In recent years, people management has embraced artificial intelligence (AI), which presents both challenges and opportunities. Yet, it is clear that the marriage of HRM and leadership in this domain has only just begun, and the bandwagon is carried by other disciplines such as computer science...

Founders of family firms differ from descendants, particularly in terms of affective attachment, cognitive identification, and social concern. This study examines how these generational differences between founder-led and descendant-led family firms affect corporate social responsibility (CSR)...

This article investigates whether corporate diversification may be driven by poor performance. We analyze Spanish non-life insurers' diversification status and extent over a 13-year sample period. Performance is measured through cost/revenue inefficiency, adjusted for scale inefficiency. The...

This study explores the relationship between board diversity and firm performance, with a focus on the moderating role of CEO duality in Chinese manufacturing firms. This study applies panel fixed-effect regression models for the period 2008-2022, and findings show that board diversity is...

Organizational learning theory has long recognized the advantages of sequential repetition, since successive events allow organizations multiple opportunities to iteratively refine their approaches. In many situations, though, events unfold so quickly that they can overlap, becoming more...

This study examines how the co-location of firms within the same industry enhances their information environments. We hypothesize that benefits arise from two effects: the industry peer effect, involving intra-industry information spillovers, and the geographic peer effect, related to shared...

Chief executive officer (CEO) succession is a critical event for Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), often leading to significant organizational and strategic changes, uncertainty, and the risk of failure if mishandled. An essential yet underexplored topic is how CEO succession influences...

Motivated by the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm, this study explores whether mergers and acquisitions (M&As) can facilitate or impede a firm's marketing capabilities. Furthermore, this study also examines whether the influence of M&As on a firm's marketing capabilities is conditional to...

Despite the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) firm controversies, little is known about their effect on institutional investors. We study the most important institutional investors worldwide: pension funds and mutual funds. The separation between fund management and ownership...

Despite the massive incorporation of women into the labor market, equal pay for equal work remains a challenge. This article analyzes the influence of gender diversity in management positions on the gender wage gap (GWG) throughout the entire pay scale in Spain. The results show the existence of...