This paper brings into focus the concept of organizational secrecy by senior managers in the context of a major strategic change program. Underpinned by legitimation theory and utilizing a narrative methodology and a longitudinal investigation, we draw upon data from 52 interviews with 13 senior...

Today's digital age requires entrepreneurs to effectively use technology and finance, especially microentrepreneurs, who are a cornerstone of many Asian economies, including Thailand. However, a conspicuous void exists in scholarly research pertaining to the dynamic interaction between digital...

Despite significant progress in the field of training transfer research over the past two decades very little empirical research in the area has been conducted within human service organisations. As a result, our knowledge of the extent to which those factors posited within the training...

This study adds to a growing literature on managerial reference points by examining whether prior repurchase prices are reference points for current repurchase decisions. We find that the percent change from the prior repurchase price to the current stock price is negatively related to the...

Increasingly the different ways in which learning can be conceptualised alongside debates within the field of human resource development (HRD) regarding its nature and purpose, potentially lead to confusion regarding how learning is to be assessed in the workplace. This article identifies some...

This study examines the relation between managerial reference points and corporate payout policy. We find that share repurchase activity increases as a firm’s current stock price declines in relation to the price at which it previously repurchased shares. To facilitate a behavioral...

This paper uses a novel method to assess the timing of corporate share repurchases by examiningabnormal returns after firms stop repurchasing shares. This method reveals several new findings.First, repurchasing firms only experience positive abnormal returns after they stop repurchasingshares....

Many corporate executives believe blockchain technology is broadly scalable and will achieve mainstream adoption, yet there is little evidence of significant shareholder value creation associated with corporate adoption of blockchain technology. We collect a broad sample of firms that invest in...