Shiqiang Chen , Yun Liu , Huijuan Cao , Albert Tsang
{"title":"Through the eyes of the leader: CEO big five personality traits and financial reporting quality","authors":"Shiqiang Chen , Yun Liu , Huijuan Cao , Albert Tsang","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115653","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115653","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines how CEOs’ Big Five personality traits collectively shape financial reporting quality (FRQ). We argue that the five traits, though conceptually distinct, jointly reflect a CEO’s communicative openness, which facilitates high-quality financial information production and dissemination. Using a principal component derived from text-based estimates of CEO personality traits, we find that higher scores are associated with a lower likelihood of financial restatements. We validate this component’s construct relevance by linking it to teamwork-oriented language in corporate disclosures and elevated employee and stakeholder engagement. Cross-sectional tests show that the effect of CEO Big Five personality traits on FRQ is stronger in firms with greater organizational complexity and higher external uncertainty, where transparent communication is critical. When agency costs are high, however, CEOs may exploit their communicative personalities to obfuscate information, thereby reducing FRQ. Overall, these findings highlight the pivotal role CEO personality plays in shaping organizational behavior and FRQ.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115653"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144878706","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":"Market competition in the platform economy: new insights, integrative framework and research agenda","authors":"Yuanzhu Zhan , Ajay Kumar , Sameer Hosany , Yusen Xia , Tobias Schoenherr , Lan Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115648","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115648","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Digital platforms are transforming traditional business models and practices across industries, setting new foundations for market competition. As the platform economy expands, new challenges emerge around innovation, stakeholder engagement, sustainability, and governance. This editorial introduces the special issue on ‘Managing the Platform Economy and Market Competition in the Digitalization Era’, offering a synthesis of contemporary articles, identifying key themes of competitiveness in digitally mediated, multi-sided markets. The special issue features a collection of 23 high-caliber articles that reflect the latest advancements and rigorous scholarships in the field. In particular, the articles cover four broad themes: innovative business strategies, stakeholder behaviors, sustainability integration, and adaptive governance. We propose an integrative framework that highlights the interdependence of these thematic aspects and illustrates how platform strategies, trust mechanisms, regulatory adaptation, and sustainability practices collectively shape market outcomes. The special issue advances theoretical discussions on platform business model innovation, ecosystem orchestration, stakeholder trust and engagement, technological transparency, and ethical governance. Our special issue exposes gaps, particularly in generalizability, impact assessment, and regulatory alignment that call for deeper empirical and conceptual inquiry. We conclude by outlining a future research agenda that prioritizes cross-context theorization, robust evaluation of sustainability initiatives, and new models of governance to address the evolving complexities of the platform economy, particularly considering the transformative impact of Generative AI. This editorial provides an integrative foundation for scholars and practitioners seeking to understand and enhance market competition in the digital era.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115648"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144878707","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":"Virtual influencers: Definition and future research directions","authors":"Alice Audrezet , Bernadett Koles , Julie Guidry Moulard , Nisreen Ameen , Brad McKenna","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115647","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115647","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This editorial introduces the special issue ‘Virtual Influencers: A New Frontier in Marketing and Consumer Research,’ providing a comprehensive overview of the emerging role of virtual influencers in shaping contemporary marketing practices. Virtual influencers, digital personas created through AI and computer-generated imagery, are increasingly adopted by brands due to their scalability, adaptability, and perceived safety. The editorial defines virtual influencers, synthesizes insights from 16 contributing papers, and identifies three thematic areas: comparisons between human and virtual influencers, the influence of virtual influencer characteristics on consumer engagement, and the broader societal and ethical implications of virtual influencers. It also highlights future research directions, including the rise of autonomous virtual influencers, cross-media virtual influencer expansion, and their role in promoting inclusivity and social change. By bridging marketing, technology, and society, this editorial positions virtual influencers as critical agents of transformation in the evolving influence economy, calling for continued interdisciplinary research to shape their responsible development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115647"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144861164","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":"Antecedent configurations of organizational resilience in a major crisis: A strategic fit perspective","authors":"Chao Zhou , Yuanyuan Huang , Renhuai Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115646","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115646","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While research on organizational resilience has explored how organizations respond to adversity from either a capability-based or process-based perspective, the interplay between organizational capabilities and crisis responses remains underexplored. Drawing on the concept of strategic fit, we propose an integrated framework centered on the matching between key antecedents of organizational resilience—crisis responses and dynamic capabilities—which help firms navigate external shocks. We argue that the matching between specific capabilities and responses may vary depending on the institutional contexts and the crisis timeframes. Using the fsQCA approach and two datasets of listed firms from the U.S. and China during the COVID-19 crisis, we identify multiple configurations where crisis responses align with capability conditions to foster high resilience. These configurations differ based on the institutional contexts and the crisis timeframes. Overall, our study has significant implications for organizational resilience theory and crisis management practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115646"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144858178","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":"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}
{"title":"The cost of contradiction: exploring consumer negative responses to activist brands’ moral transgressions","authors":"Riaj Mahmud , Francisco Guzmán","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115635","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115635","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Brands are increasingly aligning themselves with social, environmental, and political causes, actively positioning themselves as activists. This research investigates consumer reactions to activist brands that fail to uphold their proclaimed moral ideals. It compares the negative effects of moral transgressions committed by activist brands versus non-activist brands and examines how perceived brand hypocrisy mediates this relationship. It also examines the differential consequences of moral transgressions related and unrelated to an activist brand’s activism focus. The findings of three studies suggest that activist brands face more intense negative responses than non-activist brands when committing identical transgressions, as evidenced by an increased likelihood of brand boycotts and the likelihood of negative word-of-mouth and, particularly, when the transgression directly contradicts the brand’s activism focus.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115635"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144829577","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":"Effects of team proactive personality on team creativity through team promotion focus: The moderating role of leader mindful communication","authors":"Wu Wei , Xia Liu , Christopher S. Reina","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115639","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115639","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Proactive personality is widely recognized for its capacity to boost creativity among individuals. At the team level, however, the mechanisms by which team proactive personality may impact team creativity remain unclear. Based on regulatory focus theory, we test a novel theoretical model considering how and when proactive teams generate more team creativity. Results from a multiwave, multisource field study (Study 1) in China show that team proactive personality has a positive effect on team creativity through team promotion focus. In addition, leader mindful communication strengthens the effects of team proactive personality on team promotion focus and subsequent team creativity. Utilizing a second sample (Study 2), we replicate our findings from Study 1 and rule out other potential mediating effects. Our study significantly advances research on team proactive personality, team promotion focus, and leader mindfulness, as well as unveils promising avenues for future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115639"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144840727","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":"Secret power of the product ecosystem: A network perspective from the case of Apple","authors":"Jung-Hua Chang (張榮華)","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115641","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115641","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>From a network theory perspective, this study examines the Apple product ecosystem, conceptualized as a network of products connected through native applications. It investigates how this ecosystem influences users’ ecosystem loyalty intention and brand identification through customer value (functional, emotional, and social value) and switching costs (transition and sunk costs). Empirical results demonstrate that both the product tie degree and ecosystem density significantly affect customer value and switching costs. Furthermore, the study reveals that the product ecosystem indirectly impacts ecosystem loyalty intention and brand identification differently through these factors. Importantly, it confirms that switching costs exert a stronger influence than customer value within the ecosystem. These findings contribute to advancing research on product ecosystems and network theory and provide practical implications for marketers aiming to enhance customer retention and brand engagement through interconnected product strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115641"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144829578","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}
Jing Quan , Dirk van Dierendonck , Zhengyang Wu , Tianjiao Feng
{"title":"Constrained by work: Linking daily work connectivity behavior after-hours to next-day employee job performance","authors":"Jing Quan , Dirk van Dierendonck , Zhengyang Wu , Tianjiao Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115640","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115640","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the digital workplace, work connectivity behavior after-hours (WCBA) is increasingly encouraged to promote flexibility and responsiveness. While prior research has extensively linked WCBA to maladaptive workplace behaviors, less is known about its influence on constructive work-related behaviors, particularly job performance. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, this study proposes a cross-day framework to examine how daily WCBA initiates a resource loss spiral that ultimately impairs next-day job performance. We identify ego depletion and work alienation as sequential mediators linking daily WCBA to next-day job performance. Data were collected using an experience sampling method from 94 full-time employees over ten consecutive workdays. The results show that daily WCBA increases current-day ego depletion, which leads to next-day work alienation and, in turn, reduces job performance. Furthermore, high core self-evaluations and low job complexity mitigate the detrimental effects of daily WCBA. Theoretical and practical implications, along with future research directions, are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Business Research","volume":"200 ","pages":"Article 115640"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144829574","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}