Table 1

Sub-sample of selected papers

#Author(s) a)Year b)Type of paper c)Data collection d)Data analysis e)Main results f)Scientific paradigm g)Code h)
1Tyzack, JE.V.1967Conceptual––In this article, the author finds that directors’ personal characteristics (e.g. demographic ones) are likely to alter the way in which they make strategic decisions within the organizationsContextualistModels of decision-making
2Appelbaum, S.H., Gandell, J., Yortis, H., Proper, S., and Jobin, F.2000Conceptual––In this paper, it has been disclosed that organizational factors such as communications, corporate culture, change, and stress have a major role in influencing pre-merger, during the merger and post-merger stagesContextualistMemory
3Bolaños, R., Fontela, E., Nenclares, A., and Pastor, P.2005Empirical qualitativeSimulation with a not specified sample of studentsInterpretive structural modelingThe authors have found major differences in priority orderings of the different managerial roles which will make it more difficult to take a decision within organizationsPluralistReference points
4Aspara, J., Lamberg, J.A., Laukia, A., and Tikkanen, H.2011Empirical qualitativeArchival material (i.e. board meeting protocols and memos, correspondence between corporate headquarters and business units, circular letters, strategic planning documents and market analyses) and 14 interviews among former Nokia executives and other experts from the telecommunication industryHistorical analysisThe authors have demonstrated the central role of business units in feeding strategic alternatives and capabilities to the corporate-level transformation processContextualistBundles of rules
5Al-Shammari, M.A., Banerjee, S.N., Al-Shammari, H., and Doty, H.2023Empirical quantitative9,348 firm-year observations from the Kinder, Lydenberg and Domini (KLD) CSR databaseOLS regressionThis study aims to investigate how the association between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm performance, documented in prior research, is affected by the joint effects of managerial ability and attributes of the firm’s governance structureReductionistModels of decision-making

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