Research suggests that certain personality characteristics lead to greater (or lesser) withdrawal from work, yet little research has examined exactly how personality translates into withdrawal behavior. To address this question, the present study demonstrated that the approach-avoidance...

Stock based rewards are often used to motivate high-level managers to take actions to increase the stock price of the firm. However, numerous constraints may weaken the perceived link between individual effort and stock price appreciation for many recipients. This study introduces a new...

Previous research on organizational practices is replete with contradictory evidence regarding their effects. Here, we argue that these contradictory findings may have occurred because researchers have often examined complex practice combinations, and have failed to investigate a broad variety...

Corporate boards are poorly equipped to deal with human capital management issues. Data from 116 firms show they lack expertise in human resources management and do not get information on the condition of their firms human capital

]Critical to the success of a high performance board is the ability of its directors to share leadership and to work as a dynamic team. Yet historically boardrooms have proven to be one of the most difficult places to build an effective team. Numerous factors work against boards operating as...

For at least the last decade, it has been hard to pick up a business book, article, or corporate annual report without seeing statements that stress the importance of human capital. Surveys of executives confirm that many believe that finding and developing the right people should be one of...