For colleagues working in HR, OB, and leadership, the current BRQ-Business Research Quarterly issue (https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/BRQ/current) features several papers with clear implications for people management, leadership dynamics, diversity, and organizational learning:
• AI & People Management
The present and future of artificial intelligence in people management research: a bibliometric approach
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23409444251341326
Offers a rigorous overview of the fast-growing interface between AI and HRM-covering people analytics, algorithmic decision-making, and ethical concerns. Useful for course design and research pipelines in HR analytics.
• Family Leadership, Identity, and CSR Alignment
Founder–descendant differences in socioemotional wealth: Family leadership and CSR decoupling
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23409444241289146
Speaks to leadership succession and the persistence (or erosion) of prosocial intent. Relevant to corporate purpose, culture, and the psychology of leader identity.
• Board Diversity & CEO Role Design
Board diversity and firm performance in Chinese manufacturing firms: Moderating role of CEO duality
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23409444241290253
Though in a governance setting, the mechanisms relate to D&I, upper-echelons perspectives, and leadership role configuration-practical for scholars studying when diversity translates into outcomes.
• Organizational Learning Under Pressure
Concurrent experience and improvements in focal and supportive routines: Inside U.S. nursing homes' experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23409444241307250
Shows how concurrent experience across units accelerates cross-learning and routine improvement during crises. Transferable to training, job design, and resilience initiatives.
• CEO Succession & Ambidexterity in SMEs
The influence of CEO succession on ambidextrous strategies in family versus nonfamily SMEs: A knowledge- and resource-based view
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23409444251343099
Links top-management transitions to the balance between exploration and exploitation. Useful for executive development, change management, and strategic HRM.
Taken together, these articles advance core HR/OB conversations with clear teaching and research takeaways!!
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Marta Ferrer-Serrano
University of Zaragoza
Zaragoza
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