User profiles for virginia bodolica

Virginia Bodolica

The Said T. Khoury Chair of Leadership Studies & Professor of Management, American …
Verified email at aus.edu
Cited by 992

Knowledge creation processes in small innovative hi‐tech firms

M Spraggon, V Bodolica - Management Research News, 2008 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore knowledge creation processes in small
innovative hi‐tech firms operating in the software industry. Design/methodology/approach–
The research framework examines specific action and interaction processes aiming at …

An end-to-end process of writing and publishing influential literature review articles: do's and don'ts

V Bodolica, M Spraggon - Management Decision, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose Literature reviews are essential tools for uncovering prevalent knowledge gaps,
unifying fragmented bodies of scholarship, and taking stock of the cumulative evidence in a
field of inquiry. Yet, successfully producing rigorous, coherent, thought-provoking, and …

A structuration framework for bridging the macro–micro divide in health‐care governance

V Bodolica, M Spraggon, G Tofan - Health Expectations, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Extant studies demonstrate that macro (hierarchical) and micro (relational)
governance initiatives in health‐care settings continue to be developed in isolation rather
than interactively. Government‐driven hierarchical governance endeavours that guide …

Behavioral governance and self-conscious emotions: Unveiling governance implications of authentic and hubristic pride

V Bodolica, M Spraggon - Journal of Business Ethics, 2011 - Springer
The main purpose of this article is to elucidate the bright connotation of the self-conscious
emotion of pride, namely authentic pride, in the broader context of behavioral governance
literature. Scholars in the field of psychology suggest that authentic and hubristic pride …

A multidimensional taxonomy of intra-firm knowledge transfer processes

M Spraggon, V Bodolica - Journal of Business Research, 2012 - Elsevier
This article advances a multidimensional taxonomy of intra-firm knowledge transfer
processes that incorporates relevant insights from various streams of the knowledge
management literature. Based on several theoretical constructs that form the taxonomy, four …

Collective tacit knowledge generation through play: Integrating socially distributed cognition and transactive memory systems

M Spraggon, V Bodolica - Management Decision, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature by examining the
generation of collective tacit knowledge (CTK) in organizations through social ludic activities
(SLAs) as a specific form of playful micro-practice carried out by employees …

The implementation of special attributes of CEO compensation contracts around M&A transactions

V Bodolica, M Spraggon - Strategic Management Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates how the implementation of special attributes of CEO compensation
contracts is determined by both the acquisition and the acquirer features for a set of M&A
deals undertaken by Canadian acquiring firms. Our findings reveal that when agency …

Boundary management strategies for governing family firms: A UAE-based case study

V Bodolica, M Spraggon, S Zaidi - Journal of Business Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Relying on boundary theory insights, this article aims to improve the existing knowledge
base on optimal governance configurations in family-run companies operating in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) and uncover specific boundary management strategies that contribute …

Incubating innovation in university settings: building entrepreneurial mindsets in the future generation of innovative emerging market leaders

V Bodolica, M Spraggon - Education+ Training, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose One of the most discernible initiatives of entrepreneurial universities constitutes the
launch of innovation centers, where students and alumni can incubate their business ideas
and collaborate on innovative projects with the purpose of converting them into start-up …

Succession management challenges: the case of a family business in the UAE

M Spraggon, V Bodolica… - Asian Journal of …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
This case study illustrates the story of Raja Garage Ltd, a small car repair services company
based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It begins with Izat Raja's dream to start his own
business and follows his journey in pursuit of turning his dream into reality. Shortly after the …