This study utilizes the gravity model of international trade to analyze the effects of logistics performance (LPI) and green logistics performance (GLPI) on intra-regional export value among the 10 ASEAN member states during the 2010-2018 period. The findings reveal that: (i) The LPI of both...

This study examines the influence of talent management on the competitive performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), incorporating innovation as a mediating variable and institutional support as a moderating factor. Drawing on data from 1721 Spanish SMEs and employing partial...

This study investigates the impact of market structure on the performance of banks in Pakistan. It explicitly tests two competing hypotheses: the Structure-Conduct-Performance paradigm and the Efficient Structure Hypothesis, providing insights into whether profitability stems from market...

A growing interest in digitalisation provides continuous support for corporate governance in addressing strategic decision-making under uncertain environments. Although an increasing number of studies provide valuable insights and practical implications, limited research examines specific CEO...

Purpose - This study offers an empirical examination of the causal relationship between financial risks and firm performance among industrial firms listed on the Amman Stock Exchange credit risks and financial risk ratios are used to gauge overall financial risk, while the performance measure...

Using matched employer-employee data for Germany, we estimate firm production functions augmented with workers' personality traits. We find that emotional stability is the only trait that positively affects firm productivity. Its effect shows up mainly in large firms operating with a higher than...

This study explores a new channel through which environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting mandates implemented in one country can influence firms' ESG performance in another country, focusing on returnee CEOs in China who studied or worked abroad. We find that compared with Chinese...

As the literature documents inconclusive evidence on whether tax avoidance affects CEO turnover, we examine the impact of tax avoidance on forced CEO turnover and the moderating effect of ownership structure, political connections and regional tax enforcement on this relationship. Using data on...

We examine effects of government-imposed employment targets on firm behavior. Theoretically, such policies create “polarization,“ causing low-productivity firms to exit the market while others temporarily distort their employment upward. Dynamically, firms are incentivized to improve...

This study examines the relationship between absenteeism and firm performance using data on 1,387 stores of a retail chain, combined with public health data, covering a 36-month period. Crucially, the relationship between absenteeism and sales is not monotonic. Instead, it exhibits an inverted...

This study investigates the influence of corporate social responsibility performance by industry peers on innovation outputs of focal firms, along with the underlying mechanism that drives the peer effect. Using a sample of Chinese listed firms from 2010 to 2020, the analysis shows that higher...

Based on the psychological traits of executives, this study investigates the impact and mechanism of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) narcissism on corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance.Based on the upper echelons theory, we measure the degree of CEO narcissism by the...

The term "stakeholder" features prominently in discourses surrounding tech policy. It is used as a marker for engaging with wider organisations and publics beyond government and the companies that make technologies. But what does this term do in practice? What roles does it create or deny, what...

Since the 2007 global financial crisis, scholars have attempted to explain market failures using aspects other than corporate governance. Previous studies focused on the function of corporate governance in financial performance, with a dearth of literature on other financial dimensions like risk...

While big data analytics capabilities (BDAC) have been pivotal to retail companies, their effects on innovation capabilities and sustainable performance have not been investigated systematically thus far. Therefore, this study explores the influence of BDAC on the innovation capabilities and...

In an environment characterised by high competitiveness, companies must constantly innovate and focus on products and processes continuous improvement. Portugal's business environment is predominantly made up of SMEs, which, given their characteristics, are more limited in terms of resources and...