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

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.