Recently added articles from Journal of Business and Management:
Influential Factors in Individual Readiness for Change
Apr 01, 2006; ... Effectively managing change is one of the most critical challenges organizations face today. Increasing the readiness for change of employees may be one of the most important interventions an organization can initiate. This study investigated the relationship between an employee's readiness for ...
Mediating Role of Strategic Choice Between Top Management Team Diversity and Firm Performance: Upper Echelons Theory Revisited
Apr 01, 2006; ... Several studies attempt to relate top management team (TMT) demographic diversity to firm performance, and the findings are varied. This study examines the mediating role of strategic choice in affecting firm performance. The sample consists of 66 firms from the telecommunication industry that ...
The Relationship Between Job Demands and Key Performance Indicators: Moderating Effects of Job Resources in Call Centers
Apr 01, 2006; ... The present study tested the direct and interactive effects of job resources (i.e., control, training, supervisor support, task identity, task significance, skill variety, and feedback) on the relationship between job demands (i.e., role demands, workload demands, and work pacing demands) and ...
Contributions to Firm Value by Stock-Based Compensation Plans
Apr 01, 2006; ... The goal of this empirical research is to determine the extent to which stock option plans contribute to firm value by comparing the estimated value of each firm to its actual value. If stock based compensation packages create the expectation of higher future earnings and if these higher ...
Top Managers' Generational Membership and Strategic Decision-Making
Apr 01, 2006; ... Generational theory asserts that people sort themselves into different generations because of their differing reactions to major events in history. This paper argues that generational theory could aid strategic decision-making research and should find a use in such research. The paper also ...