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  1. 01

    What type of actors may be involved in a telecom related [Integrated Product Service Offering]?

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    What are the key factors for assessing the commercial potential of utility-scale [Agrivoltaics]?

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    To what extent are agile methodologies appropriate for large scale ERP operations management in the advanced engineering sector?

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    What are the life and career experiences of a select number of small business owners in a metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States who successfully owned and operated a small business for 5 or more years up to and through the COVID-19 pandemic?

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    What were the most significant challenges to getting a new business started and keeping it open for over 5 years up to and including the COVID-19 pandemic, as perceived by a select number of small business owners?

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    What are the self-perceived traits among business leaders regarding the practices of Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act and Encourage the Heart?

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    Which organizational virtues experienced by organization members in the case organizations are significant for employee empowerment?

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    Which organizational vices constrain the case organizations’ virtuousness for employee empowerment to occur as experienced by the organization members?

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    Which organizational practices experienced by the organization members in the case organizations are crucial for the virtues of employee empowerment to take place?

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    In addition to organizational change theory, which research streams should be considered when analyzing the open innovation adoption process?

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    To what extent does our new framework provide an adequate foundation for analyzing the open innovation adoption process at SCA Hygiene Products?

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    What are the main phases and activities to facilitate the adoption of cloud-based services in large manufacturing companies?

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    What is the current status of the knowledge on sustainable business model innovation?

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    Which frameworks and tools have been developed to support the adoption of sustainable business model innovation?

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    What are the key factors that drive organisations towards sustainable business model innovation?

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    What are the key challenges organisations face during the sustainable business model innovation process?

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    What strategies adopted by organisations help to develop the innovation directed toward sustainable business models?

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    Could a framework and an assessment tool be developed for organisations to successfully undertake [Sustainable Business Model Innovation]?

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    What is the importance of self-efficacy for employees in performing their tasks when working remotely?

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    Are digital surveys suitable tools for collecting relevant data to assess a company's safety culture?

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    Can the current safety culture at Stora Enso be assessed using the Bradley Curve and, if so, what is the maturity level?

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    What does the adoption of analytics look like and what results can it bring to production activities of a manufacturing company?

  10. 25

    What are the challenges and enablers for analytics adoption in production activities of a manufacturing company?

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    What are the drivers and benefits of [Production Automation as a Service] implementation in the manufacturing industry, and what needs does it fulfil?

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    What are the challenges of implementing [Production Automation as a Service] in the manufacturing industry, and how can they be overcome for a successful implementation and scale-up?

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    What are the risks related to intellectual capital when backsourcing?

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    What are the barriers to the early stages of the diffusion of innovation for social robotics start-ups?

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    What benefits does Transport Company X derive from providing sustainable logistics to its customers?

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    What are the challenges that Transport Company X experiences in providing sustainable logistics to its customers?

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    Where are the vertical and horizontal boundaries appearing in a software development organization during product development?

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    From the customers’ perspective, what are the criteria for changing the ownership of an electric machine?

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    What challenges are [International Manufacturing Networks] facing when organizing for digital transformation?

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    What are Chinese women’s experiences with career interruption in urban China?

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    What are the factors that motivate and inhibit entrepreneurs in the textile industry regarding the adoption of business models for the circular economy?

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    What kind of social structures are there for enabling and supporting informal, collaborative learning at work?

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    What kinds of facilitating factors are there for knowledge sharing and creation?

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    What organizational factors influence the successful implementation of such networks within distribution channels to increase supply chain resilience?

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    What are the key competencies that make an [Organization Development] professional successful at work?

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    What are the drivers of competitive advantage through a network analysis approach to ecosystems?

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    What is the state of [Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive] readiness of freight forwarders?

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    What are the barriers in reaching [Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive] compliance for freight forwarders?

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    How applicable are lean tools and practices for a micro company’s distribution strategy?

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    In what technical competency areas could a contracting professional expect to learn and improve by working in any given contracting office in Robins Contracting?

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    What are the challenges in developing a value chain containing several external suppliers?

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    What are the patterns of the validation processes undertaken by patient innovators for their innovations?

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    What are the key internal and external implications of this transformation, especially for the company's relationship with its industrial customers?

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    What are the current approaches of leading industry [Original Equipment Manufacturers] (at the example of BMW) regarding connected services?

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    What are the discursive legitimation dynamics and strategies in a merger and acquisition process?

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    When progressing upwards along the digital maturity scale, what are the key dimensions that allow transition from one level to the next?

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    What are the enablers for an organization to undergo a lean transformation?

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    What are the challenges for an organization to undergo a lean transformation?

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    What are the critical success factors (CSFs) for Business Intelligence programs?

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    What is the current state of the case company’s Business Intelligence and what are the key areas for improvement?

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    Which secondary use business model concepts are feasible for battery packs of electrified machines?

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    How has the approach of supply chain risk mitigation changed after recent disruptive events?

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    What are the barriers & enablers to the implementation of business continuity management within a supply chain?

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    Do the perceived barriers to internationalization for SMEs apply to Swedish born global Internet-based service firms, or are there other barriers present in their internationalization?

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    What factors should [Original Equipment Manufacturers] consider to improve the sharing of demand forecasts with suppliers?

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    What are the impacts of the entrepreneurial ecosystem on the broader socio-cultural, economic landscape?

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    What diversity management practices facilitate gender representation in the workplace?

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    What are the main institutional pressures that have influenced the adoption of [Green Supply Chain Management] practices in Brazilian cosmetic firms?

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    How do an organisation and a crowd describe the relationship during the crowdsourcing process?

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    How do an organisation and a crowd describe their motivation during the crowdsourcing process?

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    What are the specific identity issues relating to inter-organisational relationships in a sustainability context?

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    What are the factors that enable or challenge the implementation of design thinking in large Finnish companies?

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    Which are the most common flexible work arrangements and their advantages and disadvantages?

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    What are the expectations of assistant managers for using flexible working arrangements?

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    What changes, regarding the selected focus areas [overall changes & organizational culture; communication; knowledge; and needs & motivation], that have occurred because of covid-19 are expected to be integrated into the new normal, and which are expected to disappear?

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    What are the means to be used in information strategies so that the envisaged objectives can be achieved?

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    What are the leadership qualities that a leader must demonstrate for effective leadership during institutional transformation?

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    What are managers’ practices and experiences of internal brand management in contact centers?

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    Do current theoretical models of internal brand management adequately explain the behavioral consequences among frontline employees in contact centers?

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    What are the implications of outsourcing contact centers for internal brand management?

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    What are the main problems encountered by Swedish SMEs when expanding their market from domestic to international?

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    What kind of tools, methods, and techniques do project managers use in the engineering/manufacturing companies, and why?

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    What are the factors that influence the process of adoption of [project management] techniques by project managers?

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    What are the benefits from using Enterprise 2.0 tools, as perceived by the knowledge workers?

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    What could be the strategies and practices employed by companies to address eco-anxiety for internal stakeholders?

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    What needs and challenges do actors in the construction industry experience in relation to environmental certification systems?

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    What costs influence the transportation between Sweden and the U.S?

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    What risks influence the transportation between Sweden and the U.S?

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    What is an efficient and effective strategy to implement for a supplier in order to improve costs and decrease risks?

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    Which SKUs should [Getinge Disinfection] store in internal warehouse and which in rented warehouse (SSC) by using ABC analysis on the basis of production line demand frequency and sales volume of SKUs?

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    How do public healthcare organizations measure customer experience utilizing the [Net Promoter Score] metric?

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    What are the experienced benefits of measuring customer experience using the [Net Promoter Score]?

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    What are the crisis management strategies and specific operational challenges experienced by IT companies during public cloud service outages?

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    What are the causes of [Not-Invented-Here] & [Not-Sold-Here] problems among actors collaborating through a [Corporate Innovation Hub]?

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    What are the consequences of [Not-Invented-Here] & [Not-Sold-Here] problems among actors collaborating through a [Corporate Innovation Hub]?

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    What mechanisms can a [Corporate Innovation Hub] use to mitigate [Not-Invented-Here] & [Not-Sold-Here] problems among collaborating actors?

  85. 100

    What operational risks are related to [last-mile delivery] of perishable goods for African and Asian retailers?

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    Where have academic researchers applied the Delphi Technique to date, and what longitudinal trends are evident?

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    To what degree does the use of crowdsourcing present a potential vulnerability vector for deleterious or malicious intent?

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    What motivating factors do expert panelists in a formal Delphi study cite as their reasons for constructively participating?

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    What are the effects on employees in a newly created multicultural team that is the outcome of a merger between two firms?

  90. 105

    How can culture influence entrepreneurs’ attitudes and behaviour at the beginning of their journey?

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    What possibilities and challenges can Nordic culture create for the individual entrepreneur?

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    What digital and green transformation initiatives do companies implement to drive the twin transition?

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    What role do cost efficiency, value chain positioning, consolidation, R & D and emerging markets play in industry transformation?

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    What is the state of open data in terms of political, social, and economic perspectives?

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    Who are the main stakeholders utilizing open data; what is their position in the ecosystem, and how do they collaborate?

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    What order quantities and safety stock levels should LKAB maintain based on the simulated inventory levels of additives and coal?

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    What attributes of interventions are important for enhancing [continuous organizational improvements and learning] capability?

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    What conditions within an organization are important for supporting [continuous organizational improvements and learning]?

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    How are process theories used within the field of process maturity?

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    Which are the key elements in a process maturity model?

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    What are the challenges that B2C-retailers with a Product-as-a-Service model encounter in regard to closing their supply chain loop?

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    What are the approaches for implementing production automation and [Production Automation as a Service] business models in Original Equipment Manufacturing companies?

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    Which factors influence the implementation of [Production Automation as a Service] business models in Original Equipment Manufacturing companies?

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    What do we know about innovation champions’ individual characteristics, resource acquisition strategy, and performance, as well as organizational enablers, based on extant literature?

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    What characterizes innovation champions who contribute to companies’ success in the digital age?

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    Which organizational characteristics enable or hinder innovation champions in promoting innovation and contributing to companies‘ success in the digital age?

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    How can a generic Business Model for a non-profit, governmental, Defence Procurement Agency be described?

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    Which roles can design thinking and a human-centred culture play in the coming paradigm?

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    What role do regulations between units play in optimization order quantities to reduce tied-up capital?

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    What is required to enable lower order quantities within global steel companies?

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    What portfolios of digital activities do the banks conduct to build digital business strategy?

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    What are the characteristics of the phases that a long-haulage truck faces during its lifecycle?

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    What are different types of e-marketplace based on its value proposition to buyers and sellers?

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    What are effective strategies and business tactics to overcome chicken and egg problem in each type of e-marketplace?

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    What competitive advantages does DHL gain from external and internal factors?

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    What are the critical factors in supplier integration to improve the supplier-buyer relationship?

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    What are the current [Sustainable Supply Chain Management] themes in India and what is influencing them?

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    What are the gaps in [Sustainable Supply Chain Management] research in India and as a result where should future research focus?

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    How effective was the evaluation and review of the performance management process?

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    How effective was the overall implementation of the performance management system?

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    What is open source project governance and how can it be conceptualized?

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    What are important market dynamics to consider when developing a platform service in the spirits industry?

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    How applicable is previous research on traditional internationalization strategies to born global software firms?

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    What drivers are prominent for Big Data Facilitators concerning the application of Big Data Analytics?

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    What barriers are prominent for Big Data Facilitators regarding the application of Big Data?

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    How do Finnish natural stone company representatives perceive [Corporate Social Responsibility] and its role in their business?

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    To what extent do Finnish natural stone companies communicate [Corporate Social Responsibility] and how?

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    What are the characteristic features of [Emerging Urban Centres (EUC)] businesses in terms of flows of goods and services in and outside Ilula and Madizini EUCs?

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    What are available trading opportunities and potentials given business embeddedness and brokerage positions in Ilula and Madizini business network?

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    What are the theoretical gaps in understanding data governance for [social economy organizations], from a Canadian and Ontario context?

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    What solutions are there to overcome these obstacles for strategy involvement of boards in small and medium-sized businesses?

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    What can the implementation process of strategic procurement, i.e., procurement transformation, look like?

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    How do employees perceive the [Employer Branding Value Proposition] of employer attractiveness?

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    How do current and former employees perceive the [Employer Branding Value Proposition] of employer attractiveness?

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    How do potential employees perceive the [Employer Branding Value Proposition] of employer attractiveness?

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    What aspects of the engagement context have an impact on the process of user engagement?

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    What aspects related to the users themselves have an impact on the process of user engagement?

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    What do individual organisational executives value and use in data and data visualisation for strategic decision-making purposes?

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    What are the challenges when aligning business intelligence initiatives with the business strategy in SMEs?

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    What are the contributions of the policy to the maturity and development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in which it is embedded?

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    Which day-to-day leadership practices do leaders perform when leading from home during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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    What factors are required to create norms in the business ecosystem to reach partner alignment in a construction context?

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    What are the challenges in the integration of the NPD process and the process of project management?

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    What would be the advantage of implement and plan uncontrolled packaging materials in an ERP system?

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    What frictions arise in the implementation of Digital Product Passports in industrial companies?

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    What benefits, drawbacks, or risks have been identified in the use of AI in leadership?

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    What are the characteristics of the public call for tenders for ICT supplies and services?

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    How does the consultant manager perceive the importance of internal motivation of consultants within the staffing industry?

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    How are in-game purchases perceived, and what psychological or economic impact do they have on players according to themselves?

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    What changes, according to players, could prevent negative experiences and consequences of monetization within the digital gaming industry?

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    Which business models could enable companies to monetize their investments in health data interoperability in the European Health Data Space?

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    What concrete organizational and strategic steps are companies already taking to prepare for the European Health Data Space (EHDS)?

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    Which aspects affect the degree of centralization and decentralization regarding purchasing in project-based organizations?

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    What are the causes of procedural employee non-compliance within current waste management processes?

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    What are the drivers and obstacles related to Supply Chain Finance adoption?

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    What is the role of banks in adopting Supply Chain Finance?

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Exploratory questions

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  1. 187

    How can the connections between actors in the telecom related [Integrated Product Service Offering] be illustrated?

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    How do organizational virtues of employee empowerment affect the human flourishing of the employees as experienced by the organization members?

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    How can organizational change theory be used to analyze the movement from a closed to open innovation strategy?

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    What process does an organisation go through when designing and implementing innovative and sustainable business models?

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    What is the impact of sustainable business model innovation in organisations?

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    How can the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model be adapted for use as an enterprise-level tool by the United States Department of Defense?

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    How can the maturity of startups be contextualized and structured in a multidimensional framework based on existing literature?

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    How is it possible to operationalize the maturity of a startup through a structured and granular system of indicators based on textual data?

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    How do [International Manufacturing Networks] currently organize for digital transformation?

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    How does a transition in change management structure impact the performance of successfully delivering both changes and releases of IT services at a financial institution?

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    How does stakeholder involvement alter the performance of implementing a successful change and release?

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    How does informal, collaborative learning at work take place in the studied cases?

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    How does the task environment affect the practices and social structures of informal, collaborative learning at work?

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    How does the adoption of Advanced communication networks within distribution channels contribute to supply chain resilience?

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    How do industry affiliation and location affect the prerequisites and strategies for competence management in rural family SMEs?

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    Which competence management strategies do rural family SMEs apply to enhance entrepreneurial endurance during business disruptions and why?

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    How do dynamic capabilities impact the competitive advantage of ecosystems?

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    How do resource- and capability-based theories explain competition in ecosystems?

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    How are customers involved in the development process of technology-based services?

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    How would a rotational assignment into any given contracting office in Robins Contracting contribute to a contracting professional’s career development in terms of expanding his/her technical capability?

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    How does a good manufacturing strategy help in developing cost efficient products?

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    How do digital capabilities influence internal operations in an underwater robotics company transforming toward circularity?

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    How do these dynamics evolve over time when a merger is cancelled and an acquisition takes place?

  17. 218

    How can a company prepare its organization for lean transformation?

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    How can public procurers be incentivized to undergo a transition from linear to circular public procurement within the railway industry?

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    What is Business Intelligence and why is it important for modern enterprises?

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    How do entrepreneurs interpret changes in their eudaimonic well-being after transitioning from wage employment to entrepreneurship?

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    How does entrepreneurial identity emerge through entrepreneurs’ interpretations of changes in their eudaimonic well-being?

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    How could [multisided platforms] design their activities to retain users on the producer side(s)?

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    How could [multisided platforms] design their activities to retain users on the consumer side(s)?

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    How is management control designed in a multinational corporation to address the challenges that arise during the implementation of control mechanisms?

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    How do central and local control interact within a multinational corporation during the implementation of control mechanisms?

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    Why does a decentralised organisational structure both facilitate and complicate the implementation of control mechanisms in a multinational corporation?

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    What is the effect (economic and environmental) of [Green Supply Chain Management] practices implementation for the cosmetic firm?

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    In what ways does the central firm act to induce sustainable procedures in its supply chain (SC)?

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    How do focal organisations engage their supply chain stakeholders in sustainable [Supply Chain Management] using social identity thinking?

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    How do organizations use information strategies such as top-down and bottom-up management?

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    How can the largest traditional banks in Sweden preserve their market positions in the overall value creation process?

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    How can material suppliers create business value by supporting customers in construction projects subject to environmental certification systems?

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    How do managers in (Hitachi Energy’s [Global Supply Chain]) make sense of their collaborative roles and relationships across the distributed organization?

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    What soft issues appear as salient triggers and objects of managerial sensemaking in [Global Supply Chains] collaboration, and how are they interpreted?

  36. 237

    How can an AI-driven market intelligence process be designed to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency?

  37. 238

    What is the current level of sustainability maturity at Valmet Automotive, and how can it be improved?

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    What entrepreneurial motivations in Finland affect entrepreneur’s decision to form and exploit sustainability-oriented opportunities?

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    What institutional motivations in Finland affect entrepreneur’s decision to form and exploit sustainability-oriented opportunities?

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    What are the interactions between entrepreneurial and institutional motivations affecting entrepreneur’s decision to form and exploit sustainability-oriented opportunities in Finland?

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    How can organizations apply Self Determination Theory to optimize the value gained from crowdsourcing activities?

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    How can managers manage these effects, in order to create a successful team integration?

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    How do companies integrate these initiatives to foster synergies between digital and green transformation effects to achieve twin transition?

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    How does the innovation focus of an enterprise determine the combination of open innovation practices and how is an ideal innovation strategy defined?

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    How is the open business model innovation process in the sustainability phase characterized and how does open innovation influence the value creation and capture?

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    How can the strategic purchasing process and the related material flow be optimized?

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    How do organizational leadership styles influence work environments within pharmaceutical manufacturing companies in North Carolina?

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    [T]o what extent do perceived work environments influence company performance within North Carolina pharmaceutical manufacturing?

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    How are Product-Service-System and Product-as-a-Service defined and related to the environmental sustainability context?

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    How can the closed loop supply chain related challenges that B2C-retailers encounter be mitigated to unfold the environmentally sustainable potential of [Product-as-a-Service] business models?

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    In what ways can leaders exhort their employees to be more self leading?

  56. 257

    In what ways are motivation and communication related to self-leadership and virtual leadership (digital leadership)?

  57. 258

    How is a service experience constructed in infertility treatment services?

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    How can service design principles and methods be applied to service development in the context of infertility treatment services?

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    How do these phases relate to the nature of the customers’ businesses with their associated challenges, demands and needs?

  60. 261

    What consumer and supplier needs must be addressed to drive increased demand for plant-based proteins?

  61. 262

    How can companies work to improve their suppliers' ability to reach an acceptable level of order-to-delivery (OTD)?

  62. 263

    What drives the formation of a sustainable entrepreneurship community of practice?

  63. 264

    How do the major configurations of governance dimensions affect the performance of open source projects?

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    What is the impact of strategic leadership on strategy implementation at The AIC Church, Nairobi County and what challenges in strategy implementation have been encountered by leaders at the AIC Church, Nairobi County?

  66. 267

    What solutions and key performance indicators can be applied to counteract identified consequential effects when securing limited material for smaller enterprises?

  67. 268

    Can the gaps identified be addressed by a new theory of Values-Based Data Governance (VBDG)?

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    How can small IT-companies similar to Realbridge and their product improve their sales process efficiency?

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    How can the identified challenges be mitigated, when aligning business intelligence initiatives with the business strategy in SMEs?

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    How does the hybrid work environment affect the conditions for transformational leadership?

  76. 277

    How can data-driven leadership and data-driven governance contribute to the operational business in a rental business?

  77. 278

    How do social and practical aspects of [Generative Artificial Intelligence] implementation shape financial professionals’ professional identity and legitimacy in everyday professional practice?

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    How can the relationship between incentives and norms in a business ecosystem affect partner alignment in a construction context?

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    What synergies exists between the process and execution of NPD and project management within the industry of construction vehicle in Sweden?

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    How can reordering points and inventory handling of uncontrolled packaging materials be structured?

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    How are current and new customers affected by logistics solutions in a supply chain considering the environmental factors?

  82. 283

    How can a current state analysis be used as the basis for developing a calculation method?

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    How can the proposed calculation method contribute to improved inventory management decisions?

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    How can customer involvement be facilitated for start-ups in the creation of value propositions?

  85. 286

    How can firms identify value drivers for their smart services in order to understand customer perceived value?

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    How to support the decision-making process in a structured way in the selection of projects of a company?

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    How do freelancers’ level of experience influence what is important for their work life?

  90. 291

    How do freelancers’ level of experience influence what they want help with from a gig platform?

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    How can item structure and inventory management be designed to be robust and practically applicable in a circular, project-based business with low volume and high variation?

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    What actions must be taken before a public housing company can implement succession renovation in its operations?

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    How can the succession renovation process be streamlined and made more efficient within public housing companies?

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    How can artificial intelligence improve the efficiency and flexibility of the pulp mill MRO sourcing process?

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    How do buyer companies initiate the adoption of Supply Chain Finance?

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    What are the challenges to reskilling programs in the Swedish construction industry?

Comparative questions

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    Are agile methodologies more effective than traditional methodologies for large scale ERP operations management in the advanced engineering sector?

  2. 300

    What differences, if any, exist between business leaders and educational leaders on Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart?

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    What differences, if any, exist between business leaders and educational leaders on Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart after controlling for age and length of employment?

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    Which are the similarities and differences in terms of sustainability of fashion retail companies with a fast fashion business model and fashion retail companies with a business model related to the circular economy?

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    What services offered by the traditional banks are the most exposed to customer outflow?

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    Which supplier offerings demonstrate the greatest potential to support certification requirements in environmentally certified construction projects?

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    What are younger and older employees’ attitudes toward work effort, loyalty, and career drive?

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    Which strengths and weaknesses do different Business Models have in the context of defence acquisition?

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    Which risks are associated with different Business Models in the context of defence acquisition?

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    Which means of transport are most suitable to use in accordance with the needs of the company?

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    Which risks are different business ecosystem roles exposed to, and in what way?

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    Which are the risk factors in Chinese and Swedish household appliance companies when using [Vendor Managed Inventory] system?

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    How do Swedish and Chinese household appliance companies manage the risk in using [Vendor Managed Inventory]?

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    What are the main challenges the Gloval North and the Global South face when it comes to remote work?

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    How does networking vary between the different choices of internationalization strategy for born global software firms?

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    How does data maturity vary across different industries and company sizes in various countries?

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    What challenges public procurement units meet compared to professionals in the private sector?

Causal questions

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    What impact, if any, do employees’ perceptions of organizational culture and engagement, have on their turnover intentions?

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    How do optimal order quantity, lead time, location of orders, and safety stock influence total cost?

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    How do the sustainability initiatives affect the economic performance and the environmental performance within SMEs?

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    How does information sharing between [Original Equipment Manufacturers] and first-tier suppliers affect the latter's responsiveness to fluctuating demand?

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    Which issues influence open data adoption for open data projects and how?

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    What are the potential determinants of open data adoption for open data-driven innovation, and how do these factors influence adoption?

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    Does calling promote career growth for those called to service?

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    How does data visualisation impact on an executive's ability to use and digest relevant information, including on his/her decision-making speed and confidence?

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    How do item structure, data quality, and organizational workflows affect the usability of established methods for spend analysis, item segmentation, and inventory management?

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    How does the implementation of artificial intelligence affect the competence needs and receptivity of personnel?

Relational questions

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    What is the relationship between information sharing of [Original Equipment Manufacturers]ʼ demand forecasts and inventory data, and suppliers’ volume and delivery flexibility?

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    What are the indicators of the interrelationship between leadership and culture during institutional transformation?

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    Does motivation act as a mediating variable in the direct relations between employee engagement and job satisfaction?

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    What is the relationship between the dimensions of [Open Source Software] governance and the specific purposes that governance is hypothesized to serve in open source projects?

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    What are IT university students’ perceptions of IT companies employer value proposition (EVP) and to what extent does place play a role in these perceptions?

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    Does a relationship exist between external pressure and corporate social disclosure in the integrated reports of South African banks?

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    What relationship exists between external pressure and corporate environmental disclosure in the integrated reports of South African banks?

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    What individual and structural factors are influencing AI adoption in Research & Innovation offices of long-established industrial organizations?

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    How is the correlation between gender & leadership styles exhibited in international companies based in Sweden?

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    What is the correlation between leadership styles & achieved goals in international companies based in Sweden?

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