This paper empirically examines the influence of ownership on strategic cost management (SCM) and related performance consequences in the health care industry. The concept of SCM is proposed as a two-dimensional strategy construct: revenue enhancement and cost reduction. Revenue enhancement...

The recent global financial turmoil and economic recession have exposed the serious shortcomings of the current U.S. regulations for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Drawing upon the arbitrage economic theory and the spirit of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration model, we propose a model...