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Turning the tables towards gender inclusivity in entrepreneurial ecosystems 在创业生态系统中实现性别包容

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115620

Elina Isakova , Iulia Stroila

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Stakeholder pressure, democracy levels, and multinational enterprise corporate social responsibility: Stakeholder and institutional theories 利益相关者压力、民主水平与跨国企业社会责任：利益相关者与制度理论

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115619

Taewoo Roh , Shufeng Xiao , Byung Il Park , Pervez N. Ghauri

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Supplier response to Apple’s friendshoring 供应商对苹果交友的回应

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115614

Ziliang Deng , Youhan Wang , Haojun Xu

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Why the masses purchase prestige products? A meta-analysis 为什么大众购买名牌产品？一个荟萃分析

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115565

Manish Das , Charles Jebarajakirthy , Amit Shankar , Haroon Iqbal Maseeh , Raiswa Saha

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Headquarters–subsidiary exchanges and relationship quality: Moderating roles of subsidiary establishment mode and managers’ identity with the subsidiary 总部-子公司交流与关系质量：子公司建立模式和管理者对子公司认同的调节作用

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115622

Fuming Jiang , Li Xian Liu , Jizhong Li

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Transforming last-mile delivery into marketplaces of logistics services: An investigation on consumer participation motives, resources, and contextual differences 将最后一英里交付转变为物流服务市场：消费者参与动机、资源和背景差异的调查

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115624

Xiaodi Liu , Qiwei Pang , Kum Fai Yuen , Xueqin Wang

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The Influence of Lighting on Perceived Product Size: The Role of Surface Curvature and Attention 照明对感知产品尺寸的影响：表面曲率和注意力的作用

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115615

Itrat Batool , Patrick J.N. L’Espoir Decosta , Hamish Simmonds , Aaron Gazley

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Liability of not being known: CEO media visibility and acquisition timing in acquisition waves 不为人知的责任：CEO的媒体可见度和收购浪潮中的收购时机

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115610

Russell Fralich, Alireza Ahmadsimab, Marie-Ann Betschinger

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Locked in tradition? Clan culture and network closure: Evidence from China 被传统束缚？宗族文化与网络封闭：来自中国的证据

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115617

Nan Zhang, Zhefei Li, Jinxuan Wu, Yuanxu Li

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Optimal or detrimental? Distinctiveness in high risk aversion contexts 最佳还是有害？高风险规避情境下的独特性

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Journal of Business Research Pub Date : 2025-07-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115613

Huajie Shen , Zhongyuan Sun , Stan Xiao Li

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