Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-03-17DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2025.03.005
Nathan Bennett , Christopher L. Martin
{"title":"AI as a talent management tool: An organizational justice perspective","authors":"Nathan Bennett , Christopher L. Martin","doi":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.03.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.03.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article presents a discussion of the challenges that organizational decision-makers face due to the emerging role of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for talent management. Already, AI has become a critical element in customer decision-making, as witnessed via customer-facing platforms like Netflix and Amazon. Companies are rapidly adopting AI to enhance talent management practices, including recruitment, selection, and performance reviews. As the use of AI becomes more widespread, managers will need to be prepared to address significant concerns voiced by job applicants and employees whose livelihoods could be impacted. Anecdotal evidence suggests that employees are concerned about issues of transparency, fairness, and the potential for bias in AI algorithms, and as a result, they may perceive its use as unfair. Decades of research have shown that employees who experience or witness unfair treatment tend to exhibit undesirable attitudinal and behavioral characteristics. To assist managers in deploying AI in a manner that employees will embrace rather than resist, organizational justice theory is utilized to develop recommendations for anticipating, understanding, and addressing employee reactions to talent management decisions informed by AI.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 2","pages":"Pages 241-252"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147428998","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}
Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2025-11-28DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2025.11.007
Olimpia Meglio , Nadine Kammerlander , David R. King , Rania Labaki , Riikka M. Sarala
{"title":"Corporate restructuring strategies and value creation","authors":"Olimpia Meglio , Nadine Kammerlander , David R. King , Rania Labaki , Riikka M. Sarala","doi":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.11.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 2","pages":"Pages 127-134"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147429000","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}
Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-03-13DOI: 10.1016/S0007-6813(26)00016-9
{"title":"Inside front cover - ed board","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0007-6813(26)00016-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0007-6813(26)00016-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 2","pages":"Page IFC"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147429001","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}
Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-29DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2024.10.008
Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi , Arvind Malhotra
{"title":"Creating open innovation via API-enabled simultaneous centralization and decentralization","authors":"Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi , Arvind Malhotra","doi":"10.1016/j.bushor.2024.10.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bushor.2024.10.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have increasingly become crucial to digital ecosystems, facilitating interconnectivity and data exchange essential for the digital transformation and open innovation of today’s business landscape. In this article, we introduce a perspective on how APIs can be viewed as a means of achieving a dynamic equilibrium between centralization and decentralization for value creation in business ecosystems. Unlike common perspectives that regard APIs solely as technological tools, we examine them as a new way of thinking and organizing and as strategic mechanisms that facilitate the unbundling and rebundling of business offerings. We also highlight their flexibility in adapting to changing business environments and outline various organizational models ranging from internal coordination to open platforms. This approach enables organizations to dynamically integrate diverse innovative services while maintaining a balance between control and autonomy. We draw on insights from open-innovation organizational structures with practical examples from leading-edge use and application of APIs, demonstrating the transformative power of APIs on business models and ecosystems. In doing so, we provide a detailed framework and multiple examples, guiding business leaders to strategically incorporate APIs into their offerings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 1","pages":"Pages 23-31"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146096033","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}
Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-06-13DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2025.06.003
Idalene F. Kesner
{"title":"Do we still trust science, scientists, and the scientific method? Yes, but…","authors":"Idalene F. Kesner","doi":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 1","pages":"Pages 1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146096036","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}
Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-07DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2024.12.002
Matthew Wilson , Obinna O. Obilo , Adam J. Mills
{"title":"Brand responses to influencer scandals: An action plan for managers","authors":"Matthew Wilson , Obinna O. Obilo , Adam J. Mills","doi":"10.1016/j.bushor.2024.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bushor.2024.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Influencers are an increasingly popular and highly effective way to expand brand reach and generate consumer interest. Yet, influencers are often involved in scandals that can negatively impact the brand or products they endorse. This article explores influencer scandals and offers managerial guidance on how brands should respond to them. Following our research, we identify four key factors that brand managers should consider when faced with influencer transgressions. We develop an action plan suggesting that brand managers assess culpability, the gravity of the transgression, the nature of the endorsement, and the influencer’s responses to the incident. We conclude with a decision tree to guide managers in the difficult process of handling influencer transgressions and determining whether to stick with or cut ties with an influencer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 1","pages":"Pages 67-76"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146096042","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}
Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-05DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2024.12.001
Soumendra Narain Bagchi , Rajeev Sharma
{"title":"Managerial decision-making and AI: A decision canvas approach","authors":"Soumendra Narain Bagchi , Rajeev Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.bushor.2024.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bushor.2024.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given the undeniable fact that the quality of decisions significantly impacts organizational success and the careers of the decision-makers, in this article, we explore various categories of decisions that managers encounter and examine the existing literature for tools and frameworks that can enhance the decision-making process. Our search revealed a significant gap between the complexity of real-world problems and the capabilities of available decision-making tools. Current frameworks that rely on large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are still nascent and offer limited guidance. We propose using a decision canvas to harness the extensive capabilities of large language models. The decision canvas is structured using the organizational hierarchy and applicable operating principles. This canvas is designed to help decision-makers better comprehend their available options, tools, and frameworks. This canvas facilitates two broad approaches to decision-making: (1) developing a comprehensive understanding, starting from leaders’ personal philosophies toward the problem; and (2) a limited problem-solving approach to identify the possible solution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 1","pages":"Pages 55-66"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146096043","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}
Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2024.10.007
Hugo Alberto Alvarez-Perez , Rolando Fuentes-Bracamontes
{"title":"Exploring energy transition through AI codification of leadership perspective and corporate strategies: The case of Mexico","authors":"Hugo Alberto Alvarez-Perez , Rolando Fuentes-Bracamontes","doi":"10.1016/j.bushor.2024.10.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bushor.2024.10.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The global energy landscape is undergoing a profound transformation toward sustainable energy systems, motivated by imperatives to address climate change, to diminish environmental impact, and to enhance energy security. This study examines how corporate leaders shape energy transition through innovative sustainability strategies, providing insights into the challenges and opportunities that characterize this evolving landscape. We do this using the case of Mexico’s energy transition. Employing a mixed-method approach, this study combines qualitative insights from interviews with experts from Mexican corporations with advanced, AI-driven analysis. This approach highlights key trends, including the need for adaptable policies, technological innovation, and collaborative efforts to overcome barriers to clean energy adoption. The study outlines several strategic actions to assist executives in effectively navigating the energy transition and in capitalizing on opportunities across diverse regional contexts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 1","pages":"Pages 13-22"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146096034","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}
Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-01-10DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2025.01.002
Jonny Holmström , Johan Magnusson
{"title":"Navigating the organizational AI journey: The AI transformation framework","authors":"Jonny Holmström , Johan Magnusson","doi":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article introduces the AI transformation framework, a structured approach organizations can use to navigate the complexities of AI integration. AI transformations are reshaping industries, but organizations often struggle to realize value from their initiatives. The framework presents three dimensions critical to successful AI transformation: automation, augmentation, and data richness. Automation involves delegating routine tasks to AI systems, augmentation enhances human decision-making through AI, and data richness ensures AI systems are effective and accurate. By visualizing these dimensions as a cube, the framework helps organizations strategically position their efforts to maximize AI’s benefits. The AI transformation framework unfolds in three steps—path framing, path narrating, and path stretching—each addressing critical questions related to “what,” “when,” and “how” AI impacts the organization. Path framing helps executives define AI strategy, path narrating provides a temporal structure for implementation, and path stretching focuses on scaling AI efforts. The article offers practical recommendations for managing AI transformation, and by breaking down the AI transformation journey into manageable stages, organizations can better align their initiatives with their strategic goals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 1","pages":"Pages 89-100"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146096040","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}
Business HorizonsPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-01-08DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2025.01.001
Nitin Singh , Kee-hung Lai , George Q. Huang
{"title":"Cyberintelligence for logistics: The promise and challenges of cyber-physical systems","authors":"Nitin Singh , Kee-hung Lai , George Q. Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bushor.2025.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Today’s business environment is complex, requiring companies to be resilient and agile in managing their supply chains, where cargo facilities play a crucial role. Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) are instrumental in supporting these capabilities in terms of resilience and agility. CPSs integrate physical processes with computational intelligence and thus provide a useful solution for cargo facilities. Large-scale cargo facilities need to efficiently manage and track a vast number of operations every day. We discuss important issues related to CPSs, including networking infrastructure, appliances, devices, sensors, and software. Based on a case study, we examine the relevant CPS technology solutions, their applications and integration, and the key issues related to project implementation and operations in a large cargo facility. The implications highlight the importance of technology selection and integration, technology redundancy, compatibility with CPSs, well-structured contracts, crossdisciplinary perspective, technology upgrades, and appropriate testing and commissioning in CPS implementations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48347,"journal":{"name":"Business Horizons","volume":"69 1","pages":"Pages 77-87"},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146096041","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}