@article{66480, abstract = {{Background – This study draws on data from a larger international project exploring parents' perceptions of the education of their children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Using responses from 1, 309 parents in Australia, England, Germany, and Norway it examines parental satisfaction with mainstream and special schools, and parents' school placement preferences, including willingness to change schools. Parental satisfaction is assessed as an overall evaluation of how well the child's school placement meets their needs, without distinguishing between specific aspects of the school experience. The study also explores whether the child's level of support is associated with these perceptions. Based on a human rights perspective, we highlight parents’ perspectives and their role in the development of more inclusive education systems, without promoting one model of schooling over another. Methods – Responses from 1, 309 parents across four countries were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Non-parametric tests compared satisfaction across school types, chi-squared tests assessed associations with willingness to change schools, and binary logistic regression examined whether level of support was associated with parents' willingness to change school placement. Results – Parents in England, Germany, and Norway reported higher satisfaction with special schools than with mainstream schools. No statistically significant difference was observed in Australia. Parents of children in special schools were less likely to report considering changing schools, particularly in England and Norway. Higher pupil support needs were significantly associated with parents’ willingness to change school across the combined sample. These findings suggest that parental satisfaction with their child's education and their preferences regarding school placement may be shaped by both school type and how well pupils' support needs are perceived to be met. Discussion and conclusion – The role of parents as key stakeholders in developing inclusive education systems, consistent with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is emphasised. While parents in special schools in three of the four countries reported higher satisfaction, the reasons for this remain unclear. Understanding the factors shaping parental satisfaction is essential for developing inclusive and responsive learning environments. These findings offer a starting point for future research on how education systems can better align policy commitments with families’ lived experiences.}}, author = {{Johansson, Veslemøy Maria Fossum and Gibson, Suanne and Woodcock, Stuart and Dechsling, Anders and Kullmann, Harry and Herrebrøden, Marte Karoline and Ulriksen, Line Britt and Nordahl-Hansen, Anders}}, issn = {{2504-284X}}, journal = {{Frontiers in Education}}, keywords = {{human rights, inclusion, inclusive education, international study, parents, school development, special educational needs}}, publisher = {{Frontiers Media SA}}, title = {{{Parental (dis)satisfaction with school placement to achieve inclusion: a cross-country comparison}}}, doi = {{10.3389/feduc.2026.1710708}}, volume = {{11}}, year = {{2026}}, } @article{48517, author = {{Hubner-Benz, Sylvia and Baum, Matthias}}, issn = {{1742-5360}}, journal = {{International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management, Business and International Management}}, number = {{1}}, publisher = {{Inderscience Publishers}}, title = {{{What predicts effectuation preferences Disentangling individual and environmental factors and illuminating decision criteria}}}, doi = {{10.1504/ijev.2023.129283}}, volume = {{15}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{48512, author = {{Deng, Wei and Hubner-Benz, Sylvia and Frese, Michael and Song, Zhaoli}}, issn = {{1075-4253}}, journal = {{Journal of International Management}}, keywords = {{Strategy and Management, Finance, Business and International Management}}, number = {{3}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{Different ways lead to ambidexterity: Configurations for team innovation across China, India, and Singapore}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.intman.2023.101027}}, volume = {{29}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{48900, author = {{Diederich, Sarah and Iseke, Anja and Pull, Kerstin and Schneider, Martin}}, issn = {{0958-5192}}, journal = {{The International Journal of Human Resource Management}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Business and International Management, Industrial relations}}, pages = {{1--29}}, publisher = {{Informa UK Limited}}, title = {{{Role (in-)congruity and the Catch 22 for female executives: how stereotyping contributes to the gender pay gap at top executive level}}}, doi = {{10.1080/09585192.2023.2273331}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{49446, author = {{Diederich, Sarah and Iseke, Anja and Pull, Kerstin and Schneider, Martin}}, issn = {{0958-5192}}, journal = {{The International Journal of Human Resource Management}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Business and International Management, Industrial relations}}, pages = {{1--29}}, publisher = {{Informa UK Limited}}, title = {{{Role (in-)congruity and the Catch 22 for female executives: how stereotyping contributes to the gender pay gap at top executive level}}}, doi = {{10.1080/09585192.2023.2273331}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{53226, author = {{Marín, Raquel and Santos-Arteaga, Francisco J. and Tavana, Madjid and Di Caprio, Debora}}, issn = {{2444-569X}}, journal = {{Journal of Innovation & Knowledge}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Marketing, Economics and Econometrics, Business and International Management}}, number = {{4}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{Value Chain digitalization and technological development as innovation catalysts in small and medium-sized enterprises}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.jik.2023.100454}}, volume = {{8}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{53224, author = {{Santos-Arteaga, Francisco J. and Di Caprio, Debora and Tavana, Madjid}}, issn = {{0040-1625}}, journal = {{Technological Forecasting and Social Change}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Applied Psychology, Business and International Management}}, publisher = {{Elsevier BV}}, title = {{{A combinatorial data envelopment analysis with uncertain interval data with application to ICT evaluation}}}, doi = {{10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122510}}, volume = {{191}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{53232, abstract = {{PurposeNew business practices and the globalization of markets force firms to take innovation as the fundamental pillar of their competitive strategy. Research and Development (R&D) plays a vital role in innovation. As technology advances and product life cycles become shorter, firms rely on R&D as a strategy to invigorate innovation. R&D project portfolio selection is a complex and challenging task. Despite the management's efforts to implement the best project portfolio selection practices, many projects continue to fail or miss their target. The problem is that selecting R&D projects requires a deep understanding of strategic vision and technical capabilities. However, many decision-makers lack technological insight or strategic vision. This article aims to provide a method to capitalize on the expertise of R&D professionals to assist managers in making informed and effective decisions. It also provides a framework for aligning the portfolio of R&D projects with the organizational vision and mission.Design/methodology/approachThis article proposes a new strategic approach for R&D project portfolio selection using efficiency-uncertainty maps.FindingsThe proposed strategy plane helps decision-makers align R&D project portfolios with their strategies to combine a strategic view and numerical analysis in this research. The proposed strategy plane consists of four areas: Exploitation Zone, Challenge Zone, Desperation Zone and Discretion Zone. Mapping the project into this strategic plane would help decision-makers align their project portfolio according to the corporate perspectives.Originality/valueThe new approach combines the efficiency and uncertainty dimensions in portfolio selection into an integrated framework that: (i) provides a complete representation of the stochastic decision-making processes, (ii) models the endogenous uncertainty inherent in the project selection process and (iii) proposes a computationally practical and visually unique solution procedure for classifying desirable and undesirable R&D projects.}}, author = {{Namazi, Mehdi and Tavana, Madjid and Mohammadi, Emran and Bonyadi Naeini, Ali}}, issn = {{1463-5771}}, journal = {{Benchmarking: An International Journal}}, keywords = {{Business and International Management, Strategy and Management}}, number = {{10}}, pages = {{4193--4220}}, publisher = {{Emerald}}, title = {{{A new strategic approach for R&D project portfolio selection using efficiency-uncertainty maps}}}, doi = {{10.1108/bij-02-2022-0129}}, volume = {{30}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{41192, abstract = {{AbstractWe examine distortions caused by tax base allocation systems–separate accounting (SA) or formula apportionment (FA)–with respect to the allocation of assets and workforce within multinational entities (MNEs). The effects of both systems are intensively debated by EU Member States as they are striving to implement a European tax system. Its introduction would lead to a switch from SA to FA. Moreover, Pillar One of the recent global tax reform includes a mix of both tax base allocation systems. We find that, against the claims of the EU, FA does not necessarily create lower distortions of the factor allocation. Decisive for that assessment is the level of profit shifting under SA. Our results indicate that, in tendency, the factor allocation is more severely distorted by FA when the profit shifting possibilities were rather low under SA. In contrast to former studies, we highlight the importance of analyzing the status quo under the recently applied system (SA) in order to be able to assess the consequences of a switch from SA to FA. Our results are interesting for policy-makers as they help anticipating reactions of MNEs to a change in the applied tax base allocation system and for companies as a basis for future tax planning.}}, author = {{Ortmann, Regina and Pummerer, Erich}}, issn = {{0044-2372}}, journal = {{Journal of Business Economics}}, keywords = {{Economics and Econometrics, Business and International Management}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Distortional effects of separate accounting and formula apportionment on factor allocation}}}, doi = {{10.1007/s11573-022-01133-5}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{45655, author = {{FitzGerald, Clare and Fraser, Alec and Kimmitt, Jonathan and Knoll, Lisa and Williams, James}}, issn = {{1096-7494}}, journal = {{International Public Management Journal}}, keywords = {{Public Administration, Business and International Management}}, number = {{3}}, pages = {{329--338}}, publisher = {{Informa UK Limited}}, title = {{{Outcomes-based contracting and public management reform: Lessons from a decade of experimentation}}}, doi = {{10.1080/10967494.2023.2170504}}, volume = {{26}}, year = {{2023}}, } @techreport{61908, abstract = {{For students, study abroad has its advantages but might also have unwanted adverse ef-fects, such as social isolation and loneliness. We analyze the role of emotional support in understanding loneliness among Chinese international students in Germany, in comparison to local students, from a gender perspective. Based on a representative sample, our findings suggest that Chinese international students feel lonelier than local ones. Female Chinese international students are less lonely compared to male ones, whereas the opposite is true for local students. Contrary to our expectations, a higher number of emotionally supportive ties is associated with higher levels of loneliness for all the students. Our further analysis of the correlation between emotional support and loneliness separately for the four subgroups indicates that while for female local students having more emotionally supportive ties is as-sociated with lower levels of loneliness, for female Chinese international students we find the opposite trend. For all male students, we find no significant effect of emotional support on loneliness. We recommend conducting a longitudinal study for examining the causality of the relationship between networks and loneliness in the future. Results have important implica-tions for universities and higher education research in understanding the role of networks on loneliness.}}, author = {{Bilecen, Basak and Diekmann, Isabell and Faist, Thomas}}, keywords = {{loneliness, personal networks, international student mobility, gender, emotional support}}, pages = {{23}}, publisher = {{Centre on Migration, Citizenship and Development (COMCAD), Fakultät für Soziologie}}, title = {{{The Dark Side of International Student Mobility: Which Students Suffer from Loneliness?}}}, volume = {{178}}, year = {{2023}}, } @article{35740, abstract = {{AbstractWhile the Information Systems (IS) discipline has researched digital platforms extensively, the body of knowledge appertaining to platforms still appears fragmented and lacking conceptual consistency. Based on automated text mining and unsupervised machine learning, we collect, analyze, and interpret the IS discipline’s comprehensive research on platforms—comprising 11,049 papers spanning 44 years of research activity. From a cluster analysis concerning platform concepts’ semantically most similar words, we identify six research streams on platforms, each with their own platform terms. Based on interpreting the identified concepts vis-à-vis the extant research and considering a temporal perspective on the concepts’ application, we present a lexicon of platform concepts, to guide further research on platforms in the IS discipline. Researchers and managers can build on our results to position their work appropriately, applying a specific theoretical perspective on platforms in isolation or combining multiple perspectives to study platform phenomena at a more abstract level.}}, author = {{Bartelheimer, Christian and zur Heiden, Philipp and Lüttenberg, Hedda and Beverungen, Daniel}}, issn = {{1019-6781}}, journal = {{Electronic Markets}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Marketing, Computer Science Applications, Economics and Econometrics, Business and International Management}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{375--396}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Systematizing the lexicon of platforms in information systems: a data-driven study}}}, doi = {{10.1007/s12525-022-00530-6}}, volume = {{32}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{47670, abstract = {{PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to revisit the disastrous DaimlerChrysler AG takeover episode from 1998 to 2007 in order to arrive at a more comprehensive explanation of this and other merger and takeover failures based on institutional theory.Design/methodology/approachThe case study is based on various secondary sources of information and on the insights that one of the authors gained from working for 14 years in various positions for Daimler-Benz and DaimlerChrysler.FindingsDaimlerChrysler failed because top management made mistakes in trying to globalize the company. They were unable to realize possible synergies between the two companies, which brought complementary resources into the merger. Furthermore, they did not account for the institutional embeddedness of strategies when they adopted lean production globally, diffused the production system developed in Germany to other parts of the world and tried to implement a global stock enlisted in New York and Frankfurt. The underlying theoretical framework is relevant for other merger and acquisition cases. It features institutional embeddedness, path dependency and institutional arbitrage.Originality/valueThe paper develops an institutional perspective on DaimlerChrysler and on cross-border merger and acquisition failure more generally. The perspective is organized around the varieties-of-capitalism approach. This contribution is important because there is increasing dissatisfaction with the dominant explanation of cross-border merger and acquisition failure, which is based on the allegedly failed management of culture “clashes.”}}, author = {{Riach, John Rankin Wood and Schneider, Martin}}, issn = {{2059-5794}}, journal = {{Cross Cultural and Strategic Management}}, keywords = {{Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Sociology and Political Science, Cultural Studies, Business and International Management}}, number = {{3}}, pages = {{552--568}}, publisher = {{Emerald}}, title = {{{The DaimlerChrysler takeover failure revisited from a varieties-of-capitalism perspective}}}, doi = {{10.1108/ccsm-12-2020-0250}}, volume = {{29}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{47920, abstract = {{AbstractIntegrated thinking (IT) is a managerial mindset increasingly discussed in the context of value creation. Through the lens of systems theory, this study examines how the degree to which IT is embedded in a firm's strategy and day‐to‐day business processes is associated with the firm's social and environmental value creation. Using a broad international dataset, we find strong evidence that our measure of IT is positively related to a firm's sustainability performance (SP), which we use to operationalize social and environmental value creation (or erosion). Our results also reveal that the increase in a firm's SP might come at the cost of a short‐term decrease in financial performance (FP). We find no indication, however, that IT induces a trade‐off between SP and long‐term FP. Integrated thinking appears to stipulate long‐term financial value creation instead. We further explore moderating factors within the organizational and institutional context of our sample firms and highlight implications for society, corporate practice, and policymaking.}}, author = {{Reimsbach, Daniel and Braam, Geert}}, issn = {{0964-4733}}, journal = {{Business Strategy and the Environment}}, keywords = {{Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Strategy and Management, Geography, Planning and Development, Business and International Management}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{304--320}}, publisher = {{Wiley}}, title = {{{Creating social and environmental value through integrated thinking: International evidence}}}, doi = {{10.1002/bse.3131}}, volume = {{32}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{47923, abstract = {{ Integrated reporting has widely been promoted as the next evolutionary step in corporate disclosure, which would soon replace traditional reporting practices. Embedded in a zeitgeist that favors sustainability, this outlook would suggest high integrated reporting adoption rates among reporting organizations. Our analysis of integrated reporting in Germany from 2008 to 2019 shows, however, that organizations approached integrated reporting with a wait-and-see mentality. This approach cannot be described adequately by the existing conceptualizations of (partial) practice adoption. We therefore develop the notion of wait-and-see-ism, defined as the deliberate and potentially long-lasting postponement of a decision to adopt a practice while its further development is monitored silently. We see limited, though continuous, efforts to prepare for the prospect of adopting the practice of integrated reporting quickly at a later stage. Wait-and-see-ism expands on prior work on partial adoption by emphasizing its temporal dimension. This adds an important yet undertheorized option that organizations can employ to respond to ambiguous institutional demands, thus explaining the stalling of promising management practices. }}, author = {{Endenich, Christoph and Hahn, Rüdiger and Reimsbach, Daniel and Wickert, Christopher}}, issn = {{1476-1270}}, journal = {{Strategic Organization}}, keywords = {{Strategy and Management, Industrial relations, Education, Business and International Management}}, number = {{3}}, pages = {{566--595}}, publisher = {{SAGE Publications}}, title = {{{Wait-and-see-ism as partial adoption of management practices: The rise and stall of integrated reporting}}}, doi = {{10.1177/14761270221078605}}, volume = {{21}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{50463, abstract = {{PurposeEnabled by increased (“big”) data stocks and advanced (“machine learning”) analyses, the concept of human resource analytics (HRA) is expected to systematically improve decisions in human resource management (HRM). Since so far empirical evidence on this is, however, lacking, the authors' study examines which combinations of data and analyses are employed and which combinations deliver on the promise of improved decision quality.Design/methodology/approachTheoretically, the paper employs a neo-configurational approach for founding and conceptualizing HRA. Methodically, based on a sample of German organizations, two varieties (crisp set and multi-value) of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) are employed to identify combinations of data and analyses sufficient and necessary for HRA success.FindingsThe authors' study identifies existing configurations of data and analyses in HRM and uncovers which of these configurations cause improved decision quality. By evidencing that and which combinations of data and analyses conjuncturally cause decision quality, the authors' study provides a first confirmation of HRA success.Research limitations/implicationsMajor limitations refer to the cross-sectional and national sample and the usage of subjective measures. Major implications are the suitability of neo-configurational approaches for future research on HRA, while deeper conceptualizing and researching both the characteristics and outcomes of HRA constitutes a core future task.Originality/valueThe authors' paper employs an innovative theoretical-methodical approach to explain and analyze conditions that conjuncturally cause decision quality therewith offering much needed empirical evidence on HRA success.}}, author = {{Strohmeier, Stefan and Collet, Julian and Kabst, Rüdiger}}, issn = {{1746-5265}}, journal = {{Baltic Journal of Management}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Marketing, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Business and International Management}}, number = {{3}}, pages = {{285--303}}, publisher = {{Emerald}}, title = {{{(How) do advanced data and analyses enable HR analytics success? A neo-configurational analysis}}}, doi = {{10.1108/bjm-05-2021-0188}}, volume = {{17}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{37138, abstract = {{AbstractAssuming that potential biases of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based systems can be identified and controlled for (e.g., by providing high quality training data), employing such systems to augment human resource (HR)-decision makers in candidate selection provides an opportunity to make selection processes more objective. However, as the final hiring decision is likely to remain with humans, prevalent human biases could still cause discrimination. This work investigates the impact of an AI-based system’s candidate recommendations on humans’ hiring decisions and how this relation could be moderated by an Explainable AI (XAI) approach. We used a self-developed platform and conducted an online experiment with 194 participants. Our quantitative and qualitative findings suggest that the recommendations of an AI-based system can reduce discrimination against older and female candidates but appear to cause fewer selections of foreign-race candidates. Contrary to our expectations, the same XAI approach moderated these effects differently depending on the context.}}, author = {{Hofeditz, Lennart and Clausen, Sünje and Rieß, Alexander and Mirbabaie, Milad and Stieglitz, Stefan}}, issn = {{1019-6781}}, journal = {{Electronic Markets (ELMA)}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Marketing, Computer Science Applications, Economics and Econometrics, Business and International Management}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Applying XAI to an AI-based system for candidate management to mitigate bias and discrimination in hiring}}}, doi = {{10.1007/s12525-022-00600-9}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{41316, abstract = {{ Relationship marketing managers around the world actively try to stimulate customer engagement because of its performance-enhancing effects. Research insights into how to engage customers, such that they voluntarily contribute their resources to support companies’ marketing efforts, almost exclusively pertain to individual, domestic markets. However, the prerequisites of customer engagement strategies naturally differ across country-specific market environments. Therefore, the authors develop a conceptual, comprehensive battery of cultural, institutional, societal, and economic country-level contingency factors (CISE indicators) as well as between-country psychic distances on those indicators. A set of 11 high-level research propositions aims to enhance marketing researchers’ and managers’ understanding of the contingencies of international customer engagement strategy effectiveness and customer engagement's performance ramifications. The analysis reflects the richness and complexity of potential contingency effects across the four CISE categories and encourages empirical research on their separate and joint effects. }}, author = {{Steinhoff, Lena and Liu, Juanyi (Sunny) and Li, Xiaoling and Palmatier, Robert W.}}, issn = {{1069-031X}}, journal = {{Journal of International Marketing}}, keywords = {{Marketing, Business and International Management}}, number = {{1}}, pages = {{1--31}}, publisher = {{SAGE Publications}}, title = {{{Customer Engagement in International Markets}}}, doi = {{10.1177/1069031x221099211}}, volume = {{31}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{30735, abstract = {{While the Information Systems (IS) discipline has researched digital platforms extensively, the body of knowledge appertaining to platforms still appears fragmented and lacking conceptual consistency. Based on automated text mining and unsupervised machine learning, we collect, analyze, and interpret the IS discipline’s comprehensive research on platforms—comprising 11,049 papers spanning 44 years of research activity. From a cluster analysis concerning platform concepts’ semantically most similar words, we identify six research streams on platforms, each with their own platform terms. Based on interpreting the identified concepts vis-à-vis the extant research and considering a temporal perspective on the concepts’ application, we present a lexicon of platform concepts, to guide further research on platforms in the IS discipline. Researchers and managers can build on our results to position their work appropriately, applying a specific theoretical perspective on platforms in isolation or combining multiple perspectives to study platform phenomena at a more abstract level.}}, author = {{Bartelheimer, Christian and zur Heiden, Philipp and Lüttenberg, Hedda and Beverungen, Daniel}}, issn = {{1019-6781}}, journal = {{Electronic Markets}}, keywords = {{Management of Technology and Innovation, Marketing, Computer Science Applications, Economics and Econometrics, Business and International Management}}, publisher = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}}, title = {{{Systematizing the lexicon of platforms in information systems: a data-driven study}}}, doi = {{10.1007/s12525-022-00530-6}}, year = {{2022}}, } @article{37020, author = {{Fraser, Alec and Knoll, Lisa and Hevenstone, Debra}}, issn = {{1096-7494}}, journal = {{International Public Management Journal}}, keywords = {{Public Administration, Business and International Management}}, number = {{3}}, pages = {{339–356}}, publisher = {{Informa UK Limited}}, title = {{{Contested Social Impact Bonds: welfare conventions, conflicts and compromises in five European Active-Labor Market Programs}}}, doi = {{10.1080/10967494.2022.2089792}}, volume = {{26}}, year = {{2022}}, }