This paper examines the state of business research in the Nordic countries over the period 2005-2015. Using publication data from the leading peer-reviewed business and economics journals, we analyze Nordic research output across countries, disciplines, and academic institutions. Our results...

This paper examines the association between LGBT-friendly corporate policies and firm performance. Using data on U.S. firms from 2003 to 2016, we document that LGBT friendliness is positively associated with firm performance. Specifically, we find strong evidence that more LGBT-friendly firms...

This paper uses Chief Executive Officer (CEO) facial features to examine the association between CEO masculinity and bank risk-taking. Given that high facial width-to-height ratio has been linked to high testosterone levels and masculine behavioral traits such as increased risk tolerance,...

This paper contributes to the literature by examining whether the age and gender of the firm's top executives influence market-based measures of firm risk. Using data on the S&P 1500 firms, we document that CEO and CFO age and gender have a direct effect on market-based firm risk measures in...

We propose a novel approach to comparing publications across business disciplines. Specifically, we aim to provide an objective method for evaluating the interdisciplinary value of publications based on intradisciplinary author rankings. Using publication data from the leading journals in...