This study makes a small contribution to the field of operations management and the knowledge-based industry. Drawing on theory and previous empirical findings, and employing necessary condition analysis, we sought to establish necessary conditions amongst several operations dimensions and firm...

This paper revisits the short-termism argument by focusing on the long-term effects of hedge fund activists on firm operational performance. We find evidence that hedge fund effects are positively related to firm performance and are long-term. Moreover, such effects continue well into the...