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The Impact Of Land Capital As A Source In Achieving Competitive Advantage: A Case Study On Small And Medium Business Organizations In Jordan, Mohammed Al-Zoubi

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The primary aim of this study is to explore the impact of human capital variables

(knowledge, efficiency, skills, experience) as a source in achieving competitive advantage

in small and medium Jordanian organizations.

Population of (74) small and medium Jordanian organizations register in Amman

Financial Market, from which a sample of (38) respondent drawn randomly to represented

managers working at these organizations. A questionnaire developed by

the researcher was administrated to subject (n=76) returned usable versions were

(51) with return percentage (75 %).

The most salient findings of the study are:

1. Human capital as a source in achieving competitive advantage …

Generalist Versus Specialist Ceos And Acquisitions: Two-Sided Matching And The Impact Of Ceo Characteristics On Firm Outcomes, Guoli Chen, Sterling Huang, Philipp Meyer-Doyle

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Research Summary: To address endogeneity concerns stemming from firm-CEO matching, we deploy a two-sided matching model that identifies the complementarities arising from the CEO-firm match and subsequently account for these complementarities in empirical tests. Applying this approach, we examine how the nature of CEOs' human capital affects the acquisition behavior and performance of firms. We find that generalist CEOs (CEOs with a broader set of knowledge and skills) are more likely to engage in unrelated acquisitions than specialist CEOs (CEOs with a narrower but deeper set of knowledge and skills). We also find that the fit between the nature of …