Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy and traditional behavioural experiments, this study examines managers' brain activity in decision-making under feelings of insecurity and gratitude. Consistent with dual-processing theory, I find a positive correlation between the activation of a brain area associated with System 1 processing and managers' capital investment decision-making under feelings of insecurity. I also find that managers exposed to insecurity exhibit a higher degree of materialistic behaviour, resulting in incongruent risk-taking and a focus on immediate consumption compared with managers who are not exposed to insecurity. However, the negative effect induced by insecurity is reduced when managers reflect on the company's kindness to them. Collectively, this study uses a neuroimaging technique to shed light on the neurobiological mechanisms behind managers' decisions under insecurity and how organisational kindness can translate into nonmonetary rewards, which can be useful to organisations in their incentive design choices.
In this paper, we have developed a process model of creating shared value and social innovation by six Hong Kong-based social enterprises, based on qualitative data. These enterprises have made benevolent collaborations with friendly organizations and harnessing the resources and expertise of these organizations, which are motivated to achieve the mutual goal of value creation. We have found that the founders of the focal firms had a strong sense of service and dedication to improve societal condition, which appears to be their career anchor and they had a clear vision and mission with strong attribute of caring disposition. The focal firms also adopted a strategy of cooptation and working with their competitors, who are also seeking to achieve a mutual goal of social value creation. Interviewees indicated that the social innovation of focal firms have created numerous beneficial outcomes for society, salient stakeholders and the firms themselves. The focal firms created business and social value simultaneously and also building social capital in the industry through social innovation.
We mapped the actions of extra-institutional actors: transnational donors of aid/grants for gender reforms against the backdrop of institutional change. We then examined the effect of the reforms on recipient country firms' gender related outcomes. Our findings suggest that while the reforms could help drive women's employment, they may be counterproductive for gender equality, and can be a disadvantage for women in top management. However, government owned enterprises could make the reforms have more positive outcomes. We developed and tested the study's hypotheses based on data from a project level international dataset on foreign donor activities between 2006 and 2020.
Chinese multinational enterprises (MNEs) are facing continuous negative media coverage legitimacy challenges in many Western countries, given the rising US−China rivalry. This study aims to scrutinize this phenomenon to examine how the media frames MNEs' legitimacy and how firms can deal with such challenges when facing geopolitical complexities. To examine the phenomenon of interest, this study takes a cross-disciplinary approach by combining the subjects of international business and mass communication. Through a case-based research design, I analyzed the media framing of Trump's TikTok ban in the US in 2020. Findings shows that there is a media battlefield of legitimation contestation on TikTok between the news media from the sanctioned company's host and home country. Then, I employed an international business-centric framework to discuss MNEs' legitimation dynamic in the media, thereby articulating the role and processes of media in shaping the legitimacy of a contested Chinese MNE facing geopolitical complexities. Further, such dynamics lead me to conduct supplementary interviews to explore Chinese MNEs' media strategy when facing rising geopolitical rivalries. More generally, this study extends knowledge and makes contributions to corporate media coverage by articulating the media framing of MNEs' legitimacy, and to nonmarket strategy by exploring MNEs' media strategies.
This study investigates the value-relevance of CEO Big Five Personality Traits by examining their impact on stock returns and prices when interpreting earnings results. We focus on S&P 500 firms over the period of 2009 to 2020. Drawing on the value-relevance literature, which questions the informativeness of accounting information in isolation, we explore how nonfinancial information, specifically CEO personality traits, can provide incremental and valuable information to investors. We adopt a two-model approach to examine the association between CEO Big Five Personality Traits and stock prices and market values. The return model is based on the annual return model popularized by Easton and Harris, while the price model is a modified version of the Ohlson model.
Derived from a systematic literature review in economics, sociology, political science, management, and social psychology, which covered a period of observation of 54 years, we propose a refined and integrated conceptualization of social innovation, together with a novel measurement scale for its operationalization. We clarify the domain of the construct, its discriminant validity, and its taxonomical specificity. To consolidate the face validity of the revised concept and demarcated its ontologies, we conducted in-depth interviews. After providing an integrated conceptualization, we differentiate social innovation from technical innovation and identify three dimensions for its operationalization. We then propose and methodically assess a new measurement scale. In order to strengthen the generalizability of the scale and empirically assess the relationship between global identity, proactive work behavior, and social innovation across nations, we conducted a between-cultures difference test in two countries. By so doing, we examine the influence of social identification as a precursor of proactive work behavior and the latter as antecedent of social innovation. Our findings reveal that both local and global identity positively influence proactive work behavior, and that proactive work behavior fosters social innovation. Nonetheless, the strength and directionality of such effects vary depending on sociocultural contexts.
The evolving landscape of travel planning has been significantly reshaped by the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The study aims to examine user preferences toward functionalities offered by AI-based travel planning platforms. As the digital era is characterized by sophisticated algorithms and data-driven personalization, it is crucial to examine how these technological advancements align with the expectations of modern travelers. A notable aspect of this research was the investigation into how different types of travel activities, namely cultural and outdoor activities, influence user preferences toward features of AI-based trip planning platform. Results revealed significant variations in user preferences based on the type of activity, emphasizing the importance of contextual factors. Study results further indicate the influence of perceived effectiveness associated with AI-based trip planners as an efficient data-gathering tool. The varying user preferences in the utilization of AI-based trip planners present profound implications for both academic research and industry practice to be addressed at the research seminar.
