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Do Cultural Differences Between Contracting Parties Matter? Evidence from Syndicated Bank Loans

Giannetti, Mariassunta; Yafeh, Yishay - In: Management Science 58 (2012) 2, pp. 365-383

We investigate whether cultural differences between professional decision makers affect financial contracts in a large data set of international syndicated bank loans. We find that more culturally distant lead banks offer borrowers smaller loans at a higher interest rate and are more likely to...

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Analyzing Cross-National Management and Organizations: A Theoretical Framework

Lachman, Ran; Nedd, Albert; Hinings, Bob - In: Management Science 40 (1994) 1, pp. 40-55

The differential social control embedded in core and periphery values indigenous to a cultural setting, and the availability of resources in that setting, are discussed as critical factors for the effective adaptation of organizations and management practices transferred across cultural...

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Management Scientists Are Human

Hofstede, Geert - In: Management Science 40 (1994) 1, pp. 4-13

The culture of the national environment in which an organization operates affects the management process through the … dimensions of national culture differences have been found. Among other things, they affect the implicit models in people's minds … century. At the same time, it highlights the influence of the culture of the management scientist on the research questions …

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Paradoxes of Organizational Theory and Research: Using the Case of China to Illustrate National Contingency

Shenkar, Oded; Glinow, Mary Ann von - In: Management Science 40 (1994) 1, pp. 56-71

Chinese organizations are used in this paper to assess the universality of the macro and micro theories of organization that have been largely developed in North America. The analysis suggests that the theories vary in their degree of applicability to the Chinese context. While some theories,...

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Components of Culture: Nature, Interconnections, and Relevance to the Decisions on the Organization Structure

Baligh, Helmy H. - In: Management Science 40 (1994) 1, pp. 14-27

Culture is defined in terms of components and parts. The logical nature of the components and of the connections … structure components and culture components is discussed and two of its many pieces are developed in detail. …

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How Do Acquirers Retain Successful Target CEOs? The Role of Governance

Wulf, Julie; Singh, Harbir - In: Management Science 57 (2011) 12, pp. 2101-2114

The resource-based view argues that acquisitions can build competitive advantage partially through retention of valuable human capital of the target firm. However, making commitments to retain and motivate successful top managers is a challenge when contracts are not enforceable. Investigating...

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How Do Financial Firms Manage Risk? Unraveling the Interaction of Financial and Operational Hedging

Hankins, Kristine Watson - In: Management Science 57 (2011) 12, pp. 2197-2212

using a sample of bank holding companies. Risk management theory holds that capital market imperfections make cash flow …

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An Examination of the Efficiency, Foreclosure, and Collusion Rationales for Vertical Takeovers

Shenoy, Jaideep - In: Management Science 58 (2012) 8, pp. 1482-1501

with an efficiency enhancing rationale. <i>This paper was accepted by Brad Barber, finance.</i> …

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Diversity and Performance

Li, Feng; Nagar, Venky - In: Management Science 59 (2013) 3, pp. 529-544

significant improvement in operating performance relative to nonadopters. <i>This paper was accepted by Brad Barber, finance.</i> …

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A Case-Based Model of Probability and Pricing Judgments: Biases in Buying and Selling Uncertainty

Brenner, Lyle A.; Griffin, Dale W.; Koehler, Derek J. - In: Management Science 58 (2012) 1, pp. 159-178

We integrate a case-based model of probability judgment with prospect theory to explore asset pricing under uncertainty. Research within the "heuristics and biases" tradition suggests that probability judgments respond primarily to case-specific evidence and disregard aggregate characteristics...

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