La Trobe University

Deconstructing the Social Construction of Leadership: Disentangling Constructivism, Constructionism, Co-Construction, Critical Constructionism, and Other Constructions of Leadership

The phrase “leadership is socially constructed” is widely invoked but rarely clarified, creating conceptual ambiguity in leadership research. This paper disentangles the theoretical roots of constructionist thought in leadership studies by distinguishing four core traditions, con...

Measuring the drawdown risk and recovery potential of self-regulatory organizations in response to war events

Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of war events on the performance of self-regulatory organizations (SROs), specifically equity markets. Furthermore, it is segregated into classifications: developing, emerging, stand-alone and frontier regions, including A...

Mapping reproductive healthcare needs of incarcerated women: a scoping review

The increasing female prisoner population worldwide highlights the urgent need for tailored reproductive healthcare services in correctional facilities. However, there remains a significant gap in comprehensively understanding and addressing the unique reproductive healthcare nee...

FinTech, financing constraints and risk-taking by small and medium-sized enterprises

Purpose This paper investigates whether financial technology (FinTech) development enhances the risk-taking capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and clarifies the underlying mechanism. In particular, it examines whether FinTech affects firms' risk decisions by al...

The evolved roots of pro-environmental tourism behavior

Understanding pro-environmental behaviors is a research priority for tourism scholars, yet existing research has largely ignored the role of ultimate motives in influencing such behaviors. This research therefore seeks to highlight and analyze the untapped potential of applying e...