Purpose Academic research on management consulting or having management consultancy as the main research field is huge as the sector is a strategic one for management innovation, but a systematic and updated literature review is missing. This paper aims to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive systematic review of scholarly peer reviewed journals looking at the ambivalent roles of consultants in driving management innovation as well as management fashions. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review has been performed. Findings This paper provides a systematization of existing literature, where the state of the art is assessed and future research paths are highlighted. Originality/value The proposed research fills the gap concerning a review of literature on this topic and provides an analysis of 50 years of scholarly research, highlighting both the bright and dark sides of management consulting.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate high-involvement and short-term supply\ud relationships, known as agile supply partnerships (ASPs), and explores the conditions that support the\ud development of such inter-organizational relationships.\ud Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative exploratory research design was followed, based on\ud in-depth case studies of Italian fashion footwear manufacturers and their relationships with key suppliers.\ud Findings – ASPs appear to be most relevant in supply material categories which have a high impact\ud on the appearance or functionality of the product. Conversely, in supply categories with a low impact,\ud long-term partnerships are preferred. Four main characteristics of ASPs are identified: they are part of\ud a portfolio of relationships to balance the rigidities of long-term strategic partnerships; they have\ud project-like features; they are developed from a network of pre-qualified suppliers; they are recurring\ud and intermittent rather than continuous or isolated one-off short-term partnerships.\ud Research limitations/implications – The research has been carried out in the context of an Italian\ud footwear district. Further research is required to evaluate the validity of the propositions in other\ud sectors and geographies.\ud Practical implications – The research can help decision makers in the fashion industry, and\ud potentially other sectors affected by high turbulence, to identify when ASPs are most appropriate and\ud what characteristics they should have.\ud Originality/value – This research contributes to the literature on agility by empirically evaluating\ud the apparent paradox related to the specific characteristics of supply relationships required to foster an\ud agile strategy and by clarifying the conditions under which fashion companies develop ASPs
Knowledge distribution compels firms to search outside for new knowledge to sustain their competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper concerns the role of network structures and inter-organisational relations on ‘purposive knowledge inflow.’ It also aims to suggest network conditions for enhancing knowledge flow in different types of open innovation practices with suppliers. Based on the past research, four types of open innovation approaches, through which focal firms can gain access to their suppliers’ knowledge, are considered. Building on extensive open innovation literature and social network theory, we develop a conceptual model that identifies network conditions for each open innovation practice with suppliers. The contribution of this paper is in extending the body of the literature in open innovation research by proposing a framework that conceptualises the role of social networks in open innovation practices. The proposed framework can be useful to practitioners in adopting the most favourable network conditions and also classifies supply network conditions based on the open innovation practices
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how focal firms in supply networks manage weak and strong ties for exploration and exploitation innovation in mature industries. In doing so, the paper extends the understanding of how focal firms manage open innovation (OI).Design/methodology/approachThe empirical base is a multiple case study conducted on three companies operating in mature industries in Europe.FindingsFindings of this study reveal, analyze and explain a diverse set of OI practices in the supply networks of mature industries in which the focal firms integrate strong and weak supply ties to enhance innovation outcomes. This study provides a fine-grained view of the benefits of the additive and interactive effects of strong and weak ties in OI. More specifically, the analysis reveals an enhancing role of strong supply ties in exploration, which previously was associated solely with weak ties. Moreover, this study sheds light on the dominant and orchestrating roles of focal firms.Practical implicationsThe findings provide insights to enhance OI practices beyond the limited role of the weak ties of the supply network and highlight the essential role of the strong supply ties in mature industries.Originality/valueWhile previous studies have associated exploration with weak ties, findings of this study reveal that exploration-oriented activities in mature industries also extend to strong ties. In the strong ties of mature industries, this study finds there is not only the exploitation of existing knowledge but also the reconfiguration and innovation of products.
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