Kent Business School Research Spotlight

It’s been a busy few months for Kent Business School with 9 research papers published in 4* Journals. Congratulations to all the staff who contributed to 4* research papers.

Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business    

Professor Marian Garcia: Entrepreneurial innovativeness: when too little or too much agglomeration hurts 

Pindado, E., Sanchez, M. and Garcia Martinez, M. (2023) ‘Entrepreneurial innovativeness: when too little or too much agglomeration hurts’. Research Policy 52 (1), 104625 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2022.104625  

Dr Maggie (Jing) Zeng and Professor Soo Hee Lee: Resource Orchestration and Scaling-up of Platform-based Entrepreneurial Firms: The Logic of Dialectic Tuning 

Zeng, J., Yang, Y. and Lee, S. H. (2022) “Resource Orchestration and Scaling-up of Platform-based Entrepreneurial Firms: The Logic of Dialectic Tuning”, Journal of Management Studies. In press.   

Dr Maggie (Jing) Zeng: Orchestrating ecosystem resources in a different country: Understanding the integrative capabilities of sharing economy platform multinational corporations 

Zeng, J. (2022) “Orchestrating ecosystem resources in a different country: Understanding the integrative capabilities of sharing economy platform multinational corporations”, Journal of World Business. In press. 

Dr Shenxue Li: Learning and innovation of Chinese firms along the paths of “Bring In” to “Go Global”, Journal of World Business 

Lyles, M.A., Tsang, E.W.K., Li, S., Hong, J.F.L., Cooke, F.L. and Lu, J.W. (2022). Learning and innovation of Chinese firms along the paths of “Bring In” to “Go Global”, Journal of World Business, 57(5), August 2022, 101362. 

Department of Accounting and Finance   

Professor Aydin Ozkan: Board gender diversity and responsible banking during the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Corporate Finance 

Alper Kara, Aziidah Nanteza, Aydin Ozkan, Yilmaz Yildiz. (2022). Board gender diversity and responsible banking during the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Corporate Finance (ABS4) 

Professor Aydin Ozkan: Climate risk, corporate social responsibility and firm performance 

Aydin Ozkan, Huseyin Temiz, Yilmaz Yildiz. (2022). Climate risk, corporate social responsibility and firm performance. British Journal of Management. (ABS4)   

Department of Leadership and Management   

Professor Chidiebere Ogbonnaya: Towards a more sustainable environment: Understanding why and when green training promotes employees 

Usman, M., Rofcanin, Y., Ali, M., Ogbonnaya, C. and Babalola, M. (2022) “Towards a more sustainable environment: Understanding why and when green training promotes employees’ eco-friendly behaviors outside of work”, Human Resource Management. Wiley.   

Department of Analytics, Operations and Systems   

Professor Shaomin Wu: Considering greenhouse gas emissions in maintenance optimisation 

Wu, S., Wu, D., & Peng, R. (2022). Considering greenhouse gas emissions in maintenance optimisation. European Journal of Operational Research. 

Dr Preetam Basu: Bidding for an Optimal Portfolio of Keywords in Sponsored Search Advertising: From Generic to Branded 

Tunuguntla, V., Rakshit, K., & Basu, P. (2022). Bidding for an Optimal Portfolio of Keywords in Sponsored Search Advertising: From Generic to Branded Keywords. European Journal of Operational Research.  

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