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John Ickis
Bio: John Ickis is an academic researcher from INCAE Business School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Private sector & Latin Americans. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 28 publications receiving 1337 citations.
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VU University Amsterdam1, University of Pennsylvania2, University of Maryland, Baltimore3, Cornell University4, New Mexico State University5, Qatar Airways6, Louisiana Tech University7, Université du Québec8, Stockholm School of Economics9, University of Buenos Aires10, University of Alberta11, University of Indonesia12, University of Queensland13, Bellevue University14, London Business School15, Western Illinois University16, University of Memphis17, Fudan University18, Boğaziçi University19, University of Reading20, University of South Africa21, Athens University of Economics and Business22, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich23, University of Calgary24, University of Burgundy25, National Sun Yat-sen University26, Hong Kong Polytechnic University27, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad28, City University of Hong Kong29, Lincoln University (New Zealand)30, University of Lethbridge31, Wayne State University32, University College Dublin33, Indiana University34, Kuwait University35, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology36, University of Giessen37, The Chinese University of Hong Kong38, University of Zurich39, Fordham University40, Complutense University of Madrid41, University of Nebraska–Lincoln42, INCAE Business School43, National University of Malaysia44, Opole University45, Hong Kong Baptist University46, Tbilisi State University47, Ohio State University48, University of Wrocław49, Alexandria University50, University of San Francisco51, Melbourne Business School52, Bentley University53, University of Los Andes54, I-Shou University55, Johannes Kepler University of Linz56, International Labour Organization57, Smith College58, Copenhagen Business School59, Chungnam National University60, National University of Singapore61, Tilburg University62, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology63, Thammasat University64, Sewanee: The University of the South65, FernUniversität Hagen66, Soochow University (Suzhou)67, University of St. Gallen68, Kumamoto University69
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on culturally endorsed implicit theories of leadership (CLTs) and show that attributes associated with charismatic/transformational leadership will be universally endorsed as contributing to outstanding leadership.
Abstract: This study focuses on culturally endorsed implicit theories of leadership (CLTs). Although cross-cultural research emphasizes that different cultural groups likely have different conceptions of what leadership should entail, a controversial position is argued here: namely that attributes associated with charismatic/transformational leadership will be universally endorsed as contributing to outstanding leadership. This hypothesis was tested in 62 cultures as part of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) Research Program. Universally endorsed leader attributes, as well as attributes that are universally seen as impediments to outstanding leadership and culturally contingent attributes are presented here. The results support the hypothesis that specific aspects of charismatic/transformational leadership are strongly and universally endorsed across cultures.
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01 Jun 1999
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the association between institutional ownership and the earnings management behavior of some French absorbing firms and concluded that the average value of discretionary accruals with regards to the absorbing firms proves to be influenced by the nature of merger deal.
Abstract: This paper examines the association between institutional ownership and the earnings management behavior of some French absorbing firms. Using a sample of 76 French mergers and absorptions concluded over the period ranging from 2000 to 2010, we undertake to present some empirical evidence highlighting that absorbing-firms manipulate earnings relevant to the year preceding the merger-offer in the presence of institutional cross-holding. However, the presence of active institutions turns out to limit the managerial accruals discretion. The monitoring role exerted by the active-institutional investors does restrict the opportunities of earnings management around mergers and acquisitions. Further analyses suggest that the average value of discretionary accruals with regards to the absorbing firms proves to be influenced by the nature of merger deal (takeover vs. restructuring).
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TL;DR: In the last decade, el topic de la responsabilidad social de la empresa (RSE) ha adquirido gran relevancia en el mundo entero y en particular en los paises de America Latina and del Caribe.
Abstract: En los ultimos anos, el tema de la responsabilidad social de la empresa (RSE) ha adquirido gran relevancia en el mundo entero y en particular en los paises de America Latina y del Caribe. Esta publicacion pretende enriquecer el debate sobre la RSE en America Latina y el Caribe y sirve para que las empresas tengan una mejor apreciacion del potencial impacto que las actividades responsables tienen sobre los beneficios y no solo sobre los costos.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined cinco cases of investigacion sobre agronegocios that han incorporado al SBI in actividades of their cadena de valor and, al hacerlo, han logrado mejorar los ingresos and la calidad de vida de las personas involucradas and de sus familias.
Abstract: Los agronegocios ofrecen la promesa de estimular el crecimiento agricola y la reduccion de la pobreza rural mediante la inclusion en su cadena de valor de individuos y grupos pertenecientes al sector de bajos ingresos (SBI). Utilizando el marco analitico de la cadena agroindustrial, en este articulo los autores examinan cinco casos de investigacion sobre agronegocios que han incorporado al SBI en actividades de su cadena de valor y, al hacerlo, han logrado mejorar los ingresos y la calidad de vida de las personas involucradas y de sus familias de manera relevante
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TL;DR: Prospect Theory led cognitive psychology in a new direction that began to uncover other human biases in thinking that are probably not learned but are part of the authors' brain’s wiring.
Abstract: In 1974 an article appeared in Science magazine with the dry-sounding title “Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases” by a pair of psychologists who were not well known outside their discipline of decision theory. In it Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman introduced the world to Prospect Theory, which mapped out how humans actually behave when faced with decisions about gains and losses, in contrast to how economists assumed that people behave. Prospect Theory turned Economics on its head by demonstrating through a series of ingenious experiments that people are much more concerned with losses than they are with gains, and that framing a choice from one perspective or the other will result in decisions that are exactly the opposite of each other, even if the outcomes are monetarily the same. Prospect Theory led cognitive psychology in a new direction that began to uncover other human biases in thinking that are probably not learned but are part of our brain’s wiring.
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TL;DR: In this paper, social learning theory is used as a theoretical basis for understanding ethical leadership and a constitutive definition of the ethical leadership construct is proposed. But, little empirical research focuses on an ethical dimension of leadership.
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TL;DR: In this article, a literature review focuses on the emerging construct of ethical leadership and compares this construct with related concepts that share a common concern for a moral dimension of leadership (e.g., spiritual, authentic, and transformational leadership).
Abstract: Our literature review focuses on the emerging construct of ethical leadership and compares this construct with related concepts that share a common concern for a moral dimension of leadership (e.g., spiritual, authentic, and transformational leadership). Drawing broadly from the intersection of the ethics and leadership literatures, we offer propositions about the antecedents and outcomes of ethical leadership. We also identify issues and questions to be addressed in the future and discuss their implications for research and practice. Our review indicates that ethical leadership remains largely unexplored, offering researchers opportunities for new discoveries and leaders opportunities to improve their effectiveness.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the validity of the measurement model and factor structure of Bass and Avolio's Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) (Form 5X).
Abstract: In this study, we examined the validity of the measurement model and factor structure of Bass and Avolio’s Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) (Form 5X). We hypothesized that evaluations of leadership—and hence the psychometric properties of leadership instruments—may be affected by the context in which leadership is observed and evaluated. Using largely homogenous business samples consisting of 2279 pooled male and 1089 pooled female raters who evaluated same-gender leaders, we found support for the nine-factor leadership model proposed by Bass and Avolio. The model was configurally and partially metrically invariant—suggesting that the same constructs were validly measured in the male and female groups. Mean differences were found between the male and female samples on four leadership factors (Study 1). Next, using factor-level data of 18 independently gathered samples (N=6525 raters) clustered into prototypically homogenous contexts, we tested the nine-factor model and found it was stable (i.e., fully invariant) within homogenous contexts (Study 2). The contextual factors comprised environmental risk, leader–follower gender, and leader hierarchical level. Implications for use of the MLQ and nine-factor model are discussed.
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TL;DR: Research on work motivation, or the factors that energize, direct, and sustain effort across cultures, is reviewed, showing that developmentally, cross-cultural research in OB is coming of age and critical challenges for future research are highlighted.
Abstract: This article reviews research on cross-cultural organizational behavior (OB). After a brief review of the history of cross-cultural OB, we review research on work motivation, or the factors that energize, direct, and sustain effort across cultures. We next consider the relationship between the individual and the organization, and review research on culture and organizational commitment, psychological contracts, justice, citizenship behavior, and person-environment fit. Thereafter, we consider how individuals manage their interdependence in organizations, and review research on culture and negotiation and disputing, teams, and leadership, followed by research on managing across borders and expatriation. The review shows that developmentally, cross-cultural research in OB is coming of age. Yet we also highlight critical challenges for future research, including moving beyond values to explain cultural differences, attending to levels of analysis issues, incorporating social and organizational contex...
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