High-profile leadership: celebrity CEOs and corporate cash reserves

Published in: Journal of Accounting Literature

Aug 01, 2025

Purpose Using a hand-collected dataset, this research contributes to the literature on how CEO personal qualities influence company choices and decision-making. To accomplish this, it investigates the relationship between the CEO’s personal celebrity and cash reserves. Design/methodology/approach Our sample includes all non-financial businesses that were listed on the S&P 500 between 2005 and 2020. Employing principal component analysis, we create the CEO celebrity index as a multidimensio...

Enhanced chimp optimization algorithm using crossover and mutation techniques with machine learning for IoT intrusion detection system

Published in: Cluster Computing

Jul 31, 2025

Ahmad Nasayreh Noor Aldeen Alawad Ameera Jaradat

One of the most prevalent challenges nowadays is detecting intrusions into the Internet of Things (IoT) systems, which pose a variety of wide-ranging cyber threats. These devices encompass smart cities, industries, and homes, all integral to modern living. Their widespread adoption increases the urgency of addressing security vulnerabilities. Ensuring secure user interactions is of particular importance. This study proposes an intrusion detection approach that combines K-Nearest Niebuhr (KNN) a...

Right-to-Work Laws and Firm Productivity in U.S. Firms

Published in: Industrial Relations Journal

Jul 01, 2025

We investigate the impact of Right-to-Work (RTW) laws on firm-level total factor productivity (TFP) in U.S. firms. We find that RTW laws, which reduce union bargaining power, are associated with a decrease in firm-level TFP, particularly for firms adopting innovation-driven strategies or facing financial constraints. These effects are robust across various models and endogeneity treatments, emphasising the importance of internal and external factors in assessing labour policy impacts. Weakening...

Green Leadership Support as a Catalyst for Innovative Behavior: A Study of Green Absorptive Capacity and Work Climate in UAE Hotels

Published in: Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility Journal

Jun 24, 2025

Islam Bourini Osama Khassawneh Mohamad Behery Yaprak Anadol Tamara Mohammad

This study investigated how green absorptive capacity influences employee perceptions of a green work climate and their engagement in green innovative behavior. It also examines the moderating role of green leadership support in shaping these relationships. Guided by the resource-based view, the research explores how environmental knowledge capabilities and supportive organizational conditions contribute to sustainability-focused innovation. Survey data were collected from employees at twelve f...