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Ideology on Trial: How CEO Political Leanings Shape Firms' Propensity to Litigate Over Patents
R&D Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how CEOs' political ideology affects corporate decisions to sue for patent infringement. Integrating upper‐echelons and behavioral‐agency perspectives, we theorize that conservative‐leaning CEOs—marked by heightened threat sensitivity and low tolerance for ambiguity—frame infringement as a looming loss and therefore ...
Ali Radfard, Luca Pistilli
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Shaping expectations, losing flexibility: A study of CEO promises as strategic communication tools
Strategic Management Journal, Volume 47, Issue 7, Page 1980-2061, July 2026.Abstract Research Summary CEO promises are powerful but understudied communication tools. We develop a dual‐mechanism framework theorizing that while CEO promises elevate stakeholder expectations, they simultaneously constrain strategic flexibility. We argue that CEO promise‐making is shaped by two competing pressures: making more promises when the ...
Majid Majzoubi +2 more
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Top Manager Gender Differences in Inventory Management Under Business Obstacles
Journal of Business Logistics, Volume 47, Issue 3, July 2026.ABSTRACT While the effect of gender on firm performance has been widely studied, its impact on operational policies remains underexplored. We examine the association between top managers' gender and inventory policy among small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), where top managers play a central role in policy formulation and execution.
Nagihan Çömez‐Dolgan +4 more
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Do robots boost productivity? A quantitative meta‐study
Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 1531-1571, July 2026.ABSTRACT This meta‐study analyzes the productivity effects of industrial robots. More than 1800 estimates from 85 primary studies are collected. The meta‐analytic evidence suggests that robotization has so far provided, at best, a small boost to productivity. There is strong evidence of publication bias in the positive direction.
Florian Schneider
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Financial Fitness: Behavioral Drivers of Money Management Among Athletes in India
FINANCIAL PLANNING REVIEW, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Financial vulnerability among athletes, characterized by inconsistent incomes, minimal savings, and inadequate investment planning, remains a persistent and underexplored topic. This study investigates the key factors influencing behavior toward financial planning among athletes in Goa, India.
Talula Lourdes Da Costa +2 more
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Decision Threshold Setting in Binary Classification Problems—A Behavioral Lens
Journal of Operations Management, Volume 72, Issue 4, Page 536-555, June 2026.ABSTRACT When binary classification models are wrong, managers face misclassification costs. Although false positive outcomes imply unnecessary mitigation efforts, false negative outcomes imply overlooking the class of interest. Humans calibrate these ai models supporting operational systems by adjusting the decision threshold that translates ...
Patrick Moder, Kai Hoberg, Felix Papier
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Does Fintech affect the psychological traits of managers? Based on the perspective of manager overconfidence. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2022 Wang L, Xiao W, Huang D.
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How Do Investors React to Supplier Exploitation? Event Study and Experimental Evidence
Journal of Operations Management, Volume 72, Issue 4, Page 584-605, June 2026.ABSTRACT Supplier exploitation, including financial squeezing, payment delays, and non‐contractual demands, is a pervasive form of corporate misconduct. This multi‐method study examines how investors interpret supplier exploitation amid competing ethical and financial considerations.
Seongtae Kim, Sangho Chae, Han Kyul Oh
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Managerial Overconfidence and Debt Decisions [PDF]
Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, 2016 null Ben Atitallah Rihab +1 more
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Contemporary Accounting Research, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 659-679, Summer 2026.ABSTRACT The digital evolution in auditing has triggered a rapid shift in auditors' required skill sets, with audit firms heavily investing in and extolling advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. However, this strong emphasis on newly required digital skills can lead many experienced auditors, who perceive these ...
Mark E. Peecher +3 more
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