The impact of the OPEC cartel on crude oil prices is the subject of considerable discussion in the literature but there is little analysis of what crude oil producing nations actually do. Regime shift tests, using U. S. Energy Information Administration monthly crude oil production data from...

Our paper analyses confidential letters sent from the Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to banks and building societies it supervises. These letters are a ‘report card' written to firms annually, and are arguably the most important, regularly recurring written...

We provide evidence that security design reflects the interplay of capital supplier and security issuer preferences. While call provisions have historically been the default option in convertible security design, only a minority of post-2005 issues are callable. Because hedge funds dominate the...

Employee matching grant schemes are coordination mechanisms that reduce free-riding by socially-conscious employee-donors. Matching schemes coupled with lower take-home pay than offered by non-matching firms will survive capital and labor market competition if employee type is not observable and...

Introduction: what is this book about? -- From strategic planning to agile strategic thinking -- From average to cunning to stunning -- The "cunning" checklists -- From static to dynamic competitive strategy -- The art of alien thinking -- From projections to scenario story-telling -- Emotional...