Factors influencing attainment of CEO position for women

Purpose This paper aims to determine possible differences in causes or characteristics between men and women in attaining the CEO position in large publicly listed companies in the USA. Design/methodology/approach T-test statistic, correlation analyses and logit model were used to determine the role individual factors (tenure in management roles, age of CEOs, number of children, years of education) and the firm-level factor (number of employees, net income) play in determining the likelihood of having a female CEO. Findings The research results show that years of education, the number of children and the number of employees in the business play significant roles in determining the likelihood of having a female CEO. An increase in the number of children and years spent in education lower the probability of the CEO being a woman, while having greater number of employees raises the likelihood of having a woman CEO. Research limitations/implications The findings are applicable to only the largest publicly traded firms in the USA and are not applicable to mid to small publicly listed, private or non-for-profit companies or institutions. This research is a starting point for future research of women and men CEOs of small and mid-size publicly traded and non-publicly traded firms in the USA. Originality/value Prior research has shown that having children is detrimental for women in management positions; this research specifically identifies this problem for the CEO position. It also reveals that having more of education does not translate to getting to the CEO position for women.

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Family involvement in publicly traded firms and firm performance: a meta-analysis

Management Research Review ◽

10.1108/mrr-05-2017-0150 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 225-251 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Vas Taras ◽

Esra Memili ◽

Zhonghui Wang ◽

Henrik Harms

Keyword(s):

Firm Performance ◽

Family Involvement ◽

Organizational Design ◽

Family Firms ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Past Research ◽

Future Research ◽

Publicly Traded ◽

Content Type ◽

Publicly Traded Firms

Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of family involvement in corporations on firm performance. It remains unclear whether family-owned companies, or companies with other forms of family involvement in the corporate governance, perform better than firms with no family involvement. Furthermore, the study focuses on family involvement in publicly traded firms, which are different from private family firms. Hence, knowledge about family firms will be enriched through a closer look at the publicly traded family firms and shed further light onto the heterogeneity among family firms. Design/methodology/approach The present study uses a meta-analysis of the extant research on family involvement and publicly traded family firm performance. The authors synthesize past research, identify and reconcile mixed findings and expand the understanding of the phenomenon. Findings Involvement of the founding family members in firm governance tends to improve firm performance, albeit the effect is rather weak. However, the effect varies greatly depending on the type of family involvement and the measure of performance. The authors also identify regional differences, as well as variations by the firm size and study design. Furthermore, under-researched areas are identified for future research. Practical implications The results of the study would be useful in guiding organizational design and investment decisions. Originality/value By using the meta-analytic approach, the present study provides a comprehensive review of the empirical evidence available on the issue so far. Most importantly, the authors were able to conduct a series of tests to assess the moderating effects of a number of factors that could not be evaluated in any individual study in the meta-analytic database.

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They did not start the fire: reviewing and resolving the issue of physician stress and burnout

Journal of Health Organization and Management ◽

10.1108/jhom-11-2016-0212 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 410-417 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Julie Christine Babyar

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Intervention Studies ◽

Future Research ◽

Organizational Strategies ◽

Physician Burnout ◽

Content Type ◽

Current State ◽

The Usa ◽

Research Accountability ◽

Physician Stress

Purpose Physician stress and burnout is a serious and common concern in healthcare, with over half of physicians in the USA meeting at least one criterion for burnout. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach A review on current state of physician stress and burnout research, from 2008 to 2016, was undertaken. A subsequent perspective paper was shaped around these reviews. Findings Findings reveal research strength in prevalence and incidence with opportunities for stronger intervention studies. While descriptive studies on causes and consequences of physician burnout are available, studies on interventions and prevention of physician burnout are lacking. Future research on physician stress and burnout should incorporate intervention studies and take care to avoid limitations found in current research. Accountability and prevention of physician burnout is the responsibility of the healthcare industry as a whole, and organizational strategies must be emphasized in future research. Originality/value The value of this research comes in the original comprehensive review, international inclusion and succinct summary of physician burnout research and strategies.

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Digital competences of the workforce – a research topic?

Business Process Management Journal ◽

10.1108/bpmj-06-2016-0126 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 721-734 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Matthias Murawski ◽

Markus Bick

Keyword(s):

Research Topic ◽

Future Research ◽

Digital Competence ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Activities ◽

Starting Point ◽

Pros And Cons ◽

Definition Of ◽

The Individual ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose Considering working in the digital age, questions on the consequences for the individual workers are, so far, often neglected. The purpose of this paper is to deal with the question of whether the digital competences of the workforce is a research topic. The authors argue for the thesis that it is indeed a research topic. Design/methodology/approach In addition to a literature analysis of the top IS, HR, and learning publications, non-scientific sources, as well as the opinions of the authors, are included. The authors’ thesis is challenged through a debate of corresponding pros and cons. Findings The definition of digital competences lacks scientific depth. Focussing on the workforce is valid, as a “lifelong” perspective is not mandatory for research. Digital competence research is a multidisciplinary task to which the IS field can make a valuable contribution. Research limitations/implications Although relevant references are included, some aspects are mainly driven by the opinions of the authors. The theoretical implications encompass a call for a scientific definition of digital competences. Furthermore, scholars should focus on the competences of the workforce, including occupations, roles, or industries. The authors conclude by providing a first proposal of a research agenda. Practical implications The practical implications include the alignment of multiple stakeholders for the design of “digital” curricula and the integration by HR departments of the construct of digital competences, e.g. for compensation matters and job requirements. Originality/value This paper is one of very few contributions in the area of the digital competences of the workforce, and it presents a starting point for future research activities.

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Accessible tourism: a bibliometric review (2008–2020)

Tourism Review ◽

10.1108/tr-12-2020-0619 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Guanghui Qiao ◽

Liu Ding ◽

Linlin Zhang ◽

Huili Yan

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Research Literature ◽

Future Research ◽

Sampling Frame ◽

Multiple Sources ◽

Knowledge Maps ◽

Tourism Research ◽

Content Type ◽

The Usa ◽

Bibliometric Review

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal the knowledge evolution process, research hotspots and future trends in the accessible tourism research literature from 2008 to 2020. Design/methodology/approach A total of 213 articles on accessible tourism were selected from the core collection database of Web of Science (WoS) and analyzed using CiteSpace. Findings Over the 13-year period between 2008 and 2020, an increasing number of studies have been published concerning accessible tourism, but the overall base is still small. The research content mainly includes six modules. Among institutions, the University of Technology Sydney has published the largest number of papers. Cooperation among countries involves the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, Portugal and China. Tourism Management is the leading journal for disseminating research on accessible tourism. Definition of “Accessible tourism” and the different scope of this phenomenon are re-discussed. In recent years, “experience” and “participation” have become the “new favorites” in accessible tourism research, which could reveal insights into future research directions. Research limitations/implications The sampling frame was defined in terms of the WoS database and even though this is an important database for global academic information, in the big data era, the authors may have to integrate information from multiple sources to comprehensively reveal and understand knowledge maps. Second, because of the operational constraints of the CiteSpace software, the authors only selected outputs published in peer-reviewed journals, excluding other published works, such as books and conference papers. Finally, because of the language restrictions of the authors, this research is limited to journals published in the English language. Practical implications Practically, the results of this study made a conclusion of accessible tourism research so that the researchers can easily know what has currently been done and what future research can do. Tourism managers can also understand the demands and the constraints of tourism for the people who have barriers to travel. They can supply more specific products for the accessible tourism and further promote the construction of barrier-free travel environments. Originality/value This paper unifies the literature on senior tourism and people with disabilities tourism, and uses CiteSpace to construct data and network visualizations, including a burst and dynamic analysis for the period covered by the sample. Furthermore, this paper proposed a more diversified accessible tourism.

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The emergence of entrepreneurial team as a research field – way forward

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development ◽

10.1108/jsbed-09-2020-0318 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Willy Das ◽

Satyasiba Das ◽

Manojit Chattopadhyay

Keyword(s):

Research Agenda ◽

Research Field ◽

Academic Disciplines ◽

Future Research ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Future Research Agenda ◽

Starting Point ◽

Entrepreneurial Team ◽

Research Stream

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review and critique the existing literature on entrepreneurial teams (ET) by taking a multi-disciplinary viewpoint and provide a future research agenda based on the identified themes and trends.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review (SLR) was undertaken using “business source complete”. Further scrutiny and application of exclusion criteria led to a final sample consisting of 139 papers from 27 different journals belonging to not just entrepreneurship and strategic management but also other disciplines like OB, finance, sociology, psychology, etc. Using qualitative thematic analysis, the authors identified 11 major themes.FindingsThe paper reviews both the eleven themes and the linkages between the themes. Thereby identifying areas that have been understudied and those that have received comparatively more attention. The review revealed that the research stream possesses certain conceptual and methodological concerns apart from its cross-sectional and primarily bivariate nature. Five such main concerns have been identified and discussed in detail. Other elements of the resulting research agenda include calls for more clinical process-oriented research, further attention to context, shifting the level of analysis, and a need to integrate across disciplines.Originality/valueThis paper incorporates a broad insight of ET across academic disciplines to show how future contributions could benefit by incorporating research from other fields. In doing so, provides a starting point for more nuanced discussions around the interrelationships between the different conversations that are taking place in the ET literature.

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Cultural differences in gift recipients’ attitude and behavior toward disliked gifts

Journal of Consumer Marketing ◽

10.1108/jcm-07-2019-3308 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Theeranuch Pusaksrikit ◽

Sydney Chinchanachokchai

Keyword(s):

Cultural Differences ◽

Future Research ◽

Content Type ◽

Relationship Closeness ◽

Marketing Segmentation ◽

Self Construal ◽

The Usa ◽

And Behavior ◽

Different Cultures ◽

The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of cultural differences and the types of relationship closeness involved in recipients’ emotional and behavioral reactions after receiving disliked gifts. Design/methodology/approach Collecting data from Thailand and the USA, two experiments were conducted in a 2 (self-construal: independent/interdependent) × 2 (relationship closeness: close/distant) between-subjects design. Study 1 explores the recipients’ feelings and reactions upon receipt of a disliked gift. Study 2 explores the disposition process for a disliked gift. Findings The results show that a recipient’s emotions, reaction and disposition process can be affected by cultural differences and relationship closeness: specifically that close and distant relationships moderate the relationship between self-construal and gift-receiving attitudes and behaviors. Research limitations/implications Future research can investigate representative groups from other countries to broaden the generalizability of the findings. Practical implications This understanding can guide gift-givers when selecting gifts for close or distant recipients across cultures. Additionally, it can help retailers develop and introduce new marketing strategies by applying self-construal as a marketing segmentation tool for gift purchase and disposition. Originality/value This research is among the first studies to offer insights into how individuals in different cultures manage disliked gifts they receive from people in either close or distant relationships.

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Engagement, inclusion, knowledge sharing, and talent development: is reverse mentoring a panacea to all? Findings from literature review

European Journal of Training and Development ◽

10.1108/ejtd-01-2021-0005 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Sanghamitra Chaudhuri ◽

Sunyoung Park ◽

Karen R. Johnson

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Social Exchange ◽

Social Exchange Theory ◽

English Summary ◽

Exchange Theory ◽

Future Research ◽

Content Type ◽

The Past ◽

Member Exchange ◽

The Usa

Purpose The purpose of this study is to systematically review the practice of reverse mentoring and draw a timeline of the research over the past two decades. Considering the novelty of this intervention, this paper proposed an agenda for future research on this burgeoning topic. Design/methodology/approach By adopting narrative literature review and Gregory and Denniss’ (2018) four-step process, this paper reviewed 54 studies grounded in conceptual, literature review and empirical research published between 1998 and 2020. Findings The articles included in the literature review on reverse mentoring research were summarized according to journal publications, research methodologies, contextual settings, theoretical framework, purpose and outcomes. Reverse mentoring studies are dominantly published in educational journals using primarily qualitative and conceptual approaches to explore both academic and business contexts within the USA and Europe. Theories frequently used to frame and examine the need of reverse mentoring included social exchange theory and leader-member exchange theory. The fundamental purpose of reverse mentoring research is to transfer knowledge and to bridge the technology divide between intergenerational groups. Reverse mentoring has been used to promote inclusivity between multiple generations in relation to gender, ethnicity and culture. Originality/value As per the knowledge, this is the first-ever comprehensive English summary of reverse mentoring research done in the past two decades. Findings from this research can be used to better understand reverse mentoring research trends and directions.

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Business process model patterns: state-of-the-art, research classification and taxonomy

Business Process Management Journal ◽

10.1108/bpmj-01-2018-0021 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (5) ◽

pp. 972-994 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Fellmann ◽

Agnes Koschmider ◽

Ralf Laue ◽

Andreas Schoknecht ◽

Arthur Vetter

Keyword(s):

Business Process ◽

Process Model ◽

Pattern Language ◽

Future Research ◽

Business Process Model ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Activities ◽

Starting Point ◽

Research Classification

Purpose Patterns have proven to be useful for documenting general reusable solutions to a commonly occurring problem. In recent years, several different business process management (BPM)-related patterns have been published. Despite the large number of publications on this subject, there is no work that provides a comprehensive overview and categorization of the published business process model patterns. The purpose of this paper is to close this gap by providing a taxonomy of patterns as well as a classification of 89 research works. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyzed 280 research articles following a structured iterative procedure inspired by the method for taxonomy development from Nickerson et al. (2013). Using deductive and inductive reasoning processes embedded in concurrent as well as joint research activities, the authors created a taxonomy of patterns as well as a classification of 89 research works. Findings In general, the findings extend the current understanding of BPM patterns. The authors identify pattern categories that are highly populated with research works as well as categories that have received far less attention such as risk and security, the ecological perspective and process architecture. Further, the analysis shows that there is not yet an overarching pattern language for business process model patterns. The insights can be used as starting point for developing such a pattern language. Originality/value Up to now, no comprehensive pattern taxonomy and research classification exists. The taxonomy and classification are useful for searching pattern works which is also supported by an accompanying website complementing the work. In regard to future research and publications on patterns, the authors derive recommendations regarding the content and structure of pattern publications.

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Internet gambling stock returns: empirical evidence from the UK

International Journal of Managerial Finance ◽

10.1108/ijmf-10-2015-0176 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 36-49

Author(s):

Daniel Perez Liston

Keyword(s):

Stock Returns ◽

Multivariate Garch ◽

Online Gambling ◽

Future Research ◽

Time Varying ◽

Conditional Correlation ◽

Socially Responsible ◽

Content Type ◽

Starting Point ◽

The Uk

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to quantify beta for an online gambling portfolio in the UK and investigates whether it is time-varying. It also examines the dynamic correlations of the online gambling portfolio with both the market and socially responsible portfolios. In addition, this paper documents the effect of important UK gambling legislation on the betas and correlations of the online gambling portfolio. Design/methodology/approach This study uses static and time-varying models (e.g. rolling regressions, multivariate GARCH models) to estimate betas and correlations for a portfolio of UK online gambling stocks. Findings This study finds that beta for the online gambling portfolio is less than 1, indicative of defensiveness toward the market, a result that is consistent with prior literature for sin stocks. In addition, the conditional correlation between the market and online gambling portfolio is small when compared to the correlation of the market and socially responsible portfolios. Findings suggest that the adoption of the Gambling Act 2005 increases the conditional correlation between the market and online gambling portfolio and it also increases the conditional betas for the online gambling portfolio. Research limitations/implications This paper serves as a starting point for future research on online gambling stocks. Going forward, studies can focus on the financial performance or accounting performance of online gambling stocks. Originality/value This empirical investigation provides insight into the risk characteristics of publicly listed online gambling companies in the UK.

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The Composition Of Corporate Boards Of Directors: Does Industry Matter?

Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) ◽

10.19030/jber.v10i3.6854 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 157 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Dan Marlin ◽

Scott W. Geiger

Keyword(s):

Boards Of Directors ◽

Retail Trade ◽

Future Research ◽

Corporate Boards ◽

Font Size ◽

Corporate Board ◽

Publicly Traded ◽

Trade Finance ◽

Board Characteristics ◽

Publicly Traded Firms

The purpose of this study is to identify and examine differences in corporate board characteristics across four industries. Using a sample of 2592 US publicly traded firms, eleven board characteristics were identified and then examined across manufacturing, retail trade, finance/insurance, and services industries. Our analyses revealed significant differences in each of the eleven board characteristics examined. Implications and areas for future research are discussed.

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