Recent research indicates that firms need to be much more proactive in public relations efforts when announcing a new female CEO, due to a “guilt
Monthly Archives
December 2013
Should We Be Socially Responsible?
Milton Friedman’s (1970) work argued the relationship is negative, saying that expenditures beyond what is legally required or needed by the firm
Does It Pay To Be Socially Responsible?
Recent research says the answer is Yes, Under Certain Conditions. Whenever corporate social performance does not clearly enhance a firm’s
Company Stock Buybacks Highest Ever
During Q3 of 2013, Fortune 500 companies bought back $128.2 billion of their own shares of stock – the highest level since the Q4 of 2007. For Q3
The Mission Statement/Organizational Performance Linkage
It may be asking too much to associate mission statements directly with organizational performance as previous research has strived to do (Atrill,
Portfolio Analysis
Portfolio analysis is critically important in strategic planning, because allocation of resources across divisions is arguably the most important
Women Executives Lead to Greater Philanthropic Contributions
It is widely acknowledged in the literature that increased presence of women executives and directors leads firms to make greater philanthropic
Does RBV Theory Determine Diversification Targets?
Recent research by Neffke and Henning basically says the answer is Yes. Their empirical evidence reveals that it is the nature of a firm’s human
Goodwill
Scholars have long been interested in the decision-making process regarding when firms pay premiums vs discounts for acquired firms. Paying hig
Strategy Process
Recent research has examined the strategic-management process and concluded that perhaps the most important “activity” is the feedback loop,