Arguments can be made on both sides of the question of whether a stringent, global corporate environmental standard represents a competitive asset or liability for multinational enterprises (MNEs) investing in emerging and developing markets. This paper seeks to answer this question by analyzing...

We examine whether corporate governance matters for firms facing financial distress by investigating the failure rate of Internet firms after the Internet shakeout. We theorize that financial crisis changes the relative costs and benefits of governance mechanisms. As a result, we suggest that...