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Digital Skills Mobilization within Incumbent Organizations: The Agentic Role of Digital Champions 在现有组织内调动数字技能：数字冠军的代理作用

IF 5.6 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12810

Stefano D'angelo, Antonio Ghezzi, Angelo Cavallo

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Bankruptcy in the UK: Do Managers Talk the Talk Before Walking the Walk? 英国的破产：管理者是否只说不做？

IF 4.5 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-25 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12804

Yousry Ahmed, Mohamed Elsayed, Bin Xu

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Pro-market Institutions and the Degree of Hybridity in Startup Social Ventures: The Moderating Effects of Organizational Activities 初创社会风险企业中的亲市场机构与混合程度：组织活动的调节作用

IF 4.5 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12811

Zhiyang Liu, Liping Xu, Fu Jia, Xinhe Zhuang

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An Entrepreneurial Lens on Backshoring Implementation by SMEs 从企业家角度看中小企业实施背靠背服务的情况

IF 4.5 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12812

Alessandro Ancarani, Carmela Di Mauro

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Managing Asymmetries for Data Mobilization under Digital Transformation 管理不对称，实现数字化转型下的数据调动

IF 5.6 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12809

Nikolai Kazantsev, Dimitrios Batolas, Leroy White

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A Shout-out for the Value of Management Education Research: ‘Pedagogy is not a Dirty Word’ 彰显管理教育研究的价值：教育学不是脏话

IF 5.6 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-19 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12805

Katy Mason, Lisa Anderson, Kate Black, Ashley Roberts

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Maintaining an Aberrant Practice in a Contradictory Environment: The Case of Doping in Professional Road Cycling 在充满矛盾的环境中坚持反常的做法：职业公路自行车赛使用兴奋剂的案例

IF 4.5 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12802

Tom Forbes, Robin Fincham

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Post-IPO lead venture capital firm involvement, merger-related litigation and target firm valuation 首次公开募股后主导风险投资公司的参与、与合并相关的诉讼和目标公司的估值

IF 4.5 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12803

Anup Basnet, Thomas Walker

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Forward-Looking Responsibility and Political Corporate Social Responsibility 前瞻性责任和政治性企业社会责任

IF 4.5 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12801

John Ferguson

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The Delicate Equilibrium: Unveiling the Curvilinear Nexus Between Supply Concentration and Organizational Resilience 微妙的平衡：揭示供应集中与组织复原力之间的曲线关系

IF 5.6 2区管理学

British Journal of Management Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12800

Yeyao Ren, Julie Juan Li, Wenhong Zhao, Liang Zhang

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