This study presents reflection of ethical considerations for aspiring leaders in the workplace to underscore the importance of ethics in management decisions. Views and perspectives are presented aligning to current literature and the current state of ethics in leadership. Vignettes are provided...

This report is centered around three research questions on newspaper coverage and executive compensation in The Netherlands. 1) How has the coverage developed over the years? 2) How selective are newspapers in their coverage? And 3) What are the influences of newspaper coverage on executive...

Nowadays, there is no need to say that organizational effectiveness is important. In today's competitive world, consultants and academics propose new bases to enhance the effectiveness and performance of organizations. In this paper, we have used two new approaches which have found significant...

Strong forms of the stakeholder model of corporate governance hold that, in making business decisions, directors should consider the interests of all corporate constituencies (employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, etc.) in such a way that directors may sometimes decide to transfer value...

The factors that determine firms' levels of internationalization remain a focal area of international business research. Within this research stream, studies building on the upper echelons theory have investigated the influence of the demographic characteristics of the top management team (TMT)...

This study investigates what creates value for customers and how providers canimprove value for their customers. A comprehensive analytical model with a fourstepapproach is presented and applied in the field of financial services. In a firststep, the main customer value drivers are identified...

Fundamental changes in the market environment force insurance intermediaries to redefinetheir roles. This article focuses on the future functions of brokers, which areanalyzed from a functional as well as a customer-oriented perspective. To cope withthe limitations of current intermediation...

The paper elaborates on succession planning among Polish family businesses. Research survey was conducted on a random sample of 496 family enterprises in first quarter of 2009 (first phase, survey) and 61 family enterprises in third quarter of 2009 (second phase, in-depth-interview). The main...