... Congruity Theory, Institutional Theory, and Human Capital Theory, it aims to develop an employee-centric framework explaining successor legitimacy. Through qualitative interviews with 52 employees across eight countries, the study examines how competence signals — such as education and experience — interact...

... and human capital impact this relationship. Design/methodology/approach This study analyzes a sample of 797 independent music artists using ordinary least squares regression. Findings This study finds that SM presence is positively related to SM success and, in turn, that SM success is positively...