Why does trust continue to command such intense interest from the world’s top management scholars? The recent decision by the Academy of Management Review to feature trust across Vol. 50, No. 4 provides a clear answer: it is a linchpin of modern business theory and practice....
Innovation & Creativity
Purchasing and Supply Management (PSM) field has become a cornerstone of modern business strategy, connecting firms to suppliers, customers, and global networks. Despite its critical role, PSM lacks a unified theoretical foundation, and it’s instead relying on theories borrowed from...
New research, integrating Performance Feedback Theory (PFT) with Regulatory Focus Theory (RFT), reveals that organizations react distinctly to different types of performance shortfalls. This meta-analysis of 74 studies, analyzing approximately 28.8 million observations, clarifies long-standing inconsistencies in how firms...