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Management and the Varieties of Capitalism, from <i>The Embedded Corporation: Corporate Governance and Employment Relations in Japan and the United States
Jacoby, Sanford M. - Princeton University Press
maintain distinctive approaches to human resource management, which has important consequences for how firms compete, for … major contribution to our understanding of comparative management and the relationship between business, society, and the …
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A cautionary alert - limited investors' guidance by small companies: as evidenced by FIN 48 related Topic 11.M disclosures within micro cap firms
Campbell, Linda; Pitman, Marshall K. - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 11 (2015) 2, pp. 107-129
The purpose of this study is to assess the factors associated with investor guidance required by SAB 74 (codified as SAB Topic 11.M) by 206 micro cap firms as they implement FIN 48. Logistic regression results support, overall, the expectation that industry affiliation is a significant predictor...
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Demand, q, financial constraints and shareholder value revisited: an econometric micro-analysis of US fixed investment
Schoder, Christian - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 7 (2014) 1, pp. 28-54
marginal effects. We find that the average firm's shareholder-value orientation does not affect its investment behaviour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010732429
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A comparative modelling analysis of firm performance
Owen P. Hall Jr.; Stanley, Darrol J. - In: International Journal of Data Analysis Techniques and … 4 (2012) 1, pp. 43-56
deficiencies in corporate governance and management. The strength and composition of the management team along with effective …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669743
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Can socio-cultural factors aid in the understanding of economic problems? The case of Japan
Lobo, Bento J.; Jr, James A. Henley - In: Global Business and Economics Review 6 (2004) 2, pp. 230-238
We analyse the current Japanese economic downturn in the context of unique Japanese socio-cultural features, and contrast the Japanese conditions with those in the US. We find that socio-cultural factors shed light on economic conditions. In particular, the Japanese collectivist culture,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008538887
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Can socio-cultural factors aid in the understanding of economic problems? The case of Japan
Lobo, Bento J.; Jr, James A. Henley - In: Global Business and Economics Review 6 (2004) 2, pp. 230-238
We analyse the current Japanese economic downturn in the context of unique Japanese socio-cultural features, and contrast the Japanese conditions with those in the US. We find that socio-cultural factors shed light on economic conditions. In particular, the Japanese collectivist culture,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005753873
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Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act upon management: a behavioural discussion
Linsley, Colin; Linsley, Christine - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 23 (2008) May, pp. 313-327
of legislation on senior management behaviour. Use is made of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the corporate failures … approach predicts that the effects on management behaviour may be greater than (and in any case will be different from) the … implications – As the paper looks at the effect of legislation on management behaviour this paper shows the value of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009367121
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Behaviour and rationality in corporate governance
Marnet, Oliver - In: International Journal of Behavioural Accounting and Finance 1 (2008) 1, pp. 4-22
The agency view of corporate governance requires effective monitors and gatekeepers to align the interests of the agent with those of the principal. One common denominator in recent corporate debacles appears to be the collective failure of gatekeepers and monitors. This paper suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539625
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Behaviour and rationality in corporate governance
Marnet, Oliver - In: International Journal of Behavioural Accounting and Finance 1 (2008) 1, pp. 4-22
The agency view of corporate governance requires effective monitors and gatekeepers to align the interests of the agent with those of the principal. One common denominator in recent corporate debacles appears to be the collective failure of gatekeepers and monitors. This paper suggests that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005048706
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Firm-Level Determinants of Board System Choice: Evidence from Russia
Iwasaki, Ichiro - Russian Research Center, Institute of Economic Research - 2013
evidence strongly suggests that the need of company executives for a collective management system is a key driver for the … strengthening the monitoring and control functions over top management. We also found that Russian firms in the pursuit of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371109