The purpose of this paper is to provide a basis for a systematic development of signaling
theory on CSR initiatives. The paper (i) proposes signaling theory as a framework supportive …

The diffusion of organizational practices remains a central concern for scholars from diverse
disciplines and backgrounds. We assess the most recent 20 years of research on …

Purpose This study aims to support and extend signalling theory because of information
asymmetry. This study also aims to answer the call to further negative signalling and explore …

Herd literature suggests that people tend to discount their own beliefs and imitate others
when making adoption decisions and that the resulting adoption decisions are fragile and …

Research findings have established a relationship between organizational size and a
substantial set of organizational outcomes, resulting in size's distinction as “perhaps the …

In the light of digitalization and recent EU policy initiatives, information is an important asset
that organizations of all sizes and from all sectors should secure. However, in order to …

Firm decision makers contemplating imitation of a competitor's innovation face a dilemma:
Imitate a new, unproven offering, or forgo imitation and perhaps miss out on the “next big …

This study examines the performance implications of the alliance networks of 49 firms that
competed for two technology standards in the US local area network industry from 1989 to …

In this paper, we organize the fragmented management literature on technology standards
according to a meta-theoretical scheme originally proposed by Astley and Van de Ven. We …

Management systems standards have become ubiquitous, adopted by millions of
organizations around the world. The ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 quality and environmental …