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ABSTRACT Systematic literature reviews (SLRs) have become a fixture of management scholarship, yet a commensurate rise has not matched their exponential proliferation in theoretical contribution. This editorial argues that SLRs in management are neither dead nor merely alive; they are at an inflection point that demands both methodological and intellectual reinvention. The core problem is not the method itself but the predominance of a descriptive, bibliometric mode of execution that delivers mapping when leading journals increasingly demand explanation, critical reflection, theoretical insight, and forward-looking research agendas. Drawing on recent advances in theory development and research methodology, this editorial proposes a portfolio of approaches ranging from framework-based integrative reviews and meta-analytic structural equation modeling to realist synthesis and theory-driven reviews organized by the level of theoretical contribution each can generate. A decision framework guides researchers in choosing the approach most aligned with their epistemological commitments and the field's maturity. The editorial concludes with explicit expectations for SLR submissions to the Brazilian Administration Review.

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ABSTRACT Objective: investigate the extent to which women working in the Brazilian political field adhere to the characteristics of the queen bee phenomenon (QBP), specifically analyzing the traits of adherence to a masculinized culture, intragroup comparison, and the maintenance of gender hierarchy. Methods: this is a qualitative study; 40 semi-structured interviews were conducted with women active in the political context. Results: the analysis, using Gioia’s method, confirms the first hypothesis, indicating that women adopt masculinized behaviors influenced by the political context and the pressure exerted by stereotypes. However, the second and third hypotheses were refuted, demonstrating that women do not make comparisons of high commitment and professional sacrifices within groups, and the interviewees do not legitimize gender hierarchy, as they recognize discrimination and defend affirmative action policies. Conclusions: thus, although the political environment is predominantly male and competitive, the results question the occurrence of the QBP. The findings highlight the importance of raising awareness about gender bias as an inhibiting factor of the phenomenon. Furthermore, the study cautiously conducts a comparative analysis between the Brazilian reality and that of other Latin American countries.

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ABSTRACT Objective: examine how corporate governance indicators - Novo Mercado (NM), Novo Mercado Index (IGNM), Corporate Governance Index (IGC), and Tag Along Index (ITAG) - relate to tax litigation among B3-listed firms. Methods: we analyze 3,290 firm-year observations from 254 B3 companies (2009-2023) using OLS, random effects, difference GMM, system GMM, and quantile regressions, with controls for size, business risk, liquidity, leverage, age, profitability, asset structure, and sector litigiousness. Results: governance effects are heterogeneous: NM and IGC are associated with lower tax litigation, consistent with stronger monitoring and compliance, whereas IGNM and ITAG correlate with higher litigation, possibly reflecting greater visibility, complexity, and scrutiny. Quantile estimates show these effects are strongest in the upper tail of the litigation distribution. Conclusions: robust governance can reduce tax disputes, but visibility- and rights-driven mechanisms may increase exposure in complex settings. Firms should pair transparency with proactive tax risk governance to balance compliance, scrutiny, and litigation costs.

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ABSTRACT Objective: the objective of this study was to analyze the effect of capital structure on the relationship between intangible resources and innovation capability. Methods: the hypotheses were tested using a panel dataset of 487 US companies listed on the S&P index from 2015 to 2022, employing fixed-effects regression models. Results: the results indicate that three intangible resources - accounting intangibility, marketing investments, and market-to-book - positively influence innovation capability. However, the effects of accounting intangibility and market-to-book on innovation capability diminish when firms rely primarily on debt financing, as opposed to equity issuance (i.e., the moderator). Conclusions: the findings highlight that different types of intangible resources contribute to innovation capability and underscore the role of capital structure in shaping management practices aimed at achieving competitive advantages and long-term corporate sustainability.

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ABSTRACT Objective: this study aims to analyze the motivations behind the exit of women without children from corporate careers and how these transitions impact career sustainability. We argue that career transitions involve dynamic processes of person-career fit shaped by gendered organizational contexts, through which structural gender inequalities influence women’s perceptions of career sustainability over time. Methods: the research is based on 20 narrative interviews with Brazilian women who underwent career transitions. Thematic analysis was conducted using the sustainable career framework, considering the dimensions of agency, meaning, time, and context. Results: based on the results, we propose a processual theoretical model that highlights how career sustainability is built through transitional processes over time. The findings indicate that gender plays a significant role in shaping transitions toward more sustainable trajectories and the mobilities required to maintain employability. Conclusions: even among women with resources and skills to navigate the labor market, we identify what we define as ‘gendered exhaustion’ - a condition marked by emotional fatigue resulting from the persistent confrontation with gendered barriers to accessing and remaining in prestigious organizational roles.

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ABSTRACT Objective: this article offers an overview of research on racial diversity within organizations, mapping its foundations, tensions, and theoretical horizons. Methods: we analyze the intellectual structure and evolution of the field using an integrative literature review employing mixed methods (scientific mapping and content analysis) on Web of Science data. Results: key findings reveal thematic stratification by journal impact tier, theoretical progression from foundational studies towards dynamic perspectives, performance debates shifting focus to causality and context, and predominantly US-centric collaboration networks. Conclusions: synthesizing the reviewed literature underscores that the organizational impact of racial diversity is not automatic but highly sensitive to the dynamic interplay between managerial approaches, internal organizational factors (e.g., culture, leadership, context), and the external business environment. Effectively managing racial diversity thus requires moving beyond simplistic paradigms towards systemic, context-dependent understandings. This highlights the critical need for tailored organizational strategies and points towards future research investigating these complex, interacting conditions to better harness racial diversity’s potential.

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ABSTRACT Objective: This study examines the relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, digital transformation, and digital maturity in a Brazilian subsidiary operating in the mobility and payment ecosystem. Methods: An interpretivist, qualitative-dominant mixed-methods design was adopted, combining a single case study with semi-structured interviews and the CRITIC and WASPAS multi-criteria decision-making techniques. Results: The findings show that AI adoption is shaped by organizational structure, culture, employee training, and technological integration. When supported by governance, acculturation, and capability development, these conditions may contribute to digital transformation. In the CRITIC-based weighting structure, implementation cost presented the lowest informational contribution, while internal development emerged as the most salient alternative, followed by partial implementation and ready-made or outsourced solutions. Managers also associate AI adoption with gains in efficiency, customer experience, and competitive positioning. Conclusions: The study shows that AI adoption interacts with digital transformation and digital maturity in an emerging-market subsidiary, not as a universal driver of transformation, but as a contingent catalyst shaped by governance, acculturation, internal capabilities, and ecosystem coordination.

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ABSTRACT The academic publication landscape in marketing and management has changed greatly in the past decades. In this interview, Professor Adamantios Diamantopoulos reflects on increased competition in top journals, the rise of open-access outlets, higher methodological standards, and more complex editorial structures. Drawing on his experience as an author, reviewer, associate editor, and editor, he discusses changes in peer review, editorial roles, and the challenges of desk rejections and reviewer competence. The discussion also covers artificial intelligence’s impact on authorship, reviewing, and data generation. The interview offers practical insights for scholars navigating a more competitive, complex publication environment.

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ABSTRACT Despite the consolidation of experimental designs as a central standard for causal inference in adjacent fields, experiments remain peripheral in large segments of management research. This article argues that such marginalization is not primarily technical, but epistemic and institutional. It reconstructs six recurrent objections - complexity, external validity, feasibility, theory reduction, non-manipulability, and ethical scope - that structure skepticism toward experimentation and shows how they normalize the substitution of statistical sophistication for design-based identification. The analysis suggests that resistance to experiments reflects entrenched evaluative norms about what counts as rigor and relevance, rather than demonstrated methodological inadequacy. To move beyond dichotomous debates, the article introduces a simple evaluative framework structured along two dimensions: causal ambition and organizational embeddedness. By conceptualizing experimentation as a continuum, the framework aligns the strength of causal claims with the inferential capacities of different designs, making trade-offs explicit rather than implicit. The central contribution is disciplinary rather than technical: repositioning experimentation as a reference point for transparent causal reasoning. The article concludes by calling for greater alignment between causal claims and research design, emphasizing inferential discipline as a condition for credible knowledge in management research.

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ABSTRACT Research in operations and supply chain management (OSCM) in emerging economies has gained rigor and international visibility in recent years. This progress reflects increasing integration into global debates and methodological standards. However, much of the literature remains strongly performance-oriented and firm-centric, often overlooking institutional fragility, informality, and power asymmetries that shape OSCM in these contexts. By thinking outside the box, this paper proposes that advancing OSCM research in emerging economies requires a shift in topics, methods, and theoretical lenses. We encourage scholars in developing countries to explore new topics, such as artificial intelligence and Scope 3 emissions, and to utilize innovative methods, including experiments, archival and big secondary data, grounded theory, and ethnography, to capture embedded practices in complex environments. By embracing conceptual ambition and methodological pluralism, OSCM research in emerging economies can move from context-applicative to context-generative contributions, strengthening its relevance to the broader field.