Research aims: some illustrative examples

Research aims: some illustrative examples

Prepared by Joseph, K.K. Ho                     Dated: January 3, 2017.

Example 1

Gonzalez, R., J. Llopis and J. Gasco. 2013. “Innovation in public services: The case of Spanish local government” Journal of Business Research 66,  Elsevier: 2024-2033.

“However, organizations cannot introduce innovations in isolation; they have to form part of a conscious strategy. For this reason, another goal of this paper is to identify the strategic profile of Spanish local government and find out if these organizations really have strategic approaches in their managerial agenda. From the different organizational strategy models, this paper uses the Miles and Snow (1978) model because this model specifically considers different strategic typologies that depend on the predisposition of organizations towards innovation. Consequently, the aim is to relate the strategic profiles of local governments to their predisposition to innovation. Despite the existing research on public governments, the authors of this study have not found any studies that establish a link between strategic profiles and innovation types and levels”.

Example 2

Achabou, M.A. and S. Dekhili. 2013. “Luxury and sustainable development: Is there a match?” Journal of Business Research 66, Elsevier: 1896-1903.

“Although these initiatives remain highly limited to date, it is interesting to examine the possibility of their becoming widespread in the coming years. Our aim in this research paper is to determine the relevance of adopting recycling practices in the case of luxury clothing. It is important to note that the perception of recycling is product-specific”.

Example 3

Fuenzalida, D., S. Mongrut, J.R. Arteaga and A. Erausquin. 2013. “Good corporate governance: Does it pay in Peru?” Journal of Business Research 66, Elseiver: 1759-1770.

“This paper aims to discover whether or not good corporate governance practices generate positive returns on the Lima Stock Exchange (LSE)”.

Example 4

Rhee, J.H., J.W. Kim and J.H. Lee. 2014. “Interaction effects of formal and social controls on business-to-business performance” Journal of Business Research 67, Elsevier: 2123-2131.

“Marketing and Strategy studies have treated relational governance as a critical factor of business-to-business (B2B) performance. Extant studies offer contrasting views on whether formal or social control is a better control mechanism, with little known about their interaction effect. In this study, the authors aim to investigate the interaction effect of these two control mechanisms by dividing a B2B contract (formal control) into two provisions (transactional and relational) and to examine the specific interaction effect of social control on each provision”.