweden.
    Snyder, Hannah
    BI Norwegian Business Sch, Norway.
    de Pallant, Rohan
    Univ Queensland, Australia.
    Business model-dynamic capabilities and open innovation initiatives in research-intensive organisations: A case of Australias national science agency2023In: Australian journal of public administration, ISSN 0313-6647, E-ISSN 1467-8500, Vol. 82, no 3, p. 400-404Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Publicly funded national science agencies create value as innovation catalysts and through their scientific and research missions, they tackle wicked problems. Understanding how dynamic capabilities and business model innovation enable research-intensive organisations to seize the market in the mission is key to translating bold new science that has impact. We qualitatively explore how Australias national science agency-the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)-has pursued open innovation to support business model-dynamic capabilities in an evolving publicly funded landscape. We reflect on the value of open innovation initiatives that have allowed the CSIRO to ambidextrously pursue world-class science while achieving impact. Points for practitionersDynamic capabilities and business model innovation are strategic tools for publicly funded national science agencies seeking to seize the market in the mission.We examine a case of business model-dynamic capabilities in CSIRO.Open innovation has been important for CSIRO as part of an ambidextrous approach.

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  • 11.
    Johansson, Janet
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Wickström, Alice
    Aalto Univ, Finland.
    Constructing a 'Different' Strength: A Feminist Exploration of Vulnerability, Ethical Agency and Care2023In: Journal of Business Ethics, ISSN 0167-4544, E-ISSN 1573-0697, Vol. 184, p. 317-331Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This article explores how ethical agency, as other-oriented caring, emerged from feelings of being different in a cultural organization by drawing on feminist ethics of care. By analyzing interview material from an ethnographic study, we centralize the relationship between feelings of being different, vulnerability and the development of sensibilities, practices and imaginaries of care. We elaborate on how vulnerability serves as a ground for caring with rather than for others, and illustrate how it allowed individuals to challenge both organizational, normative diversity discourses and essentialization of differences. We contribute to the literature on critical diversity management by furthering problematizations of instrumental diversity management from the perspective of care, and to the organizational literature on feminist care ethics by empirically exploring how ethical agency emerges from tensions related to feeling different. While previous studies have shown how marginalized individuals use their sense of otherness to negotiate, conform to and resist organizational norms, practices and discourses, we provide further insights on how it also can drive concern and care for others, and thus serve as possible ground for ethical change initiatives within organizations.

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  • 12.
    Schafer, Fabian
    et al.
    Univ St Gallen, Germany.
    Gebauer, Heiko
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Univ St Gallen, Germany; Fraunhofer Zent Int Management & Wissensokon IMW, Germany.
    Groeger, Christoph
    Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany.
    Gassmann, Oliver
    Univ St Gallen, Germany.
    Wortmann, Felix
    Univ St Gallen, Germany.
    Data-driven business and data privacy: Challenges and measures for product- based companies2023In: Business Horizons, ISSN 0007-6813, E-ISSN 1873-6068, Vol. 66, no 4, p. 493-504Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    To leverage the opportunities provided by the Internet of Things (IoT), product-based companies are exploring new data-driven business opportunities. They may miss these same opportunities, however, owing to data-privacy chal-lenges. These challenges start with the customers of product-based companies, extend to the wider business ecosystem, and continue with the companies them-selves. This article identifies 12 data-privacy challenges and introduces 12 mea-sures to address them. These include intuitive recommendations, such as enabling cross-product consent collection, as well as less intuitive measures, such as fostering a can-do attitude in legal units, closing the gap between legal and busi-ness initiatives, or implementing a clear process for well-reasoned risk-taking. The following four principles were found to support companies in implementing these measures: (1) letting privacy and data-driven business go hand in hand, (2) putting customers first and turning their privacy preferences into opportunities, (3) aligning risk-management activities with the process of digital service development, and (4) using technology to professionalize legal processes.& COPY; 2022 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/).

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  • 13.
    Brett, Nancy
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, Technology and Social Change. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Magnusson, Thomas
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Project Innovations and Entrepreneurship. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.
    Andersson, Hans
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    From global climate goals to local practice-mission-oriented policy enactment in three Swedish regions2023In: Science and Public Policy, ISSN 0302-3427, E-ISSN 1471-5430, Vol. 50, no 4, p. 603-618Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    As the national and supranational levels of government embrace the concept of missions to solve wicked problems, the importance of understanding how missions move from one level of governance to another becomes essential. In this paper, we present a comparative case analysis of evolving regional biogas systems to consider how global missions on climate action are enacted in local practice. Referring to wickedness in terms of contestation, complexity, and uncertainty of both problems and solutions, we examine how such framings affect the operationalisation of the missions. Our results indicate that in the process of local translation, wickedness often increases, but additional wickedness does not always worsen the outcomes.

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  • 14.
    Otterbring, Tobias
    et al.
    Univ Agder, Norway.
    Flodin Arsenovic, Jasenko
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Samuelsson, Peter
    Karlstad Univ, Sweden.
    Malodia, Suresh
    MICA, India.
    Dhir, Amandeep
    Univ Agder, Norway; Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, India; University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
    Going the Extra Mile, Now or After a While: The Impact of Employee Proactivity in Retail Service Encounters on Customers Shopping Responses2023In: British Journal of Management, ISSN 1045-3172, E-ISSN 1467-8551Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Employee proactivity has been discussed as a key predictor of firm success and organizational performance. However, previous proactivity research has rarely focused on customers, and the few available proactivity studies from retail settings are either cross-sectional, solely based on subjective outcomes (e.g. customer satisfaction) or restricted to aggregated data of objective outcomes (e.g. profits per store). We investigate the causal effect of employee proactivity in retail service encounters on customers actual purchase behaviour and satisfaction ratings at the fine-grained level of individual customers. By integrating theories on social perception with prior proactivity findings, we find that employee proactivity positively predicts customers shopping responses. This finding extends from correlational to experimental designs across sample types and paradigms, is replicated in actual retail settings, and is mediated by customers perceptions of employee warmth and competence. Furthermore, the effect generalizes across several focal outcomes, including behavioural variables (spending and purchase likelihood), and is moderated by the time to employee-initiated contact in a way that goes against customers own beliefs. In sum, the present research quantifies the financial consequences of employee proactivity and indicates that in ordinary retail service encounters, high proactivity can compensate for delays, thus counteracting the aversive aspects of waiting.

  • 15.
    Kazlou, Aliaksei
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Wennberg, Karl
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, The Institute for Analytical Sociology, IAS. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    How kinship resources alleviate structural disadvantage: self-employment duration among refugees and labor migrants2023In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, ISSN 1750-6204, E-ISSN 1750-6212, Vol. 17, no 1, p. 16-45Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose Economic integration of refugees remains a challenge for developed countries. Although refugees differ greatly from labor migrants in available resources and motivation toward self-employment, prevailing studies on minority and ethnic entrepreneurship tend to lump these different categories of migrants together. Based on theories of migrants economic embeddedness, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the extent to which family- and kinship-based resources affect self-employment duration among refugees and labor migrants. Design/methodology/approach Based on Cox regression models, this longitudinal study estimates the self-employment duration of 10,519 refugees and 2,503 labor migrants starting businesses in Sweden in the period 2006-2012. Findings Results reveal that while refugees are at a disadvantage to labor migrants in terms of self-employment duration, their higher level of family embeddedness in part helps them overcome these disadvantages. For refugees but not for labor migrants, co-location in an ethnic enclave also lowers the risk of them becoming unemployed after a spell in entrepreneurship. Originality/value This original paper provides empirical and theoretical contributions to research on migrants self-employment success. It also discusses contributions for research on entrepreneurs social embeddedness and refugees entrepreneurship.

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  • 16.
    Carlborg, Per
    et al.
    Orebro Univ, Sweden.
    Snyder, Hannah
    BI Norwegian Sch Business, Norway.
    Witell, Lars
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Karlstad Univ, Sweden.
    How sustainable is the sharing business model? Toward a conceptual framework2023In: R&D Management, ISSN 0033-6807, E-ISSN 1467-9310Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The sharing economy, which is considered a better way of utilizing existing resources, is associated with positive effects not only on the financial aspects of sustainability but also on its environmental and social dimensions. But is this true? Previous research has typically discussed either the positive or negative aspects of the sharing business model in specific contexts. This study adopts a dual perspective regarding the sustainability of sharing business models by critically analyzing the relationship between sharing business models and sustainability. Building on the resource-based view of the firm and practice theory, the current research develops a conceptual framework for evaluating the sustainability of sharing business models at the level of the individual, the firm, and society. Our proposed dual-process model suggests that two competing processes contribute to sustainability. The studys conceptual model and propositions advance theory and provide a research agenda for future empirical studies. This research also provides valuable guidance to managers and policymakers regarding the sustainability of sharing business models, which can inform the business model innovation process.

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  • 17.
    Högberg, Lena
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Mitchell, Craig
    Lund Univ, Sweden.
    Mixed embeddedness and entrepreneurship beyond new venture creation: Opportunity tensions in the case of reregulated public markets2023In: International Small Business Journal, ISSN 0266-2426, E-ISSN 1741-2870, Vol. 41, no 2, p. 121-151Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The mixed embeddedness (ME) perspective offers a holistic approach to understanding entrepreneurship as embedded in a myriad of contexts. Alone, however, it is not capable of explaining the dynamic interrelations between entrepreneurship and opportunity structures beyond venture start-up. We offer a synthesis between ME and the dynamic states approach, using the concept of opportunity tension to explore the recursive interplay between entrepreneurial agency and opportunity structures. The integrated approach is applied to, and developed by drawing upon, the case of ethnic minority entrepreneurship in the changing Swedish welfare state following customer choice reform. We explore opportunity tensions that arise during start-up, growth and exit for two firms that provide care for the elderly in public quasi-markets. We develop concepts that account for different patterns of embeddedness and opportunity tensions as well as bottom-up effects of entrepreneurship in terms of reregulation and conclude that the interplay amounts to a paradox of ethnicity.

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  • 18.
    Högberg, Lena
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Linköpings universitet.
    Sköld, Birgitta
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Linköping University, HELIX Competence Centre.
    Pockets of Trust in a Landscape of Distrust: Interorganisational Trust and the Challenge of Conflicting Institutional Logics2023In: Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration, ISSN 2001-7405, E-ISSN 2001-7413, Vol. 27, no 3, p. 7-23Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper examines the development of trust in interorganisational relationships (IORs) that are embedded in conflicting institutional logics. The study focuses on a recently established customer choice system for domestic elderly care that involves a complex constellation of logics for the parties involved in the IORs to handle. We explore how boundary spanners deal with conflicting logics and the impact it has on the development of trust in IORs, including both positive and negative expectations of trustees and the new customer choice system. Using the institutional logics in action theory, we propose a new approach to understanding the role of institutional embeddedness in IORs and provide empirical evidence of how institutional logics influence the development of trust. We introduce the concept of “pocket of trust” to describe the compartmentalised development of trust in an organisational environment otherwise characterised by distrust and control efforts.

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  • 19.
    Stenberg, Rebecca
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Wolmesjö, Maria
    Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University College of Borås, Borås, Sweden.
    Preparative collaboration for missing persons with dementia in Sweden: a pilot study2023In: International Journal of Emergency Services, ISSN 2047-0894, E-ISSN 2047-0908Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose

    The purpose of this paper is to give an account for preparative collaboration between the police and municipal eldercare in Sweden concerning missing persons with dementia.

    Design/methodology/approach

    Design/methodology/approach used was a qualitative case study design, consisting of one focus group with representatives for the participating organisations, followed by directed content analysis.

    Findings

    The findings showed a lack of current collaboration and reluctance to new collaborative initiatives. However, when focussing on preparative collaboration of coordinated responses to missing incidents, possibilities for improvement could be identified. The improvements concerned updated personnel response checklists, along with suggestions for an elaborate life story document in eldercare, with police access. Finally, better coordination of the return of the found person and a follow up were proposed.

    Research limitations/implications

    It is suggested that collaboration must be given different meanings and use different approaches adapted to the different phases in a rescue operation. In the preparation and the response phase, the focus should be on coordination of the resources available. In the pre-planning and prevention phases, as well as in evaluation and learning, horizontal collaboration is more suitable. The amount of data in this study is a research limitation which calls for further research.

    Practical implications

    It is suggested that collaboration must be given different meanings and use different approaches adapted to the different phases in a rescue operation. In the preparation and the response phase, the focus should be on coordination of the resources available. In the pre-planning and prevention phases, as well as in evaluation and learning, horizontal co-operation is more suitable.

    Originality/value

    The originality/value of this paper can be found in the novelty of missing person research in Sweden, and in practical suggestions for preparative collaboration concerning persons with dementia who go missing. Finally, it can be found in the suggested need for a more dynamic and process-sensitive view of collaboration in SAR or rescue operations.

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  • 20.
    Guyader, Hugo
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Olsson, Lars E.
    Department of Social and Psychological Studies, and Service Research Center, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
    Friman, Margareta
    Department of Social and Psychological Studies, and Service Research Center, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.
    Sharing economy platforms as mainstream: balancing pro-social and economic tensions2023In: Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, ISSN 1478-3363, E-ISSN 1478-3371, Vol. 34, no 9-10, p. 1257-1276Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, this study explains sharing economy platform usage intention. Our results based on PLS-SEM estimations with survey data (N = 655) from the carpooling context show that sharing orientation (i.e. sharing usage instead of owning/buying), grassroots engagement (i.e. non-profit organisation driven by volunteers), and platform authenticity (i.e. loyalty to the original carpooling practice) are strong determinants of people’s attitudes towards the carpooling platform, while trend orientation (e.g. the ‘sharing economy’ paradigm) is not significant. This implies that while digitalisation can optimise older practices (e.g. hitchhiking), online platforms facilitating contemporary sharing practices need to be embedded in the original sharing ethos and values to raise usage intention – even though the sharing economy has become mainstream.

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  • 21.
    Otterbring, Tobias
    et al.
    Univ Agder, Norway; Inst Retail Econ, Sweden.
    Samuelsson, Peter
    Serv Res Ctr, Sweden; Serv Res Ctr, Sweden.
    Flodin Arsenovic, Jasenko
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Elbaek, Christian T.
    Aarhus Univ, Denmark.
    Folwarczny, Michal
    Reykjavik Univ, Iceland.
    Shortsighted sales or long-lasting loyalty? The impact of salesperson-customer proximity on consumer responses and the beauty of bodily boundaries2023In: European Journal of Marketing, ISSN 0309-0566, E-ISSN 1758-7123, Vol. 57, no 7, p. 1854-1885Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose Previous research on salesperson-customer proximity has yielded mixed results, with some studies documenting positive proximity effects on shopping responses and others demonstrating the reverse. To reconcile such mixed findings, this paper aims to test whether and how salesperson proximity influences a series of key customer outcomes in actual retail settings using sample sizes that are considerably larger than most former investigations. Design/methodology/approach We conducted two high-powered field studies (N = 1,312) to test whether salesperson-customer proximity influences consumers purchase behavior and store loyalty. Moreover, we investigated whether the short-term effects on purchase behavior were moderated by the extent to which the consumption context had a clear connection to consumers own bodies. Findings Salesperson proximity increased purchase incidence and spending in consumption contexts with a bodily basis (e.g. clothes, beauty, health), suggesting that consumers "buy their way out" in these contexts when a salesperson is violating their personal space. If anything, such proximity had a negative impact on consumers purchase behavior in contexts that lacked a clear bodily connection (e.g. building materials, furniture, books). Moreover, the link between proximity and consumer responses was mediated by discomfort, such that a salesperson standing close-by (vs farther away) increased discomfort, with negative downstream effects on shopping responses. Importantly, the authors found opposite proximity effects on short-term metrics (purchase incidence and spending) and long-term outcomes (store loyalty). Research limitations/implications Drawing on the nonverbal communication literature and theories on processing fluency, the current work introduces a theoretically relevant boundary condition for the effects of salesperson-customer proximity on consumers purchase behavior. Specifically, the bodily basis of the consumption context is discussed as a novel moderator, which may help to explain the mixed findings in this stream of research. Practical implications Salesperson-customer proximity may serve as a strategic sales tactic to improve short-term revenue in settings that are closely tied to consumers own bodies and characterized by one-time purchases. However, as salesperson proximity was found to be associated with lower store loyalty, irrespective of whether the shopping setting had a bodily basis, the risk of violating consumers personal space may have costly consequences from a long-term perspective. Originality/value The present field studies make three central contributions. First, we introduce a novel moderator for proximity effects in various sales and service settings. Second, we test the focal hypotheses with much higher statistical power than most existing proximity studies. Finally, we document that salesperson-customer proximity ironically yields opposite results on short-term metrics and long-term outcomes, thus underscoring the importance of not solely focusing on sales effectiveness when training frontline employees.

  • 22.
    Fortin, Israel
    et al.
    Goa Inst Management, India; GIM Campus, India.
    Söderlund, Jonas
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    So many projects, so little result: The self-perpetuating cycle of inter-institutional projects2023In: International Journal of Project Management, ISSN 0263-7863, E-ISSN 1873-4634, Vol. 41, no 4, article id 102478Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This study aims to provide an explanation for the lack of implementation of innovation generated through publicly funded research. While previous scholars have categorized organizational cycles as either virtuous or vicious, cycles of inter-institutional projects can have simultaneous benefits for some organizations while causing drawbacks for others. Such a cycle was observed across inter-institutional projects in port logistics, where the primary objective was to implement innovation. During the investigation of ten projects, it became apparent that an excessive emphasis on certain practices at the expense of others, unintentionally resulted in delays in innovation implementation while collaborations continued to thrive. These practices led to a self-perpetuating cycle of inter-institutional projects that rarely resulted in implemented innovations. In contrast to the solutions proposed in existing literature to address organizational cycles, this study suggests that temporary hybridizing competing logics may be the root cause of cycles of inter-institutional projects.

  • 23.
    Thomas, Mark
    et al.
    Univ Lorraine, France.
    Angwin, Duncan
    Univ Nottingham, England.
    Thanos, Ioannis C.
    Athens Univ Econ & Business, Greece.
    Islam, Gazi
    Grenoble Ecole Management, France.
    Demir, Robert
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Lancaster Univ Management Sch, England.
    Speeds of post-merger integration: The roles of chronos and kairos in M&As2023In: Long range planning, ISSN 0024-6301, E-ISSN 1873-1872, Vol. 56, no 6, article id 102345Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are major events in organizational development and the post-merger phase is widely recognised as being crucial for value creation. One of the most important decisions in this process is the speed of integration. However, despite a growing body of literature on this subject, conclusions remain a source of persistent equivocality. In fact, this debate has been dominated by diametrically opposed, and often highly normative, views advocating either fast or slow post-merger integration (PMI). One commonality within this discussion though, is the shared assumption that integration proceeds at a linear, constant rate, whatever the speed. We challenge this assumption.

    We undertook a 30-month, longitudinal study of two merging, not-for-profit, organisations. Using detailed and multiple sources of process data, we were able to identify and track periods of comparatively rapid and equally comparatively slower integration during the two-and-a-half- year PMI process. We thus offer a novel empirical demonstration of the changes in speed during the PMI process. We support this with a theoretical discussion using the temporal concepts of chronos and kairos. We analyse the determinants and mechanisms of changes in speed, asking why and how these variations occur. We call this mechanism the kairotic switch and discuss its theoretical and managerial uses and implications.

  • 24.
    Kazlou, Aliaksei
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Urban, Susanne
    Uppsala Univ, Sweden.
    Swedish migration policy liberalization and new immigrant entrepreneurs2023In: International migration (Geneva. Print), ISSN 0020-7985, E-ISSN 1468-2435, Vol. 61, no 2, p. 87-106Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Sweden has allowed immigrants from any country to obtain residence permits for entrepreneurship since 2008. The aim of this study was to explore the outcome of this policy. The study adds time perspective and superdiversity and operationalizes the mixed embeddedness framework to facilitate a quantitative study on three levels of analysis. Detailed register data for two cohorts of immigrants-those who arrived four years before and those who arrived four years after the reform-are used. The results confirm the usefulness of the mixed embeddedness model, that is the institutional regulative context, economic and social context, and individual resources, in the analysis of immigrant entrepreneurship. However, the study shows that the propensity to engage in entrepreneurship is more affected for refugees and students than for migrants with a residence permit for work and entrepreneurship. This indicates a need for further facilitating the process to immigrate for entrepreneurial reasons.

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  • 25.
    Soetanto, Danny
    et al.
    UNISA Business, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
    Demir, Robert
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster, U.K..
    The Impact of Networking With Knowledge-Intensive Professional Service Firms on Speed to Market and Product Innovativeness2023In: IEEE transactions on engineering management, ISSN 0018-9391, E-ISSN 1558-0040, p. 1-15Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    During the new product development (NPD) process, exploitation and exploration are important, especially for small manufacturing firms (SMFs). However, limited resources and a lack of internal knowledge capacity have forced SMFs to work with knowledge-intensive professional service firms (KIPSFs). This article investigates the impact of SMFs’ networks with KIPSFs on the performance of NPD. Using data from 164 SMFs in the northwest of England, this article reveals a linear relationship between firm's product innovativeness and its network with KIPSFs for exploitation, and a curvilinear relationship between firm's speed to market and its network with KIPSFs for exploration. A curvilinear relationship was also found between networks with KIPSFs for ambidexterity and firm's product innovativeness and speed to market. These results lead to several practical implications for networking strategy as each network supports different innovation activities and produces different outcomes.

  • 26.
    Johansson, Janet
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Tienari, Janne
    Hanken Sch Econ, Finland.
    Wickstrom, Alice
    Univ Gothenburg, Sweden.
    The power and burden of representing diversity in a performing arts organization: A recognition-based approach2023In: Gender, Work and Organization, ISSN 0968-6673, E-ISSN 1468-0432, Vol. 30, no 6, p. 2014-2032Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper explores tensions related to using representation to signal diversity and inclusion on and behind the stage in a performing arts organization in Sweden. Drawing on a recognition-based approach to inclusion, we analyze how minority and majority organisational members negotiate tensions related to representing, and being made to represent, diversity. Our ethnographic study illustrates how increased representation gives rise to conflicting experiences when collective or individual heterogeneity is negated and directs attention to the interpersonal and organisational relations that condition these experiences. We contribute to the critical literature on diversity and inclusion, and to research on recognition-based inclusion, by elucidating the interplay between recognition and misrecognition that shapes how representation is negotiated. We critically examine the complexities of using representation to promote diversity and inclusion and discuss its implications for creating more equal conditions of participation in culture and arts.

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  • 27.
    Donatella, Pierre
    et al.
    School of Public Administration, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
    Runesson, Emmeli
    School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
    Tagesson, Torbjörn
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    To manage or reserve accruals? Evidence from abalanced-budget requirement reform2023In: Public Money & Management, ISSN 0954-0962, E-ISSN 1467-9302Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In 2013, an accounting reform permitted Swedish municipalities to voluntarily adopt a system withaccrual reserves that was designed to increase flexibility in meeting budget requirements anddecrease regulatory incentives to engage in earnings management. However, since a system withaccrual reserves imposes potentially undesirable transparency from the perspective of politicians,it is unclear whether the (regulatory) benefits of adopting accrual reserves are perceived to exceedthe (political) costs. The authors found that municipalities with higher levels of earningsmanagement were less likely to adopt a system of accrual reserves, and they attribute this topolitical incentives to avoid transparency.

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  • 28.
    Lamprecht, Claudio
    et al.
    Univ St Gallen HSG, Switzerland.
    Gebauer, Heiko
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Fleisch, Elgar
    Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Switzerland; Univ St Gallen, Switzerland.
    Wortmann, Felix
    Univ St Gallen HSG, Switzerland; Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Switzerland; Bosch Grp, Germany.
    A KPI Set for Steering the IoT Business in Product Companies Product companies can use the key performance indicators set presented here to manage their Internet of Things business effectively and avoid three pivotal measurement traps2022In: Research technology management, ISSN 0895-6308, E-ISSN 1930-0166, Vol. 65, no 2, p. 53-63Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Overview: The Internet of Things (IoT) offers product companies the opportunity to develop an IoT business. Existing performance measurement systems (PMS) are unsuitable for measuring and managing the business logic of IoT business. Based on research conducted with 31 product companies, we present three measurement traps, a key performance indicators (KPI) set suited for steering IoT business in product companies, and three recommendations for implementing the KPI set. Companies can use the KPI set to manage their IoT businesses more effectively and avoid the measurement traps.

  • 29.
    Johansson, Janet
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Lindström Sol, Sofia
    Univ Borås, Sweden.
    Artistic Freedom or the Hamper of Equality?: Exploring Ethical Dilemmas in the Use of Artistic Freedom in a Cultural Organization in Sweden2022In: Journal of Business Ethics, ISSN 0167-4544, E-ISSN 1573-0697, Vol. 181, p. 811-825Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    With this paper, from the perspective of ethics at the workplace, we problematize the taken-for-granted assumptions embedded in the use of artistic freedom in creative processes. Drawing on the notion of inequality regimes (e.g. Acker, 2006) and using empirical material from a performing arts organization in Sweden, we explore how the assumptions of artistic freedom facilitate and legitimize the emergence of inequality regimes in invisible and subtle manners. Our findings indicate that non-reflexive interpretations of the concept of artistic freedom result in ethical dilemmas that impact the organizations pursuits of equality work. The aesthetic ethics oriented around the notion of art for the sake of art tends to camouflage the centralization of aesthetic authority in processes where formal hierarchical structures are missing. Consequently, asymmetrical power relations between the Directors, actors, and producers are legitimized. Ethics of quality of art and that of the social ideal of equality have been constructed as dichotomic notions indicating that aesthetic ethics of art can only be preserved at the expense of social objectives of equality. We argue that the current interpretative practices of artistic freedom in some cultural organizations add little value of ethics to the freedom of expressing artistic opinions and in achieving the social ideal of equality but lead to the emergence of inequality regimes in the artistic work processes.

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  • 30.
    Guyader, Hugo
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Ponsignon, Frederic
    Kedge Business School, 33405 Talence, France.
    Salignac, Fanny
    TD School, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, 2007, Australia; Department of Strategy, Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship, Kedge Business School, 33405 Talence, France.
    Bojovic, Neva
    Department of Strategy, Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship, Kedge Business School, 33405 Talence, France.
    Beyond a mediocre customer experience in the circular economy: The satisfaction of contributing to the ecological transition2022In: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 378, article id 134495Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This article aims to understand and explain the differences in circular (versus traditional) economy consumption habits. It explores the customer experience's role in influencing satisfaction and reuse decisions. Data is collected through a mixed-methods case study. Specifically, the article looks at an innovative ecological sanitation system for urban households aiming at collecting human waste for valorization. Among the participating households, 46 persons provided data: 12 were interviewed about their motives for and experience of using dry sanitation and participating in the waste collection process, 42 answered a user profile survey focusing on demographics and basic individual values, and 36 submitted diary entries (123 in total) providing detailed descriptions and evolutions of their experiences. Based on this rich dataset, the findings highlight that the customer experience is largely inferior to that of using traditional sanitation systems because it is inconsistent, inconvenient and requires significant customer efforts (e.g., voluntary participation, creativity, and bricolage skills). Nonetheless, this mediocre experience is counterbalanced by the customer's personal values and beliefs, as well as the satisfaction of achieving a more responsible and sustainable activity.

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  • 31.
    Snyder, Hannah
    et al.
    BI Norwegian Business Sch, Norway.
    Witell, Lars
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Karlstad Univ, Sweden.
    Gustafsson, Anders
    BI Norwegian Business Sch, Norway.
    McColl-Kennedy, Janet R.
    Univ Queensland, Australia.
    Consumer lying behavior in service encounters2022In: Journal of Business Research, ISSN 0148-2963, E-ISSN 1873-7978, Vol. 141, p. 755-769Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Whether they know it or not, firms interact with lying consumers on a daily basis. However, surprisingly little is known about consumer lying behavior and its role in service encounters. Based on two empirical studies of 2,976 consumer lies, the study sought to explore consumer lying behavior by developing and testing a comprehensive conceptual framework encompassing motives for lying, characteristics of the lie, and outcomes for consumers. Study 1 explores and details the components of the conceptual framework, and Study 2 further investigates and tests the relationships between the components of consumer lying behavior and the emotional, behavioral, and financial outcomes for consumers. The findings suggest new policies and how frontline employees might be trained and educated to address consumer lying behavior. The paper concludes by outlining an agenda for future research on lying behavior in service encounters.

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  • 32.
    Bolton, Ruth N.
    et al.
    Arizona State Univ, AZ 85287 USA.
    Gustafsson, Anders
    Norwegian Business Sch BI, Norway; Alliance Manchester Business Sch, England.
    Tarasi, Crina O.
    Cent Michigan Univ, MI 48859 USA.
    Witell, Lars
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Karlstad Univ, Sweden.
    Designing satisfying service encounters: website versus store touchpoints2022In: Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, ISSN 0092-0703, E-ISSN 1552-7824, Vol. 50, no 1, p. 85-107Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This study investigated how touchpoints moderate the antecedents of customer satisfaction with service encounters by comparing online and in-store encounters. Construal level theory was used within the Touchpoint, Context, Qualities (TCQ) Framework (De Keyser et al., 2020) to integrate a comprehensive model of how touchpoints-websites or stores-influence the magnitude of customer responses to qualities of service encounters. A hierarchical linear model (HLM) was estimated using survey data describing the service encounters of 2.4 million customers with a global retailer. Online customers weighed cognitive and behavioral qualities more heavily than in-store customers, whereas they weighed emotional and sensorial qualities less heavily. Moreover, random effects in the HLM model indicated that each country and store would have unique clientele effects for specific qualities. Since each firm has limited resources, this research offers guidance on key qualities in designing satisfying service encounters for each touchpoint and how qualities should be standardized and customized in global omnichannel environments.

  • 33.
    Edwards, Michaela
    et al.
    Nottingham Trent Univ, England.
    Mitchell, Laura
    Univ York, England.
    Abe, Catherine
    Nottingham Trent Univ, England.
    Cooper, Emily
    Sch Business & Justice, England.
    Johansson, Janet
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Ridgway, Maranda
    Nottingham Trent Univ, England.
    ‘I am not a Gentleman academic’: Telling our truths of micro-coercive control and gaslighting in Business Schools using ‘Faction’2022In: Gender, Work and Organization, ISSN 0968-6673, E-ISSN 1468-0432Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper draws from our own experiences of sexism within Business Schools to bring attention to the effects of the operation of a highly masculinized, white, cis-gendered, and patriarchal culture, whether enacted by men or women, and to how we come to be silenced within it. Our work reflects on intersectional issues of race, health (mental and physical), and care-work, using faction built from six paired interviews to tell a truth we feel unable to tell individually. This piece highlights the real fear of repercussions that still persist for female academics, and uses the acts of collecting data and writing differently to offer the authors a safe space in which to resist both overt and structural sexism in Business Schools. It highlights the need to take seriously those subtleties of sexism that we are often expected to put up with, those difficult-to-name aspects of our working lives that leave us feeling it would be "silly" to complain and act as a form of micro-coercive control over our lives. We operationalize our collective voice as a form of activism in the academy that is situated within our individual silences.

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  • 34.
    Bolton, Ruth N.
    et al.
    Arizona State Univ, AZ 85287 USA.
    Gustafsson, Anders
    BI Norwegian Business Sch, Norway.
    Tarasi, Crina O.
    Cent Michigan Univ, MI 48859 USA.
    Witell, Lars
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Karlstad Univ, Sweden.
    Managing a Global Retail Brand in Different Markets: Meta-Analyses of Customer Responses to Service Encounters2022In: Journal of Retailing, ISSN 0022-4359, E-ISSN 1873-3271, Vol. 98, no 2, p. 294-314Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This study investigates how retailers can leverage their brand to shape customers satisfaction with service encounters. It develops and tests hypotheses about how brand, store, and consumer factors moderate customer responses to experience clues during retail service encounters. Six meta-regression analyses synthesize and compare results from 842 satisfaction equations describing customers encounters with a global retailer operating 400 stores in 32 countries. The results show how customers weigh their perceptions of service encounters differently depending on brand, store, and consumer factors. In markets where customers believe the retailer has high holistic brand quality, they place less weight on experience clues within the store. In markets where customers believe the retailers service brand promise, they place more weight on in-store experience clues. In markets where the retailer promises utilitarian value, customers weigh functional experience clues more heavily. In markets with an online purchasing channel, the effect of experience clues common to offline and online store environments is magnified, and unique clues are diminished. In addition, customers heavily weigh experience clues that fit their goals. In general, retail success factors include high brand quality (which makes customers more forgiving), a service brand promise that is mirrored in the store image (which makes customers attend to the experience clues aligned with them), and the careful monitoring and managing of retail touchpoints (to customize experience clues to each market). In this way, retailers can use customer-based strategies to effectively design and manage their global retail brand in different markets. (C) 2021 New York University. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

  • 35.
    Gunaratne, Tharaka
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Environmental Technology and Management. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.
    Krook, Joakim
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Environmental Technology and Management. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.
    Andersson, Hans
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Market prospects of secondary construction aggregates in Sweden2022In: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 360, article id 132155Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The transition towards a circular economy is being increasingly envisaged in Europe. Increased utilisation of secondary construction aggregates poses a great opportunity in this regard given its potential to avoid waste disposal, natural resource extraction, and reduce costs. Nevertheless, the Swedish construction aggregates market is dominantly characterised by primary aggregates utilisation. This study employs a qualitative approach to analyse the Swedish construction aggregates market from the user perspective in order to identify the challenges of increased utilisation of secondary aggregates. The dominant and systematic utilisation of primary aggregates is chiefly driven by market processes allowing economic advantages and convenience for the users in doing so, whereas the situational and non-systematic utilisation of secondary aggregates is opportunistically driven by different actors in order to seize opportunities such as avoided costs and improved environmental performance. The realisation of increased secondary aggregates utilisation needs to be first facilitated via changes to the institutional structure that makes such materials a priority issue for the supply chain actors, which necessitates national-level policy interventions and supply chain actor collaborations. Second, the competitiveness of secondary aggregates needs to be lifted to a comparable state to that of primary aggregates, which necessitates the development of specific sectoral application standards and vertical integration of secondary aggregates supply by construction corporations.

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  • 36.
    Flaig, Alexander
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Ottosson, Mikael
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Market-shaping roles - Exploring actor roles in the shaping of the Swedish market for liquefied gas2022In: Industrial Marketing Management, ISSN 0019-8501, E-ISSN 1873-2062, Vol. 104, p. 68-84Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Despite the emphasis on actors in the market-shaping literature, the market-shaping roles and heterogeneity of market actors have mostly been aggregated into overarching practices, processes, or activities. While market-shaping research has provided rich insights into the different activities, and actors, that play a role in shaping markets, it remains unclear how the differences in market actors market-shaping engagement translate back into specific roles. By following the Swedish market for liquefied gas over a period of three years, this longitudinal case study draws on extensive data to further elucidate market-shaping processes through the lens of roles. Employing an abductive theorizing approach, we empirically investigate the different roles performed by market actors in market-shaping processes. We discover that roles depend on the different levels in market-shaping engagement towards a focal market vision that ultimately relates to the disposition, behavior and influence displayed by the specific actors. Within this process we identify and delineate six market-shaping roles: the Market Driver, Market Supporter, Market Missionary, Market Rival, Market Catalyzer, and Market Detractor.

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  • 37.
    Holmquist, Carin
    et al.
    Stockholm Sch Econ, Sweden.
    Sundin, Elisabeth
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Organizing work and activities to cope with age - the role of entrepreneurship for individuals aged 50+2022In: Qualitative research in organization and management, ISSN 1746-5648, E-ISSN 1746-5656, Vol. 17, no 2, p. 236-252Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose The aim of this article is to discuss how age and entrepreneurship interact in the specific case of older (50+) entrepreneurs. Building on theories on entrepreneurship and theories on age and aging, the authors focus is on how such entrepreneurs relate to the building and running of a business organization. The authors discuss how entrepreneurship among the elderly plays out and how older entrepreneurs relate to the narratives on both age and entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach This research comprises quantitative as well as qualitative studies. The authors show that qualitative methods that unfold the process over time are necessary and essential to fully understand how and why entrepreneurs start their own business and/or continue to run it at older ages. Findings The authors find that the choice to become an entrepreneur at the age of 50+ (or to stay as one) is not a goal in itself, becoming an entrepreneur is a means to stay active in the labor market. Originality/value The study findings add to entrepreneurship theory by insights on the link between entrepreneurship and the labor market where the authors argue that becoming an entrepreneur at ages 50+ might be more a question of choice of organizational form than a question on a way of living or occupation. The authors also contribute to theories on age by showing that entrepreneurs aged 50+ choose entrepreneurship as a means to be able to stay in the labor market.

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  • 38.
    Markfort, Lino
    et al.
    Univ Leipzig, Germany.
    Arzt, Alexander
    Fraunhofer Zentrum Int Management & Wissensokonor, Germany.
    Koegler, Philipp
    Fraunhofer Zentrum Int Management & Wissensokonor, Germany.
    Jung, Sven
    Univ St Gallen, Switzerland.
    Gebauer, Heiko
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Fraunhofer Zentrum Int Management & Wissensokonor, Germany; Univ St Gallen, Switzerland.
    Haugk, Sebastian
    Fraunhofer Zentrum Int Management & Wissensokonor, Germany.
    Leyh, Christian
    Fraunhofer Zentrum Int Management & Wissensokonor, Germany.
    Wortmann, Felix
    Univ St Gallen, Switzerland.
    Patterns of business model innovation for advancing IoT platforms2022In: Journal of Service Management, ISSN 1757-5818, E-ISSN 1757-5826, Vol. 33, no 1, p. 70-96Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose The emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) platforms in product companies opens up new data-driven business opportunities. This paper looks at the emergence of these IoT platforms from a business-model perspective. Design/methodology/approach The study applies a mixed method with two research studies: Study I-a cluster analysis based on a quantitative survey, and Study II-case studies based on qualitative interviews. Findings The findings reveal that there is no gradual shift in a companys business model, but in fact three distinct and sequential patterns of business model innovations: (1) platform skimming, (2) platform revenue generation and (3) platform orchestration. Research limitations/implications The results are subject to the typical limitations of both quantitative and qualitative studies. Practical implications The results provide guidance to managers on how to modify the components of the business model (value proposition, value creation and/or delivery and profit equation) in order to enable platforms to advance. Social implications As IoT platforms continue to advance, product companies achieve better performance in terms of productivity and profitability, and more easily secure competitive advantages and jobs. Originality/value The paper makes three original contributions: (1) it is the first quantitative study on IoT platforms in product companies, (2) identifies three patterns of business model innovations and (3) offers a first process perspective for understanding the sequence of these patterns as IoT platforms advance.

  • 39.
    Lenfle, Sylvain
    et al.
    Conservatoire Natl Arts & Metiers LIRSA, France; Ecole Polytech I3 CRG, France.
    Söderlund, Jonas
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. BI Norwegian Business Sch, Norway.
    Project-oriented agency and regeneration in socio-technical transition: Insights from the case of numerical weather prediction (1978-2015)2022In: Research Policy, ISSN 0048-7333, E-ISSN 1873-7625, Vol. 51, no 3, article id 104455Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper analyzes the unfolding of socio-technical transition (STT) using the multi-level perspective (MLP) framework. It relies on an in-depth case study of the "quiet revolution" of numerical weather prediction. The study reveals how key actors targeted the reverse salient of data assimilation and thereby facilitated the transition toward a new "variational" regime. In so doing, the paper makes three contributions to the SIT literature: (1) it identifies a new type of transition pathway, "regeneration," in which the regime transforms itself from within, despite the lack of changes in landscape pressure, to overcome internal tensions; (2) it showcases "project-oriented agency" as the central mechanism of this transition, which allows the actors to join forces and cooperate to counteract the reverse salient; and (3) it proposes a process model of project-oriented agency that accounts for the role of the reverse salient in the regeneration pathway.

  • 40.
    Yttermyr, Olga
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Wennberg, Karl
    Stockholm Sch Econ, Sweden.
    Psychological ownership development in new venture teams2022In: International Small Business Journal, ISSN 0266-2426, E-ISSN 1741-2870, Vol. 40, no 3, p. 307-335Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Psychological ownership (PO) is important for organisational climate and outcomes, yet, little is known about collective forms of PO in emerging entrepreneurial teams. Based on an in-depth study of a new venture team over three years, we sketch a process model of collective PO development. While studies on individual PO in established organisations highlight individual needs in triggering processes of PO development, our study indicates the importance of temporal, role-based, and input-based alignment of interpersonal processes for the emergence of collective PO in new venture teams. We discuss insights for research on new venture teams and research on small groups.

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  • 41.
    Donatella, Pierre
    et al.
    School of Public Administration, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
    Haraldsson, Mattias
    School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
    Tagesson, Torbjörn
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Reporting on COVID-19 – or not? Annual report disclosure of the pandemic as a subsequent event2022In: Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management, ISSN 1096-3367, E-ISSN 1945-1814, Vol. 34, no 6, p. 117-136Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose – This paper focuses on the extent to which Swedish municipalities identified and communicatedrisks due to the COVID-19 outbreak early on. The purpose of this paper is to explore to what extent thesituational factors of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the likelihood of municipalities disclosing COVID-19information as a subsequent event in the annual reports of 2019.

    Design/methodology/approach – Logistic regression models were used to estimate COVID-19 disclosure asa subsequent event. Data were handpicked from annual reports, audit reports and meeting minutes, or wereretrieved from publicly available sources.

    Findings – Regression results indicate that municipalities issuing their annual report in a later stage of thepandemic, in regions with a higher number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, were more likely to discloseCOVID-19 information as a subsequent event. However, the municipal factors used to capture the risk of asevere impact of the COVID-19 outbreak were not of major importance. In line with previous research, thisstudy shows that political and institutional factors have explanatory power in predicting and explainingaccounting disclosure choices.

    Originality/value – This paper contributes to research on accounting disclosures in urgent crises and on thespecific topic of subsequent events in the public sector. Few studies address subsequent events in a corporatesetting and, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, none do so in the context of the public sector. This paper alsooffers insight into how explanatory factors, previously tested under normal conditions and circumstances,influence disclosure choices in an early stage of a health crisis characterized by uncertainty regarding bothoccurrence and consequences.

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  • 42.
    Engström, Jon
    et al.
    Stockholm Univ, Sweden.
    Norin, Olof
    Capio StGoran Hosp, Sweden.
    de Varennes, Serge de Gosson
    Pricer, Sweden.
    Valtakoski, Aku
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Service design in healthcare: a segmentation-based approach2022In: Journal of Service Management, ISSN 1757-5818, E-ISSN 1757-5826, Vol. 33, no 6, p. 50-78Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose The study aims to explore how segmentation as a methodology can be adapted to the healthcare context to provide a more nuanced understanding of the served population and to facilitate the design of patient-centric services. Design/methodology/approach The study was based on a collaborative project with a national healthcare organization following the principles of action design research. The study describes the quantitative segmentation performed during the project, followed by a qualitative interview study of how segments correspond with patient behaviors in an actual healthcare setting, and service design workshops facilitated by segments. A number of design principles are outlined based on the learnings of the project. Findings The segmentation approach increased understanding of patient variability within the service provider organization and was considered an effective foundation for modular service design. Patient characteristics and life circumstances were related to specific patterns of health behaviors, such as avoidance or passivity, or a persistent proactivity. These patterns influenced the patients preferred value co-creation role and what type of support patients sought from the care provider. Practical implications The proposed segmentation approach is immediately generalizable to further healthcare contexts and similar services: improved understanding of patients, vulnerable patients in particular, improves the fit and inclusivity of services. Originality/value The segmentation approach to service design was demonstrated to be effective in a large-scale context. The approach allows service providers to design service options that improve the fit with individual patients needs for support and autonomy. The results illuminate how patient characteristics influence health and value co-creation behaviors.

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  • 43.
    Pilawa, Joanna
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Witell, Lars
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Karlstad Univ, Sweden.
    Valtakoski, Aku
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Kristensson, Per
    Karlstad Univ, Sweden.
    Service innovativeness in retailing: Increasing the relative attractiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic2022In: Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, ISSN 0969-6989, E-ISSN 1873-1384, Vol. 67, article id 102962Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    COVID-19 primarily spreads through close contact between humans and has affected retailing industries extremely hard. To manage the situation retailers have turned to service innovation to change their operations to make consumers feel safe while shopping. This research focuses on the role of service innovativeness in retailing firms during the COVID-19 pandemic through an empirical study of almost 6000 consumers of 28 retailing firms. The results suggested that retailers with high service innovativeness performed COVID-19 imposed innovations better to improve their relative attractiveness. For retailers with physical stores, changes to the servicescape and the offering were found to be the key antecedents of service innovativeness. The findings on COVID-19 imposed service innovations demonstrate the importance of service innovativeness in successfully changing retailing services to adjust to the restrictions from governments and safety needs of customers.

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  • 44.
    Samuelsson, Peter
    et al.
    Karlstads Univ, Sweden.
    Witell, Lars
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Karlstad Univ, Sweden.
    Social entrepreneurs in service: motivations and types2022In: Journal of Services Marketing, ISSN 0887-6045, E-ISSN 0887-6045, Vol. 36, no 9, p. 27-40Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose This study aims to describe social entrepreneurs motivation during the social entrepreneurship process and identify different social entrepreneurs in terms of their social characteristics. Design/methodology/approach The descriptive research design uses a directed qualitative interpretative approach based on 17 cases of social entrepreneurs active in healthcare innovation hubs. Findings The study describes the social entrepreneurs in a service context. Based on their key motivational characteristics, the study identifies three types of social entrepreneur: discoverers, seekers, and rangers. The study finds that not all of the three types regulate high levels of motivation during the social entrepreneurship process. Research limitations/implications Depending on the type of social entrepreneur, the social entrepreneurship process requires different forms of support. In practice, the traditional R&D process deployed by innovation hubs is suitable for rangers; discoverers and seekers commonly regulate low levels of motivation when developing and introducing their social innovations to the market. Originality/value Most service research on social entrepreneurship focuses on the outcome; in contrast, this empirical study focuses on the individual entrepreneurs, their motivation and process. While previous research has treated motivation as an antecedent for engagement in the social mission of entrepreneurship, the present study investigates social entrepreneurs motivation in relation to the social entrepreneurship process, providing insights in the behavior of social entrepreneurs.

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  • 45.
    Werner, Viktor
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Project Innovations and Entrepreneurship. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.
    Flaig, Alexander
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Magnusson, Thomas
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Project Innovations and Entrepreneurship. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering. Halmstad Univ, Sweden.
    Ottosson, Mikael
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Using dynamic capabilities to shape markets for alternative technologies: A comparative case study of automotive incumbents2022In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, ISSN 2210-4224, E-ISSN 2210-4232, Vol. 42, p. 12-26Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    This paper analyzes how incumbent firms act to shape markets for new technology alternatives. It introduces a framework that highlights important linkages between the dynamic market-shaping capabilities of individual firms and market-shaping processes on a system level. The framework is used to analyze the endeavors of two large heavy vehicle manufacturers to introduce two technology platforms-electrified trucks and trucks fueled by liquefied gas-as alternatives to traditional diesel-fueled trucks. The analysis shows how incumbent firms deploy market-shaping capabilities to claim legitimate positions in envisioned future markets. The paper concludes by pointing to the dynamism of market interactions in sustainability transitions, showing how firms induce system-level reconfigurations and how such reconfigurations induce changes at the level of the firm.

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  • 46.
    Tillmar, Malin
    et al.
    Linnaeus Univ, Sweden.
    Sköld, Birgitta
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Linköping University, HELIX Competence Centre.
    Ahl, Helene
    Jonkoping Univ, Sweden.
    Berglund, Karin
    Stockholm Univ, Sweden.
    Pettersson, Katarina
    Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Sweden.
    Womens rural businesses: for economic viability or gender equality?: a database study from the Swedish context2022In: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, ISSN 1756-6266, E-ISSN 1756-6274, Vol. 14, no 3, p. 323-351Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and discuss to what extent and why womens entrepreneurship contributes to rural economic viability and gender equality in an advanced welfare state. Design/methodology/approach The authors use detailed register data to explore mens and womens rural businesses in the most common industries for rural women entrepreneurs in the Swedish welfare state. Based on a literature review, the authors develop hypotheses and analyse how family, business and industry factors influence earnings. Findings Womens rural entrepreneurship is important for rural viability, as womens businesses provide a wide range of services necessary for life in rural areas. Although womens rural businesses are not significantly smaller than those of men, womens income is lower and more sensitive to business and industry variables. Marriage has positive effects for the earnings of men but negative effects for the earnings of women. The authors argue that the results are contingent on the gendering of entrepreneurship and industries, as well as on the local rural gender contracts. For these reasons, the importance of women entrepreneurs for rural viability is not reflected in their own incomes. Hence, womens rural entrepreneurship does not result in (economic) gender equality. Originality/value Entrepreneurship scholars rarely explore womens rural entrepreneurship, and particularly not in the Global North or Western welfare states. Therefore, this empirical study from Sweden provides novel information on how the gender order on the business, industry and family levels influences the income of men and women entrepreneurs differently.

  • 47.
    Donatella, Pierre
    et al.
    School of Public Administration, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
    Tagesson, Torbjörn
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    CFO characteristics and opportunistic accounting choice in public sector organizations2021In: Journal of Management and Governance, ISSN 1385-3457, E-ISSN 1572-963X, Vol. 25, no 2, p. 509-534Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Two diferent theoretical foundations in the literature relate to the quality of fnancial reporting in public sector organizations: one theoretical foundation is based on economic theory, and the other is based on institutional theory. In addition to examining the traditional factors derived from these theories, this paper focuses on the role of the chief fnancial ofcer (CFO), in order to broaden the theoretical perspective and add explanatory power with regards to the empirical testing of opportunistic accounting choice in public sector organizations. Similar to AnessiPessina and Sicilia (J Public Adm Res Theory, 30:465–484, 2019), this paper uses upper echelons theory (Hambrick and Mason in Acad Manage Rev, 9(2):193–206, 1984; Hambrick in Acad Manage Rev, 32(2):334–343, 2007) to conceptually link CFO characteristics with opportunistic accounting choice. The accounting issue addressed herein is related to a statement issued by the standard-setting body within the Swedish municipal sector. Our results suggest that opportunistic accounting choice decreases with CFO tenure and prior CFO experience in municipalities

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  • 48.
    Cozza, Michela
    et al.
    Malardalen Univ, Sweden.
    Gherardi, Silvia
    Univ Trento, Italy.
    Graziano, Valeria
    Coventry Univ, England.
    Johansson, Janet
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Mondon-Navazo, Mathilde
    Univ Milan, Italy.
    Murgia, Annalisa
    Univ Milan, Italy.
    Trogal, Kim
    Univ Creat Arts, England.
    COVID-19 as a breakdown in the texture of social practices2021In: Gender, Work and Organization, ISSN 0968-6673, E-ISSN 1468-0432, Vol. 28, no S1, p. 190-208Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    A lot of things need to be repaired and a lot of relationships are in need of a knowledgeable mending. Can we start to talk/write about them? This invitation - sent by one of the authors to the others - led us, as feminist women in academia, to join together in an experimental writing about the effects of COVID-19 on daily social practices and on potential (and innovative) ways for repairing work in different fields of social organization. By diffractively intertwining our embodied experiences of becoming together-with Others, we foreground a multiplicity of repair (care) practices COVID-19 is making visible. Echoing one another, we take a stand and say that we need to prevent the future from becoming the past. We are not going back to the past; our society has already changed and there is a need to cope with innovation and repairing practices that do not reproduce the past.

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  • 49.
    Arshed, Noman
    et al.
    Univ Management & Technol, Pakistan.
    Rauf, Ramla
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Bukhari, Samra
    Univ Management & Technol, Pakistan.
    Empirical Contribution of Human Capital in Entrepreneurship2021In: Global Business Review, ISSN 0972-1509, E-ISSN 0973-0664Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The empirical effects of entrepreneurship on economic growth through different channels have convinced researchers to coin entrepreneurship as an important indicator. While many studies are exploring the determinants of entrepreneurship, education is the one which is most studied. Empirical studies have discussed that no doubt education leads to entrepreneurship, but different levels of education have different effects. This study isolated different types of education and formed quadratic function in the expectation that the type and incidence of education may change the intentions and environment for the prospective entrepreneur. The estimates of feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) model using 103 countries show that all three levels of education form U-shaped relationship with entrepreneurship in the overall model. This study helps identify the current positioning of countries, suggesting policies with respect to a particular type of education.

  • 50.
    Johansson, Maria
    et al.
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Energy Systems. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering.
    Broberg, Sarah
    RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
    Ottosson, Mikael
    Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
    Energy strategies in the pulp and paper industry in Sweden: Interactions between efficient resource utilisation and increased product diversification2021In: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 311, article id 127681Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The pulp and paper industry faces several challenges linked to climate and environmental impact, resource efficiency, rising energy prices, increased competition for biomass resources, and declining demand for traditional printed paper products. However, these challenges also offer strategic opportunities for the industry to develop into a competitive, resource-efficient, and low-carbon industry in line with a biobased economy. Against this background, this paper aims to analyse current energy strategies in the pulp and paper industry in Sweden. Specifically, the paper analyses how companies combine continuous process efficiency to reduce energy costs with activities that could be developed into new energy-related products to increase revenue. Most of the analysed companies work to various degrees with both these strategies, employing methods that include improving energy efficiency, energy security, and energy conversion, as well as developing a wide range of biobased energy products. However, our study indicates that there is an untapped potential associated with energy product development, and we conclude that energy efficiency measures can free up resources, enabling the development of new energy products. Finally, several potential managerial outcomes and implications are outlined.

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