{"title":"Effects of institutional (in)congruence between home and host countries on the ownership level of cross-border M&As","authors":"Yafei Hu , Yuanxu Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102502","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ibusrev.2025.102502","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Institutional (in)congruence between home and host countries plays an important role in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Drawing upon prior research on the diversity strand from an institutional economics perspective, we explore the (in)congruence effects of both formal and informal institutions between home and host countries on the ownership level of cross-border M&As. Using a sample of 19352 deals in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries in 2008–2020, we find empirical support for congruence and incongruence effects for both formal and informal institutions. Our research contributes to the institutional economics literature by introducing a typology of formal institutional congruence, formal institutional incongruence, informal institutional congruence, and informal institutional incongruence. It also contributes to the international business literature by highlighting the critical roles that both formal and informal institutional congruence between home and host countries play in determining the ownership percentage of cross-border M&As.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51352,"journal":{"name":"International Business Review","volume":"34 6","pages":"Article 102502"},"PeriodicalIF":6.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144841808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What's in a Name? The differential impact of branded vs. generic promotional credit on repurchase intention","authors":"Raghuram Ramadoss","doi":"10.1016/j.jretconser.2025.104475","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jretconser.2025.104475","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the differential impact of branded (e.g., Kohl's Cash) versus generic (e.g., Amazon cashback) promotional credit on consumers' repurchase intentions in online retail settings. Across five experimental studies, we find that promotional credit framed as generic currency leads to higher repurchase intentions than branded currency when the redemption window is longer. This counterintuitive finding - contradicting the expectation that brand-linked promotions become more effective over time - is explained by a temporal construal fit: generic currency evokes abstract thinking and aligns better with longer time frames, whereas branded currency, being more concrete, is more effective in short-term contexts. However, this effect is moderated by customer's regulatory focus, such that promotion-focused consumers are less sensitive to the branded–generic currency distinction. These findings contribute to research on pricing, promotional framing, and construal level theory, while offering actionable insights for designing more effective loyalty and incentive programs in digital retail.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48399,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 104475"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144842189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How self - Efficacy and entrepreneurial spirit mediate the relationship between diverse cyber entrepreneurship courses and college students’ entrepreneurial intentions under TPB model","authors":"Yue Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ijme.2025.101257","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijme.2025.101257","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cyber entrepreneurship transcends traditional limitations of time and space, fostering numerous business opportunities at minimal costs, thereby driving economic development and innovation. This study introduced entrepreneurship spirit and self-efficacy based on Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and constructed parallel and serial multiple mediation models to explore the impact of different cyber entrepreneurship courses on entrepreneurial intention. The research adopted empirical testing, drawing a sample of 351 senior students from public universities in Suzhou, and utilized SPSS 26 and SmartPLS 4.0 for data analysis. The main findings indicate that self - efficacy and entrepreneurial spirit exert multiple (both parallel and serial) mediating effects on the relationship between cyber entrepreneurship courses and entrepreneurial intention. This discovery significantly enhances the explanatory power of the TPB model regarding entrepreneurial intention, offering a more comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing students’ decisions to engage in cyber entrepreneurship. It helps to further optimize the content and methods of cyber entrepreneurship courses, expand the scope of the theory of planned behavior applications, which has reference value in both theory and practice perspective.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47191,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Management Education","volume":"23 3","pages":"Article 101257"},"PeriodicalIF":7.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144841869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge into Practice: Exploring fairness configurations for objective behavior in peer assessment","authors":"Duen-Huang Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100785","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100785","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research uses fuzzy set/Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to explore the role of perceived fairness in promoting objective behavior in peer assessment. Drawing on three key antecedents - outcome fairness, anonymity, and explanation - the paper presents multiple combinations of antecedents that lead to high levels of perceived fairness among students. Contrary to the proposition that all fairness factors must be high, the findings reveal that perceived fairness can be achieved when any two of the three antecedents are present at high levels. Specifically, three effective combinations emerge: (1) high outcome fairness with high anonymity and low explanation, (2) high outcome fairness with low anonymity and high explanation, and (3) low outcome fairness with high anonymity and high explanation. These results underscore the compensatory nature of fairness perceptions and offer practical implications for educators and administrators designing peer assessment systems. By ensuring at least two fairness dimensions are adequately addressed, institutions can foster more reliable and ethical peer evaluations. The paper contributes to the literature on peer assessment by highlighting the configurational logic of fairness and its practical utility in educational contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"10 5","pages":"Article 100785"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144841659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Timothy G. Wingate, Chet Robie, Deborah M. Powell, Joshua S. Bourdage
{"title":"The Signals That Matter: Resumes, Cover Letters, and Success on the Job Search","authors":"Timothy G. Wingate, Chet Robie, Deborah M. Powell, Joshua S. Bourdage","doi":"10.1111/ijsa.70022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.70022","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although organizations commonly collect resumes and cover letters to screen job applicants, the features of these materials that affect hiring remain unclear. The current study tracked 183 students applying for full-time, paid jobs in their field, in connection with a postsecondary co-operative education program in Canada. We found that applicants whose cover letters and resumes were written with more detail, clarity, and structure secured substantially more interviews (relative to the number of applications submitted) and took less time to secure a position. These effects remained strong after controlling for content factors (work experience and achievement) and tailoring of materials, suggesting that organizations may be hiring applicants based on compositional factors that can be easily produced by new technologies like ChatGPT.</p>","PeriodicalId":51465,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Selection and Assessment","volume":"33 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijsa.70022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144843410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Universal appeal? A flow theory perspective on the adoption of digital twin-based fashion technology","authors":"Yuju Rubie Kao, Tunmin Catherine Jai","doi":"10.1016/j.jretconser.2025.104466","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jretconser.2025.104466","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Virtual try-on (VTO) technology, which allows customers to create digital twins for virtual apparel try-ons, has gained significant popularity among fashion brands. This study applied flow theory to examine factors that influence the adoption of digital twin-based VTO, with a particular focus on experiential and instrumental values. Given VTO technologies' rapid integration into society, this study also evaluated age and gender differences on VTO adoptions to inform customized-design strategies. By identifying the antecedents and consequences of the flow experiences, we provided empirical evidence that flow enhanced perceptions of both experiential and instrumental values, and supported adoption intentions thereby. The results also suggested that younger adults placed greater emphasis on experiential value, an effect not observed among older adults. In addition, gender differences emerged as well, in which instrumental value was more salient for males, while experiential value showed fewer differences by gender. Therefore, this research extends flow theory by examining age and gender variations and offers insights relevant to understanding diverse users’ engagement with digital twin-based VTO design. Managerial implications are provided at the end of the paper.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48399,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services","volume":"88 ","pages":"Article 104466"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144852281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CEO tenure and strategic time horizons: Exploring the trajectory of decision-making","authors":"Maximilian Weis","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115649","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115649","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper examines how a CEO’s strategic time horizon—the temporal distance considered when making strategic decisions—evolves across their tenure. While upper echelons research links CEO cognition to firm outcomes, it often overlooks shifts occurring throughout a CEO’s tenure. Drawing on tenure-based models and cognitive psychology, the study theorizes an inverted U-shaped relationship: early-tenure CEOs focus on short-term goals to build credibility, mid-tenure CEOs adopt long-term perspectives as power grows, and late-tenure CEOs return to short-term priorities due to legacy concerns. The study also explores differences between insider and outsider CEOs, proposing that outsider CEOs maintain shorter time horizons throughout. Using growth modeling on data from 1,034 S&P 900 CEOs between 2004 and 2022, the findings support the hypothesized trajectory and moderation effect. The study contributes to upper echelons theory, CEO tenure research, and behavioral strategy by highlighting the dynamic and context-dependent nature of CEO temporal decision-making.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115649"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144840728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generative artificial intelligence expectations and experiences in management education: ChatGPT use and student satisfaction","authors":"Petr Suchanek , Maria Kralova","doi":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100781","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jik.2025.100781","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has witnessed a major boom in recent years and is increasingly penetrating the higher education sector. This study focused on the use of ChatGPT by undergraduate management students. We developed a model called the “AI Student Satisfaction with Studies model” (AI 3S-model) to investigate how generative AI, specifically ChatGPT, affects student satisfaction with their management studies. Factors used in the model included AI-related student expectations, AI-related student job expectations, perceived quality of AI among students, and AI-related overall student satisfaction. An online questionnaire was administered to students from economics faculties at various universities in the Czech Republic. We deliberately focused on one specialized economics college and several large economics faculties. The sample comprised 231 respondents. To analyze the data, we applied covariance-based structural equation modelling using maximum likelihood estimation. Our findings indicate that two factors directly and positively affect overall student satisfaction with AI use: their perceived quality of studies and their expectations. Additionally, perceived quality acts as a significant mediator between student expectations and overall satisfaction, as well as between job expectations and overall satisfaction. Students believe that ChatGPT enhances their quality of education, which boosts their overall satisfaction. For management education programs, this means that finding ways to effectively integrate generative AI into students’ learning and establishing reasonable limits is highly beneficial, whereas prohibiting the use of generative AI tools would likely decrease student satisfaction and diminish the perceived quality of their studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46792,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Innovation & Knowledge","volume":"10 5","pages":"Article 100781"},"PeriodicalIF":15.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144841658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Digital inclusion in higher education: A web content accessibility evaluation of best Asian university library websites","authors":"A.R. Arya Asok , R.V. Rekha","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103120","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Digitization in higher education has opened up exciting opportunities for easy access to a multitude of knowledge sources. These information centers are currently mostly distributed through educational websites. If web content isn't accessible, it denies equal access to information—a basic human right. Breaking these digital barriers is essential for a fair and inclusive academic environment. Persons with disabilities often encounter such barriers when they try to access information from digital resources. This study aims to evaluate the information accessibility status of the best Asian University library websites based on compliance with the WCAG 2.1 standard. The study population consists of the best 50 Asian Universities from Times Higher Education 2024 ranking data. The study employed Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) with the combination of WAVE and axe Dev tools. The study found that contrast errors, lack of text alternatives for non-text, missing form labels, etc., are major accessibility issues. And alarmingly, these websites fail to meet even the basic compliance standards established by WCAG. Furthermore, the Kruskal-Wallis test revealed <em>p</em> = 0.073 for WAVE and <em>p</em> = 0.198 for axe Dev, indicating no statistically significant link between website categories based on web performance score. These results underscore the urgent need for action to create an equitable, inclusive web environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 5","pages":"Article 103120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144841962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Media approval and CSP–CFP translation: the role of institutional development in an emerging market","authors":"Liang Wen , Jing Yu Yang , Wen Helena Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115636","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115636","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Building on stakeholder theory, this study examines media approval as a critical yet underexplored mechanism facilitating the translation of corporate social performance (CSP) into corporate financial performance (CFP) in emerging market firms (EMFs). We develop a framework to explore how media approval functions as an influential intermediary by shaping stakeholder perceptions and fostering reciprocity. Specifically, we posit that while CSP enhances media approval, this effect diminishes at higher levels of CSP. In turn, media approval positively mediates the CSP–CFP relationship. Given the weak institutional environments in which EMFs operate, we further theorize that the effectiveness of media approval as an intermediary depends on the levels of regional institutional development. In regions with higher institutional development, stakeholders have access to alternative sources of credible information, reducing their reliance on media narratives and thereby weakening the mediation effect of media approval in the CSP–CFP translation. Employing generalized least squares estimation and several robustness analyses, we analyzed a panel dataset of 2,008 publicly listed Chinese firms from 2010 to 2019. Our findings provide strong support for our hypotheses, highlighting the context-dependent role of media in CSP-driven financial outcomes and the strategic significance of media approval in shaping stakeholder dynamics in emerging markets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115636"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144829576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}