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A modular governance architecture in-the-making: How transnational standard-setters govern sustainability transitions by Manning, Stephan, Reinecke, Juliane

“…•Transnational standard-setters promote sustainability transitions by developing ‘sustainability standards’ that are increasingly adopted across sectors and…”
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The Emergence of a Standards Market: Multiplicity of Sustainability Standards in the Global Coffee Industry by Reinecke, Juliane, Manning, Stephan, von Hagen, Oliver

“…The growing number of voluntary standards for governing transnational arenas is presenting standards organizations with a problem. While claiming that they are…”
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A Dynamic Perspective on Next-Generation Offshoring: The Global Sourcing of Science and Engineering Talent by Manning, Stephan, Massini, Silvia, Lewin, Arie Y.

“…The seemingly unlimited availability of science and engineering (S&E) talent in emerging economies and the increasing difficulties of finding such talent in…”
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The rise of project network organizations: Building core teams and flexible partner pools for interorganizational projects by Manning, Stephan

“…•Organizational specialization in project businesses has led to the rise of project network organizations (PNOs).•PNOs are sets of longer-term yet…”
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Creating Powerful Stories: What Scholars Can Learn from Filmmakers by Manning, Stephan

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From mainstream to niche: How value regimes shift in emerging economy upgrading by Manning, Stephan

“…•Imaginaries - shared theories of value creation - legitimize investing into value regimes.•Value regimes are stable alignments between local investments and…”
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Closing the Product Utility Gap: How Tech Entrepreneurs Imagine Unknown Client Markets by Manning, Stephan

“…What drives the entrepreneurial imagination of unknown client markets? Based on a multi-case study of tech entrepreneurs operating out of Boston, this study…”
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New Silicon Valleys or a new species? Commoditization of knowledge work and the rise of knowledge services clusters by Manning, Stephan

“…► KSCs are geographic concentrations of lower-cost skills serving global demand for increasingly commoditized knowledge services. ► KSCs combine features of,…”
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Mitigate, tolerate or relocate? Offshoring challenges, strategic imperatives and resource constraints by Manning, Stephan

“…This paper examines key firm-level factors influencing initial strategic responses to offshoring implementation challenges. Comparative case findings indicate…”
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Global development agenda meets local opportunities: The rise of development-focused entrepreneurship support by Manning, Stephan, Vavilov, Stanislav

“…Emerging economies provide abundant opportunities for entrepreneurship with social impact, but they often lack the resources to support it. This dilemma has…”
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The Formation of Cross-Sector Development Partnerships: How Bridging Agents Shape Project Agendas and Longer-Term Alliances by Manning, Stephan, Roessler, Daniel

“…Cross-sector development partnerships (CSDPs) are project-based collaborative arrangements between business, government, and civil society organizations in…”
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How entrepreneurial ecosystems support the formation of international base-of-the-pyramid ventures: The case of Boston by Vavilov, Stanislav, Manning, Stephan

“…With the growing intersection of entrepreneurship, development and foreign aid, international base-of-the-pyramid ventures (IBOPVs) become increasingly…”
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The Political Dynamics of Sustainable Coffee: Contested Value Regimes and the Transformation of Sustainability by Levy, David, Reinecke, Juliane, Manning, Stephan

“…ABSTRACT The global coffee sector has seen a transformation towards more ‘sustainable’ forms of production, and, simultaneously, the continued dominance of…”
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The strategic formation of project networks: A relational practice perspective by Manning, Stephan

“…This article develops a relational practice perspective on the strategic formation of project networks as organizational forms, based on structuration theory…”
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Embedding projects in multiple contexts – a structuration perspective by Manning, Stephan

“…Projects are embedded in multiple systemic contexts, e.g. organizations, interorganizational networks and organizational fields, which jointly facilitate and…”
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When neighboring disciplines fail to learn from each other: The case of innovation and project management research by Davies, Andrew, Manning, Stephan, Söderlund, Jonas

“…•Neighboring research disciplines share domains but often fail to learn from each other.•Learning may be prevented by ideological distancing and…”
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Uncovering the hidden costs of offshoring: The interplay of complexity, organizational design, and experience by LARSEN, MARCUS M., MANNING, STEPHAN, PEDERSEN, TORBEN

“…This study investigates estimation errors due to hidden costs—the costs of implementation that are neglected in strategic decision-making processes—in the…”
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Cultural appreciation and appropriation in the crafting of the new Peruvian cuisine by Zakrzewska, Belinda, Beverland, Michael, Manning, Stephan

“…Elite craftspeople, as specialist producers with privileged access and resources, can elevate the perceived status of craft elements such as materials,…”
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Convincing the crowd: Entrepreneurial storytelling in crowdfunding campaigns by Manning, Stephan, Bejarano, Thomas A

“…This study examines the structure of entrepreneurial stories in pursuit of mobilizing resources from crowds. Based on a comparative analysis of Kickstarter…”
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Does state ownership really matter? The dynamic alignment of China's resource environment and firm internationalization strategies by Ren, Monica, Manning, Stephan, Vavilov, Stanislav

“…Recent research suggests that unequal access to home country institutional resources affects firm internationalization strategies. We add to this debate, based…”
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