This study investigates whether strategic networks in global value chains affect the upgrade of suppliers and describes alternative ways of overcoming the barriers to such upgrades. Using a cross-national analysis, we examine the complex upgrade process for suppliers from a long-term perspective...

The study investigates the formation of Destination Management Organization (DMO) orchestration capability under the influence of environmental forces to achieve sustainable value creation. The study suggests that the DMO's orchestration capabilities, encompassing resource structuring,...

This paper examines the mediating effect of ecologies of innovation on the relationship between entrepreneurial networking and opportunity exploitation among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda. The study design was a cross-sectional survey, data were analysed using SPSS and Analysis...

Organizational and managerial structure plays an important role in the productivity difference among firms. However, studies that assessed the quality of firm management and its link with their performance are still scanty. This paper provides empirical evidence on the relationship between...

The circular economy model enables businesses to incorporate regenerative manufacturing systems that use closed-loop resources to achieve economic and environmental sustainability. The work focuses on the circular economy’s competitive advantage from the multinationals apparel industry’s...

This paper examines the value interplay and governance challenges among cooperatives, particularly operating in an extreme environment such as Indonesia's BMTs (Islamic cooperatives). BMTs act as a "bridge" for small and medium enterprises to gain financial support unobtainable from more formal...