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Disclaimer: alternative categorizations can be chosen for the publications.

* 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. *
  • Inacio Junior, E., Dionisio, E. A., & Gimenez, F. A. P. (in presss). Entrepreneurial ecosystem patterns and its determinants and outputs: a necessary condition analysis to the Brazilian entrepreneurial cities. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies. (pubished online in 2024). *
  • 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). ***
  • Shen, R., Li, J., & Peng, Y. (2024). Analysis of the Development Patterns and Improvement Strategies of China’s Digital Economy—Drawing Insights from Data Collected across 227 Cities in China. Sustainability, 16(12), 4974. ***
  • 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. **
  • Wang, Z., & Zhao, H. (2025). A configuration analysis of the driving path of corporate physical investments: Necessary condition analysis and qualitative comparative analysis based on fuzzy sets. Managerial and Decision Economics, 46(1), 681–697. ***
  • Wei, W., Tang, H., & Ma, H. (2024). Exploring determinants of county suburban vegetable planting via the fsQCA-NCA approach. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1463031. ***
  • Xu, A., Siddik, A. B., Sobhani, F. A., & Rahman, Md. M. (2024). Driving economic success: Fintech, tourism, FDI, and digitalization in the top 10 tourist destinations. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), 1549. **
  • 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. ***
  • Zhou, X., Xing, S., Xu, J., Tian, J., Niu, A., & Lin, C. (2025). Impacts of climate change risk and economic policy uncertainty on carbon prices: Configuration analysis from a complex system perspective. Journal of Environmental Management, 373, 123622. **/***

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. *
  • Huang, Y., Zhang, J., Xu, Y., & Bu, Y. (2024). How can digital innovation capabilities of Chinese college students be cultivated? The International Journal of Management Education, 22(3), 101085. ***
  • Huangfu, J., Li, R., Xu, J., & Pan, Y. (2024). Fostering Continuous Innovation in Creative Education: A Multi-Path Configurational Analysis of Continuous Collaboration with AIGC in Chinese ACG Educational Contexts. Sustainability, 17(1), 144. ***
  • Kakkar, S., Ghulyani, S., Kuril, S., & Chaudhuri, M. (2024). Understanding factors shaping engagement in remote internships: The role of institutional communication, faculty support and intern cynicism. International Journal of Educational Management, 38(4), 1219–1240. **
  • Kellberg, S., Keller, M., Nordine, J., Moser, S., & Lewalter, D. (in press). Energy literacy for all? Exploring whether prior interest and energy knowledge mediate energy literacy development in a modern socio-scientific museum exhibition. International Journal of Science Education, Part B, (published online in 2024). **
  • Lévy-Garboua, L., Gazel, M., Berlin, N., Dul, J., & Lubart, T. (2024). Creative cognition as a bandit problem. Learning and Individual Differences, 111, 102438. *
  • 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.*
  • Liying, H., & Mengying, Z. (2024). How Political Influence and Financial Pressure Contribute to Performance-Based Budgeting and University Performance: Evidence fromSEM and NCA. Sage Open, 14(2), 21582440241256637. **
  • Ma, Y., & Bennett, D. (2024). Analyzing predictors of perceived graduate employability from sufficiency and necessity perspectives. Higher Education, 88(6), 2375–2397. **
  • Sathatip, P., Senachai, P., Leruksa, C., & Fakfare, P. (2025). Cultivating ethical culinary practices and sustainability awareness in culinary education: Fostering responsible future chefs. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, 36, 100531. **
  • 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. *
  • Ye, X., Ahmad, N. A., Burhanuddin, N. A. N., Na, M., & Li, D. (2024). Preschool Teachers’ Emotional Competence and Teacher Self-Efficacy towards Preschool Performance in Zhejiang Province of China. Behavioral Sciences, 14(4), 280. **
  • Zhang, K., & Zhou, J. (2024). Identifying precondition configurations of mathematics anxiety among middle school students in China: Using NCA and QCA approaches. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1329570. ***
  • Zhou, Y., Kuncel, N. R., & Sackett, P. R. (2024). Examining the Existence of Cognitive Thresholds in Highly Quantitative College Courses. Journal of Intelligence, 12(4), 37. *

Publications suggesting NCA for future research: 

Entrepreneurship

Publications using NCA: 

  • Ahsan, M., Gyensare, M., Adomako, S., & Zheng, C. (in press). Chronic health issues and entrepreneurship: Exploring the role of grit, bricolage and illness uncertainty on venture performance. International Small Business Journal. **
  • 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. *
  • Bu, Y., Li, S., & Huang, Y. (2023). Research on the influencing factors of Chinese college students’ entrepreneurial intention from the perspective of resource endowment. The International Journal of Management Education, 21(3), 100832.
  • Calispa-Aguilar, E. (2024). The determinants of entrepreneurship in urban and non-urban regions: A fuzzy-set QCA approach. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 12(2), 143–156. ***
  • 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. *
  • Do Prado, N. B., & De Moraes, G. H. S. M. (in press). An inquiry into the linkages between entrepreneurial perspectives and sustainable value creation in knowledge-intensive entrepreneurship. The Journal of Technology Transfer. (published online in 2024). ***
  • 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. ***
  • Han, G., & Zhang, Z. Regional innovation paths selection in complex environments of China: A configurational perspective. Managerial and Decision Economics. (Published online in 2021). ***  
  • Horvatinović, T., Mikic, M., & Dabić, M. (2024). The meeting points of team entrepreneurial passion, transactive memory systems and team performance: Examining mediation and necessity effects. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 30(5), 1177–1196. **
  • 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.*
  • Liu, Y. L., Peng, X. B., Wang, M. T., & Chen, L. L. (2024). Entrepreneur’s social identity, decision logic, and resource bootstrapping behaviors: An empirical study of the fsQCA method. Heliyon, 10(15), e35165. ***
  • 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.*
  • Sánchez-Medina, A. J., Pellejero, M., C-Sánchez, E., & Cerviño-Cortínez, D. L. (in press). Attitude towards the profession, emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and intention to abandon tourism SMEs as an entrepreneur: A conditional mediation model. Current Issues in Tourism, (published online in 2024). **
  • Torres, P., & Godinho, P. (2022). Levels of necessity of entrepreneurial ecosystems elements. Small Business Economics, 59, 29–45. ***
  • Vargas-Zeledon, A. A., & Lee, S.-Y. (2024). Configurations of institutional enablers that foster inclusive entrepreneurship: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 9(4), 100549. ***
  • 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. *
  • Baah, C., Saleem, M. A., Greenland, S., Tenakwah, E. S., & Chakrabarty, D. (2024). Do the theories of planned behaviour and protection motivation provide probabilistic sufficient and necessary conditions for residential water conservation? Combined use of PLS-SEM and NCA. Journal of Environmental Management, 372, 123354. **
  • 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. ***
  • Chaparro‐Banegas, N., Sánchez‐Garcia, M., Calafat‐Marzal, C., & Roig‐Tierno, N. (2024). Transforming the agri‐food sector through eco‐innovation: A path to sustainability and technological progress. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(8), 9075–9097. *
  • Dos Santos Leite Gonella, J., Filho, M. G., Ganga, G. M. D., & Lizarelli, F. L. (2024). From awareness to action: Understanding the relationship between circular economy and favourable evaluation towards sustainable development. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(8), 8679–8694. **
  • 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. ***
  • Kazemzadeh, E., Fuinhas, J. A., Salehnia, N., Silva, N., & Radulescu, M. (2024). Revealing the essential and sufficient conditions for the energy consumption diversification. Energy, 313, 133601. ***
  • 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, C., Sampene, A. K., Khan, A., & Wiredu, J. (in press). Environmental orientations to Innovation Ecosystem: The role of green transition, perceived environmental uncertainty and green transformational leadership. Operations Management Research. (published online in 2024). **
  • Li, C., Wang, X., & Wang, L. (in press). Examining the crucial societal incentive approaches and their impact mechanisms to enhance the purchase intention of carbon-labeled products: A conjoined application of PLS-SEM and NCA methodologies. Energy & Environment, (published online in 2024). **
  • 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.***
  • Meng, X., Cheng, Y., & Xuan, Y. (2024). Multiple paths of green and low-carbon development in industrial parks: Group analysis based on the TOE framework. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1361598. ***
  • 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. **
  • Quaicoe, J., Acquah, I. S. K., & Gatsi, J. G. (2024). Unravelling the nice-to-have and must-have circular economy-oriented dynamic capabilities for sustainable product design and end-of-life management: Insights from PLS-SEM and NCA. Journal of Cleaner Production, 479, 144004. **
  • 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. **
  • Sun, C., Xia, E., Huang, J., & Tong, H. (2024). Coupled coordination and pathway analysis of food security and carbon emission efficiency under climate-smart agriculture orientation. Science of The Total Environment, 948, 174706. ***
  • Sun, X., Zhu, S., Guo, J., Peng, S., Qie, X., Yu, Z., Wu, J., & Li, P. (2024). Exploring ways to improve China’s ecological well-being amidst air pollution challenges using mixed methods. Journal of Environmental Management, 364, 121457. **/***
  • 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, C., Rahman, Md. M., Siddik, A. B., Wen, Z. G., & Sobhani, F. A. (2024). Exploring the synergy of logistics, finance, and technology on innovation. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 21918. **/***
  • 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. ***
  • Yan, J., Işık, C., Ongan, S., Pinzon, S., & Tillaguango, B. (2024). Analysis of green total factor productivity in China’s forestry industry: Technological, organizational, and environmental framework for sustainable economic development. Sustainable Development, 32(6), 7278–7291. ***
  • Zhang, J. (in press). A configurational analysis of innovation environment and industrial green total factor productivity. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, (published online in 2024). ***

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. **
  • Kladakis, G., & Skouralis, A. (in press). Press Freedom and Systemic Risk. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, (published online in 2025). **
  • 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: 

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, (published 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. **
  • Dutta, D. S., Thomas, A., Shiva, A., Papa, A., & Cuomo, M. T. (2024). The hustle behind knowledge: Role of workplace ostracism and knowledge hiding towards quiet quitting in knowledge-intensive organisations. Journal of Knowledge Management, 28(10), 2911–2939. **
  • 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. *
  • Islam, M., Rahman, Md. M., Taher, Md. A., Quaosar, G. M. A. A., & Uddin, Md. A. (2024). Using artificial intelligence for hiring talents in a moderated mechanism. Future Business Journal, 10(1), 13. **
  • 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: 

​​​​​​​Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

  • Sharma, P. N., Sarstedt, M., Ringle, C. M., Cheah, J.-H., Herfurth, A., & Hair, J. F. (2024). A framework for enhancing the replicability of behavioral MIS research using prediction oriented techniques. International Journal of Information Management, 78, 102805.

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, 9(10), e20359. **
  • 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.**
  • Brazo, P., Velicia-Martín, F., Palos-Sanchez, P., & Roldán, J. L. (in press). Thrive or dive: Navigating the waves of mandatory digital transformation. European Business Review. (published online in 2024). **
  • Cheng, W., & Jiang, Y. (2023). Falling in the same predicament again? A network embeddedness perspective of organizational failure recidivism in special treatment firms. Management Decision, 61(3), 815–837. *
  • Ciacci, A., Balzano, M., & Marzi, G. (in press). Optimising business models through digital alignment and strategic flexibility: Evidence from the manufacturing industry. Journal of Management & Organization, (published in 2024). **
  • Hermans, M., Borda, A., Newburry, W., Cordova Chea, C. O., Finchelstein, D., Gonzalez-Perez, M. A., Montoya-Bayardo, M. A., Velasco, G., & Velez-Ocampo, J. (2024). Becoming a Multilatina: Strategic capabilities as necessary conditions for the internationalization of Latin American firms. European Business Review, 36(1), 50–70. *
  • Hoffmann, J., Meisner, T., & Kardell, P. (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, 1(1), 1.
  • Huang, Y., Shuaib, M., Rahman, Md. M., Rahman, M., & Hossain, Md. E. (in press). Natural resources, digital financial inclusion, and good governance nexus with sustainable development: Fuzzy optimization to econometric modeling. Natural Resources Forum. (published online in 2024). **/***
  • 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. **
  • Li, J., Du, Y., Sun, N., & Xie, Z. (2024). Ecosystems of doing business and living standards: A configurational analysis based on Chinese cities. Chinese Management Studies, 18(5), 1302–1323. ***
  • Li, Y., Fan, D., Kumar, V., & Ananthram, S. (2024). Configuring International Growth of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises: A Compositional Springboarding View in the Context of India. Journal of Management Studies, 61(6), 2570–2603. ***
  • Mazumder, S., & Garg, S. (2021). Decoding digital transformational outsourcing: The role of service providers’ capabilities. International Journal of Information Management, 58, 102295. ***
  • 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. **
  • Rico, J. P., Calvo-Mora, A., Medina-Molina, C., & Alves, H. (2024). Quality 4.0 social and strategic readiness factors: Sufficient and Necessary Condition Analysis. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 35(5–6), 559–583. **
  • Riggs, R., Felipe, C. M., Roldán, J. L., & Real, J. C. (in press). Deepening big data sustainable value creation: Insights using IPMA, NCA, and cIPMA. Journal of Marketing Analytics. (published online in 2024). **
  • Shao, Q., Jiang, C., Liou, J. J. H., Su, P., Yuan, Y., & Dan, Z. (in presss). Exploring the Influencing Factors of Digital Transformation: Empirical Results From SMEs in China. Managerial and Decision Economics, (published online in 2024). ***
  • Solaimani, S., & Swaak, L. (2023). Critical Success Factors in a multi-stage adoption of Artificial Intelligence: A Necessary Condition Analysis. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 69, 101760. *
  • Subramanian, B., Jain, N. K., & Bhattacharyya, S. S. (in press). Exploring the direct impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on organisational innovation output and institutional isomorphism: A study in the context of multinational life sciences organisations. Benchmarking: An International Journal. (published online in 2024) *
  • 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. ***
  • Tao, Y., Wang, H., He, J., Zhang, Z., & Liu, H. (2025). How does female representation affect long-term firm performance? Capturing causal complexity with a configurational approach. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 40(1), 114–133. ***
  • 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, 7(1), e570. ***
  • 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(1), 28–52. ***
  • Yiling, L., He, Q., Wang, G., Deng, X., & Zhang, J. (in press). Exploring the missing link between top management teams’ characteristics and environmental information disclosures of construction corporations. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. (published online in 2024). **
  • Zheng, Y., Lin, C., Yan, J., & Guo, Y. (2025). How to enhance the innovation capacity of technology-based enterprises: A fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. International Review of Economics & Finance, 97, 103817. ***
  • 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), 46. **
  • Zhou, Y., & Li, Z. (2024). Research on the Activation Path of Employees’ Openness to Digital Transformation: A New Impetus to Realize Enterprises’ Digital Transformation for Sustainable Development. Sustainability, 16(10), 3945. ***

  • 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:

  • Agmapisarn, C., Seetha, P., & Fakfare, P. (in press). Optimizing Surplus Food Redistribution: Leveraging Digital Platforms to Advance Sustainable Consumption. Sustainable Development, (published online in 2024). **
  • Aldhamiri, A., Carlson, J., Vilches-Montero, S., Rahman, S. M., & Gudergan, S. P. (2024). What drives higher active customer engagement in luxury brands’ social media? Measurement and contingencies. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 79, 103804. **
  • Baber, H., Fanea-Ivanovici, M., Pana, M.-C., & ManBhatt, V., Pandey, S., Patel, R., Ghodake, S., Jariwala, H., & Thomas, S. (2025). Predicting online donation intention in donation-based crowdfunding apps: A multi-stage SEM-ANN-NCA model integrating anthropomorphism, satisfaction, trust, and privacy concerns. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 37(1), 80–104. **
  • Baber, H., Fanea-Ivanovici, M., Pana, M.-C., & Manole, A. M. (2024). 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, 48(7), 1389–1411.
  • Bhattacharyya, J., Balaji, M. S., & Jiang, Y. (2023). Causal complexity of sustainable consumption: Unveiling the equifinal causes of purchase intentions of plant-based meat alternatives. Journal of Business Research, 156, 113511. ***
  • Bhatt, V., Pandey, S., Patel, R., Ghodake, S., Jariwala, H., & Thomas, S. (2025). Predicting online donation intention in donation-based crowdfunding apps: A multi-stage SEM-ANN-NCA model integrating anthropomorphism, satisfaction, trust, and privacy concerns. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 37(1), 80–104. **
  • 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. **
  • Cezar, A. (2024). A province-level configruation analysis of fixed and mobile broadband adoption. Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 34(1), 27–45. ***
  • Charles, G., & Kanani, R. (2025). Antecedents of social commerce purchase intention: Evidence from Tanzanian social media users. Cogent Business & Management, 12(1), 2447409. **
  • 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. **
  • Damberg, S., Liu, Y., & Ringle, C. M. (2024). Does culture matter? Corporate reputation and sustainable satisfaction in the Chinese and German banking sector. Journal of Marketing Analytics, 12(1), 6–24. **
  • Dinh, E., Mühlbacher, H., & Torchia, M. (2024). Necessary perceptions of family values and luxury characteristics for brand luxuriousness: Evidence from luxury watch brands. Journal of Brand Management, 31(1), 58–78. **
  • Do, T. Q., Tho, N. D., & Le, N.-H. (in press). Learning generatively to facilitate marketing innovation of international joint ventures in emerging markets. International Journal of Emerging Markets. (published online in 2024). **
  • 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. *
  • Fakfare, P., Manosuthi, N., Lee, J.-S., Han, H., & Jin, M. (2025). Customer word-of-mouth for generative AI: Innovation and adoption in hospitality and tourism. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 126, 104070. **/***
  • 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. **
  • Gomes, G., Tontini, G., & Picolo, J. D. (2023). Unveiling the Drivers of Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty in Cinema Theatres: Integrating Sufficiency and Necessity Perspectives. International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 1(1), 10060830. **
  • Hamdani, L., Sunarsih, S., Yusfiarto, R., Rizal, A., & Khoirunnisa, A. N. (2024). Social media, trust and intention to pay zakat through institution: Lessons from Indonesian experience. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 15(9), 2399–2418. **
  • Hui, G., Al Mamun, A., Masukujjaman, M., Makhbul, Z. K. M., & Ali, M. H. (2024). The relationship between mass customization and sustainable performance: The role of firm size and global E-commerce. Heliyon, 10(6), e27726. **
  • 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, 124(12), 4516–4532. **
  • 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 ***
  • Li, C. (Victor), & Larivière, B. (2023). The more extroverted the better? Unraveling the complex relationship between service robots’ personality and the service robot experience. Psychology & Marketing, 40(11), 2370–2386. ***
  • 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. **
  • Magno, F., & Cassia, F. (2024). Predicting restaurants’ surplus food platform continuance: Insights from the combined use of PLS-SEM and NCA and predictive model comparisons. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 79, 103820. **
  • Mansoor, S., Rahman, S. M., & Bowden, J. L. (2024). Purchase spillovers from the metaverse to the real world: The roles of social presence, trialability, and customer experience. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 23(5), 2501–2552. **
  • 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. *
  • Milovan, A.-M., Dobre, C., & Moisescu, O. (2025). Boosting brand behavioral intentions via integrated explicit product placements in podcasts. Journal of Business Research, 189, 115129. **
  • 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. **
  • Osakwe, C. N., Říha, D., Elgammal, I. M. Y., & Ramayah, T. (2024). Understanding Gen Z shoppers’ interaction with customer-service robots: A cognitive-affective-normative perspective. International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, 52(13), 103–120. **
  • Ouazzani, Y., Calderón-García, H., & Tubillejas-Andrés, B. (2025). Unpacking the Antecedents of Word of Mouth and Electronic Word of Mouth in the Opera Sector: A Multimethodological Study Based on PLS and NCA. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 43(1), 77–104. **
  • Pandey, S., Thomas, S., Bhatt, V., Patel, R., & Malkar, V. (2024). An integrated SEM-ANN-NCA approach to predict the factors influencing CSR authenticity and CRM purchase intentions: An attribution theory perspective. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 32(4), 541–554. **
  • Pinochet, L. H. C., Souza, C. A. D., Viana, A. B. N., & Rodríguez-Abitia, G. (2024). Smart technologies in supermarket retail and their influence on citizens’ quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Revista de Gestão, 31(1), 80–100. **
  • Rishi, B., Shiva, A., & Israney, R. S. (2024). Consumer willingness to buy and pay for dog-human companionship: A combination of SEM and NCA approaches. Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics, 36(12), 3533–3552. **
  • Rosli, N., Binti Mohamad, A. D., Johar, E. R., Hashim, S., & Lim, X.-J. (2025). Beyond borders: The transcendent effect of Korean celebrity credibility on brand perceptions among Malaysian youth - A necessary condition analysis. Heliyon, 11(3), e41155. **
  • 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. **
  • Singh Yadav, S., & Kumar Kar, S. (2025). Influence of religious value and minimalism on repurchase intention of sustainable fashion: A combined PLS-SEM and NCA approach. Journal of Cleaner Production​​​​​​​, 486, 144585. **
  • Suryavanshi, A. K. S., Thomas, S., Trivedi, T., Patel, R., & Bhatt, V. (2024). Predicting user loyalty and repeat intention to donate towards fantasy sports gaming platforms: A large‐sample study based on a model integrating philanthropic actions, well‐being and flow experience. Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing​​​​​​​, 29(1), e1819. **

  • Zhang, Y. (2024). Research on China’s agricultural product sales transformation: Online marketing mix strategy and performance on post pandemic area. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, 1297732. ***

  • 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.
  • 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: 

  • 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. *
  • 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. *
  • 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., Palanivelu, S., Noecker, A. M., McIntyre, C. C., O’Donnell, L., McLaughlin, N. C. R., Greenberg, B. D., Makris, N., Dougherty, D. D., & 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. *

  • Zhang, Y. (2024). The influence of “industry policy” and “financial institution” configuration effect on innovation performance of China’s biomedical industry-based on necessary condition analysis and qualitative comparative analysis. Frontiers in Medicine, 10, 1297495. ***

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, 58(2), 125–142.*
  • Acquah, I. S. K. (2024). Unravelling the asymmetric effects of procurement practices on firm performance: A complexity theory approach to complementing fsQCA with NCA. Heliyon, 10(3), e25230. ***
  • 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. (2023). Building and testing necessity theories in supply chain management. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 59(1), 48–65. *
  • Bokrantz, J., & Skoogh, A. (2023). Adoption patterns and performance implications of Smart Maintenance. International Journal of Production Economics, 256, 108746. *
  • Deng, Q., Zhuang, G., Li, S., & Yang, H. (2022). A configurational analysis of cross-channel integration. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 122(7), 1686–1706. ***
  • 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. **
  • Golini R, Deflorin P, Scherrer M (2016) Exploiting the potential of manufacturing network embeddedness. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 36, 1741–1768. *
  • Indihar Štemberger, M., Bosilj Vuksic, V., Morelli, F., & Jaklič, J. (2024). Exploring the role of new and enhanced BPM capabilities in customer experience management: Does BPM matter? Business Process Management Journal, 30(8), 120–143. **
  • Jain, N. K., Chakraborty, K., & Choudhary, P. (2024). Building supply chain resilience through industry 4.0 base technologies: Role of supply chain visibility and environmental dynamism. Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, 39(8), 1750–1763. **
  • 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. *
  • Li, C., Gong, J., Fu, T., & Liang, Z. (2024). Microelement Integration Drives Smart Manufacturing: A Mixed Method Study. Systems, 12(12), 577. ***
  • Lu, Q., Yang, Y., & Yu, M. (2024). Can SMEs’ quality management promote supply chain financing performance? An explanation based on signalling theory. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 19(7), 1981–2002. **
  • 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. *
  • Similä, J. O., & Mwesiumo, D. (2024). Implementing public procurement of green innovations: Does structural alignment matter? Journal of Cleaner Production, 461, 142562. **
  • 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. (2021). How to train supply managers – Necessary and sufficient purchasing skills leading to success. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 27(4), 100700. **
  • 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).*
  • Sun, K., Ooi, K.-B., Wei-Han Tan, G., & Lee, V.-H. (2025). Small and medium-sized enterprises’ path to sustainable supply chains: Exploring the role of supply chain finance and risk management. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 30(1), 1–18. **
  • 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. G. (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.** 
  • Zhang, L., Teirlinck, P., Su, T., & Yu, Y. (2024). How to configure the supply chain to stimulate firm innovation performance? International Journal of Production Economics, 277, 109384. ***
  • Zhang, Z., & Bai, Y. (2024). Research on Whether Quality Policies Can Promote the High-Quality Development of China’s Manufacturing Industry and Its Configuration Paths in the Context of Sustainable Development. Sustainability, 16(21), 9539. ***

Public Administration

Publications using NCA:

  • Cezar, A. (2024). Pathways to e-participation diffusion: A societal and governance perspective. Telematics and Informatics, 94, 102177. ***
  • Dong, Z., Jiang, P., Dai, Z., & Chi, R. (2024). What kind of urban brand ecology attracts talent best? Grey configuration analysis of 98 Chinese cities. Grey Systems: Theory and Application, 14(4), 770–788. ***
  • Dou, Y., Hou, W., Yan, X., Jin, X., & Li, P. (in press). Optimizing policy mixes for promoting prefabricated construction in developing countries: An fsQCA approach. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. (published online in 2024). **
  • Gong, Z., Wang, Y., & Li, M. (2024). Determining the drivers of global innovation under COVID-19: An FSQCA approach. PLOS ONE, 19(2), e0295403. ***
  • He, Z., Chen, M., & Gu, D. (2025). How digital village construction affects to the effectiveness of rural governance? — Research on the NCA and QCA methods. Cities, 156, 105514. ***
  • Jie, Y., Hu, S., Zhu, S., & Weng, L. (2024). How Digitalization and Its Context Affect the Urban–Rural Income Gap: A Configurational Analysis Based on 274 Prefecture-Level Administrative Regions in China. Land, 13(12), 2118. ***
  • Liang, C., Wang, S.-J., Foley, M., & Ma, G.-H. (2023). The path selection on improving the quality of environmental information disclosure – configuration analysis based on fsQCA. Applied Economics, 55(19), 2207–2222. ***
  • Roxas, B. (in press). E-governance and sustainable human development in Asia: A dynamic institutional path perspective. Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies. (published online in 2024). **
  • 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, 35(5), 549–567. **
  • Sharma, S., Kar, A. K., & Gupta, M. P. (2024). Untangling the web between digital citizen empowerment, accountability and quality of participation experience for e-government: Lessons from India. Government Information Quarterly, 41(3), 101964. **
  • 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. ***
  • Sun, Y., Wang, L., & Zhang, T. (2022). The Conditional Configuration Path for Private Enterprises Participating in PPP: A Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis. Buildings​​​​​​​, 12(4), 440. ***
  • Talib, S., Papastathopoulo, A., & Ahmad, S. Z. (2024). Sufficiency and necessity of big data capabilities for decision performance in the public sector. Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance, 26(1), 18–37. **
  • Tuesta-Tapia, A. C., Vázquez-Sánchez, A., & Amador-Hidalgo, L. (in press). Excellence in the management of local action groups: An empirical investigation of critical success factors. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management.. (published online in 2024). **
  • Wang, L., Sun, Y., & Tiong, R. L. K. (2024). Institutional quality configuration for encouraging private capital participation in PPP projects: Evidence from 36 belt and road countries. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 17(6/7), 898–922. ***
  • Wan, S., Ke, S., & Liang, C. (2025). How the talent ecosystem of key state-owned forest areas in China empowers forestry scientific and technological talents aggregation. Forest Policy and Economics, 170, 103400. ***
  • 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, J., Yang, Z., Zhang, X., Sun, J., & He, B. (2025). Institutional Configuration Study of UrbanGreen Economic Efficiency – AnalysisBased on fsQCA and NCA. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies​​​​​​​, 34(2), 1457–1467. ***

  • 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. *

Publications suggesting NCA for future research: 

  • 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. 

 

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health

Publications using NCA: 

  • 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. (2023). The continuance use of e-renewal of a health insurance subscription in Ghana. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 16(2), 287–299. **
  • 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. ***
  • Matas-Terrón, A., Sánchez Barroso, C., & Matas-Terrón, J. M. (2024). Demographic determinants of happiness in Andalusia: Insights from the 2022 social survey data. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1338494. **
  • Yuan, B., Xu, S., Niu, M., & Guo, K. (2022). Will Improved Safety Attitudes Necessarily Curb Unsafe Behavior? Hybrid Method Based on NCA and SEM. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2022(1), 9271690. **

  • Zhang, Y., & Jia, H. (2024). The Driving Factors and Path Selection for the Development Level of China’s Mariculture—A Dynamic Analysis Based on the TOE Framework. Sustainability, 16(21), 9272. **

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. *
  • Dechaume, M., Mercier, M., Feybesse, C., Lubart, T., Chouvelon, G., Kermarrec, S., & Tordjman, S. (2024). Is intelligence necessary and sufficient for creativity? An analysis of convergent and divergent thinking. Learning and Individual Differences, 116, 102575. **
  • 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. (2024). Are emotions essential for consumer ethical decision‐making: A Necessary Condition Analysis. Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, 33(3), 468–485. **
  • 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. *
  • Gavín-Chocano, Ó., García-Martínez, I., & De La Rosa, A. L. (2024). Self-regulated learning as an inherent factor of academic self-concept in university students. Current Psychology, 43(34), 27469–27480. **
  • Glück, J., & Scherpf, A. (2022). Intelligence and wisdom: Age-related differences and nonlinear relationships. Psychology and Aging, 37(5), 649–666. 
  • 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.*
  • Hernaus, T., Dragičević, N., & Hauff, S. (2024). The necessity of job design for employee creativity and innovation: Nothing happens without supervisor support. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 33(5), 583–598.**
  • 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. (2023). What drives customers toward proximity payment services? An integrated theory of planned behavior perspective. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 47(3), 1095–1111. ***
  • Jankowska, D. M., & Karwowski, M. (2023). How Vivid Is Your Mental Imagery?: Validation of the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire in Five Polish Samples. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 39(6), 437–448.
  • 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, 32(1), 4–16. **
  • 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, 26(10), 2250070. 
  • Mercier, M., & Lubart, T. (working paper). 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, 43(3), 370–385. **
  • P., I., & Mekonnen, N. (in press). Moral intensity and ethical decision-making: A combined importance-performance map analysis for professional accountants. International Journal of Ethics and Systems. (published online in 2024). **
  • Rafi, A., Roy, S. K., Rehman, M. A., & Hasni, M. J. S. (2025). Impact of multidimensional presence on user well-being in metaverse communities. Decision Support Systems, 189, 114382. **
  • 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.
  • Ullibarriarana-Garate, A., Agirre-Aramburu, I., Miguel, M. M.-D. M., & Sánchez-Urien, N. (2024). Higher education apprenticeship. Analyzing the impact and essential conditions of workplace resources on apprentices’ career satisfaction. Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development, 8(13), 9040. **
  • 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. ***
  • 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. **
  • 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, 9(1), 49–77. ***
  • Zhang, H., Li, H., Li, C., & Lu, X. (2024). Disentangling user fatigue in WeChat use: The configurational interplay of fear of missing out and overload. Internet Research, 34(7), 160–186. ***
  • Zhou, S., & Wang, Y. (2022). How negative anthropomorphic message framing and nostalgia enhance pro-environmental behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in China: An SEM-NCA approach. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 977381. **
  • 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, 62, 101343. **
  • Zielińska, A., Lebuda, I., Gop, A., & Karwowski, M. (2024). Teachers as creative agents: How self-beliefs and self-regulation drive teachers’ creative activity. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 77, 102267. **
  • 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.

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. **

  • Yu, D., Fan, H., & Zhang, N. (2024). Driving factors and grouping paths of rural sports development in China ‐ A qualitative comparative analysis based on fuzzy sets. PLOS ONE, 19(3), e0300169. ***

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, 13(2), 281-314. ***
  • 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: Crowther, D., Seifi, S., Wond, T. (Eds.), in Responsibility and Governance.
  • Corchuelo Martínez-Azúa, B., Dias, A., & Sama-Berrocal, C. (in press). Exploring the importance of innovation ambidexterity on performance: Insights from NCA and IPMA analysis. International Journal of Innovation Science. (published online in 2024). **
  • Approaches to Global Sustainability, Markets, and Governance (pp. 135-162). Springer, Singapore. *
  • 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. *
  • Dávila, G. A., Andreeva, T., & Sætre, A. S. (in press). Using social integration mechanisms to boost absorptive capacity: Walking a tightrope. European Management Review, (published online in 2024). **
  • 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. (2021). 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(3). **
  • 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. **
  • Gui, J., Dai, D., & Zong, Q. (2024). Driving Configuration for Growth of New Technology-Based Ventures in China from an Optimal Distinctiveness Perspective. Sustainability, 16(5), 1933. ***
  • Klimas, P., Czakon, W., & Fredrich, V. (2021). Strategy frames in coopetition: An examination of coopetition entry factors in high-tech firms. European Management Journal, 40(2), 258-272. **
  • Matusek, M. (2022). Exploitation, exploration, or ambidextrousness—an analysis of the necessary conditions for the success of digital servitisation. Sustainability, 15(1), 324. *
  • 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, 1(2), 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. Rev. contab. finanç, 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. ***
  • Safdar, N., Moazzam, M., Ahmed, W., Khan, A. S., Manzoor, W., & Raziq, M. M. (in press). The impact of adopting green procurement practices on the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises: A dual-mediation model. Benchmarking: An International Journal. (published online in 2024). **
  • 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. (2020). “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, D., & Cheng, X. (2024). Study on the path of high-quality development of the construction industry and its applicability. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 14727. ***
  • Khan, T. H., Ali, S., Xiaobao, P., & Zhiying, L. (2024). Responsive to Proactive Market Orientations: Unleashing the Potential of Effectuation–Causation Blending for Business Model Innovation. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 14307–14325. ***
  • Zhao, Y., Ye, Q., & Cai, J. (in press). Psychic Distance’s Impact on China’s Reverse M&A Innovation. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, (published online in 2024). ***

  • Zhang, Z., Liu, H., & Zhao, Y. (2024). How Enterprises Achieve Frugal Innovation: A Configurational Study Based on the Model of Organizational Symbiosis. Sustainability, 16(11), 4465. ***

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, 41(6), 884-898.
  • Lexutt, E. (2020). Different roads to servitization success–A configurational analysis of financial and non-financial service performance. Industrial Marketing Management, 84, 105-125
  • Ogundipe, S., Peters, L. D., & Tóth, Z. (2022). Interfirm problem representation: Developing shared understanding within inter-organizational networks. Industrial Marketing Management, 100, 76-87.

Technology

Publications using NCA: 

  • Chen, Y., & Chen, Z. (2024). Can e-government online services offer enhanced governance support? A national-level analysis based on fsQCA and NCA. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 9(3), 100526. ***
  • Chong, S.-H., & Ham, S. (2023). Evolutionary conservation of amino acids contributing to the protein folding transition state. Journal of Computational Chemistry, 44(9), 1002–1009. *
  • De Andrés-Sánchez, J., Arias-Oliva, M., Souto-Romero, M., & Gené-Albesa, J. (2024). Assessing the Acceptance of Cyborg Technology with a Hedonic Technology Acceptance Model. Computers, 13(3), 82. **
  • 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. **
  • 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, 70, 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. ***
  • Kayser, I., & Gradtke, M. (in press). Unlocking AI acceptance: An integration of NCA and PLS-SEM to analyse the acceptance of ChatGPT. Journal of Decision Systems, (published online in 2024). **
  • 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, 121, 103375.
  • Li, R., Niu, Z., Liu, C. and Wu, B. (2024). 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, 31(4), 1454-1472. 
  • 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, 32(3). **
  • 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. ***
  • Tan, K.-L., Leong, C.-M., & Richter, N. F. (in press). Navigating Trust in Mobile Payments: Using Necessary Condition Analysis to Identify Must-Have Factors for User Acceptance. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, (published online 2024). **
  • Vasist, P. N., & Krishnan, S. (in press). AI’s Impact on Sustainability Targets: A Cross-Country NCA and fsQCA Study. Information Systems Frontiers. (published online in 2024). ***
  • Yang, J., Lv, X., Xu, X., & Chen, X. (2024). Heterogeneous treatment effects of digital transformation on firms’ innovation: Based on BART method. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 85, 102372. **
  • Zhang, Z., Wu, M., & Yin, J. (2024). What Is Necessary for Digital Transformation of Large Manufacturing Companies? A Necessary Condition Analysis. Sustainability, 16(9), 3837. *
  • Zhao, H., Furuoka, F., Rasiah, R. A., & Shen, E. (2024). Consumers’ Purchase Intention toward Electric Vehicles from the Perspective of Perceived Green Value: An Empirical Survey from China. World Electric Vehicle Journal, 15(6), 267. **
  • Župić, I. (2017). The growth of high-tech companies: theoretical framework and empirical research. Dissertation, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia **

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, 20(2), 236–259. ***
  • Chong, S.-E., Lim, X.-J., Cheah, J.-H., & Tee, K. K. (in press). From screen to scene: Exploring factors influencing flow state and actual destination visitation tendencies in short travel videos. Current Issues in Tourism. (published online in 2024). **
  • Das, A., Kondasani, R. K. R., Deb, R., & Batabyal, D. (in press). Leveraging user-generated content (UGC) in pre-travel behavior: A PLS-SEM and necessary conditions analysis (NCA) approach. Tourism and Hospitality Research, (published online in 2024). ***
  • 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. **
  • Fakfare, P., Manosuthi, N., Lee, J.-S., Jin, M., Han, H., & Kim, J. J. (in press). Data vulnerability and privacy risk among hotel guests who share personal data. Journal of Vacation Marketing, (published online in 2024). **/***
  • Fakfare, P., Manosuthi, N., Lee, J.-S., Lee, S.-M., & Han, H. (in press). Investigating the Formation of Ethical Animal-Related Tourism Behaviors: A Self-Interest and Pro-Social Theoretic Approach. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research. (published online in 2024). **
  • Fakfare, P., Manosuthi, N., Lee, J.-S., Han, H., Jarumaneerat, T., & Kim, J. J. (2024). Marine tourism and environmental preservation: Determinants of tourists’ ecofriendly behavior and promotion through word-of-mouth. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 29(7), 769–789. **
  • Han, H., Kim, S. (Sam), Baah, N. G., Quan, L., Al-Ansi, A., & Chi, X. (in press). Antecedents of customer retention in the green hotel context: Exploring the optimum combination of cognitive and affective factors. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. (published onine 2024). **/***
  • Jiang, J., & Wang, C. (in press). Pathways to tourism eco-efficiency: Fresh insights from a configuration perspective. Current Issues in Tourism. (published online 2024). ***
  • Lai, S., Zhang, M., & Su, Z. (in press). Optimizing tourism ecological security: A study based on NCA and FsQCA methods. Environment, Development and Sustainability. (published online in 2024). ***
  • Lee, W., Dul, J., & Toth, Z. (2023). Application of necessary condition analysis (NCA) in hospitality and tourism research. In F. Okumus, S. M. Rasoolimanesh, & S. Jahani (Eds.), Cutting edge research methods in hospitality and tourism (pp. 157-172). Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • 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. **
  • Liu, Y., & Meng, Q. (2024). How online reviews of sports tourism affect tourists’ value co-creation behavior: Findings from PLS-SEM, NCA, and fsQCA. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 60, 360–372. **/***
  • Ofori, D. (2024). Necessary condition analysis of organisational capabilities for a resilient service operation in the hotel industry in Ghana. Heliyon, 10(4), e26473. *
  • Romero-Charneco, M., Casado-Molina, A.-M., Alarcón-Urbistondo, P., & Cabrera Sánchez, J. P. (in press). Customer intentions toward the adoption of WhatsApp chatbots for restaurant recommendations. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology. (published online 2024). **
  • Ruiz-Equihua, D., Romero, J., Loureiro, S.M.C. and Ali, M. (2023). Human–robot interactions in the restaurant setting: the role of social cognition, psychological ownership and anthropomorphism. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 35(6). 1966-1985. **/***
  • Sepe, F., Luongo, S., Di Gioia, L., & Della Corte, V. (in press). Cultural heritage experiences in the metaverse: Analyzing perceived value and behavioral intentions. European Journal of Innovation Management. (published onine in 2024). **
  • 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. **
  • Su, Z., Lai, S., & Zhang, M. (in press). Post-pandemic outdoor music festival consumption behaviour intention: An integrative approach. Leisure Studies. (published online 2024). **
  • Tiwari, P., Kaurav, R. P. S., & Koay, K. Y. (2023). Understanding travel apps usage intention: findings from PLS and NCA. Journal of Marketing Analytics. 25, 25-41. **
  • 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. ***
  • Wattanacharoensil, W., Stettler, J., Zimmermann, L., & Wagenseil, U. (in press). Lucerne’s crossroads: Residents’ perspectives on tourism development and the imperative for regulatory oversight. Tourism Recreation Research, (published online in 2024). **
  • 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. 34(9), 3394-3416. **
  • Zhang, J. (2024). The effects of ecosystem of business environment on tourism: A configurational perspective. Current Issues in Tourism, 27(24), 4676–4692. ***
  • Zhang, J. (2024). A multidimensional perspective on the relationship between tourism and green growth. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 32(12), 2423–2441. ***
  • Zhang, J. (2025). Patterns of innovation-driven tourism competitiveness: Insights from 270 Chinese cities. Tourism Management, 107, 105063. ***

  • Zhang, Y., & Zhang, J. (2024). Examining the complex causal relationships between the digital economy and urban tourist destination competitiveness. Economic Change and Restructuring, 57(4), 152. ***

Publications suggesting NCA for future research:

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. **
  • Bakır, M., & Itani, N. (2024). Modelling Behavioural Factors Affecting Consumers’ Intention to Adopt Electric Aircraft: A Multi-Method Investigation. Sustainability, 16(19), 8467. **
  • 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. **
  • Eccarius, T., & Chen, C.-F. (2024). Examining trust as a critical factor for the adoption of electric vehicle sharing via necessary condition analysis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 208, 123681. **
  • 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. (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. **
  • 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, 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. **
  • Lin, Z., Yao, N., & Yu, C. (2024). Urban Metro Systems: Configurational Analysis of Antecedent Conditions Influencing High Metro Ridership. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 150(4), 04024030. ***
  • Medina-Molina, C., Pérez-Macías, N., & Rey-Tienda, S. (2024). Strategies for urban cycling: An analysis through generalized analytic induction. International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, 21(4), 963–997. *
  • 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. **
  • Rey-Tienda, S., Rey-Moreno, M., & Medina-Molina, C. (2024). The Transition Pathways to Sustainable Urban Mobility: Could They Be Extended to Megacities? Urban Science, 8(4), 179. ***
  • 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. **
  • Xiao, H., Chiu, W., & Shen, S. (2024). Understanding Individuals’ Continuance Intention to Use Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: An Integrated Application of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Necessary Condition Analysis. Systems, 12(12), 589. **

  • Yadav, A., Parida, M., Choudhary, P., & Kumar, B. (2024). Investigating important and necessary conditions to analyse traffic noise levels at intersections in mid-sized cities. Journal of Environmental Management, 355, 120515. **