Objectives. To investigate equivocal findings within the literature addressing the relationship between competitive anxiety responses and psychological skills. Intensity (i.e. level) and direction (i.e. interpretation of intensity as facilitative or debilitative) dimensions of competitive state anxiety and self-confidence were examined in performers with different levels of psychological skills...

The present investigation aims study the sustainability of business model Portuguese SMEs operating in B2B International market analyzing influence dynamic marketing capabilities and adaptive their international performance. It will also analyze moderating effects Competitive Intensity within this scenario. A quantitative was developed, using a questionnaire as research method. In total, 335 va...

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of achievement goal orientations and perceived motivational climate to perceptions of the intensity and direction of competitive state anxiety in a sample of university athletes representing various team sports. Although some studies have demonstrated that task orientation and mastery climate are associated with adaptive emotional patte...

This study examines how and why strategic IT alignment can be used to create competitive advantage and to what extent information intensity affects this process. A model is tested to examine how and why strategic IT alignment can produce enhanced organizational knowledge that yields competitive advantage. The model differentiates between alignment between the business plan and IT plan (BP-ITP a...

During the past two decades, both business managers and academic researchers have shown considerable interest in understanding how information systems (IS) lead to competitive advantages in a firm. The present study builds on this interest to examine the nature of IS competence and delineate the process by which IS competence lead to sustainable competitive advantages. Conceptually, IS competen...

This study perceives professional European football as one of the most relevant event-related entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) worldwide. It also identifies a healthy sporting competition in five popular leagues (Spain, England, Germany, Italy, and France), “big five,” key pillar for functioning this ecosystem. By applying quantitative approach, competitive intensity (CI) is measured all big 21...

Business/ICT (Information and Communication Technology) alignment is an ongoing concern for both academics and practitioners. However, little academic research focuses on the process or practice of alignment. In this paper we build a theoretical model and test it empirically. We investigate the influence of ICT management intensity and investment justification on alignment. Four indicators are ...