Management Research (Yevgen Bogodistov)

Hello, dear listeners!

Today, I continue with the topic of the #threatofentry. As the next driver of this force from the #forces #framework by #Porter, I elaborate on the access to the #distributionchannels. I wish I could provide you with an example of success, but in this episode, I talk about a failed idea. But, we learn from our mistakes, hopefully. ;)

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners, to the next #episode in the #management #research #podcast!

Today, I talk about the intended and emergent strategy. These are two opposing poles in the approach to #strategising. Would you make a very precise plan and stick to it (#intendedstrategy) or will you try to remain flexible and grasp any opportunity that emerges on the market (#emergentstrategy)? In real life, the #strategies and strategising of firms and individuals are somewhere in between.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome to the next episode of my podcast!

I decided to take a short break from our mini-series on heuristics. This and the next episode are dedicated to the topic of futures literacy. I have recently attended a futures literacy workshop and would like to share some thoughts with you.

I am going to talk about a theoretical contradiction between future(s) and path dependency. I am eager to hear your opinion about the topic in the comments section below. Or drop me an email with your ideas.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello everyone!

This episode of my podcast is dedicated to one of the debates in the field of dynamic capabilities. In the year 2000, Eisenhardt and Martin wrote a paper where they suggested that a dynamic capability as a routine cannot work under conditions of high environmental dynamism. They proposed the "rules of thumb" that we usually call heuristics - a kind of mental shortcut to reduce the complexity of the environment and speed up decision-making.  But can an organisational (dynamic) capability have a form of a heuristic?

We discuss this issue in this episode! Enjoy!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners!

In our today's #podcast #episode, we continue talking about #motivation. Once I received an invitation to hold a speech on #warinukraine, where they asked me to explain how #refugees feel when they have to #flee from #war in #Ukraine. I decided to talk about how people feel from the point of view of #Herzberg 's #theoryofmotivation. We can look at the war in Ukraine in two phases: Hygiene #shock and, later, Hygiene #crisis. If you want to know more about the effects of war on motivation, listen to this episode. In the next episode, we are going to talk about a different theory of motivation. We will also try to apply this new theory to #warfare and #immigration. Stay with me, if you are interested in the topic!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome to the next episode in my mini-series dedicated to #psychological #games as suggested by worldwide known #psychoanalyst Eric #Berne. In this episode, I briefly explain game dynamics and provide an example of a (as to my experience) trendy psychological game played in the office. This game, as well as many other games, leads to the emotional exhaustion of one of the parties participating in this game, unfortunately. 

Listen to this episode to avoid this #trap and to understand in which situations your conversation is not a true conversation but just a collection of #psychological moves aiming at #suppression or evoking #anger. 

Enjoy, #share, #comment, and #subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome to the next episode on my sub-channel "Research Methods"!

Indeed, we #analyse not only topics from #managementresearch but also how to conduct this #research. Today, I continue talking about a specific #researchmethod - Causal Mapping. #causalmapping is a method that allows you to depict a #mentalmodel of an individual and even compare different individuals based on their #mental model.

In this episode, I talk about two ways to develop a list of items for the further evaluation of mental models: based on qualitative interviews and based on literature.

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Welcome, dear listeners, to the next #episode in my #management #research #podcast!

Today, I talk about the roles of strategy:

- decision-making support,

- coordination device,

- targeting and motivation, and

- animation and orientation.

Enjoy and share your thoughts in the comment section below!

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Eugene (Yevgen)   

Dear listeners

I have an interesting #podcast episode today: I start elaborating on a new force in the #fiveforces framework by Porter - Bargaining Power over Suppliers (which I combine with the #BargainingPower of Buyers). Today, I talk about one of the #drivers for this force - the proportion of #costs of an item in the final product (or service) #price. I also prepared two examples for you.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello, dear listeners!

Today, we finalise the "#Rivalry among #Competitors" - one of the five forces in the #5forces #framework by #Porter. In this episode, I talk about two related drivers for this force - #economiesofscale and Ratio of #Fixed to #Variable #costs. I hope that you will like my examples. Enjoy!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello, dear listners,

I am glad to share with you the next episode of my #management #research #podcast. This time I talk about two drivers of the rivalry among competitors (one of the #forces in the #5forces #framework by #Porter). I explain the role of Excess Capacities and Exit Barriers in heating the price competition. 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Dear friends and colleagues

In this episode of our mini-series on #RelationalModels, we discuss our preferences concerning model selection. Indeed, our personal, cultural, and professional backgrounds impact the mode of #relations we prefer when interacting with other people. 

This episode prepares us for the next episode, where we will discuss why #conflicts appear and how to prevent them. 

Enjoy, #subscribe, #comment, and #share - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Dear listeners!

Today, we are finalising our series dedicated to #5forces #framework by #Porter. In addition to the original framework, Grant and Jordan (2015) suggested two more #forces - #complements and #government. In this episode, we talk about the last 7th force - the government. 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome dear listeners!

Today, I talk about the three main #drivers of #profit of a #firm. These are the #intensity of #competition, #value for the #customer (and it is not the #price), and the #bargaining power over a customer.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Dear listeners

In the previous episode of my podcast, we started talking about the there factors from the #self-dtermination #theory of #motivation as suggested by @Deci and @Ryan. Today, we continue elaborating on the topic. We talk about #relatedness and #autonomy and how they shape our motivation to walk the extra mile. Have you ever thought about why we #hate #deadlines? In this episode, I talk about this issue too.

Enjoy, #comment, #subscribe, and #share - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello dear listeners!

Today, I give you an #example of a #psychological #game called "Kick Me" in the book of Eric Berne. This game is about #victim #behaviour. It also explains why the #victim - #aggressor #relationships are relatively stable and even tend to get entrenched in people's behaviour and even become a lifestyle. If you know "victims" - those to whom something constantly happens and who say "Why is it always happening to me?!", you might be interested in this episode.

Good luck and don't forget to share this episode with people you value. Feel free to subscribe and comment to share your ideas and give me inspiration for the next episodes!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome to the next #podcast episode of my new mini-series on the Relational Models Theory (#relationalmodelstheory). 

Today, I talk about the first of four models (or modes) of #relationships as proposed by Professor @Alan Fiske - Communal Sharing. When I explain the #CommunalSharing model to my students, I ask them to imagine an "archetypical" or "ideal" vision of a family in our society. Initially, the idea came from #primitivetribes many thousand years ago - when each member of the tribe was responsible for the tribe's survival. 

#Enjoy, #subscribe, #share, and #comment - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello, my dear friends, guests, and followers!

Today, I continue talking about the topic of heuristics. At the moment, we still remain at the individual level. But in a few episodes, we will move towards organisational heuristics. 

Today, I will provide you with some examples. Enjoy, apply, share, and subscribe - it does matter!

Faithfully

Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners!

Today, I talk about one of the tools for the #environmental #analysis in #strategicmanagement - #pest. PEST stands for #political, #economic, #social (& #cultural), and #technological factors. Although the tool is vague and has plenty of issues (I mention those briefly), it is the best that we have for now. So, apply it wisely and learn the weaknesses before analysing the market environment!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello, dear listeners,

in today's #episode, I discuss the difference between the terms "#corporate #strategy" and "#business #strategy". I also give some examples for both. 

Enjoy, #share, #subscribe, and #comment - it does matter. 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome to the next episode of my podcast!

Today, I talk about #extrinsicmotivation. Interestingly, @Deci and @Ryan suggested that within #extrinsic #motivation, there can be several different regulations (#regulatorystyles). For instance, being motivated through #rewardandpunishment is not the same as being motivated by helping your parents; yet, both mentioned examples are extrinsically motivated. Moreover, sometimes extrinsically motivated activities can be performed with efforts close to those from #intrinsic motivation. Do you want to know more? Listen to this episode!

And don't forget to subscribe, share, and comment - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear friends and colleagues,

In this episode, I continue elaborating on #conflicts and how to avoid them using the #relationalmodelstheory. #relationships is a complex issue and it is sometimes hard to understand what the #parties expect from each other. Yet, our theory helps us understand the actions that we can interpret as signals concerning the other party's preferences.

In this episode, I share two situations that elucidate how to (mis)interpret the signals from your friends (or colleagues, or neighbours, or your family members). Feel free to share your thoughts concerning these situations and your life situations in #comments. #share your experience and #share this episode with those whom you would like to help.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome to the next episode of my podcast!

Today we talk about how to measure a capability. Before we dive into the measurement topic, we need to understand the structure of a capability, e.g. what exactly we are going to measure. 

My approach is based on evolutionary logic: the notion by Teece (2007) to approach a dynamic capability using the sensing, seizing, and reconfiguration capacities holds for all other capabilities. Each organisational capability is triggered by something an, thus, requires sensing to notice this trigger. Then, a decision is made, i.e. the seizing capacity is engaged. Finally, the decision has to be implemented, or, put differently, a firm need to reconfigure its resources using its reconfiguration capacity. Would you agree with this logic? Leave your thought in the comments section below!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

PS. Errata: In the episode, I say that a dynamic capability belongs to the class of organisational capabilities and that is why the features of a DC are transferable to any other organisational capability. You have probably noticed the logical fallacy: the opposite is true - the features of the class are transferable to the sub-category. Yet, the overall statement holds - as any organisational capability underlies the evolutionary logic (at least according to some of the conceptualisation of organisational capabilities), the notion of stimulus-response will hold for DC too.

Welcome to the next episode, dear listeners!

Today, we discuss the final driver for the 5th force in the #5forces #framework by #Porter. We talk about the ability to integrate vertically (#insourcing) and its impact on the #bargainingpower of #buyers and #suppliers. 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Good evening everyone

I am a bit late today - as always research and teaching demand time ;) 

Today, I talk about ambidexterity - the ability of an organisation to perform exploitation and exploration activities simultaneously. Put differently, it is about whether an organisation with limited resources can earn money and shape new opportunities at the same time. I hope you enjoy this short show!

Meanwhile, feel free to comment, share this episode with your friends and colleagues, and subscribe to my show - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello everybody

Today, I share with you a new episode of my podcast. We continue elaborating on the concept of dynamic capabilities. In this short episode, I introduce you to one of the theoretical problems with the Dynamic Capabilities View. There is an "ad infinitum" problem of dynamic capabilities - do we need a dynamic capability to change the existing capability that aims at capability reconfiguration? Do we need more and more complex constructs in order to cope with the issue? An alternative approach proposes a self-reflective approach to dynamic capabilities. Yet, this approach changes the nature of the whole theory. In this episode, I explain why it might be an issue.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners,

Today, I continue elaborating on the #threatofentry as a force in the #5forces framework by Porter. We talk about the #absolutecostadvantage - a tangible, intangible, or human resource that allows firms to easily join the market and become successful. 

Don't forget to share, comment, subscribe, and enjoy!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome

Today we talk about the universal heuristics at the level of an organisation. Together with my colleague Professor Jürgen Moormann, we wrote a paper where we argue that there is something like System 1 processes, intuitive processes that run at the level of an organisation. More details in this episode!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome to my next episode dedicated to the Relational Models Theory!

Today, I continue my mini-series on Relational Models - a concept stemming from an anthropological theory. In his observations, Alan Fiske proposed four models of relationships: communal sharing, equality matching, authority ranking, and market pricing. In my today's episode, I talk about the equality matching model of relationships.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear friends and colleagues,

today, I share the next episode in my #management #research #podcast dedicated to the #fiveforces framework by #Porter. In this episode, I talk about the #product #differentiation.  I try to extrapolate this knowledge to the individual level. If you are a #jobseeker, this episode might help you understand how to correctly #position yourself in the #jobmarket.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome to my new episode!

I know it was a long break but I had a very good reason (family) to skip some episodes. Today, I continue and start with the topic of the relation of buyer's product quality to the supplied parts. 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome to the next episode in our miniseries on organisational and dynamic capabilities!

Today, we talk about a formative approach to organisational capability. In a formative measurement, we measure the antecedents, i.e. elements that precede and jointly form a capability. It is important to measure all elements, as lacking even one of them may lead to a wrong estimation of the construct. 

I hope you enjoy this approach and share your ideas in the comments section in whatever app you are listening to this podcast.

Wish you all the best!

Eugene (Yevgen) 

Hello and welcome, dear listeners!

Today, I finalise the mini-series on the Relational Models Theory. I talk about the measurement issues. Usually, we used the questionnaire from the paper of @Haslam and @Fiske in 1999. Yet, we encountered (and keep encountering) issues with the measurement. Recently, @Zakharing and @Bates (2023) made an overview of the case and proposed some suggestions. Yet, the measurement issue also reflects the practitioners' problem - some relational models are hard to distinguish and conflicts appear.

If you want to know more, listen to the episode, leave your comments, and share your experience in the comments section.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome dear listeners

In one of my last episodes on heuristics, I referred to the Relational Models Theory and suggested listening to the episodes dedicated to the theory. And then I discovered that I planned to but did not record any episodes on this fascinating theory. Today, I've corrected the mistake by starting a new mini-series on the Relational Models Theory - a very powerful theory that social sciences inherited from anthropology. 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Happy New Year, dear listeners!

This episode is just a summary of what we have done together. I also explain why this podcast appeared and the plans for next year. 

Enjoy, subscribe, and leave your comments!

With the best wishes for the new year

Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome

In our episode today, we are going to talk about #motivation. The topic of motivation is a bit outdated - in research, we know a lot about motivation. Yet, as #practitioners, we still make mistakes when trying to make our #employees, #managers, or #students walk an extra mile. 

Today, I talk about the #Maslow pyramid and the, in my opinion, better approach by #Herzberg. Herzberg proposed the #Hygiene Theory of Motivation, also known as the two-factor #theoryofmotivation.

Enjoy and share your opinion in the comments section below! I am eager to hear your thoughts about this approach.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Dear listeners

In this episode, I continue elaborating on the #bargainingpower - one of the #5forces #framework forces by #Porter. Today, I talk about the #productdifferentiation and its influence on the #switchingcosts.

Enjoy this short episode, give me a like, and comment - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners, to the next episode of my #management #research #podcast!

Today, I present you another #psychological #game suggested by Eric #Berne in his book "Games People Play" - #NIGYSOB. This is an interesting game as I observe it in several #relationships in #business and #family. More about the game in this #episode.

Enjoy, #comment, #share, and #subscribe - how else can I know that you are interested?! ;)

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Hello dear friends and colleagues

In this #podcast #episode, I am talking about the topic of #volition. I am finalising our #mini-series on #motivation and volition is a perfect topic for the final episode. Volition is about moving from "#willing" to "#acting". There is a model that we call the #rubicon model. As with the river Rubicon - those who crossed it, could conquer Rome - if you cross the border between wanting and acting, you will achieve your set #goal.

I hope you will find this episode interesting and help you to finally achieve your desired goals!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners, to the next #episode in my new mini-series dedicated to #strategicmanagement!

Today, I talk about, what I call, three pillars of a #successful #strategy. The pillars are very simple, but these are exactly the simple things that are hard to follow... In #strategic #management, the planning horizon is so big and the complexity is so high that the three pillars may require plenty of time to elaborate on them. Would you agree?

I hope you enjoy the #podcast. Feel free to #comment, #share, and #subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Hello and welcome to my next episode in the mini-series dedicated to #psychological #games as postulated by Eric #Berne!

In this episode, I discuss the key element in this #theory - three #ego states. Berne argues that in any conversation it is not only person A is talking to person B but at a meta-level one of the ego states of person A communicates with the ego state of person B. Berne suggests three #egos - #Child-I, #Parent-I, and #Adult-I. Consequently, no matter what is being said, the #conversation can run between two children, two parents, two adults, or a parent and a child. 

This element is crucial to understanding why we sometimes end up with #conflicts or how #psychilogocialgames come to life. About these topics, I will talk in the next episode of my #podcast.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear friends and listeners!

In today's show, I talk about the #stakeholders and a simple way to organise them and #manage them. Based on the two scales - level of interest and level of power - stakeholders can be approached in a structured way. When developing your #strategy, you should always think about whose #interest you are developing it.

Enjoy, subscribe, share, and comment - I am eager to know your opinion!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome to my next #podcast #episode dedicated to the #self-determination #theoryofmotivation!

In this episode, we talk about three types of motivation: intrinsic, extrinsic, and amotivation. Initially from @Deci and @Ryan, the Self-determination #theory of motivation sheds light on the individual and what drives her to perform better or worse tasks. This theory became one of the most known and applicable in the field of organisational and individual @psychology.

Enjoy, #comment, #share, and #subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Hello and welcome!

Today, I discuss what to do with the #data you collected with a #causalmap. You will have many distances from each person to all others (like a #correlation table). In our #dataanalysis, we applied #clustering - we clustered people based on their #similarity regarding the #mental #models. Later, you can use this cluster variable as your #dependentvariable when you look at what #causes similarity between people. Or you can use the cluster variable as a predictor, i.e. look at the consequences for #like-minded people. If it is not fully clear from my talk (I was a bit too emotional about our #findings), feel free to read our #academic #paper!

Good luck with your investigations!

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Our paper: 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331489896_Values_congruence_in_multicultural_groups_the_causal_mapping_method

Citation: Bogodistov, Y., Botts, M., & Schlatterer, F. (2019). Values congruence in multicultural groups: the causal mapping method. Journal for Multicultural Education, 13(1), 33-50.

Hello and welcome to the next episode in my #podcast mini-series on #relationalmodelstheory!

Today, we focus on the asymmetric model of #relationships - authority ranking. When I explain this model to my students, I ask them to think about #military services, where an officer has more power but also more responsibility than a soldier. Yet, this model can be found in different relationships such as #families and #firms.

Enjoy, #comment, #share, and #subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome, dear listeners!

Today, I start a new #podcast mini-series dedicated to the #transactional #analysis as postulated by @Eric Berne. His ideas may help you understand the issues in #communication and prevent #conflicts in your #team or even in your #privatelife.

In this episode, I briefly introduce the #scholar. In the next episode, we will talk about his #theory and how it can be observed in #humancommunication.

Wish you all the best! Don't forget to #subscribe, #comment, and #share this episode with your friends and #colleagues!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello dear friends and colleagues

Today, we discuss a very interesting sub-concept of dynamic capabilities - Dynamic Managerial Capabilities. In 2003 Adner and Helfat proposed this notion in order to emphasise the role of an individual manager as dynamic capabilities discussion seemed to lack this aspect. They presented their vision on the micro-foundations of the proposed concept. In this episode, I elaborate on their idea. Enjoy!

And feel free to share, subscribe, and comment - it does matter (for me personally rather than for the podcast stats ;) )

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome dear friends

In this episode, we continue talking about #psychological #games as suggested by Eric #Berne. When analysing how people interact with each other, Eric Berne discovered that some games can be positive for both parties. In this episode, I provide you with an example of such a #game. Moreover, I briefly discuss whether one should engage in playing both #positive and #negative games. 

Enjoy, share, comment, and subscribe - it does matter, at least to me personally.

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Hello everybody

In our today's show, I talk about a concept closely related to the concept of dynamic capabilities. Absorptive capacities relate to the ability of an organisation to acquire new knowledge. Actually, the concept is pretty straightforward: if you want to acquire new knowledge, you have to be ready for it and you need to have other knowledge that is a kind of prerequisite to the focal knowledge. E.g. if you want to adopt AI in your firm, you need to know not only what AI is but you also need to be able to describe your processes, have experience in optimising your processes, and your need to have the necessary personnel and infrastructure. If you are not ready to absorb, the new technology (or even the needed personnel) will not find the "place" in your firm.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello dear friends and colleagues

As promised, I dedicate this #podcast #episode to #conflicts. There are many reasons for conflicts as well as there are plenty of theories that explain the mechanisms of conflicts' appearance. I want to share with you an explanation of why misunderstandings might appear due to the relational models' mismatch. If you listened to the previous episode from this mini-series on the #relationalmodelstheory, you are well equipped for today's episode.

Enjoy, share, comment, and subscribe - it does matter to me. Moreover, what if this episode will help one of your friends or colleagues avoid a conflict? Sharing the and the previous episodes might help ;)

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners!

Today, we are talking about the #5forces framework by #porter. One of the forces that shape the market and should influence your success is the #threatofsubstitutes. #substitutes are the #products (or #services) that are different in nature but may offer you a similar result. Think of butter vs margarine - different in nature (made of milk vs sunflower oil) but both may be used for breakfast. Moreover, the conditions of usage have an impact on the #propensitytosubsitute: while margarine for breakfast is seldom preferred, margarine for backing easily substitutes butter and only a few can taste the difference.

Enjoy this #episode, #subscribe, #comment, and #share - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Welcome to my next episode, dear listeners!

Today, I talk about the influence of concentration and size of #buyers (the same relates to #sellers) on their bargaining power # one of the five #forces in the #5forces #framework by #Porter. It is an obvious relationship but maybe you haven't thought of it yet.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome to the next episode of my podcast!

Today, we continue talking about the #5forcesframework of #Porter. In particular, we discuss the next driver of the #threatofentry - #legalbarriers. You may be lucky to enjoy the #protectedmarket or unlucky to have a very open and #easy-to-enter #market. The trick is that these barriers may appear and disappear and it is better to be prepared for this situation.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners,

today, I share the next episode of my #management #research #podcast. In this episode, I address one of your suggestions regarding the current topic - #psychological #games by Eric #Berne. In his suggestion, Mr @Despotovic proposed to treat three ego states as three types of identity (i.e., applying the #identitytheory). Although there are some issues with the compatibility of this view:

a. #identity types can be combined more easily

b. parent role integrated both the #roleidentity (parent) and #socialgroup belonging (parents talking to each other)

c. the theory by Berne focuses on communication only while identity theory has a broader scope

still the suggestion is VERY good and may indicate an interesting avenue for future research and maybe even #reconciliation of these theories.

Enjoy, comment, share, and send me your ideas!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners!

Today, I talk about differences in #strategicmanagement for #nonprofit #organisations. Interestingly, some scholars argue that non-profit organisations work in a different environment and, thus, economic mechanisms work for them differently. So, can we apply the knowledge from the field of strategic management or do we need a specific -#strategic #management for non-profits? In this #podcast episode, I try to give an answer to this question.

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Welcome, dear listeners,

In this episode, I talk about #retaliation #strategy or retaliation actions. This is one of the anticipated drivers for the Threat of Entry - one of the forces in the e#5forces framework by #Porter. The main idea is that the fact that incumbent market players may retaliate if you (try to) join their market may hinder you from entering the market. Yet, this driver is related to the intensity of competition - the higher the competition, the harder it is to retaliate for dispersed incumbents. If the market is being dominated by a few firms with plenty of resources, such actions are nothing but #signalling. And not only to you, but also to other potential entrants and, thus, a desired strategy. 

Good luck and subscribe, share, and comment - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Dear listeners

In this episode, I give you an example of how to apply the #self-determination #theory of #motivation to situations of high uncertainty such as the running #warfare in #Ukraine. Once, I applied the theory and I think it helped one of the local organisations to better understand how to treat #immigrants running from war. 

I hope that you will enjoy this episode too! Don't forget to #sbuscribe, #comment, and #share - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome to the next episode in my Strategic Management series!

Today, we talk about two #theories (or views) about how to achieve a #sustained #competitiveadvantage. While the Market-based View (#mbv) focuses on the market and industry analysis, the Resource-based View (#rbv) focuses on the firm's internal #resources and #comeptencies (or #capabilities). After years of academic debate, we discovered that firms need both and that there are minor contradictions and both can be applied simultaneously.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello dear friends

Today, I finalise my #podcast mini-series on #causalmapping - a method to measure how people think. In this #episode, I discuss the #positivism and #constructuvism. The episode is not about the #philosophy of #research but how this #methodology could be #published. I concluded that #causal #mapping may be a good fit for those who try to pursue the #mixedmethods approach. The reason is that causal mapping is easy to understand for both types of reviewers and might be your way out of the conflicts with #reviewers.

Good luck with your research!

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Welcome, dear listeners, to the next episode of my #managementresearch #podcast!

Today, I briefly talk about #Corporate #Social #Responsibility (#csr) and the reason why this topic is debated. There is no clear view on CSR in any country, but we know that responsible acting is something desired. But why do many fail in pursuing CSR? Or why do we have so many visions of the concept? Why are firms not always happy if being asked to act more responsibly?

I try to answer some of these questions in this episode. Please share your opinion on the issue and give your examples of (un)successful CSR policies.

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Welcome, dear listeners,

In my new episode, I talk about the #pathdependency theory and explain why we use the #QWERTY keyboard. Path dependency is a very powerful, yet a bit deterministic #theory which is of great importance for a good #strategist. 

Enjoy, subscribe, share, and comment - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello everybody

In this episode, I present you with one of our theories. We apply the Relational Models Theory in the firm domain. We argue that each relational model can be seen as a set of heuristics that might help firms increase the quality of communication within the team and reduce the number of conflicts. In our paper, we also deduce the quality of a firm's IT capability based on the congruency of relationships within a firm. If you want to know more, try our paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344744083_Understanding_microfoundations_of_IT_capability_using_anthropologic_heuristics

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome to the next episode of my podcast!

Today we talk about dynamism. If you ask someone (anyone) whether his or her industry is dynamic, he or she will tell you "yes". But is it really so? And how to distinguish between dynamic industries, where one needs a strong dynamic capability, and a moderately dynamic industry, where normal routine dynamics will suffice?

In this episode, we talk about three key variables defining the dynamism within your industry - frequency, magnitude, and irregularity of change. Enjoy, comment, share, and subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome to the next episode in our mini-series on heuristics!

Today, we approach the rules that organisations develop individually to address the complexity of decision-making. I call these heuristics - individual heuristics at the organisational level. In the next episode, we will talk about universal organisational heuristics.

Enjoy, share, subscribe, and provide your examples of the heuristics in the comments section below.

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Hello everybody

In today's episode, I talk about the approach by Kahneman, Tversky and their followers. They approach System 1 thinking (i.e. heuristics) as biases. In all their research, they focus on how System 1 thinking does not allow System 2 thinking (i.e. analytic approach) to work properly. It is a prevalent approach and is dominating in the field of behavioural economics, behavioural finance, and strategic management. In the next episode, I will talk about the opposite approach. But for now, enjoy this short episode about heuristics as biases!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear friends and listeners,

Today, we continue elaborating on the topic of #threatofentry - one of the forces in the #5forces framework by #Porter. We talk about the next driver - a factor that can increase or decrease the threat of someone joining your market. We talk about the #economiesofscale.

Enjoy the examples, share yours in the comment section, and subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners!

Today, I dedicate the episode of my #podcast to the influence of #competition among #buyers on the #bargaining power of a #supplier. A short example illustrates the importance of this driver for the #bargainingpower as a force in the e#5forces #framework by #Porter.

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Hello dear friends and listeners

It's been a while since I published an episode on #researchmethods. But the time has come! And today, we are going to talk about how to #measure how people think. We can approach this "how people think" via mental models - a network of concepts related to the object or event of interest.

What are the first things that come to your mind if you think of a "dog"? Write these words down. Ask somebody else the same question. Do you have identical lists of terms? Do they differ? Congratulations, you made your first step to #mentalmodel #measurement!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear students, friends, and colleagues, to the next episode of my podcast!

Today, I continue talking about the #Hygienethory or the 2-Factor #theoryofmotivation by Herzberg. In his paper in 1974, Herzberg showed that the initially proposed two factors of #dissatisfaction and #motivation are contingent on the type of activity (e.g. assembly line has a completely different motivational profile than a consultancy) as well as on the external factors. A #hygieneshock as a rapid change of #topmanagement or #mergers and #acquisition will make some elements from the dissatisfaction factor to motivators. A longer crisis, such as #covid-19 or #ukrainewar might lead to a hygiene crisis. This is, by the way, the aspect that we are going to talk about in the next episode.

Enjoy, #comment, #share, and #subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello everybody

Today, I share a story that appeared as a part of one of the tasks during a future(s) literacy workshop. In this task, participants have to change (or receive a change from the moderator) one of the main assumptions in our worldview. E.g. "what if there is no money?", "what if there is no competition?", "what if we cannot see the stars anymore?", or "what if research is not sponsored centrally but needs to collect via platforms like Kickstarter?". Your team has to write a story that elucidates what will happen to the rest of the world. 

This episode is a short summary of our story about a young researcher Mika who discovered that the only way to collect money for her research is to announce her topic via Kickstarter-like platforms.

Enjoy, comment, share your thoughts about your vision of this future and... let me know if you want to have more episodes on storytelling!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome to my new mini-series on Strategic Management!

Today, I have an introductory episode where I focus on two types of #thinking - a low level of #construal (#concrete) and a high level of construal (#abstract) thinking. In #strategicmanagement, you mostly need very abstract thinking as your decisions have a time horizon of 3 to 5 years! This is one of the reasons why some students are very good at #strategic management - they can easily switch to a high level of abstraction and think forward.

As promised in the episode, I provide you with a map that I used last year in my class: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365712524_Strategic_Management_Treasure_Map

To draw this map, I used the free (basic) account of #Inkarnate (https://inkarnate.com/). You can try it out, if you want.

Don't forget to #comment, #share, #subscribe, and #enjoy! 

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Welcome to my new #managementresearch #podcast episode!

Today, I discuss #strategy as #positioning and strategy as #direction. Suppose you want to be successful and have motivated personnel. In that case, you have to define your correct #corporate and #business strategy as positioning first - which industry are you competing in and how are you competing right now? Yet, it is not sufficient as people need a goal. So, you need to add your personnel a feeling of perspective - where you want to be in a few years and how you want to compete by then. This is called "strategy as direction". 

In this episode, I elaborate on this topic and give imaginary and real examples from the #mci strategy.

Enjoy and share your ideas. By the way, how do you see our strategy? How do you see the strategy of your firm?

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Dear listeners

I see that the names for the episode become longer ;) The reason is a bit complex #structure of the course of #strategicmanagement.  But we'll manage to establish a good understanding of the course. 

In this episode, I talk about the product #differentiation. The more different your products are from the competitors' products, the harder it is to switch for the customers. Interestingly, it works in both ways: your customers have it hard to #switch to your #competitors, but also your competitors' customers have it hard to switch to your product. 

Enjoy, share your thoughts in the comments section, subscribe, and share - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Dear listeners

In my today's episode, I talk about the last (fourth) model of relationships proposed by @Alan Fiske in his #ReltaionalModelsTheory. This is the model, that we learn last in our life, at the age of 14+ (please check the initial paper of Fiske (1991), it's been a while since I read it). Anyway, this is the model that is usually associated with the relationships in firms, i.e. business relationships. Yet, I observed this model in different settings, also in a family.

I hope you will find this episode interesting. In the next episodes, we may talk about the reasons for conflicts and how to avoid them using the Relational Models Theory.

Enjoy, #share, #comment, and #subscribe - it does matter to me!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello, dear listeners!

I am happy to post the next episode in my mini-series on #psychologicalgames as suggested by Eric #Berne. In this #episode, we talk about the #congruent modes of relationships - those that do not cause conflicts. At the end, we also shortly address the two types of #incongruent #relationships - those that usually lead to #conflicts.

Feel free to share your observations in the comments section - I am eager to know whether the suggestions by Eric Berne hold for your observations. 

Good luck and don't forget to subscribe, share, and comment - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear friends and colleagues!

In his recent Academy of Management Perspectives (#amp) paper, Alessandro Fergnanni (2022) introduced the notion of foresight capability into strategic management (#strategicmanagement) and organisational theory (#organisationaltheory). He proposed to approach the capability as a type of dynamic capability (#dynamiccapability) as both capabilities have a lot in common. The foresight capability aims at preparing organisations for different #futures. According to the scholar, foresight capability is related to the (sustained) competitive advantage (#competitveadvantage). Interested? Stay with me during this episode and share your opinion in the comments section below! 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome to the next episode of my #management #research #podcast, dear listeners!

Today, we start elaborating on the next #force in the #5forces #framework of #porter - the #threatofentry. The threat of entry is driven by several factors. I discuss one of these factors in this episode - the #capitalrequirements.  

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello everybody

As promised, I would like to share a situation where we applied the heuristics approach (System 1 thinking) to make a good decision. Moreover, System 2 thinking could not help us in this situation. The situation was a selection of a souvenir from Schotland - whiskey. Probably, some whiskey lovers would not agree with our approach but some would (and did when I talked to some business people during my seminar on heuristic decision-making in business).

I hope this approach will help you in your decision-making. Next week, I plan to explain the difference between individual and universal heuristics and how to become efficient and effective. 

Enjoy, comment (e.g. share your experience), share, and subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners!

In today's #episode, I am talking about the origins of #strategy. Interestingly, the strategy in #business has a lot in common with the strategy in #military. According to some scholars, business took over the ideas, structure, and work organising from those organisations we have been good at since the beginning of mankind. It seems that humankind learned to fight long before it learned to do business. Would you agree?

Enjoy, #comment, #share, and #subscribe - it does matter. Not because of #monetisation (I don't have any) but because I want to know how many of you listen to the episodes and read the description ;)

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Welcome!

Today, I continue elaborating on the topic of #pathdependency. In this episode, I provide you with some examples of path dependencies but also with examples of how you can apply the #theory to make your personal or business life better! 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello everybody

This is the final episode in our mini-series on heuristics. In this episode, I present our conceptual model that explains how information systems may help firms develop efficient heuristics. Yet, the number of heuristics may go at odds with the cognitive load. If would want to know more, read our paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344743908_The_Role_of_Information_Systems_for_Firm-wide_Heuristics_Development

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello everybody

In my today's show, I continue talking about organisational capabilities and, in particular, foresight capability. In one of his recent papers, Matthias Wenzel criticised the concept of foresight capability as conceptualised by Alessandro Fergnani. In this episode, I address two of the weaknesses of the idea. 

Enjoy, write your opinion in the comments section, share this episode, and subscribes - it does matter!

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Yevgen (Eugene)

Hello and welcome to the next episode of my podcast!

Today we continue talking about future studies and foresight and whether these concepts fit into the Dynamic Capabilities View. We look at the main difference between some of the exercises aimed at developing a dynamic capability and a foresight capability. 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello dear listeners

Today, I talk again about heuristics. This time, however, we take the point of view of Gerd Gigerenzer - a big proponent of Systems 1 thinking. Professor Gigerenzer criticised the approach by Kahneman and Tversky and showed how to "make the bias disappear". 

Enjoy and apply this approach to make good/better decisions!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome

In this episode, I talk about how to #compare #causalmaps of two different people. There is a #formula that you can find in the papers that I list below. In the episode, I explain the logic behind the #measurement. Even though the procedure might look "scary", it is a simple calculation of the distances as you count the #distance between two dots on the #coordinatesystem. If you understand the logic behind the formula, you will quickly understand how the #calculation is performed.  

Good luck with your #investigation!

Here are the links: 

1. Our paper with a simplified formula for our specific purposes: 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331489896_Values_congruence_in_multicultural_groups_the_causal_mapping_method

Citation: Bogodistov, Y., Botts, M., & Schlatterer, F. (2019). Values congruence in multicultural groups: the causal mapping method. Journal for Multicultural Education, 13(1), 33-50.

2. Initial paper with the formula:

Markíczy, L., & Goldberg, J. (1995). A method for eliciting and comparing causal maps. Journal of management, 21(2), 305-333.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Dear friends

In my previous episode, I gave examples of strategic moves in #warinukraine. In this episode, I give a definition and provide you with some examples of #strategic moves at an individual's and a firm's level. In the end, I also share with you my vision regarding #tourism #investments in #Tyrol and #Innsbruck that I hold for wrong strategic moves, by the way. 

I am eager to hear your examples and feedback! Use the comment section below to share your thoughts and ideas.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners!

My students often ask me to give some #examples during our #strategic #management course. I use examples from different fields. Yet, many are now interested in #chess after the new movie “The Queen’s Gambit” (2021) or because chess is associated with #wisdom and #intelligence. At least, about half of the students from my class know how to play chess and about 5 per cent say they are good at chess. Consequently, I ask them what are examples of "strategic moves" in chess.   

In this episode, I elaborate on the example from chess to illustrate the strategic moves for your firm or for your personal career.

If you enjoy this episode, #share, #subscribe, and #comment - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello, dear friends, colleagues, researchers, and students

In this episode, I talk about the #practicalsteps of #settingup a #causalmap in a #survey #software, such as @limesurvey, @qualtrics, or similar. After you have developed your theory and created a list of items, you need to know what to do with it and how to implement it in the available survey tool. 

Drop me an email, if you need the plugin - I believe I should have it somewhere ;)

Good luck with your #research!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello and welcome!

Finally, I continue with my mini-series on heuristics! This time, we talk about one of our papers, where we proposed to classify heuristics at individual and organisational levels, each containing individual and universal heuristics types. So, yes, it sounds weird - "individual individual level heuristics" but it seems to be correct. Each individual applies universal heuristics (those that I mentioned in one of my previous episodes, e.g. take-the-first or take-the-best heuristics) as well as s/he might have her/his individual explicit rules of thumb, such as "never touch a running system". The logic of System 1 information processing will still apply. You can discover more about this idea in this episode!

Enjoy, share, comment - e.g. share your rules of thumb with my listeners. 

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Eugene (Yevgen)

And welcome back to my podcast. I took a short vacation and did not post new episodes for some weeks. But today, I have started a new mini-series on heuristics. Heuristics are also called "mental shortcuts" in psychology and "rules of thumb" in management. Stay with me to learn more about this fascinating phenomenon!

Today we start with an overview of the theory (theories) behind heuristics. Enjoy, share, comment, and subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Dear listeners

In today's #episode, I start talking about #factors that may shift the #regulatory style of #motivation towards the one closest to #intrinsic motivation. These are competence, autonomy, and relatedness. In this episode, I talk about the feeling of #competence. I show in my example how this factor changes how you perceive a task.

Enjoy, #subscribe, #comment, and #share - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners!

Welcome to the new episode of the #management #research #podcast. Today, we start working on the new force from the #5forces framework by #Porter: #rivalry among #competitors. In this specific #episode, I introduce you to the two drivers for this force - #concentration and #diversity of #competitors.  

As you have noticed, I shortened the name of the episode - #YouTube complained about the length of the name of the previous episode ;)

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello after a long Holidays break!

Today, we finish our miniseries on organisational and dynamic capabilities by talking about the reflective way to measure a capability. This episode has been inspired by the paper by Cohen and Bacdayan, who proposed aspects of a routine that can be measured. And as any capability is a routine, they would perfectly apply.

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Eugene (Yevgen) 

Hello and welcome to my podcast, dear friends and guests,

Today, I continue with our mini-series on #psychological #games as postulated by Eric #Berne. In this #management #research #podcast episode, I briefly explain how to avoid psychological games, especially if there was an "official call" - the #game has been announced in front of a #team and you cannot individually avoid playing. 

I wish you all the best in your communication! Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas and let me know what you want to listen to in the next episodes!

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Yevgen (Eugene)

PS. I apologise for the 1-week-delay - I had a stressful week and weekend and could not upload the new episode.

Welcome!

Today, I continue elaborating on the #relationalmodelstheory. In our recent paper with Professor Jürgen Moormann, we showed that the relational models theory can be used to understand and shape interrelationships in IT teams that, in turn, might strengthen the IT capability of a firm. Theoretically, if you, as a project manager, signal what kind of relationships the team will have, the interactions will become more efficient and effective. Consequently, the IT capability will be strong. If you prefer the "Láissez-fáire" approach, the misunderstandings and conflicts within your team will undermine the IT capability. The same might happen if the relational models expectations set by your company go at odds with those preferred by your team.

Do you want to know more?

Listen to this episode, #share, #comment, and #subscribe - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

PS: Our paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344744083_Understanding_microfoundations_of_IT_capability_using_anthropologic_heuristics

Hello and welcome!

Today we talk about the next aspects of the topic of organisational capabilities - the structure of a dynamic capability of the firm. There are several approaches. However, the approach by Teece (2007) is the most popular one. According to his view, a dynamic capability is formed by three capacitities:

- sensing capacity, i.e. a capacity of a firm to sense and shape market change,

- seizing capacity, i.e. a capacity of a firm to seize an opportunity, and

- reconfiguration capacity, i.e. a capacity of a firm to reconfigure resource base of the firm in order to implement the decision made.

More details and some criticism in this episode - enjoy, comments, share, and subscribe. It does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners!

Today, I elaborate on what other forces are missing in the #5forces #framework by #Porter. One of the suggestions from  GRant and Jordan (2015) would be the inclusion of 6th #force - #comlements.

Complements should have the opposite effect of #substitutes on your core product.

Enjoy, comment, and share - it does matter ;)

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Hello, dear listeners,

Today's episode will give examples of #strategic #moves in the #active #phase of the #warinukraine. The most active phase of the #war started in 2022, while the war has been going on since 2014. 

After February 2022, one could trace several strategic moves (it is not the whole strategy, of course), i.e. decisions that shaped the #battlefield for weeks, months, and years. Think of one of my previous episodes with the example from the #chess #game. In a war, the logic is the same, yet more #complex, more #uncertain, and #unpredictable. Tough #planning is, therefore, impossible. But a good strategic move can make your further play/war easier, providing you with more #flexibility and #decisionpower.

Learn from this episode and share your thoughts in the comments section.

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners,

today, I talk about the next driver influencing the #bargainingpower of #buyers or #suppliers - one of the forces in the #5forces #framework by #Porter. Have you considered that the clearer it is what you do, the less people are willing to pay for this? What about you? How often are you not willing to pay a high price, if you (don't) know the background information?

Enjoy this episode, share it with your friends to help them negotiate better, and comment - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)

Welcome, dear listeners,

Today, we finalise one of the forces in the #5forces framework by #Porter. We talk about the relative effectiveness of the barriers that we mentioned in the previous episodes. We often forget to think that laws change, customer preferences change, and even very distinct firms approximate each other in their business models and product designs. Consequently, what we saw as a barrier yesterday, may not exist today.

Moreover, the more protected a market is, the more profitable, and, in turn, the more interesting it is for your competitors.

Enjoy, share, subscribe, and comment - it does matter!

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Eugene (Yevgen)