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* NCA is the main method; ** NCA in combination with a regression-based method; *** NCA in combination with QCA

Economics

Publications using NCA:

Aref, M. (2023). Identifying online purchasing intention in Egypt: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative approach. Journal of Internet and Digital Economics, (ahead-of-print). ***
Dul, Jan and Verbeek, Marno (2020). Are Strict Social Distancing Policies Necessary for Economic Recovery after a Pandemic? A Re-Analysis of the 1918 Flu Pandemic. Available at SSRN. *
Karlsson, M., Kühnle, D., & Prodromidis, N. (2022). The 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic in Economic History. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance.
Lankoski, J., & Lankoski, L. (2023). Environmental sustainability in agriculture: Identification of bottlenecks. Ecological Economics, 204, 107656. *
Liang, C., Wang, S. J., Foley, M., & Ma, G. H. (in press). The path selection on improving the quality of environmental information disclosure–configuration analysis based on fsQCA. Applied Economics, (first published in 2022).***
Luo, G., Yang, Y., & Wang, L. (2023). Driving rural industry revitalization in the digital economy era: Exploring strategies and pathways in China. PLoS ONE, 18(9). ***
Tumaku, J., Ren, J., Boakye, K. G., Ofori, K. S., & Abubakari, A. (2023). Interplay between perceived value, trust and continuance intention: evidence in the sharing economy. International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences, 15(1), 74-96. **
Wang, J., & Wang, Y. (2023). Economic performance of rural collective‐owned cooperatives: Determinants and influence mechanism. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. **
Yagmur, A., Gürsoy, S., & Gunbayı, I. (2023). Mixed-methods analysis of multidimensional conditions for the Human Development Index: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (FsQCA) study. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 1-21. ***
Župić, I. (2017). The growth of high-tech companies: theoretical framework and empirical research. Dissertation, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia **

Education

Publications using NCA:

Garg, N. (2020), Exploring role of gratitude in developing teacher leadership in Indian universities, International Journal of Educational Management, 34 (5), 881-901). *
Garg, N., & Sarkar, A. (2020). Vitality among university students: exploring the role of gratitude and resilience. Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance 7(3), 321-337. **
He, L., & Ismail, K. (2023). Do staff capacity and performance-based budgeting improve organisational performance? Empirical evidence from Chinese public universities. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1), 1-16. *
Lee, J., & Borgonovi, F. (2022). Relationships between Family Socioeconomic Status and Mathematics Achievement in OECD and Non-OECD Countries. Comparative Education Review, 66(2), 000-000.*
Thien, L. M., Chuah, S. T., & Low, M. P. (in press). Understanding Middle Leaders’ Distributed Leadership Factors as Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Fostering Teacher Commitment to Change. European Journal of Education, (published online in 2024). **
Tho, N. D. (2019). Business students’ hardiness and its role in quality of university life, quality of life, and learning performance", Education + Training, 61(3), 374-386. **
Tynan, M. C., Credé, M., & Harms, P. D. (2020). Are individual characteristics and behaviors necessary-but-not-sufficient conditions for academic success?: A demonstration of Dul's (2016) necessary condition analysis. Learning and Individual Differences, 77, 101815. *

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Credé, M., & Tynan, M. C. (2021). Should Language Acquisition Researchers Study “Grit”? A Cautionary Note and Some Suggestions. Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 3(2), 37-44.

Entrepreneurship

Publications using NCA:

Arenius, P., Engel, Y., & Klyver, K. (2017). No particular action needed? A necessary condition analysis of gestation activities and firm emergence. Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 8, 87-92.*
Bachmann, N., Rose, R., Maul, V., & Hölzle, K. (2024). What makes for future entrepreneurs? The role of digital competencies for entrepreneurial intention. Journal of Business Research, 174, 114481.
Bouncken, R., Ratzmann, M., Barwinski, R., & Kraus, S. (2020). Coworking spaces: Empowerment for entrepreneurship and innovation in the digital and sharing economy. Journal of Business Research, 114, 102-110. ***
Breet, S. (2022). A network perspective on corporate entrepreneurship: How workplace relationships influence entrepreneurial behavior. PhD thesis, Rotterdam School of Management. (see Chapter 4: Shooting for the stars or hitting the ceiling? Why open networks are necessary for exceptional levels of individual innovation.*
Camani, J. P. (2021). The role of resourcesin recombinations and the degree of novelty of products. International Journal of Innovation: IJI Journal, 9(3), 522-556.
Chaurasia, S. S., Kaul, N., Yadav, B., & Shukla, D. (2020). Open innovation for sustainability through creating shared value-role of knowledge management system, openness and organizational structure. Journal of Knowledge Management. 24 (10), 2491-2511. *
Chen, S., Elango, B. & Jones, J. (2019) Necessary conditions for social enterprise: The case of the microinsurance sector. Social Business, 9(4), 395-412. *
Delladio, S., Caputo, A., Magrini, A., & Pellegrini, M. M. (2023). Italian entrepreneurial decision-making under lockdown: the path to resilience. Management Decision, 61(13), 272-294. **
Ding, H. (2022). What kinds of countries have better innovation performance?–A country-level fsQCA and NCA study. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 7(4), 100215.***
Dionisio, E. A., Inacio Junior, E., Morini, C., & Carvalho, R. D. Q. (2023). Identifying necessary conditions to deep-tech entrepreneurship. RAUSP Management Journal. *
Eggers, F., Risselada, H., Niemand, T., & Robledo, S. (2022). Referral campaigns for software startups: The impact of network characteristics on product adoption. Journal of Business Research, 145, 309-324.***
Gantert, T. M., Fredrich, V., Bouncken, R. B., & Kraus, S. (2021). The moral foundations of makerspaces as unconventional sources of innovation: A study of narratives and performance. Journal of Business Research 139, pp. 1564-1574. ***
Gyensare, M. A., Miri, D., Zahoor, N., & Alajaty, M. (2024). Aspiring to go abroad: How and when international entrepreneurial aspiration fuel emerging markets entrepreneurial ventures’ internationalisation speed. Journal of International Management, 30(2), 101130. **
Han, G., & Zhang, Z. Regional innovation paths selection in complex environments of China: A configurational perspective. Managerial and Decision Economics. (Published online in 2021). ***
Huang, Y., Li, P., Chen, L., & Wang, J. (2023). Opportunity or necessity entrepreneurship? A study based on the national system of entrepreneurship. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(4), 100448. ***
Huang, Y., Zhang, M., Wang, J., Li, P., & Li, K. (2022). Psychological cognition and women’s entrepreneurship: A country-based comparison using fsQCA. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 7(3), 100223. ***
Jaiswal, M., & Zane, L. (2022). National culture and attitudes' impact on diffusion of sustainable new technology-based products. New England Journal of Entrepreneurship.**
Jiang, Y., & Huang, Y. (2023, September). How mumpreneurs achieve high entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and development: Evidence from China. In Women's Studies International Forum (Vol. 100, p. 102804). Pergamon. ***
Linder, C., Moulick, A. G., & Lechner, C. (2022). Necessary Conditions and Theory-Method Compatibility in Quantitative Entrepreneurship Research. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 10422587221102103.*
Manchiraju, S., Akbari, M., & Seydavi, M. (2023). Is entrepreneurial role stress a necessary condition for burnout? A necessary condition analysis. Current Psychology, 1-13. *
Niessen, P. (2021). Identifikation von Resilienzindikatoren in produzierenden klein-und mittelständischen Unternehmen. Doctoral Dissertation. Available from TU Prints.
Orozco, R., & Grundmann, P. (2022). Readiness for Innovation of Emerging Grass-Based Businesses. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 8(4), 180.*
Torres, P., & Godinho, P. (2022). Levels of necessity of entrepreneurial ecosystems elements. Small Business Economics, 59, 29–45. ***
Wei, X., & Chen, W. (2019). How Does A Firm’s Previous Social Network Position Affect Innovation? Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies. Sustainability, 11(4). *
Yang, J., & Hurmelinna-Laukkanen, P. (2022). Evolving appropriability–Variation in the relevance of appropriability mechanisms across industries. Technovation, 118, 102593.**
Zheng, J., Shi, L., & Jiang, T. (2022). What mechanism design helps to realize the innovation function of maker-spaces: A qualitative comparative analysis based on fuzzy sets. PloS one, 17(9), e0274307. ***

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Alon, I., Lankut, E., Gunkel, M., Munim, Z. H., Taras, V., & Richter, N. F. (2023). Predicting leadership emergence in global virtual teams. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 11(3).
Dabić, M., Marzi, G., Vlačić, B., Daim, T. U., & Vanhaverbeke, W. (2021). 40 years of excellence: An overview of Technovation and a roadmap for future research. Technovation, 106, 102303.
Koropogui, S. T., St-Jean, É., & Zakariya, S. (2023). Usefulness of Practice-Based Pedagogical Approaches for Nascent Student Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 25151274231207047.

Environmental Sciences

Publications using NCA:

Allard-Poesi, F., & Massu, J. (2023). Research Note: Is urban nature necessary for well-being? For whom? A necessary condition analysis. Landscape and Urban Planning, 234, 104728. *
Carmona, P., Stef, N., Jabeur, S. B., & Zaied, Y. B. (2023). Climate change and government policy: Fresh insights from complexity theory. Journal of Environmental Management, 338, 117831. ***
Ebrahimi, P., Khajeheian, D., & Fekete-Farkas, M. (2021). A SEM-NCA Approach towards Social Networks Marketing: Evaluating Consumers’ Sustainable Purchase Behavior with the Moderating Role of Eco-Friendly Attitude. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 13276. **
Gordon, J. A., Balta-Ozkan, N., Haq, A., & Nabavi, S. A. (2024). Necessary and sufficient conditions for deploying hydrogen homes: A consumer-oriented perspective. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 69, 982–1021. **
Guo, J., Fu, Y., & Sun, X. (2023). Green innovation efficiency and multiple paths of urban sustainable development in China: multi-configuration analysis based on urban innovation ecosystem. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 12975. ***
Harun, M. D., Hogset, H., & Mwesiumo, D. (2023). Dynamic capabilities and sustainability performance: Exploring the moderating role of environmental dynamism in the Norwegian fishing industry. Sustainable Development. **
Huang, Y., Li, P., Bu, Y., & Zhao, G. (2023). What entrepreneurial ecosystem elements promote sustainable entrepreneurship?. Journal of Cleaner Production, 422, 138459. ***
Jabeur, S. B. (2020). The Relationship Between Renewable Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in France: a Necessary Condition Analysis. Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 25(3), 397-409. *
Jin, B., & Li, W. (2023). External Factors Impacting Residents’ Participation in Waste Sorting Using NCA and fsQCA Methods on Pilot Cities in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(5), 4080. ***
Kazemzadeh, E., Fuinhas, J. A., Salehnia, N., Koengkan, M., & Silva, N. (2023). Exploring necessary and sufficient conditions for carbon emission intensity: a comparative analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(43), 97319-97338. *
Kobarg, S., Stumpf-Wollersheim, J., Schlägel, C., & Welpe, I. M. (2020). Green together? The effects of companies’ innovation collaboration with different partner types on ecological process and product innovation. Industry and Innovation, 27(9), 953–990. **
Kopplin, C. S., & Rausch, T. M. (2022. Above and beyond meat: the role of consumers’ dietary behavior for the purchase of plant-based food substitutes. Review of Managerial Science, 16, 1335–1364. ***
Li, F., Zhang, H., Zhang, D., & Yan, H. (2023). Structural diffusion model and urban green innovation efficiency—A hybrid study based on DEA-SBM, NCA, and fsQCA. Sustainability, 15(17), 12705. ***
Lu, Y., Xiang, P. A. The configuration pathways of organic agriculture development in China: a study based on fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture, 2023, 31(4): 654−664. ***
Luo, L., Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, X., & Fang, X. (2022). Where is the pathway to sustainable urban development? Coupling coordination evaluation and configuration analysis between low-carbon development and eco-environment: A case study of the Yellow River Basin, China. Ecological Indicators, 144, 109473.***
Matusek, M. (2022). Exploitation, exploration, or ambidextrousness—an analysis of the necessary conditions for the success of digital servitisation. Sustainability, 15(1), 324. *
Min, Q., Zhu, R., & Peng, L. (2024). Pathways to improving carbon emission efficiency in provinces: A comparative qualitative analysis based on the technology-organization-environment framework. Heliyon. ***
Munir, M. A., Hussain, A., Farooq, M., Habib, M. S., & Shahzad, M. F. (2023). Data-Driven Transformation: The Role of Ambidexterity and Analytics Capability in Building Dynamic and Sustainable Supply Chains. Sustainability, 15(14), 10896. **
Si, H., Li, N., Duan, X., Cheng, L., & Bao, Z. (2023). Understanding the public's willingness to participate in the Carbon Generalized System of Preferences (CGSP): An innovative mechanism to drive low-carbon behavior in China. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 38, 1-12. **
Wang, G., Li, X., Gao, Y., Zeng, C., Wang, B., Li, X., & Li, X. (2023). How does land consolidation drive rural industrial development? Qualitative and quantitative analysis of 32 land consolidation cases in China. Land Use Policy, 130, 106664. ***
Wang, G., Zhang, H., Zeng, S., Meng, X., & Lin, H. (2023). Reporting on sustainable development: Configurational effects of top management team and corporate characteristics on environmental information disclosure. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 30, 28–52. ***
Wang, X., Zhang, T., Luo, S., & Abedin, M. Z. (2023). Pathways to improve energy efficiency under carbon emission constraints in iron and steel industry: Using EBM, NCA and QCA approaches. Journal of Environmental Management, 348, 119206. ***

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Denčić-Mihajlov, K., Krstić, M., & Spasić, D. (2020). Sensitivity Analysis as a Tool in Environmental Policy for Sustainability: The Case of Waste Recycling Projects in the Republic of Serbia. Sustainability, 12(19), 7995
Jouber, H. (2023). Environmental sustainability performance and shareholder value: an international fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. EuroMed Journal of Business.

Finance

Publications using NCA:

Albuquerque de Sousa, J.A., Beck, T., Bergeijk, P.A.G. van, & Dijk, M.A van. Success and failure of nascent stock markets (November 16, 2016). ***
Arbabi, F., Khansari, S. M., Salamzadeh, A., Gholampour, A., Ebrahimi, P., & Fekete-Farkas, M. (2022). Social networks marketing, value co-creation, and consumer purchase behavior: Combining PLS-SEM and NCA. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 15(10), 440. **
Leong, T. K., Chiek, A. N., Meng, T. P., & Eng, T. K. (2023). Customers Loyalty in Malaysian Retail Bank Sector from the Perspective of Equity Theory and Expectation-Confirmation Model: A PLS-SEM and NCA Approach. Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 9(3), 245-262. **
Sanyal, P., Jain, N. K., & Choudhury, D. What specific investments are critical in fostering buyer‐supplier relationships: Evidence from MSMEs in emerging economies. International Social Science Journal. **
Tan, J., & Wei, J. (2023). Configurational Analysis of ESG Performance, Innovation Intensity, and Financial Leverage: a Study on Total Factor Productivity in Chinese Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Firms. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 1-25. ***

History

Publications using NCA:

Fujita, T., & Kusano, H. (2020). Denial of history? Yasukuni visits as signaling. Journal of East Asian Studies, 20(2).

Human factors/Ergonomics

Publications using NCA:

Batey, M., Hughes, D. J., Crick, L., & Toader, A. (2021). Designing creative spaces: An experimental examination of the effect of a nature poster on divergent thinking. Ergonomics, 64(1), 139–146. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2020.1811398
Dul, J. (2016). Towards a necessity theory of human factors/ergonomics. In: NES2016-Ergonomics in theory and practice: 48th Annual Conference of Nordic Ergonomics and Human Factors Society. (editor: S. Järvelin-Pasanen, S. Reports and Studies in Health Sciences, 22. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland.*

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Wollter Bergman, M., Berlin, C., Babapour Chafi, M., Falck, A. C., & Örtengren, R. (2021). Cognitive Ergonomics of Assembly Work from a Job Demands–Resources Perspective: Three Qualitative Case Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12282.

Human Resource Management

Publications using NCA:

Ahmad, J., Al Mamun, A., Masukujjaman, M., Makhbul, Z. K. M., & Ali, K. A. M. (2023). Modeling the workplace pro-environmental behavior through green human resource management and organizational culture: Evidence from an emerging economy. Heliyon, 9(9). **
Blom, R., Voorn, B., & Borst, R. T. (2022). HRM autonomy, integration and performance in government agencies: Tests of necessity and sufficiency. Public Management Review, (publishesd online 2022). *
Borges, A. C. S., Lopes, L. F. D., Baggio, D. K., & Fabricio, A. (2024). My Home is no Longer a Safe Place for my Emotional Health: Home-Office Work and its Consequences on Emotional Health. Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental, 18(1), e04158-e04158. **
Garg, N. (2017). Workplace spirituality and employee well-being: An empirical exploration. Journal of Human Values, 23(2), 129-147. *
Garg, N. (2020). Promoting organizational performance in Indian insurance industry: The roles of workplace spirituality and organizational citizenship behaviour. Global Business Review, 21(3), 834-849. *
Garg, N., Punia, B. K., & Jain, A. (2019). Workplace Spirituality and Job Satisfaction: Exploring Mediating Effect of Organization Citizenship Behaviour. Vision, 23(3), 287–296. *
Garg, N., Punia, B. K., & Jain, A. (2019). Exploring High Performance Work Practices as Necessary Condition of HR Outcomes. Paradigm, 23(2), 130-147. *
Gorgievski, M. J., Bakker, A. B., Petrou, P., & Gawke, J. C. (2023). Antecedents of employee intrapreneurship in the public sector: a proactive motivation approach. International Public Management Journal, 1-22. *
Hauff, S. Guerci, M., Dul J & van Rhee, H. (2021). Exploring Necessary Conditions in HRM Research: Fundamental Issues and Methodological Implications. Human Resource Management Journal, 31(1), 18-36. *
Malka, S. C., & MacLennan, H. (2023). The new post pandemic workplace: On the relationship between relational civility and workplace social inclusion–A Necessary Condition Analysis. Dissertation. *
Peltokorpi, V., & Sekiguchi, T. (2023). The interaction of the five-factor personality traits and job embeddedness in explaining voluntary turnover: A necessary-condition perspective. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 32(5), 688-701. *
Shahjehan, A., Afsar, B., & Shah, S. I. (2019). Is organizational commitment-job satisfaction relationship necessary for organizational commitment-citizenship behavior relationships? A Meta-Analytical Necessary Condition Analysis. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 32(1), 2657-2679. *

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Asante, E. A., Gyensare, M. A., Bouzidi, L. E., & Twumasi, E. (in press). An employee–employer relationship gone bad? Examining the double-edged effect of psychological contract violation on employees' helping behaviors. Industrial Relations, (published online in 2024)
Boon, C., Den Hartog, D. N., & Lepak, D. P. (2019). A systematic review of human resource management systems and their measurement. Journal of management, 45(6), 2498-2537.
De Spiegelaere, S. (2021). When are European Works Councils informed and consulted, and how do they gain influence? A quantitative analysis. Industrial Relations Journal.
Hauff, S. (2021). Analytical strategies in HRM systems research: a comparative analysis and some recommendations. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(9), 1923-19.
Parker, S. K., & Knight, C. (2023). The SMART model of work design: A higher order structure to help see the wood from the trees. Human Resource Management.

Information systems

Publications using NCA:

Fang, L. B., Dong, X., Weng, Z., & Chen, T. (2023). Designing an Attractive Metaverse: Research on Design Factors Influencing Audience Satisfaction with a Virtual Space Based on QCA. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 18(1), 37-54. ***
Kopper, A., Westner, M., & Strahringer, S. (in press). From Shadow IT to Business-managed IT: a qualitative comparative analysis to determine configurations for successful management of IT by business entities. Information Systems and e-Business Management, 18(2), 1-49. ***
Lasrado, L.A., Vatrapu, R., & Andersen, K.N. (2016). A methodological demonstration of set-theoretical approach to social media maturity models using Necessary Condition Analysis. Proceedings of the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS).*
Lasrado, L.A., Vatrapu, R., & Andersen, K.N. (2016) A set theoretical approach to maturity models: Guidelines and demonstration. Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Dublin, December 2016.*
Loh, X. M., Lee, V. H., & Leong, L. Y. (2022). Mobile-lizing continuance intention with the Mobile Expectation-Confirmation Model: An SEM-ANN-NCA approach. Expert Systems with Applications, 117659.**
Mazumder, S., & Garg, S. (2021). Decoding digital transformational outsourcing: The role of service providers’ capabilities. International Journal of Information Management, 58, 102295. ***

International Business/Management

Publications using NCA:

Acquah, I. S. K., Issau, K., Dei Mensah, R., & Vanderpuye, F. (2023). When stakeholder orientations matter: Modelling employee orientation, shareholder orientation and supply chain orientation as necessary and sufficient conditions for firm performance. Heliyon. ***
Bolívar, L. M., Roldán, J. L., Castro-Abancéns, I., & Casanueva, C. (2022). Speed of international expansion: The mediating role of network resources mobilisation. Management International Review 62(5), 541–568.**
Cheng, W., & Jiang, Y. (in press). Falling in the same predicament again? A network embeddedness perspective of organizational failure recidivism in special treatment firms. Management Decision, (published online in 2022) **
Ciacci, A., Balzano, M., & Marzi, G. (2024). Optimising business models through digital alignment and strategic flexibility: Evidence from the manufacturing industry. Journal of Management & Organization, 1–21. **
Gyensare, M. A., Miri, D., Zahoor, N., & Alajaty, M. (2024). Aspiring to go abroad: How and when international entrepreneurial aspiration fuel emerging markets entrepreneurial ventures’ internationalisation speed. Journal of International Management, 30(2), 101130. **
Hermans, M., Borda, A., Newburry, W., Cordova Chea, C. O., Finchelstein, D., Gonzalez-Perez, M. A., ... & Velez-Ocampo, J. (2023). Becoming a Multilatina: strategic capabilities as necessary conditions for the internationalization of Latin American firms. European Business Review. **
Jasimee, K. H. A., & Blanco-Encomienda, F. J. (2023). A SEM-NCA approach towards the impact of participative budgeting on budgetary slack and managerial performance: The mediating role of leadership style and leader-member exchange. arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.09993. **
Kardell, P., Hoffmann, J., & Meisner, T. (2022). The influence of trust and knowledge sharing on the relationship between diversity and virtual team effectiveness: an empirical study using PLS-SEM and necessary condition analysis. European Journal of International Management, published online-first: 10.1504/EJIM.2022.10052238. **
Kopplin, C. S., Gantert, T. M., & Maier, J. V. (2022). Acceptance of matchmaking tools in coworking spaces: An extended perspective. Review of Managerial Science, 16, 1911–1943. **
Li, J., Du, Y., Sun, N., & Xie, Z. (2023). Ecosystems of doing business and living standards: a configurational analysis based on Chinese cities. Chinese Management Studies. ***
Li, Y., Fan, D., Kumar, V., & Ananthram, S. (2023). Configuring International Growth of emerging market multinational enterprises: A compositional springboarding view in the context of India. Journal of Management Studies. ***
Lu, Q., Yang, Y., & Yu, M. (2022). Can SMEs’ quality management promote supply chain financing performance? An explanation based on signalling theory. International Journal of Emerging Markets. (pubished online in 2022). ***
Morse, J. E., & Engle, R. L. (2020). Social Globalization: The Roles of Human Freedom, Education and Culture. The Journal of Applied Business and Economics, 22(6), 18-28. *
Peng, B., Zhao, Y., Elahi, E., & Wan, A. (2022). Pathway and key factor identification of third-party market cooperation of China's overseas energy investment projects. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 183, 121931.***
Richter, N. F., Martin, J., Hansen, S. V., Taras, V., & Alon, I. (2021). Motivational configurations of cultural intelligence, social integration, and performance in global virtual teams. Journal of Business Research, 129, 351-367. **
Richter, N. F., & Hauff, S. (2022). Necessary conditions in international business research–advancing the field with a new perspective on causality and data analysis. Journal of World Business, 57(5), 101310. **
Richter, N. F., Schlaegel, C., Bakel, M. V., & Engle, R. L. (2020). The expanded model of cultural intelligence and its explanatory power in the context of expatriation intention. European Journal of International Management, 14(2), 381-419. **
Richter, N. F., Hauff, S., Ringle, C. M., Sarstedt, M., Kolev, A. E., & Schubring, S. (2023). How to apply necessary condition analysis in PLS-SEM. In H. Latan, J. F. Hair, & R. Noonan (Eds.), Partial Least Squares Path Modeling: Basic Concepts, Methodological Issues and Applications: Springer. **
Tao, Y., Ke, H., & Zhang, Z. (2023). Hybrid strategy and firm performance: a time-series qualitative comparative analysis of the Chinese ICT sector. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 36(4), 561-584. ***
Vargas Zeledon, A. A. (2023). Knowledge management requirements for information systems in small ventures: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Small Business International Review ***
Zhou, Y., Kumar, S., & Furuoka, F. (2024). Enhancing customer value co-creation and stickiness in social commerce: integrating PLS-SEM and NCA for deeper insights into customer-to-customer dynamics. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1-15. **

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Aguinis, H., Ramani, R. S., & Cascio, W. F. (2020). Methodological practices in international business research: An after-action review of challenges and solutions. Journal of International Business Studies, 51(9), 1593-1608.
Fainshmidt, S., Witt, M. A., Aguilera, R. V., & Verbeke, A. (2020). The contributions of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) to international business. Journal of International Business Studies, 51, 455–466.
Richter, N. F., Hauff, S., Gudergan, S. P., & Ringle, C. M. (2022). The Use of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Complementary Methods in International Management Research. Management International Review, 62, 449-470.
Schmuck, A., Lagerström, K., & Sallis, J. (2022). Turning the Tables: The Relationship Between Performance and Multinationality. Management International Review, 1-24.
Zahoor N, Khan Z, Shenkar O (2023) International vertical alliances within the international business field: A systematic literature review and future research agenda. Journal of World Business, 58:101385.

Marketing

Publications using NCA:

Baber, H., Fanea-Ivanovici, M., Pana, M.-C., & Manole, A. M. (in press). Do price consciousness, anti-socializing behavior and content add fuel to consuming online video streaming? A multigroup analysis and moderating role of gender and marital status. Online Information Review, (published online in 2024). **
Bhattacharyya, S., Balaji, M.S., Jiang, Y. (2022) Causal complexity of sustainable consumption: Unveiling the equifinal causes of purchase intentions of plant-based meat alternatives. Journal of Business Research 255:113511 ***
Cassia, F., & Magno, F. (2024). The value of self-determination theory in marketing studies: Insights from the application of PLS-SEM and NCA to anti-food waste apps. Journal of Business Research, 172, 114454. **
Cheung, M. L., Leung, W. K., Aw, E. C. X., & Koay, K. Y. (2022). “I follow what you post!”: The role of social media influencers’ content characteristics in consumers' online brand-related activities (COBRAs). Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 66, 102940. **
Czakon, W., Klimas, P., & Kawa, A. (2023). Re-thinking strategic myopia: A necessary condition analysis of heuristic and firm's performance. Industrial Marketing Management, 115, 99-109. *
Damberg, S., Liu, Y. & Ringle, C.M. Does culture matter? Corporate reputation and sustainable satisfaction in the Chinese and German banking sector. J Market Anal (2023). **
Deng, Q., Zhuang, G., Li, S., & Yang, H. (2022). A configurational analysis of cross-channel integration. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 122(7), 1686–1706. ***
Dinh, E., Mühlbacher, H., & Torchia, M. (2023). Necessary perceptions of family values and luxury characteristics for brand luxuriousness: evidence from luxury watch brands. Journal of Brand Management, 1-21. **
Duarte, P., Silva, S. C., Linardi, M. A., & Novais, B. (2022). Understanding the implementation of retail self-service check-out technologies using necessary condition analysis. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 50(13), 140–163. **
Dul, J., Hauff, S., Tóth, Z. (2021). Necessary condition analysis in marketing research. In: Handbook of Research Methods for Marketing Management. Eds. Robin Nunkoo, Viraiyan Teeroovengadum, and Christian Ringle. Edgard Elgar. *
Foroughi, B., Iranmanesh, M., Nilashi, M., Ghobakhloo, M., Asadi, S., & Khoshkam, M. (2023). Determinants of followers' purchase intentions toward brands endorsed by social media influencers: Findings from PLS and fsQCA. Journal of Consumer Behaviour. ***
Gil-Cordero, E., Ledesma-Chaves, P., Arteaga Sánchez, R., & Mariano, A. M. (2024). Crypto-wallets revolution! Key factors driving behavioral intention to adopt the Coinbase Wallet using mixed PLS-SEM/fsQCA methodology in the Spanish environment. International Journal of Bank Marketing. doi.org/10.1108/IJBM-01-2023-0035 ***
Jain NK, Bhaskar K, Jain S (2022) What drives adoption intention of electric vehicles in India? An integrated UTAUT model with environmental concerns, perceived risk and government support. Research in Transportation Business & Management 42:100730. **
Koay, K. Y., Cheah, C. W., & Chang, Y. X. (2022). A model of online food delivery service quality, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty: a combination of PLS-SEM and NCA approaches. British Food Journal.**
Kopplin, C. S., & Rösch, S. F. (2021). Equifinal causes of sustainable clothing purchase behavior: An fsQCA analysis among generation Y. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 63, 10269 ***
Lyu, V. C., Chin, W., Zhang, H., & Liu, V. (2022). Value added or overload? A study of the countervailing effects of non‐core features on mobile banking apps. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 21(3), 602-613. **
Mehrdar, A., Rezaee, B., & Li, T. (2023). From Attraction to Disappointment: The Impact of Starting Prices on Consumer Overoptimism and Purchase Intentions. Available at SSRN 4623129. *
Mwesiumo, D., Harun, M., & Hogset, H. (2023). Unravelling the black box between coopetition and firms' sustainability performance. Industrial Marketing Management, 114, 110-124. **
Oppong, D., & Bannor, R. K. (2024). Decoding Influencer Impact in Food Marketing: The Must-Haves, Should-Haves and the Role of Brand Trust and Price Consciousness. Journal of Food Products Marketing, 30(6–7), 210–235. **
Pinochet, L. H. C., de Souza, C. A., Viana, A. B. N., & Rodríguez-Abitia, G. (2022). Smart technologies in supermarket retail and their influence on citizens' quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Revista de Gestão, (ahead-of-print).**
Sarstedt, M., & Liu, Y. (2023). Advanced marketing analytics using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Journal of Marketing Analytics, 1-5. **
Shahjehan, A. & Qureshi, J.A. (2019) Personality and impulsive buying behaviors. A necessary condition analysis. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 32(1), 1060-1072. *
Sharma, A., Dwivedi, R., Mariani, M. M., & Islam, T. (2022). Investigating the effect of advertising irritation on digital advertising effectiveness: A moderated mediation model. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 180, 121731. **

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Guenther, P., Guenther, M., Ringle, C.M., Zaefarian, G. and Cartwright,S. (2023). Improving PLS-SEM use for business marketing research. Industrial Marketing Management, 111, 127-142.
Jovanovic, J., & Morschett, D. (2022). Under which conditions do manufacturing companies choose FDI for service provision in foreign markets? An investigation using fsQCA. Industrial Marketing Management, 104, 38-50.
Ogundipe, S., Peters, L. D., & Tóth, Z. (2022). Interfirm problem representation: Developing shared understanding within inter-organizational networks. Industrial Marketing Management, 100, 76-87.
Rozenkowska, K. (2023). Theory of planned behavior in consumer behavior research: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 47(6), 2670-2700.

Medicine and Health

Publications using NCA:

Alhassan, M. D., & Adam, I. O. (2022). The continuance use of e-renewal of a health insurance subscription in Ghana. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 1-13.
Kerwin T, Hittle B, Stredney D, De Boeck P, Wiet G. (2018) Cross-Institutional evaluation of a mastoidectomy . Journal of Surgical Education, 75(3), 678-687.
Kordish, C. (2019) The effect of social support on health and quality of life for woman with type 2 diabetes and depression. PhD thesis, Loyola University Chicago, USA.
Low, M. P., & Ramayah, T. (2022). It Isn't enough to be easy and useful! Combined use of SEM and necessary condition analysis for a better understanding of consumers' acceptance of medical wearable devices. Smart Health, 100370.
Luther, L, Bonfils, K.A., Firmin, R.L., Buck, K.D, Choi, J., DiMaggio, G., Popolo, R., Minor, K.S, Lysaker, P.H.(2017). Metacognition is necessary for the emergence of motivation in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A Necessary Condition Analysis. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 205(12), 960-966*
Luther, L, Bonfils, K., Firmin, R., Buck, K., Minor, K., Lysaker, P. (2017) Metacognition is necessary for the emergence of motivation in schizophrenia: A Necessary Condition Analysis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 43(suppl. 1):S224-S224.*
Marchetti, I., Koster, E. H. W., & Hankin, B. (in press). Which Psychosocial Risks Are Necessary for Developing Depression During Adolescence? A Novel Approach Applying Necessary Condition Analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (published online in 2024). *
Prakash, A., Jeyakumar Nathan, R., Kini, S., & Victor, V. (2022). Message framing and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among millennials in south india. Plos One, 17(7), e0269487. **
Wagner, G., Raymond, L., & Paré, G. (2023). Understanding Prospective Physicians’ Intention to Use Artificial Intelligence in Their Future Medical Practice: Configurational Analysis. JMIR Medical Education, 9, e45631.
Widge, A. S., Zhang, F., Gosai, A., Papadimitrou, G., Wilson-Braun, P., Tsintou, M., ... & Rathi, Y. (2022). Patient-specific connectomic models correlate with, but do not reliably predict, outcomes in deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology, 47(4), 965-972.

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Publications using NCA:

Acquah, I. S. K. (2023). Modelling the importance of collaborative culture and its dimensions for supply chain collaboration: a necessary condition analysis. RAUSP Management Journal. *
Battistoni, E., Gitto, S., Murgia, G., & Campisi, D. (2023). Adoption paths of digital transformation in manufacturing SME. International Journal of Production Economics, 255, 108675. **
Bokhorst, J. A., Knol, W., Slomp, J., & Bortolotti, T. (2022). Assessing to what extent smart manufacturing builds on lean principles. International Journal of Production Economics, 253, 108599. *
Bokrantz, J., & Dul, J. (in press). Building and testing necessity theories in supply chain management. Journal of Supply Chain Management (Published on line in 2022). *
Bokrantz, J., & Skoogh, A. (2023). Adoption patterns and performance implications of smart maintenance. International Journal of Production Economics, 256, 108746. **
Franke, H., & Foerstl, K. (2020). Goals, Conflict, Politics, and Performance of Cross‐Functional Sourcing Teams—Results from a Social Team Experiment. Journal of Business Logistics, 41(1), 6-30. **
Frommeyer, B., Wagner, E., Hossiep, C. R., & Schewe, G. (2022). The utility of intention as a proxy for sustainable buying behavior–A necessary condition analysis. Journal of Business Research, 143, 201-213. *
Golini R, Deflorin P, Scherrer M (2016) Exploiting the potential of manufacturing network embeddedness. International Journal of Operations & Production Management 36:1741–1768.
Jankowska, D. M., & Karwowski, M. (in press). How vivid is your mental imagery? Validation of the vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire in five Polish samples. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. (published online in 2022). **
Knol, W.H., Slomp, J, Schouteten, R.L.J., & Lauche, K. (2018). Implementing lean practices in manufacturing SMEs: Testing ‘critical success factors’ using Necessary Condition Analysis. International Journal of Production Research, 56(11), 3955-3973. *
Knol, W.H., Slomp, Schouteten, R.L.J., Lauche, K. (2019) The relative importance of improvement routines for implementing lean practices, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 39(2), 214-237. *
Servajean-Hilst, R. (2018). Necessary Governing Practices for the Success (and Failure) of Client-Supplier Innovation Cooperation. Innovation and Supply Chain Management: Relationship, Collaboration and Strategies, 79-100. *
Sousa, R., & Da Silveira, G.J.C (2017) Capability antecedents and performance outcomes of servitization: differences between basic and advanced services, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 37(4), 447-467. *
Stek, K., & Schiele, H. (in press). How to train supply managers–necessary and sufficient purchasing skills leading to success. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 100700 (published online in 2021). ***
Sumo, R. (2014). Fostering Innovation through Contracting in Inter-Organizational Relationships. PhD thesis, Eindhoven University of Technology. (See Chapter 5: How Contracts and Trust are both Necessary for Innovation in Inter-Organizational Relationships).*
Suurmond, R. (2019). In Pursuit of Supplier Knowledge: Leveraging capabilities and dividing responsibilities in product and .service contexts. PhD thesis, Rotterdam School of Management. Suurmond (see Chapter 3: A Taxonomy of Quality in Outsourced Business Services: A qualitative comparative analysis).***
Valk, W. van der, Sumo, R., & Dul, J. (2014). How contracts and trust influence innovation in inter-organizational relationships: A necessary condition analysis. Editors: H. Badenhorst, et al. In: 23rd International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference (IPSERA 2014), Pretoria, South Africa, 13- 16 April 2014 (pp 1-20).*
Valk, W. van der, Sumo, R., Dul, J. & Schroeder, R. (2016). When are contracts and trust necessary for innovation in buyer-supplier relationships? A Necessary Condition Analysis. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 22(4), 266-277.*
Vries, J. de (2016). Behavioral Operations in Logistics. PhD thesis, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM). Chapter 6: Which Drivers Should Transport Your Cargo? Empirical Evidence from Long-haul Transport.**

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Acquah, I. S. K., Quaicoe, J., & Arhin, M. (2022). How to invest in total quality management practices for enhanced operational performance: findings from PLS-SEM and fsQCA. The TQM Journal

Public Administration

Publications using NCA:

Abner, G., Alam, A., & Cho, H. (2022). What is necessary for high employee engagement and satisfaction? A look at the best places to work in the Federal Government Index. Public Administration Review. (published online 2022). *
Armenia, S., Barnabé, F., Franco, E., Iandolo, F., Pompei, A., & Tsaples, G. (2023). Identifying policy options and responses to water management issues through System Dynamics and fsQCA. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 194, 122737.
Saraf, P. K., Saha, S., & Anand, A. (2022). Supportive culture and job involvement in public sector: the mediating role of participation in decision making and organizational learning. International Journal of Public Sector Management. (published online 2022). **
Sun, H., Fu, L., & Yang, S. (2023). What contributes to the government-citizen knowledge sharing: Analysis of 293 cities in China. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(2), 100362. ***
Talib, S., Papastathopoulo, A., & Ahmad, S. Z. (2023). Sufficiency and necessity of big data capabilities for decision performance in the public sector. Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance. ***
Yan, B., Liu, Y., Chen, B., Zhang, X., & Wu, L. (2023). What Matters the Most in Curbing Early COVID‐19 Mortality? A Cross‐Country Necessary Condition Analysis. Public Administration, 101(1), 71-89. *
Zhang, X., Chen, B., Yan, B., Liu, Y., & Wu, L. (2024). Critical constraints on high performance of provincial E-governments in China: A necessary condition analysis. Government Information Quarterly, 41(3), 101959. *

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications using NCA:

Abner G, Alam A, Cho H (in press) What is Necessary for High Employee Engagement and Satisfaction? A Look at the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Index. Public Administration Review. (published online in 2022). *
Afrin, R., & Prybutok, G. (2022). Insights into the antecedents of cyberchondria: a perspective from the USA. Health Promotion International, 37(4), daac108.
Alhassan, M. D., & Adam, I. O. (in press). The continuance use of e-renewal of a health insurance subscription in Ghana. International Journal of Healthcare Management, (published online in 2022) **
Gu, J., Wu, C., Wu, X., He, R., Tao, J., Ye, W., ... & Qiu, W. (2022). Configurations for positive public behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. BMC public health, 22, 1375. ***
Huang, X., Tung, C.-L., Wang, X., Xu, X., Lam, F.-I., & Zhang, T. (2022). Configurations of the driving factors promoting china’s commercial health insurance: A comparative qualitative analysis based on the technology–organization–environment framework. Heliyon, 8(11), e11522. ***
Yuan, B., Xu, S., Niu, M., & Guo, K. (in press). Will improved safety attitudes necessarily curb unsafe behavior? Hybrid method based on NCA and SEM. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, (pubished online in 2022). **

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Wollter Bergman, M., Berlin, C., Babapour Chafi, M., Falck, A. C., & Örtengren, R. (2021). Cognitive Ergonomics of Assembly Work from a Job Demands–Resources Perspective: Three Qualitative Case Studies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12282.

Psychology/Organizational Behavior

Publications using NCA:

Camitan IV, D. S., & Bajin, L. N. (2021). The Importance of Well-Being on Resiliency of Filipino Adults During the COVID-19 Enhanced Community Quarantine: A Necessary Condition Analysis. Frontiers in psychology, 12, 908. *
Costa, S., Daher, P., Neves, P., & Velez, M. J. (2022). The interplay between ethical leadership and supervisor organizational embodiment on organizational identification and extra-role performance. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 31, 214–225. *
Dong, M. (2021). What Is It to Be Wise? The Nomological Network and Necessary Conditions of Wisdom (Doctoral dissertation, University of Toronto (Canada)). *
Dul, J., Karwowski, M., Kaufman, J.C. (2020). Necessary Condition Analysis in Creativity Research. In: Handbook of Research Methods on Creativity (V. Dörfler and M. Stierand, eds.). Edward Elgar publishers. ISBN: 978 1 78643 964 2. *
Dul, J. (2019). The Physical Environment and Creativity. In J. C. Kaufman & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity (pp. 481–509). Cambridge University Press. *
Edelmann, C. M., Boen, F., Stouten, J., Vande Broek, G., & Fransen, K. (2023). The Power of Peer Leaders: Exploring the Link between Peer Leadership Behaviors and Sustainable Work Outcomes. Behavioral Sciences, 14(1), 2. *
Escadas, M., Jalali, M. S., Septianto, F., & Farhangmehr, M. (2023). Are emotions essential for consumer ethical decision‐making: A Necessary Condition Analysis. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility. *
Frommeyer, B., Wagner, E., Hossiep, C. R., & Schewe, G. (2022). The utility of intention as a proxy for sustainable buying behavior–a necessary condition analysis. Journal of Business Research, 143, 201–213. *
Glück, J., & Scherpf, A. (in press). Intelligence and wisdom: Age-related differences and nonlinear relationships. Psychology and Aging. (published online in 2022). *
Glück, J., Weststrate, N. M., & Scherpf, A. (2022). Looking beyond linear: A closer examination of the relationship between wisdom and wellbeing. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23, 285–3313.*
Ibrahimi, Q., Berisha, G., Krasniqi, B., & Ramosaj, B. (in press). Behaving with style: investigating the influence of decision-making styles on the innovative work behavior of managers. Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance. (published online in 2024). **
Jada, U. R., & Mukhopadhyay, S. (2019) Understanding the effects of empowering, transformational and ethical leadership on promotive and prohibitive voice: A moderated mediated examination, Personnel Review, 48(3), 707-730 *
Jain, N. K., Kaushik, K., & Sharma, A. (in press). What drives customers towards proximity payment services? An integrated theory of planned behaviour perspective. International Journal of Consumer Studies (published online in 2022). *
Karwowski, M., Dul, J., Gralewski, J., Jauk, E., Jankowska, D.M., Gajda, A., Chruszczewski, M.H., Benedek, M. (2016). Is creativity without intelligence possible? A Necessary Condition Analysis, Intelligence, 57, 105-117. *
Karwowski, M., Jankowska, D. M., Brzeski, A., Czerwonka, M., Gajda, A., Lebuda, I., & Beghetto, R. A. (2020). Delving into creativity and learning. Creativity Research Journal, 1-13.
Karwowski, M., Kaufman, J. C., Lebuda, I., Szumski, G., & Firkowska-Mankiewicz, A. (2017). Intelligence in childhood and creative achievements in middle-age: The necessary condition approach. Intelligence, 64, 36-44. *
Korman, J. V., Van Quaquebeke, N., & Tröster, C. (2022). Managers are Less Burned-Out at the Top: the Roles of Sense of Power and Self-Efficacy at Different Hierarchy Levels. Journal of Business and Psychology, 7, 151–171. **
Liehr, J., & Hauff, S. (2023). Must have or nice to have? Necessary leadership competencies to enable employees' innovative behavior. International Journal of Innovation Management, 2250070. *
Mercier, M., & Lubart, T. (pre-print). Are individual-level factors necessary for creativity? A necessary condition analysis (Published online in 2020). *
Pangarso, A., Winarno, A., Aulia, P., & Ritonga, D. A. (2022). Exploring the predictor and the consequence of digital organisational culture: a quantitative investigation using sufficient and necessity approach. Leadership & Organization Development Journal. (Published online in 2022). **
Roemer, L. (2021). Interesting Variations—An Exploration of the Nature and Correlates of Vocational Interest States in Daily Life. Dissertation Humboldt-University, Berlin. *
Servajean-Hilst, R., & Suurmond, R. (2024). Purchasing team innovation climates as antecedents of purchasing involvement in open innovation. International Journal of Innovation Management, 27(09n10), 2350048. **
Shi, B., Wang, L., Yang, J., Zhang, M., & Xu, L. (2017). Relationship between Divergent Thinking and Intelligence: An Empirical Study of the Threshold Hypothesis with Chinese Children. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 25 **
Tuuli, M. M., & Rhee, H. van. (2021). How ability, motivation, and opportunity drive individual performance behaviors in projects: Tests of competing theories. Journal of Management in Engineering, 37(6), 04021070.
Wang, L., Jiang, M., Zhu, F., & Song, P. (2022). Untangling Employee Well-Being in Projects: A Configural Analysis of Job Stressors and Psychological Needs. Journal of Management in Engineering, 38(4), 04022026.***
Wood, D., Lowman, G. H., Armstrong III, B. F., & Harms, P. (in press). Using retest-adjusted correlations as indicators of the semantic similarity of items. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. (publihed online in 2022).
Zahrai, K., Veer, E., Ballantine, P. W., de Vries, H. P., & Prayag, G. (2022). Either you control social media or social media controls you: understanding the impact of self‐control on excessive social media use from the dual‐system perspective. Journal of Consumer Affairs. 56(2), 806-848. **
Zhou, S. (2022). The Effect of COVID-19 Risk Perception on Pro-Environmental Behaviour of Chinese consumers: Perspectives from Affective Event Theory. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 8177. *
Zhu, P., Miao, C., Wang, Z., & Li, X. (2023). Informational Cascade, Regulatory Focus and Purchase Intention in Online Flash Shopping. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 101343. **
Zielińska, A., Lebuda, I., & Karwowski, M. (2023). Dispositional self-regulation strengthens the links between creative activity and creative achievement. Personality and Individual Differences, 200, 111894. **

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Frazier, M. L., Fainshmidt, S., Klinger, R. L., Pezeshkan, A., & Vracheva, V. (2017). Psychological safety: A meta‐analytic review and extension. Personnel Psychology, 70(1), 113-165.
Gajda, A., Karwowski, M., & Beghetto, R. A. (2017). Creativity and academic achievement: A meta-analysis. Journal of Educational Psychology, 109(2), 269.
Zang, X., & Guo, S. (2024). Influencing factors of spatial conflicts in the Chinese urban environment from the perspective of spatial politics: empirical study based on NCA and fsQCA. Journal of Chinese Governance, 1-29.

Sport

Publications using NCA:

Liu, Y., Yu, C., & Damberg, S. (2021). Exploring the drivers and consequences of the “awe” emotion in outdoor sports–a study using the latest partial least squares structural equation modeling technique and necessary condition analysis. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, 23(2), pp. 278-294.

Strategy

Publications using NCA:

Bouncken, R. B., Fredrich, V., Sinkovics, N., & Sinkovics, R. R. (2022). Digitalization of cross-border r&d alliances: Configurational insights and cognitive digitalization biases. Global Strategy Journal. (published online 2022) ***
Bouncken, R. B., Fredrich, V., & Kraus, S. (2020). Configurations of firm-level value capture in coopetition. Long Range Planning, 53(1), 101869. ***
Bouzari, P., Gyenge, B., Ebrahimi, P., & Fekete-Farkas, M. (2023). Problem Solving and Budget Allocation of SMEs: Application of NCA Approach. Computation, 11(3), 48. *
Conway, E. (2019). Should We Expect Exemplary Integrated Reporting to Increase Organisational ESG Ratings?. In Responsibility and Governance (pp. 135-162). Springer, Singapore. *
Delgosha, M. S., Saheb, T., & Hajiheydari, N. (2021). Modelling the Asymmetrical Relationships between Digitalisation and Sustainable Competitiveness: A Cross-Country Configurational Analysis. Information Systems Frontiers, 23, 1317–1337. ***
Du, Y., & Kim, P. H. One size does not fit all: Strategy configurations, complex environments, and new venture performance in emerging economies. Journal of Business Research, 124, 272-285. ***
Fan, X., Li, J., & Wang, Y. (2023). The Driving Factors of Innovation Quality of Agricultural Enterprises—A Study Based on NCA and fsQCA Methods. Sustainability, 15(3), 1809. **
Fredrich, V., Bouncken, R. B., & Tiberius, V. (2022). Dyadic business model convergence or divergence in alliances?–A configurational approach. Journal of Business Research, 153, 300-308.***
Fredrich, V., Bouncken, R. B., & Kraus, S. (2019). The race is on: Configurations of absorptive capacity, interdependence and slack resources for interorganizational learning in coopetition alliances. Journal of Business Research, 101, 862-868. ***
Frezatti, F., Mucci, D. M., & Bido, D. D. S. (2022). Structure of planning and control artifacts and their accuracy in Brazilian family businesses. BAR-Brazilian Administration Review, 19. **
Gao, L., Luo, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, N., & Deng, X. (2024). Retention in Challenging International Construction Assignments: Role of Expatriate Resilience. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(2), 04023158. **
Klimas, P., Czakon, W., & Fredrich, V. (2021). Strategy frames in coopetition: An examination of coopetition entry factors in high-tech firms. European Management Journal. **
Oliveira, J. M., & Gomes, C. F. (in press). Critical factors for the success of Sustainable Development Goal 12 in the digital transformation era: The effect of ISO 14001. Business Strategy and the Environment. (Published online in 2024). **
Ortigueira-Sánchez, L. C., Welsh, D. H., & Stein, W. C. (2022). Innovation Drivers for Export Performance. Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship, 100013. **
Oyadomari, J. C. T., Bido, D. D. S., Mendonça Neto, O. R. D., Aguiar, A. B. D., & Dultra-de-Lima, R. G. (2023). Relationships among strategically aligned performance indicators, controls, and performance. https://doi.org/10.1590/1808-057x20221618.en 34 (91). **
Qu, X., Qin, X., & Wang, X. (2023). Construction of Frugal Innovation Path in the Context of Digital Transformation: A Study Based on NCA and QCA. Sustainability, 15(3), 2158. ***
Singh, A. K., Jain, N. K., Sharma, M. G., & Nigam, S. (2023). Reconceptualization of absorptive capacity as potential and realized absorptive capacity for project-based organizations. International Journal of Project Management, 41(2), 102449. *
Swab, R. G., Sherlock, C., Markin, E., & Dibrell, C. (in press). “SEW” What Do We Know and Where Do We Go? A Review of Socioemotional Wealth and a Way Forward. Family Business Review, 33(4), 424-445. ***
Tho, N. D. (2018). Firm capabilities and performance: a necessary condition analysis", Journal of Management Development, 37(4), 322-332. *
Tho, N. D. (2019). Strategic orientations and firm innovativeness: a necessary condition analysis. Baltic Journal of Management, 14(3), 427-442 *
Wang, Ge, et al. "Reporting on sustainable development: Configurational effects of top management team and corporate characteristics on environmental information disclosure." Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.***

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Bouncken, R. B., Fredrich, V., Ritala, P., & Kraus, S. (2020). Value-creation-capture-equilibrium in new product development alliances: A matter of coopetition, expert power, and alliance importance. Industrial Marketing Management, 90, 648-662.
Deist, M. K., McDowell, W. C., & Bouncken, R. B. (2023). Digital units and digital innovation: Balancing fluidity and stability for the Creation, Conversion, and Dissemination of sticky knowledge. Journal of Business Research, 161, 113827.
Klimas, P., Sachpazidu, K., & Stańczyk, S. (2023). The attributes of coopetitive relationships: What do we know and not know about them?. European Management Journal.
Lexutt, E. (2020). Different roads to servitization success–A configurational analysis of financial and non-financial service performance. Industrial Marketing Management, 84, 105-125

Technology

Publications using NCA:

Chong, S.-H., & Ham, S. (in press). Evolutionary conservation of amino acids contributing to the protein folding transition state. Journal of Computational Chemistry. (published online in 2022). *
Hayat, N., Salameh, A. A., Malik, H. A., & Yaacob, M. R. (2022). Exploring the adoption of wearable healthcare devices among the Pakistani adults with dual analysis techniques. Technology in Society, 102015.**
Huang, Y., Li, K., & Li, P. (2023). Innovation ecosystems and national talent competitiveness: A country-based comparison using fsQCA. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 194, 122733. ***
Kim, S. B., & Lee, H. Y. (2023). Investigating the Impact of Metaverse Characteristics on User Behavior through the Combination of PLS-SEM and NCA within the Extended Value-Based Adoption Model. 경영학연구, 52(5), 1159-1191.**
Kwon, S. P. (2021). Examination of design parameters affecting Nb3Sn CICC current sharing temperature using necessary condition analysis. Superconductor Science and Technology, 34 (8), 085006. *
Kwon, S. P. (2022). Critical bending wavelengths associated with current sharing temperature degradation in multistage twisted Nb3Sn cable CICC. Cryogenics, 103375.
Li, R., Niu, Z., Liu, C., & Wu, B. (in press). The co-movement effect of managers’ psychological factors on the BIM adoption decision in SMEs: A study based on fsQCA. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. (published online in 2022).
Lim, W., Munikrishnan, U. T., Leong, C. M., Hiew, L. C., Leong, M. W., & Yang, L. (2023). Do you want a secure e-wallet? Understanding the role of risk and security in e-wallet continuance intention. Information & Computer Security. **
Liu, H., Wang, Y., He, G., Ma, R., & Fu, S. (2023). The impact of environmental information disclosure of origin using blockchain technology on online consumer behaviour: A combination of SEM and NCA approaches. Journal of Cleaner Production, 421, 138449. **
Liu, Q., Wen, X., Peng, H., & Cao, Q. (2023). Key technology breakthrough in new energy vehicles: Configuration path evolution from innovative ecosystem perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 423, 138635. ***

Tourism & Hospitality

Publications using NCA:

Abdalla, M. J., Mwesiumo, D., Öztüren, A., & Kılıç, H. (2022). Perceived threat of informal players: Enhancing the operational performance of inbound tour operators through coopetition. International Journal of Tourism Research, 24(6), 775–785. **
Anand, K., Arya, V., Suresh, S., & Sharma, A. (2022). Quality dimensions of augmented reality-based mobile apps for smart-tourism and its impact on customer satisfaction & reuse intention. Tourism Planning & Development. (published online in 2022). ***
Della Corte, V., Aria, M., Del Gaudio, G., Barney, J. B., Cobanoglu, C., & Sepe, F. (2021). The relevance of relational capabilities in collaborative decisions. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.(33(12), 4393-4417.
Lee, W., Dul, J. and Toth, Z. (2023). Application of Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) in Hospitality and Tourism Research", Okumus, F., Rasoolimanesh, S.M. and Jahani, S. (Ed.) Cutting Edge Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 157-172. *
Lee, W., & Jeong, C. (2020). Beyond the correlation between tourist eudaimonic and hedonic experiences: necessary condition analysis. Current Issues in Tourism, 23(17), 2182-2194. *
Lee, W., & Jeong, C. (2021). Distinctive roles of tourist eudaimonic and hedonic experiences on satisfaction and place attachment: Combined use of SEM and necessary condition analysis. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 47, 58-71. **
Lee, W., Park, S., & Jeong, C. (2022). Repositioning risk perception as a necessary condition of travel decision: The case of North Korea tourism. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 52, 252-263.**
Lim, T. Y., Leong, C. M., Lim, L. T. K., Lim, B. C. Y., Lim, R. T. H., & Heng, K. S. (2023). Young adult tourists’ intentions to visit rural community-based homestays. Young Consumers, 24(5), 540-557.
Ruiz-Equihua, D., Romero, J., Loureiro, S. M. C., & Ali, M. (2022). Human–robot interactions in the restaurant setting: the role of social cognition, psychological ownership and anthropomorphism. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, (in print in 2022).****
Su, D. N., Nguyen-Phuoc, D. Q., Tran, P. T. K., Van Nguyen, T., Luu, T. T., & Pham, H. G. (2023). Identifying must-have factors and should-have factors affecting the adoption of electric motorcycles–A combined use of PLS-SEM and NCA approach. Travel Behaviour and Society, 33, 100633. doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2023.100633 **
Tiwari, P., Kaurav, R. P. S., & Koay, K. Y. (2023). Understanding travel apps usage intention: findings from PLS and NCA. Journal of Marketing Analytics, 1-17. **
Toth, Z., Dul, J., & Li, C. (2019). Necessary condition analysis in tourism research. Annals of Tourism Research. 79, 102821.*
Wattanacharoensil, W., Fakfare, P., Manosuthi, N., Lee, J. S., Chi, X., & Han, H. (2024). Determinants of traveler intention toward animal ethics in tourism: Developing a causal recipe combining cognition, affect, and norm factors. Tourism Management, 100, 104823. ***
Yu, C., Cheah, J. H., & Liu, Y. (2022). To stream or not to stream? Exploring factors influencing impulsive consumption through gastronomy livestreaming. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.**
Zhang, Jiekuan. "The effects of ecosystem of business environment on tourism: a configurational perspective." Current Issues in Tourism (2023): 1-17. ***
Zhang, J. (2023). A multidimensional perspective on the relationship between tourism and green growth. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1-19.

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

Becker, J. M., Cheah, J. H., Gholamzade, R., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (in press). PLS-SEM’s most wanted guidance. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.** (published online in 2022).

Transportation

Publications using NCA:

Bakır, M., Akan, Ş., Özdemir, E., Nguyen, P. H., Tsai, J. F., & Pham, H. A. (2022). How to Achieve Passenger Satisfaction in the Airport? Findings from Regression Analysis and Necessary Condition Analysis Approaches through Online Airport Reviews. Sustainability, 14(4), 2151.**
Bi, H., Li, A., Hua, M., Zhu, H., & Ye, Z. (2022). Examining the varying influences of built environment on bike-sharing commuting: Empirical evidence from Shanghai. Transport Policy, 129, 51–65. **
Kumar, D. (2021). Meteorological barriers to bike rental demands: A case of Washington DC using NCA approach. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 9(2), 830-841. *
Jain, N. K., Bhaskar, K., & Jain, S. (2021). What drives adoption intention of electric vehicles in India? An integrated UTAUT model with environmental concerns, perceived risk and government support. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 100730.
Jaiswal, M., & Zane, L. J. (2021). Drivers of sustainable new technology diffusion in national markets: The case of electric vehicles. Thunderbird International Business Review 64, pp. 25-38.
Kaushik, K., Jain, N. K., & Choudhary, P. (2023). Public opinion about restrictive driving policy: Does political affiliation matter? A case study of odd-even restrictive driving policy in Delhi, India. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 12, 100999.
Mwesiumo, D., Halpern, N., Bråthen, S., Budd, T., & Suau-Sanchez, P. (2023). Perceived benefits as a driver and necessary condition for the willingness of air passengers to provide personal data for non-mandatory digital services at airports. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 171, 103659. **
Sukhov, A., Olsson, L. E., & Friman, M. (2022). Necessary and sufficient conditions for attractive public Transport: Combined use of PLS-SEM and NCA. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 158, 239-250. **
Thapa, D., Mishra, S., Dey, K., Golias, M. M., & Ashraf, M. T. (2023). Identifying factors influencing recreational travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 149(2), 04022134.
Vries, J. de , Koster, R. de, Rijsdijk, S., and Roy, D. (2017). Determinants of safe and productive truck driving: Empirical evidence from long-haul cargo transport Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 97(1), 113–131.