{"title":"Organizational capital and stock performance during Crises: Moderating role of generalist CEO","authors":"Chaeho Chase Lee , Erdal Atukeren , Hohyun Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.najef.2024.102274","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study examines the relationship between organizational capital (OC) and stock performance during the two recent crisis periods, namely the GFC and COVID-19. Economic crises highlight the sustainable competitiveness of firms, providing an opportunity to identify the role of OC. OC is intangible capital that encompasses intrinsic business processes and expertise, facilitating more efficient resource utilization than competitors. Results show that a greater OC is significantly associated with higher stock returns during both crisis periods. The association is robust to the models with firm-fixed effects and instrumental variables. In addition, we find evidence that generalist CEOs strengthen this relationship while specialist CEOs do not. This study emphasizes the pivotal role of OC as a protective buffer against external shocks, particularly during periods when the market pays more attention to corporate sustainability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47831,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Economics and Finance","volume":"75 ","pages":"Article 102274"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"North American Journal of Economics and Finance","FirstCategoryId":"96","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1062940824001992","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BUSINESS, FINANCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This study examines the relationship between organizational capital (OC) and stock performance during the two recent crisis periods, namely the GFC and COVID-19. Economic crises highlight the sustainable competitiveness of firms, providing an opportunity to identify the role of OC. OC is intangible capital that encompasses intrinsic business processes and expertise, facilitating more efficient resource utilization than competitors. Results show that a greater OC is significantly associated with higher stock returns during both crisis periods. The association is robust to the models with firm-fixed effects and instrumental variables. In addition, we find evidence that generalist CEOs strengthen this relationship while specialist CEOs do not. This study emphasizes the pivotal role of OC as a protective buffer against external shocks, particularly during periods when the market pays more attention to corporate sustainability.
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The focus of the North-American Journal of Economics and Finance is on the economics of integration of goods, services, financial markets, at both regional and global levels with the role of economic policy in that process playing an important role. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. Empirical and policy-related papers that rely on data and the experiences of countries outside North America are also welcome. Papers should offer concrete lessons about the ongoing process of globalization, or policy implications about how governments, domestic or international institutions, can improve the coordination of their activities. Empirical analysis should be capable of replication. Authors of accepted papers will be encouraged to supply data and computer programs.