infonet-economy

Purpose: While business model innovations are critical to a company’s long-term strategy, they are still poorly understood compared to other kinds of innovations. In this paper, we investigate prior research and reframe business model innovation through a top management lens. Design: We report on a content analysis of interviews with top managers of small and medium enterprises in…

Grounded on social identity theory, we explore the identities and actions of 41 angel investors who invest in early-stage companies in the field of ICT. Our study reveals the existence of four pure types of angel investor identities and suggests how these identities shape their investment behavior and consequent exchange of resources with investees. We summarize our results in a…

This pioneer paper studies whether and how Bitcoin shocks are transmitted to the U.S economy. We employ a new methodology: TVP FAVAR model with stochastic volatility. We use a large dataset of 111 major U.S variables from 1959:m1 to 2016:m12. The results show that Bitcoin shocks significantly impact the U.S. econ-omy. This significant impact is pronounced in a volatile and increasing…

Die Verhaltensforschung zeigt, dass sich Entscheidungen durch die Architektur des Entscheidungsproblems auch ohne Zwang lenken lassen. Doch wohin sollte man die Leute schubsen?

This study examines the effects of hybrid product and organizational identities on members’ identification with their organization. Borrowing from the identity congruence model of Foreman and Whetten (2002), the effects of dual identities are operationalized in the form of a current-ideal congruence of normative and utilitarian organizational identity elements. In addition, products…

Growing requirements for accountability and risk management put decentralized models of public governance under pressure. This article investigates the drivers for change from a completely decentralized, network-oriented model to a more centralized, and procedural governance model of school restaurants in a Swiss city. It focuses on the pressures and challenges that this municipality…

While business model innovations are critical to a company’s long-term survival, they are still poorly understood compared to other kinds of innovations. In this paper, we investigate prior research and reframe business model innovation through a practitioner lens. We report on a content analysis of interviews with CEOs of small and medium enterprises in the technology industry, with…

Internationalization speed currently receives once again substantial attention in the internationalization literature. Internationalization speed already formed an integral part of the incremental approach to internationalization 40 years ago. It received center stage position in the more recent born global and international new venture debate. However, there are new developments in…