Physical features of managers and political leaders have been present in academic
studies, suggesting that managers’ traits are closely linked to organizational behaviors
and performance. In fact this is the question to be answer by the article “The Masculine
Face Wins?: Joint Effect of Crime Rate on the Election Results” made by Professors Shin
Wo, Gwoak Yun and Hyeong Choi, from Hanyang University (Seoul).
To answer this question Based on these findings the article analyzed the effect of
candidates’ facial masculinity on the general election results making an empirical test
based on the 21st South Korea Congressional Election data, analyzing individual
masculinity as measured by the facial width-to-height ratio. Also it has been determine
how the local crime rate moderates the correlation. Multilevel models showed that
candidates’ physical features had an inverted U-shaped relationship with election results.
This study also provides an interesting managerial implications.
“The applicability of the RCII index on the Sharing Economy: The implications of the
country risk on internationalization processes” is the title of the article written by Professors
Pérez-Pérez and Benito-Osorio,. both from Rey Juan Carlos University. Given the unique
characteristics of the Sharing Economy, it is showed the need of alternative approaches
to the traditional internationalization theories to analyze the sharing economy platforms.
This article offers an alternative to predict which countries may be more attractive for
the internationalization of platforms using the Robinson Country Intelligence Index
(RCII) , considering variables such as market access, social conditions or environmental
sustainability. In fact the article analyzed four main groups of variables: Governance,
economics, operations, society. In the index each group of variables is weight the same.
The article “Feed Back as a Teaching Tool: Its Impact on the Motivation of Higher
Education Students” has been written by Profesors Villoro Armengol, D. González
Ibáñez (both from ESIC Business&Marketing School), Hinojosa Alcalde (Institut
Nacional d’Educació Física de Catalunya) and Estaún Ferrer (Universitat Autònoma
de Barcelona). The main underlying point of the article is that a Well-executed feedback
provides students with relevant information about their performance that can be used to
identify areas for improvement and at the same time become aware of their strengths that
can be reinforce and develop.
The data of the article comes from a sample of undergraduates students of marketing
and physical education degree courses, selected by probabilistic sampling stratified by
courses and gender. As the authors justify quality feedback generates motivation, while
the absence of information, or even incorrect information, leads to disaffection. This
research aims to “strengthen the commitment of the educational professional to rigorously
(never routinely) assume the responsibility of providing objective and constructive
feedback”.
The fourth article included in the current issue of our Journal, entitled “Spatial distribution
of Cultural Ecosystem Services and Estimating follower willingness to pay for Sustainable
Conservation and Restoration of Monastery Forest Patches in northernWollo Ethiopia” has
been written by Arayaselassie Abebe, Tamrat Bekele, Ermias Lulekal, Arega Shumete,
Paloma Cariñanos, Edelina Coayla.
Due to several factors the dense forest of Ethiopia has declined to less than 3%.The
surviving forest areas serve as a refuge for animals and important plant species and
to some extend are residual forest patches of The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Monasteries and Churches (EOTC). As said in the article religious rituals in all
communities are important to conserve sacred trees and forest. The study attempted to estimate the EOTC follower’s willingness to pay for the protection and restoration of
these relict monastic and church forest patches. Te authors have done a survey during
the annual ceremonies, to a number of respondents randomly selected. They found that
income, age, education, and family size were all shown to be significantly correlated with
willingness to pay to protect church forests. The research revealed that 96% of followers
are willing to donate to a suggested conservation fund.
Juan José Durán Herrera. Director UCJC Business & Society Review
Juan Díez Nicolás. Director UCJC Business & Society Review
30 de marzo de 2023