. We investigate theoretically and empirically how bank organization shapes banking competition. Our theoretical model … organizational structure and technology of rival banks in the vicinity influence local banking competition. …

. Competition from venture capitalists increases corporate venturing activity, the salaries of potential entrepreneurs, and total …

This paper analyses the impact of competition among downstream firms on an upstream firm's payoff and on its incentive … to vertically integrate when firms on both segments negotiate optimal contracts. We argue that tougher competition … firm is better off encouraging competition when the downstream firms have high bargaining power. We derive implications on …

How do banks react to increased competition? Recent banking theory offers conflicting predictions about the impact of … competition on bank orientation - i.e., the choice of relationship based versus transactional banking - and bank industry … specialization. We empirically investigate the impact of interbank competition on bank branch orientation and specialization. We …