Intro -- BUSINESS AND FINANCE: PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT -- BUSINESS AND FINANCE: PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ESTIMATION OF VALUE AT RISK FOR HETEROSCEDASTIC AND HEAVY-TAILED ASSET TIME SERIES: EVIDENCE FROM EMERGING ASIAN STOCK MARKETS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. METHODOLOGY -- 2.1. An Alternative VaR Model -- 2.1.1. First Stage: Estimating t and t -- 2.1.2. Second Stage: Estimating qz -- 2.2. Backtesting VaRs -- 3. DATA DESCRIPTION -- 4. EMPIRICAL RESULTS -- 5. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CUSTOMER RELATED FACTORS IN PARTNER SELECTION, MARKET ORIENTATION, AND PERFORMANCES OF INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES IN TAIWAN -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. LITERATURE REVIEW AND HYPOTHESES -- 2.1. Theories for Partner Selection -- 2.2. Literature on IJV Partner Selection -- 2.3. Customer-Based Knowledge -- 2.4. Hypotheses -- 2.4.1. Customer Related Factors and IJV Performance -- 2.4.2. Customer Related Factors and Market Orientation -- 2.4.3. Market Orientation and IJV Performance -- 3. METHODS -- 3.1. Measurement -- 3.2. Validity and Common Method Variance -- 3.3. Samples -- 4. RESULTS AND ANALYSES -- 4.1. Sample Description -- 4.2. Partner Selection Factors and IJV Performance -- 4.3. Market Orientation -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- 5.1. Conclusion -- 5.2. Theoretical Implications -- 5.3. Managerial Implications -- REFERENCES -- ON MANAGING THE UNCERTAIN: OBSERVATIONS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- How Are Deviations Managed in Practice in Tightly Coupled Projects? -- BACKGROUND -- Organizing Verbs -- Loosely Coupled Systems -- Project Management in the Face of Deviations -- Planning for Deviations -- METHOD -- OBSERVATIONS -- The Company -- Deviation 1 - Damaged Equipment -- Deviation 2 - Payment -- Loose Coupling Mechanisms -- Tight Coupling Mechanisms -- DISCUSSION.
