{"title":"Towards semantic operationalisation of the business model: a step forward","authors":"Pavel Milei, Á. Barajas","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-11-2022-1362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-11-2022-1362","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This paper aims to develop a framework for the semantic operationalisation of the business model, which enables the automated identification of business models using content analysis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The authors approached the operationalisation of the business model by conducting a review of the organisational and management literature to derive the key business model elements highlighted in the existing research, along with their associated keywords.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The study proposed a conceptual framework that specifies a granular structure of business model elements, as well as the keywords that characterise each element. By coming down to the level of distinct keywords, the authors arrived at measurable constructs to capture the magnitude of every element in a company’s business model.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to offer a semantic operationalisation of the business model by defining the set of keywords that pertain to each element of the business model. The proposed operationalisation of the business model can aid future empirical research by serving as a tool for the automated assessment of the magnitude of every element in a company’s business model using content analysis.\u0000","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78606241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Empowering leadership questionnaire: Brazilian adaptation and validation","authors":"Tânia Ferraro, Anastasia Lott","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-05-2022-1301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-05-2022-1301","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The present study aims to present the adaptation and validation of the empowering leadership questionnaire (ELQ) for a sample of Brazilian workers (N = 827).\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The procedures of items translation, adaptation and back-translation of the original instrument were carried out. Data collection was performed using the snowball method. Data were evaluated with confirmatory factor analysis.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results showed that the factor structure was maintained as in the portuguese (from Portugal) and English versions (original). Convergent validity was tested using the ethical leadership at work questionnaire (ELW). The analyses showed that the measure has good psychometric qualities, reliability indices and convergent validity results with the ELW.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000The ELQ can still be used to identify the presence of empowering leadership (diagnostic phase) and contribute to proposing organizational interventions that lead to healthier and more productive work environments. Its convergent validity with ethical leadership suggests that managers can apply both (empowering and ethical leadership complementarily) to create quality interactions between leaders and team members that increase workers’ autonomy and allow them to respond promptly to organizational challenges.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Using the ELQ can represent an important tool for the theoretical and practical development of studies of empowering leadership with Brazilian samples.\u0000","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87213204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Family vs non family networks: Chile, Mexico and Peru","authors":"J. L. Rivas, E. Salvaj, M. Córdova","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-12-2022-1369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-12-2022-1369","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this study is to analyze interlocking directorate (ID) networks of family and nonfamily firms (FFs) in Chile, Mexico and Peru.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Social network analysis methodology allowed us to analyze the position of FFs within the structure of IDs at the local and transnational levels.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000FFs tend to have a higher proportion of board interlocks to other firms, especially FFs. In addition, FFs are more likely to occupy a brokerage position in national IDs structures. Finally, they also have a higher proportion of interlocks to other domestic firms in and nearby geographic areas. Thus, they create transnational networks.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This paper finds evidence that supports three of the premises of interorganizational familiness literature (Lester and Cannella, 2006). FFs are part of national as well as international corporate networks more than other types of firms, through interlocking directorships.\u0000","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80889129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tânia Ferraro, Leonor Pais, N. D. dos Santos, V. Martínez‐Tur
{"title":"The Decent Work Questionnaire: adaptation and validation of the Spanish version","authors":"Tânia Ferraro, Leonor Pais, N. D. dos Santos, V. Martínez‐Tur","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-07-2022-1330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-07-2022-1330","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The growing attention to business ethics, integrity and respect for human rights at work has become increasingly relevant. Decent work is an important concept representing the promotion of human rights at work and business, the fulfilling and productive work maintained with social dialogue. This study aims to present the adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Decent Work Questionnaire (DWQ), allowing the decent work assessment in Spanish. Initially developed and validated for Portuguese-speaking countries, the DWQ’s Italian version was also recently adapted and validated.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The 31-item scale was applied to a sample of 1,528 Spanish high-skilled workers. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed. Convergent and discriminant validity was tested, examining the links of the DWQ to Work Engagement and Burnout measures.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000CFA confirmed the original higher-order model with seven factors, a very good model fit and good internal consistency reliability (α = 0.94). Statistical analyzes also supported its convergent and discriminant validity.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The results confirmed the DWQ’s Spanish version as a reliable and valid multidimensional measurement tool and strengthened it as a good cross-cultural measure of decent work.\u0000","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75053953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Toward understanding sophisticated markets and consumers: a win-win strategic alternative","authors":"Sidney A. Ornelas Sánchez, Jorge Vera-Martínez","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-09-2022-1340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-09-2022-1340","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this study is to conceptually address the understanding of certain consumers and businesses that show new dynamics, including a heightened interest in quality and the concomitant development of entities and mechanisms designed to ensure certain standards as well as an increased level of involvement of the consumer with the product. These segments are identified and labeled as sophisticated markets.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Through a literature review following a conceptual model methodology, this study poses eight research propositions to seek a more profound and comprehensive understanding of this type of market that could potentially benefit several industries. This study explores and discusses some of the essential differences of sophisticated markets with a twofold purpose: to recognize the existence of sophisticated markets as a distinct category and suggest issues that may constitute interesting further research works.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The process of sophistication might occur in different industries. This study poses implications of sophisticated markets to better understand consumers and business through research propositions that can be classified into two main domains: consumer–firm relationships and communicational implications.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Previous studies addressing luxury or specialized markets have not considered these terms to be sufficient to describe what we propose be labeled as a sophisticated market. This study addresses this gap in literature and proposes a streamline of research that pursues a deeper understanding of this phenomenon.\u0000","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75503782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special section – Editorial: Sustainable Development Goals in IberoamericaEditorial para sección especial: Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en IberoaméricaEditorial para a secção especial: Objectivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável na Ibero-América","authors":"M. F. Wagstaff, Erica Salvaj, José Ernesto Amorós","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-02-2023-975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-02-2023-975","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73539283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paula Martins Nunes, M. Carozzo-Todaro, Teresa Proença
{"title":"Need satisfaction and frustration scale (NSFS): adaptation and validation for Brazilian gig work context","authors":"Paula Martins Nunes, M. Carozzo-Todaro, Teresa Proença","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-06-2022-1320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-06-2022-1320","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This study aims to adapt and validate the need satisfaction and frustration scale (NSFS) for the Brazilian gig work context and investigate the distinctiveness of the constructs of basic needs satisfaction and frustration among Brazilian gig workers.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were conducted on a sample of 351 Brazilian gig workers.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Results from EFA supported a three-factor structure, while results from CFA psychometrically supported a six-factor correlated model. The items that constitute the NSFS presented good discriminant validity (heterotrait-monotrait ratio) and internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega coefficients). Results regarding criterion validity partially support previous empirical evidence that considers needs satisfaction and frustration independent in relation to well-being and ill-being while reinforcing the need for further investigations. The Brazilian version of the NSFS is shown to be an instrument with robust psychometric qualities to assess workers’ perception of basic needs satisfaction and frustration in Brazilian gig work context.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This study broadens the scope of research on basic psychological needs by introducing a valid and reliable instrument to assess workers’ perceptions of needs satisfaction and frustration in the Brazilian gig work context, a population that has been neglected in self-determination theory research.\u0000","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72729167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Jesús Yanez, José A. Alfaro-Tanco, E. Gutiérrez-García
{"title":"The role of communication in open innovation processes: an action research study in the automotive industry","authors":"María Jesús Yanez, José A. Alfaro-Tanco, E. Gutiérrez-García","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-01-2022-1259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-01-2022-1259","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000This study aims to identify the main barriers and drivers that influence the role of communication in open innovation (OI) activities, and how these can support and enhance the innovative capacity of companies in the automotive industry. In order to get this, we carry out in an assembly plant of an automotive firm.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000An action research study is carried out with the participation of the researchers, the Innovation and Communication managers of the assembly plant and four external stakeholders who have participated in OI dynamics carried out by the company.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000It is observed that collaborative practices are integrated within the culture of the assembly plant. This is carried out according to the specific needs of the company, which limits the specificity of the stakeholders with which it collaborates. In terms of communication, the proposed functions are evidenced in practice. However, it is advisable to systematize these functions and to acquire, in the case of communication professionals, specific skills to support the integration of open practices.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Although studies exist that analyze OI in the automotive process, none have focused on how communication may help reinforce it. In addition, this study shows how communication may play a significant role in an assembly plant where research and development activities may not be important. Thus, the contribution of this study is twofold. On the one hand, it enriches the literature on OI; on the other hand, it proposes policies to improve the performance of OI practices by involving communication at all stages.\u0000","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73547779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of COVID-19 on online shopping behaviour, leisure and socialisation","authors":"A. Borges, Elvira Vieira, P. Rodrigues, Ana Sousa","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-09-2021-1229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-09-2021-1229","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this study is to analyse the effect of health risk perceptions on the degree of decisiveness of a person towards e-commerce (e-commerce acceptance), self-awareness towards leisure and self-awareness towards socialisation in pandemic contexts. The identified gap was related to the COVID-19 pandemic, where the development of studies inherent to this context is becoming urgent. Thus, it was necessary to understand how the health risks perceived by individuals influenced their choice regarding online shopping and, simultaneously, socialising and leisure activities.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000To reach this goal, a conceptual model was developed based on the self-determination theory, and data were collected from two countries (Portugal and Croatia). The model was estimated using the structural equation modelling (SEM).\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000The results showed that the perceptions regarding health risks have a positive effect on the degree of decisiveness of a person towards e-commerce acceptance and self-awareness towards socialisation. In turn, the perceptions of health risks have a positive effect on self-awareness towards leisure, not supporting the model conceptualisation.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The paper contributes to fill a gap in literature by analysing the simultaneous effect of individuals’ e-commerce motivations for leisure and socialising activities within a pandemic context. These results have significant managerial implications for several stakeholders that must communicate to the specific public regarding this type of events.\u0000","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79103752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The challenge of publishing a paper: an autoethnographic study","authors":"Anselmo Ferreira Vasconcelos","doi":"10.1108/mrjiam-08-2022-1336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-08-2022-1336","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000The purpose of this study is to analyze the author’s experience related to several attempts of getting approved a paper of their authorship about gender and organizations by the lens of a researcher trying to meet his goal.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Throughout the endeavor, the author received substantial feedback and evaluations from editors and reviewers that allowed him to understand better the motivation of those that are dedicated to carry out such task; enhance his work whenever was possible; increase his resilience and self-motivation; and identify several inconsistencies of the peer-review process. Furthermore, that ample opinionated material allowed him to conduct the current autoethnographic study.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Accordingly, the author’s findings identified three aggregate dimensions, namely, demotivating assessments, mixed perceptions and motivating assessments. Moreover, the author did not identify any trace of developmental review (help), bill of rights or notion of being an “artist,” as some scholars suggest, from both the reviewers’ or editors’ part, but only from a specific journal’s editor and one of its reviewers. On the one hand, the majority of the reviewers/editors showed a harsh view about the author’s work or even a lack of interest to ponder his arguments and difficulties to carry out that study. Even though the author alluded to the limitations and unsurmountable hurdles that he faced along the way, they showed neither sympathy nor comprehension to his comments. On the other hand, it was not an easy task to the author to sift the hints provided by them.\u0000\u0000\u0000Research limitations/implications\u0000Nonetheless, the author also recognizes his own limitations that eventually affected his analysis and point of views. It is also worth noting that this method relies on a unique source (the author).\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical implications\u0000The author believes that his ideas and opinions have some base and merit. Rather, his findings embrace profound implications for reviewers and editors, particularly in terms of how they perform their work.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first endeavor focusing on peer-review system related to organizational studies and grounded in an autoethnography approach. Therefore, their contribution is derived from a researcher that is familiar with the system and its flaws.\u0000","PeriodicalId":45321,"journal":{"name":"Management Research-The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2022-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84972248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}