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Evolution of research on resource slack and future directions
| datacite.subject.sdg | 08:Trabalho Digno e Crescimento Económico | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 09:Indústria, Inovação e Infraestruturas | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 12:Produção e Consumo Sustentáveis | |
| dc.contributor.author | Freitas, Anderson Nery | |
| dc.contributor.author | Serra, Fernando Ribeiro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Guerrazzi, Luiz Antonio de Camargo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Scazziota, Vanessa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Scafuto, Isabel Cristina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-16T09:03:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-16T09:03:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-07-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article examines how organizations manage resource slack to influence performance, addressing inconsistent findings in the literature despite four decades of scholarly attention. While research on resource slack spans diverse domains from innovation to environmental management, a knowledge gap exists in understanding the mechanisms through which organizations transform slack into performance outcomes. This study addresses this gap through a comprehensive bibliometric analysis that maps the intellectual evolution of resource slack research. From an initial sample of 340 published articles across 167 journals, bibliographic coupling analysis identified 98 articles with significant conceptual relationships. Using exploratory factor analysis and network analysis, the study reveals distinct research streams and their interconnections. Results uncover two key insights: Factor 1 consolidates traditional resource slack theory encompassing 84 articles focusing on performance optimization and strategic resource allocation, while Factor 2 reveals emerging theoretical approaches comprising 14 articles addressing contemporary organizational challenges including environmental uncertainty and dynamic resource orchestration. The analysis advances theory by explaining how organizations employ different types of slack resources across varying contexts, the specific mechanisms used to transform slack into performance outcomes, and how organizations adapt slack management approaches to environmental conditions. These findings have implications for both scholars seeking to resolve theoretical inconsistencies and practitioners aiming to optimize resource allocation decisions. The study contributes to strategic management literature by offering an integrated perspective on slack resource management that can guide future research and inform organizational resource optimization strategies. | eng |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11301-025-00540-6 | |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 2198-1639 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2198-1620 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/28988 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | Springer | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Management Review Quarterly | |
| dc.rights.uri | N/A | |
| dc.subject | Resource slack | |
| dc.subject | Bibliometrics | |
| dc.subject | Strategy | |
| dc.title | Evolution of research on resource slack and future directions | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.title | Management Review Quarterly | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Guerrazzi | |
| person.givenName | Luiz Antonio de Camargo | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 6318-27D6-57B6 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-7100-5314 | |
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