Purpose: This study analyzed the effects of supply chain management trust and relationship commitment on financial and non-financial performance, focusing on the mediating effect of supply chain management integration and collaboration. Design/methodology/approach: This study was designed as a...

We examined how entrepreneurial support, resource securement, and coopetition affect the performance of SMEs in the turbulent context of an emerging economy. Data collected from a survey of SMEs in Bolivia generated an unusual finding: the often called for coopetition strategy has no significant...

In this paper, we compare the scenarios of exclusive licenses and cross-licenses under the existence of partial vertical integration. To do this, a succesive duopoly model is proposed, with two owners and two firms competing in a differentiated product market. Each technology owner has a share...

A better understanding of current research practices and the development of attitudes about access and the sharing of research may help to better understand and possibly direct the use of illegal means towards legal means

UnivProd is a dataset that quantifies two key production measures for universities: research (academic publications) and education (graduated students). It combines data from three primary sources: Microsoft Academic Graph (MAG), the Delta cost project, and Chetty et al. income tax data. Two...

In this paper, we examine whether cultural biases exist in international syndicated loans. We find that the more positive the perception of trustworthiness that the lender’s country has for the borrower’s country, then the lower the spreads the lender will charge the borrower. We use four...

This paper examines how the effect of the audit partner on accounting estimates varies across the tenure of a partner/client relationship. Using confidential data on audit partner identity in the banking industry, we find that banks systematically report higher loan loss reserves (LLRs) at the...

This research seeks to determine mechanisms in developing collaborative networking among agricultural production cooperatives in Iran. The research design was survey method . The statistical population of the study included managers of cooperatives which were administrated by the "Ministry of...

We provide evidence that credit lines offer liquidity insurance to borrowers. Borrowers are able to extensively use their credit lines in recessions and ahead of credit line cuts. In fact drawdowns and changes in drawdowns predict internal credit rating downgrades and credit line cuts,...