Journal of Business Research

1973 - 2026

Current editor(s): A. G. Woodside

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Volume 201, issue C, 2025

Message is all about you: The effect of message elements on successful communication outcomes on digital platforms

Jin Seon Choe, Sojung Yoon, Seung Hyun Kim and Yoon Han

Keeping things cordial: Competition, cooperation and coopetition in venture capital syndicates

Yan Zhong, Ami Wang, Rick Aalbers, Killian J McCarthy and Ruling Zhang

Managing the semiformal organization: A hybrid design for ambidextrous innovation

Amadou Lô, Victor Dos Santos Paulino and Christina Theodoraki

Influence of audiovisual features of short video advertising on consumer engagement behaviors: Evidence from TikTok

Zhipeng Zhang, Keda Qiu and Yan Ye

Enhancing ESG practices in supply chain operations through information disclosure: The “ETHICS” Framework

Yifan Cao, Bin Shen and Siqin Tana

When corporate environmentalism backfires: unpacking the double-edged effect of environmental product innovation on firm growth

Mahabubur Rahman, M. Ángeles Rodríguez-Serrano and Md. Tareq Bin Hossain

Socially (un)acceptable errors of AI: Consumer perceptions of different AI-induced errors

Alexander Mueller, Sabine Kuester and Sergej von Janda

When more is more: How maximalist packaging and ornament type shape brand perceptions

Manon Favier, Franck Celhay, Gaëlle Pantin-Sohier and Lise Magnier

The impacts of Brand Activism on firm value: an emerging market perspective

Pedro Chapaval Pimentel, Simone Regina Didonet, Amir Rezaee and Mariana Bassi-Suter

Beyond “I am sorry”: Investigating the impacts of apology type and language style on customer forgiveness in service recovery

Zhenxian Piao, Ngoc Tran Nguyen, Hyoung Ju Song and Jeong-Yeol Park

The glorification of greed beyond the business school: how popular wall street narratives relate to future work selves

Inge M. Brokerhof, Omar N. Solinger, P. Matthijs Bal and P.G.W. Jansen

From static to conversational: The role of landing pages and chatbots in B2B lead generation

Giuliana Isabella, Marcos Inácio Severo de Almeida, Fábio Melo Duran and Colin Gabler

Connecting with authenticity: Exploring the mediating and moderating mechanisms between employee authenticity and customer citizenship behaviors

Cheng-Yu Lin, En-Yi Chou and Haw-Yi Liang

How emerging market firms respond to competitors’ M&A performance? The role of competitive signals

Ze Yang, Ping Deng, Cong Cheng and Jiarui Regina Wu

Who is to blame? The effects of conflict actors on foreign subsidiary exit

Hyoungjin Lee and Chris Changwha Chung

Regenerative supply chain orientation and coopetition in supply chain networks for ESG initiatives: A parallel mediation study

Surajit Bag, Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, Susmi Routray and Reema Khurana

None of my business: The impact of anthropomorphism on helping behavior in access-based consumption

Jiuqi Chen, Peixuan Wu, Wenjin Feng, Yushi Jiang and Youqing Fan

Crafting green influence: The role of self-disclosure and influencer type in generation Z’s Pro-environmental engagement

Mikyoung Kim and Hyun Ju Jeong

A configurational approach to strategic entrepreneurship: Unlocking customer success in new ventures in emerging economies

Sayuri Wijekoon, Mahdi Vesal and O’Cass, Aron

Customer Centricity in B2B Context: Exploring Triggers, Enablers, and Barriers to Strategy Formulation and Implementation

Kofi Osei-Frimpong, Nouha Berrada and Graeme McLean

Is cash king? The influence of payment form on price negotiations

Alexander B. Pratt, Stacey G. Robinson, Clay M. Voorhees and Bryan W. Hochstein

Heartbreakers must be punished! Consumer reaction toward brand alliance termination

Dongjin He, Ce Liang, Fangyuan Chen and Yuwei Jiang

Does seeking the best lead to sustainable consumption?

Jin Sun, Ruining Liu and Mo Luan

When sharing is scaring: hesitance to share suboptimal food due to fear of negative responses from recipients

Yi Zhang, Erica van Herpen, Mario Pandelaere and Maggie Geuens

The right to be known as knowing: how CEO political ideology shapes discrimination against female scientists

Ali Radfard, Sama Hassani and Luca Pistilli

A serial mediation effect of digital transformation on employee performance: An ability-motivation-opportunity framework and employee unlearning

Qiwei Zhou, Ran Huang and Jih-Yu Mao

A taxonomy framework and process model to explore AI-enabled workplace inclusion

Alessandra Lazazzara, Stefano Za and Andri Georgiadou

The upside of uncertainty: how counterfeit risk in secondary markets influences primary luxury sales

Adam S. Hayes and Léna Pellandini-Simányi

Conceptualizing post-sales relationship management in B2B markets: review, synthesis, and recommendations for future research

Clay M. Voorhees, Nicole M. Boylan, Carlos Bauer, Paul W. Fombelle and Mason R. Jenkins

Reimagining consumption for a greener planet: The role of online communities in tackling imperfect produce and food waste

Herbert Sima, Park Thaichon, Na Luo, Katie Henderson and Jie Chen

How does artificial intelligence digital human live streaming increase TikTok consumer repeat purchase? Interaction between vividness, telepresence, credibility and trust

Shaofeng Wang, Jimeng Qiang and Kaibo Yao

The feeling skills gap: the role of empathy in voice-driven AI for service recovery

Mariana Girão Carrilho, Rafael Wagner, Diego Costa Pinto, Hector Gonzalez-Jimenez and Khaoula Akdim

The impact of brand activism on consumer behaviors: Examining the contrasting roles of admiration and anger

Sumin Kim and Hongwei He

Build or buy corporate social responsibility? Socially responsible brand acquisitions and firm CSR perceptions

Argiro Kliamenakis, Bianca Grohmann and H.Onur Bodur

The essential–expendable paradox: Moral distancing and the biopolitics of crisis

Saurabh Shinde, Anushka, and Krishanu Rakshit

Firms under water! harmful algal blooms and corporate performance of coastal enterprises in China

Jingmei Li, Shuqin Li, Yufei Zhou, Yukun Xue and Juan Liu

When does acquisition experience recency matter?

Roman W. Barwinski, David R. King, Tuhin Chaturvedi and Florian Bauer

Dynamic managerial capabilities for digital transformation in innovative SMEs: What are the effects on new product development performance?

Joan Merín-Rodrigáñez, Àngels Dasí, Joaquín Alegre and Mathew Hughes

Participation in standardization and firm innovation performance: A polynomial regression with response surface analysis

Shanshan Wang, Jing Li and Tianyi Zhao

Informal hierarchy and crowdsourcing team performance: The mediating effect of idea quantity and the moderating effect of team familiarity

Tengjian Zou, Xuhang Sun and Junjie Wei

Understanding when consumers choose formal product offerings: The role of fresh start reminders

Zhenyu Jin, You, Yanfen (Cindy) and Xiaojing Yang

Steel is real: How nostalgia shapes re-circulation

Christian Dam

Digital technologies for inclusive innovations in humanitarian response

Andrés Barrios, Sonia Camacho and Ezequiel Reficco

Reducing privacy concerns in personalized advertising: The role of social-self information in recommendation labels

Linxiang Lv, Siyun Chen, Zhuoneng Gong, Gus Guanrong Liu, Huanyu Qin and Hao Zhang

The cross-domain effect of perceived homogenization of social media content on consumer impatience

Xianzheng Fei, Weilin Ke and Haiyan Wang

State agencies and SME internationalization: a review and research agenda

Yueling Sima, Thomas C. Lawton, Justin Doran and Noirin McCarthy

Zooming in and out for strategic advantage: Slack configurations and R&D investments in high-growth firms

Yunzhou Du, Phillip H. Kim, Di Fan and Yiyi Su

The impact of host and home country democratization on multinational enterprises’ performance

Kubilay S.L. Ozkan, Huda Khan, Zaheer Khan and Oded Shenkar

A systematic literature review on family business capabilities

Rafaela Gjergji, Sofia Brunelli and Salvatore Sciascia

Where and how do social entrepreneurs access resources in the early stages of their ventures? A relational chain typology of French social ventures

Frederic Bally, Thibault Daudigeos, Ludivine Calamel and Josselin Tallec

Toward a person-centered approach to cross-cultural adjustment: comparing profiles between female and male expatriates

Lianghui Lei, Thi Alice Ngo, Honglan Yu, Kweku Adams and Ondřej Částek

The dual role of video-based eWOM in an online digital environment

Keeyeon Ki-cheon Park, Jong Min Kim and Marcello Mariani

Envy or inspiration? The emotional and behavioral reactions of bystanders to peer voice endorsement

Longdong Wang, Zhengtang Zhang, Hanqiu Zhu and Su Cui

Sustainability logic and goals in operations: An experimental study

Ayşe Kocabıyıkoğlu, Celile Itır Göğüş, Ozan Duygulu and Kemal Berkay Tüzün

More helpful or less ethical: The dilemma between “desire to gain to face” and “fear of losing face” for narcissistic employees

Ning Chen, Diwan Li, Hui Lv, Chuhao Zheng and Xingxin Zhao

Not all sparks ignite the same flame: Firm AI innovation and ESG performance

Zixun Zhou, Xinyu Zhou, Xuezhi Zhang and Qi He

Tackling missing data in PLS-SEM: strategies and insights for business research

Yide Liu, Wynne W. Chin, Jun-Hwa Cheah, Joseph F. Hair and Chan Lyu

Are negative reviews always helpful? effects of emotional arousal on the usefulness of negative reviews and how merchants should respond

Zhanhe Du, Hu Chai, Haijiao Lu, Lixu Li and Paul Benjamin Lowry

A preference learning method to estimate consumer preferences from online reviews

Xingli Wu and Huchang Liao

Spillover of the carbon risk along the supply chain: Evidence from the U.S. corporate bond market

Peng Zhou, Xiang Li, Xing Shi and Kun Jiang

Empathic concern in network sentinels and their impact on peer sales performance: a study of salespeople higher in psychopathy

Cinthia B. Satornino, Nancy J. Sirianni, Alexis M. Allen and Carlos Bauer

The core attributes of conscientious brands: A stakeholder perspective

Nathalia C. Tjandra, Alessandro Feri, Nicholas Ind, Oriol Iglesias, Christof Backhaus and Barbara Seegebarth

A systematic investigation of why P2P services are rated higher than traditional services

Vasu Unnava, Amit Surendra Singh and H. Rao Unnava

From data jungle to data governance in digital ecosystems: Empirical evidence from a multiple holistic case study

Felix Volz, Christopher Münch, Marcel Lohmüller and Christoph Küffner

The impact of green strategy hybrid orientation on startup performance in SMEs

Tingting Jin and Isidre March Chorda

Leader’s spouse sleep apnea impairs team creativity: the moderating role of sleep divorce

Dan Ni, Wen Wu, Christopher M. Barnes, Shaoxue Wu, Hanning Li and Hanzhi Xu

Facing grand challenges: implications for entrepreneur fearful emotional response on venture goal progress

Fu Yang, Mengqian Lu and Zihan Zhou

Close to star organizations promotes exploratory innovation for latecomers

Yuting Bao and Tianxing Pan

The convergence of promotion and politics: how influencers curate their self-presentations through political talk

Hanna Reinikainen, Essi Pöyry, Nuppu Pelevina and Elisa Kannasto

“Process or result?”: The paradoxical impact of customization strategies on consumer satisfaction and the role of digital nudges

Xiaorong Fu, Yaling Ran and Tianshu Chu

Orchestrating the past: the challenge and potential of deploying organizational history for public support

Rachel Mui, Owen Parker and Varkey K. Titus