Swiss Journal of Business

We examine the evolution of female representation in Swiss executive management and its impact on firm performance. We show a significant increase in female executive management members from 2005 through 2024. Examining the association between...

Foresight research constantly strives to identify and utilize new data sources for its technological trend analyses. In addition to long-established data sources such as patents and scientific publications, job postings data have recently proven to...

This study examines how teams’ linguistic proximity to their leader moderates the effects of servant and transformational leadership on leadership role occupancy in a multilingual public service context. Drawing on relational schema theory and...

Innovation measurement remains fragmented across existing frameworks, creating ambiguity about effective approaches for assessing company level innovation performance. Drawing on classification methodology, this study synthesizes four established...

This paper analyses artificial intelligence (AI) through the lens of ordonomics, a normative-institutional approach that connects economic rationality with ethical reflection. While most discussions in AI ethics focus on principles such as fairness,...

The aim of this perspective contribution is to introduce the concept of responsible knowledge management (rKM) and its usefulness for implementing ethically accepted AI solutions in organizations. Illustrative examples are presented to demonstrate...

As artificial intelligence (AI) systems increasingly simulate empathy and engage relationally with users, they begin to influence the affective fabric of organizations. Drawing on insights from information systems research, organizational science,...

The inherent ambivalence of machine learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) technologies makes ensuring their responsible use a pressing concern. While the literature converges on the importance of governance at the organizational level,...

So-called “artificial intelligence (AI)” – more adequately referred to as “data-based systems (DS)” – opens ethical downsides and upsides. There is a necessity to identify precisely the ethical opportunities and risks of DS in order to...

In this article, we combine the discourse on the ethical challenges of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) with research perspectives on overarching AI governance. Although AI govenance is not yet institutionalized, an increasing number of...

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence has intensified debates about responsibility, ethics, and trust. While regulatory frameworks and organizational ethics statements are proliferating, responsible AI is too often treated as compliance or...

This paper examines the financial outcomes of investments in stocks with varying degrees of ESG-rated sustainability before and after the energy crisis that began to unfold in 2021. It was analysed whether the energy crisis has caused improvements...

This study investigates organizational atmospheres through dictionary-based content analysis of online employer reviews. Using the validated text analysis tool GANAiO and an exploratory approach, we analyze reviews of three major parcel delivery...

The transition to more sustainable economic development is at the heart of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development by the United Nations. This leads to a broader definition of value that integrates social and environmental aspects alongside...

Current growth-oriented efforts to build economies are not on a sustainable and inclusive path: the well-being of the entire population of the planet remains unattainable while planetary boundaries are exceeded. Thus, instead of focusing on economic...

This study critically examines the circular economy (CE) concept through two systematic literature reviews, conducted across general management and economics (28 articles) and operations and supply chain management (45 articles). The research...

Global resource consumption is continuously increasing, accelerating the transgression of planetary boundaries. Solving the related environmental problems requires targeted action and a systemic transition from the prevailing linear economic model...

The chemical industry, often referred to as the “industry of industries”, plays a crucial role in the Circular Economy, an economic model aimed at closing material loops and minimizing harmful environmental impacts. However, the sector in Europe...

Circular Economy embraces opportunities and risks from an ethical perspective informed by human rights. From an ethical standpoint, the aim is to enjoy the human rights-upsides and avoid the human rights-downsides. At the same time, a conceptual...

Influencers who advocate for environmentally friendly and ethical practices play a crucial role in promoting the principles of the circular economy, including the 4 Rs: repair, reuse, recycle, and reduce. This paper investigates the business models...