This paper presents an organizational learning framework for reframing management practices within large bureaucratic organizations. Reviewing the relevant literature, the paper argues managers' control orientations and practices effectively stifle learning and personal development by severely...

Purpose: This study examines the impact of firm-bank relationships on bank loan spreads and the mitigating role of firm credit ratings on that impact. Design/methodology/approach: The study sample consists of Indonesian publicly listed companies for the period 2006 to 2016; bank-loan data was...

Purpose – This paper's aim is to examine whether board independence influences debt and dividend policies of family controlled firms. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines panel data on a sample of Australian publicly-listed firms over the period 2000-2005 using panel (random...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine whether the relationship between asset quality and profitability is linear or nonlinear, using a global dataset containing 2,943 banks from advanced and emerging economies. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use the U-shape test to...