Focus and Scope
Focus
Performance focuses on advancing theoretical and empirical knowledge in management and business by publishing high-quality scholarly articles that contribute to the understanding of organizational practices, managerial decision-making, business performance, innovation, and sustainable development.
The journal welcomes quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research, as well as systematic literature reviews, bibliometric analyses, and conceptual studies that demonstrate methodological rigor, theoretical relevance, and meaningful contributions to management scholarship.
Performance encourages interdisciplinary research that integrates management perspectives with emerging technological, economic, social, and environmental developments, provided that the primary contribution remains within the field of management and business.
Scope
The journal welcomes manuscripts addressing, but not limited to, the following areas:
1. Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior
- Strategic human resource management
- Employee performance, engagement, and well-being
- Leadership and organizational behavior
- Talent management and human capital development
- Organizational culture and organizational change
- Employee motivation, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
- Digital human resource management and future of work
2. Financial Management
- Corporate finance and financial performance
- Investment decisions and capital structure
- Financial risk management and corporate governance
- Behavioral finance and investment behavior
- Financial technology (FinTech) and digital finance
- Financial literacy and financial inclusion
- Sustainable finance and ESG practices
- Financial management of small and medium-sized enterprises
3. Operations and Supply Chain Management
- Operations strategy and operational performance
- Supply chain management and logistics
- Production planning and inventory management
- Quality management and continuous improvement
- Business process optimization and operational efficiency
- Sustainable operations and green supply chains
- Digital transformation in operations management
- Innovation and technology adoption in operational processes
4. Marketing Management and Consumer Behavior
- Strategic marketing and marketing performance
- Consumer behavior and consumer decision-making
- Digital marketing and social media marketing
- Brand management, brand equity, and brand loyalty
- Customer satisfaction, trust, and relationship marketing
- Marketing analytics and artificial intelligence in marketing
- Service marketing and customer experience
- Sustainable marketing and green consumer behavior
- Tourism and destination marketing
- Entrepreneurial marketing and small business marketing
5. Management Information Systems and Digital Business
- Management information systems and organizational performance
- Digital business strategy and digital transformation
- Electronic commerce and digital platforms
- Technology acceptance, adoption, and continuance
- Artificial intelligence and data-driven managerial decision-making
- Business intelligence and business analytics
- Information systems governance and digital innovation
- Information systems security, privacy, and trust
- Digital entrepreneurship and platform-based business models
Interdisciplinary and Emerging Research Topics
Performance also welcomes interdisciplinary studies that address emerging challenges in management and business, including sustainability, entrepreneurship, innovation management, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, corporate social responsibility, and the management of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Interdisciplinary submissions must demonstrate a clear theoretical or practical contribution to one or more of the journal's core management disciplines.
Manuscript Relevance
Submitted manuscripts must demonstrate a clear connection to management and business scholarship. Studies that primarily address technical, engineering, medical, educational, or other disciplinary issues without a substantive management perspective may be considered outside the journal's scope.
Performance prioritizes manuscripts that present original findings, clearly articulated research questions, appropriate methodologies, and meaningful theoretical or managerial implications.