Management Decision: Volume 62 Issue 7

Guest editorial: The futures of management: crisis as a norm

José Manuel Guaita Martínez, José María Martín Martín, Kun-Huang Huarng

How to survive social crises? An HR analytics data-driven approach to improve social sustainable operations’ effectiveness

Christian Di Prima, Anna Kotaskova, Hélène Yildiz, Alberto Ferraris

Despite the growing interest regarding companies' sustainability, its social dimension has mostly been neglected by academics and practitioners. Consequently, this study aims to…

Cross-cultural training and expatriate adjustment: an assessment of expatriates on assignment in African countries

Nkemdilim Iheanachor, Ricardo Costa-Climent, Klaus Ulrich, Elvis Ozegbe

This study aims to contribute to the enrichment of the literature by examining the impact of cross-cultural training on expatriates’ adjustment of Nigerian bankers on expatriate…

Dealing with work overload in the IT industry

Pilar Mosquera, Maria Eduarda Soares

Work overload has become a relevant issue in the Information Technology (IT) industry, with negative effects for individuals and organizations alike. This study aims to analyse…

The COVID-19, a crossroads for female directors

Isabel-Maria Garcia-Sanchez, Maria Victoria Uribe Bohorquez, Cristina Aibar-Guzmán, Beatriz Aibar-Guzmán

For almost half a century, society has been aware of the existence of a glass ceiling, a term that describes the invisible barriers that hinder women’s access to power positions…

Predictive and mediation model for decision-making in the context of dynamic capabilities and knowledge management

José Bocoya-Maline, Arturo Calvo-Mora, Manuel Rey Moreno

Drawing on resource and capability theory, this study aimed to analyze the relationship between the dynamic capabilities (DC), the knowledge management (KM) process (KMP) and…

Corporate sustainability, organizational resilience and corporate purpose: a triple concept for achieving long-term prosperity

María Paula Florez-Jimenez, Alvaro Lleo, Ignacio Danvila-del-Valle, Gregorio Sánchez-Marín

This paper aims to narrow the gap caused by the lack of literature relating the three concepts of corporate sustainability, organizational resilience and corporate purpose in the…

More than morals: a simulation that supports sustainable management education

Katia Lobre-Lebraty, Marco Heimann

We explore how sustainable management education (SME) can help prepare future leaders to manage crises effectively. Precisely, the intricacies of articulating moral and economic…

Analysis of the effect of growth strategies and hotel attributes on performance

Onofre Martorell Cunill, Luis Otero, Pablo Durán Santomil, Jaime Gil Lafuente

In this vein, this paper aims to provide empirical evidence on the following questions: Which expansion strategies offer better operational and economic performance? What effects…

Exploratory analysis on learning behaviours that favour job crafting

Mar Cárdenas-Muñoz, Luis Rubio-Andrada, Mónica Segovia-Pérez

The purpose of this research is to determine key behaviours to be efficient in identifying and developing employees' talent. The article aims to address the relationship between…

The role of user-generated content in tourism decision-making: an exemplary study of Andalusia, Spain

Manuel J. Sánchez-Franco, Sierra Rey-Tienda

This research proposes to organise and distil this massive amount of data, making it easier to understand. Using data mining, machine learning techniques and visual approaches…