Management Decision: Volume 56 Issue 2

Family control and innovativeness in private firms: the mediating role of board task performance

Robin Deman, Ann Jorissen, Eddy Laveren

Although the majority of research explores the direct relationship between family control and innovativeness, the purpose of this paper is to investigate mediators that explain…

The effect of CEO tenure and specialization on timely audit reports of Iranian listed companies

Mahdi Salehi, Mahmoud Lari Dasht Bayaz, Mohamadreza Naemi

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the characteristics of a CEO, that is, tenure and financial expertise, could affect the timeliness of an audit report.

Knowledge hiding and team creativity: the contingent role of task interdependence

Patrick S.W. Fong, Chenghao Men, Jinlian Luo, Ruiqian Jia

Creativity and innovation are crucial in improving the organizational performance and sustaining competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the…

How to develop dynamic capabilities in multiunits: The roles of international experience and career capital

Po-Yen Lee

The purpose of this paper is to provide a more robust understanding of how to develop dynamic capabilities (DCs) in multiunits by examining the roles of international experience…

Reversing the business rationale for environmental commitment in banking: Does financial performance lead to higher environmental performance?

Issam Laguir, Magalie Marais, Jamal El Baz, Rebecca Stekelorum

The banking industry plays a key role in society because of its role as a financial intermediary. Today’s banks are being asked to endorse environmental objectives, and recent…

Human resource allocation in business process management and process mining: A systematic mapping study

Michael Arias, Rodrigo Saavedra, Maira R. Marques, Jorge Munoz-Gama, Marcos Sepúlveda

Human resource allocation is considered a relevant problem in business process management (BPM). The successful allocation of available resources for the execution of process…

Diffusion of internationalization in business group networks: evidence from India

Dhirendra Mani Shukla, M. Akbar

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that business group (BG) networks act as conduits for diffusion of information and resources pertaining to internationalization. It…

Organizational climate and job satisfaction: do employees’ personalities matter?

Kamarul Zaman Bin Ahmad, Sajjad M. Jasimuddin, Wang Ling Kee

The purpose of this paper is to provide some insights on the interplay of organizational climate and job satisfaction, taking personality traits as a moderator.

Working capital financing and corporate profitability of Indian manufacturing firms

Ajaya Kumar Panda, Swagatika Nanda

The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidence about the relationship between working capital financing (WCF) and firm profitability in six key manufacturing sectors…

Psychological capital and career commitment: the mediating effect of subjective well-being

Hansika Singhal, Renu Rastogi

The purpose of this paper is to discover the role of psychological capital (PsyCap) as a predictor of subjective well-being (SWB) and career commitment (CC). Further, it aims to…

The restructuring of the Spanish banking system: analysis of the efficiency of financial entities

Emilio Martín, Alfredo Bachiller, Patricia Bachiller

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the performance of Spanish banking entities between 2009 and 2013, a period marked by the reform of the banking system with a large number…

A double-DEA framework to support decision-making in the choice of advanced manufacturing technologies

Corrado lo Storto

The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodological framework that combines several data envelopment analysis (DEA) models to deal with the problem of evaluating and ranking…