This paper tests the behavioral firm theory by examining exogenous economic shocks to explore whether switching to an innovative strategy is always reasonable. A quasi-experimental design - difference-in-difference - has been run on 1000 companies for 11 years to explore the consequences of...

Drawing on the literature on organizational change, technological change, and inertia, this paper explores how the moment that companies choose to initiate a technological change relative to other companies from the same regional and industrial context influences the company's performance. In...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between profitability and sporting performance in European football. Profitability has been rarely studied because it has not been considered an aim of European clubs, in contrast with American clubs. However, the emergence of investors...

Purpose In this paper, the authors study the failure of Russian banks between 2012 and 2019. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyze the entire population of Russian banks and combine a logit model with the survival analysis. Findings In addition to the usual determinants, the authors...