The superior competitiveness of the Japanese cotton industry became so obvious in the interwar period. The sources of the Japanese competitive advantage have thus collected considerable scholarly interest. A series of past studies stressed the significance of planned coordination and managerial...

This study addresses factors that affect the outcomes of adaptive reuse of empty religious buildings and schools in the United States. Literature-driven observable factors expected to have an impact on project outcomes include both supply side and demand side factors (building characteristics,...

In an increasingly global investment climate, mobile capital interested in residential investment generally seeks the highest return on invested capital (cap rate). However, we observe a very large range in these values. Systematic differences may be explained by tax rates, demographics,...

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the economic convergence of the European Union in terms of the effects of European Monetary Union (EMU), which began in 1999 and possible conflict with, 'social mobility' in Europe. Our focus is on the low rate of mobility in the labour market. We assume...

Leslie Willcocks and Chong Ju Choi address the issue of whether cases of 'total' IT outsourcing merit descriptions such as 'strategic alliance' 'cooperative' or 'strategic partnership'. The business strategy literature is used to elicit developments in conceptual aspects of strategic alliances...

This paper examines the relationships between the changes in the firm's capital structure and their effects on the firm's market value for three different levels of systematic risk. The underlying assumption of signalling is that when a firm changes its capital structure, its market value might...