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Managerial irresponsibility and firm survival. Pivoting the company in the aftermath of a social scandal.
2013
This study is focused on the analysis of the factors that underlie managerial social irresponsibility scandals and the dimensions that influence the possibility to pivot the company back to success after a social scandal. Three characteristics distinguish organizational crises due to social scandals: (a) they often have such a significant negative impact on corporate performance to pose the very survival of the firm is at risk; (b) social evaluations of the firm determine both the emergence and the possibility to resolve these corporate crises; and (c) time is crucial, as the rapidity of the effective management of the crisis enhances the chance of its successful outcome. Thus, indications …
Market valuation and acquiring firm performance in the short and long term: Out-of-sample evidence from Spain
2019
We investigate bidder’s short- and long-term performance in periods of high and low valuation market in response to announcements of acquisitions carried out by Spanish listed firms over the period 1991–2016. We find that acquirers of unlisted targets fully react at the announcement date in high valuation periods, meanwhile the underreaction of listed target bidders at the moment of the announcement in low valuation markets is the result of return continuations. In addition, we find that the market reaction do not depend on recent merger history. Therefore, we provide evidence that bidder reaction to acquisitions is not consistent with the predictions of market sentiment (optimism) after c…
CEO tenure and ownership mode choice of Chinese firms: The moderating roles of managerial discretion
2014
Abstract Based on upper echelon theory, this study has explored how CEO tenure affects ownership mode choice of Chinese firms investing abroad, and how some organizational factors, such as firm size, firm age and CEO duality, moderate this relationship. Using secondary data, this study finds CEO tenure has a positive relationship with the choice of full control mode, CEO duality can reinforce this relationship, but firm size and firm age have no significant moderating effect.
Measuring the financial capability of investors
2011
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide further understanding of the financial capability of mutual fund investors, and compare internet and branch office investors. It seeks to examine mutual fund investors' abilities and awareness of the terms and risks of mutual fund investments using a novel measurement instrument.Design/methodology/approachAbility measurement techniques adapted from educational and psychological studies were applied in the paper. Empirical survey data were collected in Finland.FindingsThere were differences between different types of investors in terms of financial knowledge. The channel used by the investors in making investments differentiated the more knowled…
Managerial competencies, innovation and engagement in SMEs: The mediating role of organisational learning
2017
Abstract According to job demands-resources theory, resources promote positive attitudes, which results in several positive behaviors at work. However, there is little research that examines the effect of managerial competencies on positive attitudes at work. Our research proposes a scale of 7 managerial competencies that evidence to be connected with a particularly relevant attitude at work, namely, engagement. We find that the proposed managerial competencies scale overcomes the required psychometric properties, on the basis of a sample of 204 managers of Spanish SMEs. Following job demands-resources theory, our study confirms a direct and positive effect of the 7 managerial competencies …
Unraveling the link between managerial risk-taking and innovation: The mediating role of a risk-taking climate
2015
Scholars have proposed that taking risks in organizations is important for explaining innovation performance. Scholars traditionally have analyzed this link from two unconnected perspectives. From a managerial perspective, entrepreneurial orientation and leadership theories have been used to explain the positive relation between manager's risk-taking and innovation. On the other hand, research on creativity suggests that a risk-taking climate helps to explain the generation of novel ideas. However, there is little empirical research analyzing this link. This study examines the possibility of a connection between managerial risk-taking propensity, risk-taking climate and innovation performan…
The choice of offshoring operation mode: A behavioural perspective
2019
Since offshoring has recently become an integral part of corporate strategies, choosing the specific offshoring operation mode is a crucial aspect for CEOs. Using a sample of 466 offshoring operations, this study analyses offshoring mode decisions from the rationale of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). Drawing on this perspective, our results indicate that this decision seems to be clearly influenced by the manager's intentions and partially determined by some competences originated in the resources and experience of the firm. Additionally, and contrary to the common view in the field, our findings suggest that instead of being a possible intermediate option between the “make or buy” d…
Scheduling in a continuous galvanizing line
2009
In this paper we address a sequencing problem in a Continuous Galvanizing Line of a Spanish Steel Company. Production scheduling in this context is an extremely complex task which needs to take into account many constraints. We present a conceptually simple model and a Tabu Search (TS) algorithm that efficiently solves it. The TS moves are defined in order to repair non-satisfied constraints, leading to smaller and more efficient neighbourhoods. The TS co-ordinates several intensification and diversification procedures guided by an evaluation function based on a shifting penalty strategy. This function reinforces the anticycling mechanism and makes the algorithm avoid already visited soluti…
Kompetencje menedżerskie w kształtowaniu kompetencji organizacyjnych jednostek ratownictwa medycznego w świetle badań
2019
Assuming that competencies are a multi-dimensional concept, which needs to be approached in an integrated way, we distinguished the following five groups of general competencies in the model of managerial competencies applied to emergency medical teams: leadership, communication and re- lational, professional and social, sectoral, and business competencies with 26 detailed competencies identified within these five groups. The paper was motivated by the intention to examine the current level of managerial competencies of managers running these units and finding out to which extent individual managerial competencies impact organisational competencies of these entities in the area of: marketin…
Vadības reorganizācijas aktuālie aspekti
1998
Krājumā aplūkotas vadības reorganizācijas atsevišķas problēmas, kuras ir raksturīgas situācijai Latvijas ekonomikā. Iztirzātas oriģinālas pieejas šo problēmu analīzei un vadības lēmumu pieņemšanai, izmantojot tradicionālās un matemātiskās metodes. Pirmā rakstu grupa ir tieši saistīta ar vadības problēmu risināšanu makro- un mikroekonomiskajā līmenī. Otrā rakstu grupa tiek veltīta informāciju sistēmu izveidošanai un matemātisko metožu izmantošanai vadības lēmumu pieņemšanas procesā. Trešā rakstu grupa aplūko izglītības programmu pilnveidošanas jautājumus vadības jomā.