Organizations around the world are designing new forms of organizing in order to deal with the challenges of advances in information technology and digitization that promote increases in customization and innovation in the face of global competition. This paper presents a case study examining...

Organizations around the world are designing new forms of organizing in order to deal with the challenges of advances in information technology and digitization that promote increases in customization and innovation in the face of global competition. This paper presents a case study examining...

The sub-prime crisis has rejuvenated a public dialogue about the regulation of financial systems. This paper examines the impact of culture on the regulation of bank entry. Based on data from 53 countries, the paper's empirical estimations are inconsistent with the prediction of ‘public choice...

This study examines the impact of culture on regulation and corruption. Our empirical results suggest that cultural values have significant effects on countries’ regulatory policies, levels of corruption, and economic development. Contrary to the conclusions drawn by others, this study shows...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the reasons for the differences of executives' compensation across industries from the managerial discretion perspective.Design/methodology/approach – Based on the data from 37 manufacturing industries from 2002 to 2007 in China, managerial...

Professional service providers (e.g., doctors, lawyers, architects, management consultants, and veterinarians) can engage in dynamic pricing, that is, varying prices among customers. Yet, little is known about how professionals set prices for their services. With the increase in the proportion...

The primary purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of culture on stock price volatility. The focal causal chain links dimensions of culture (i.e., linguistic structure and values) to globalization to the volatility of prices in 50 stock markets around the world. Other explanatory...