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Networks of military alliances, wars, and international trade
Jackson, Matthew O.; Nei, Stephen - 2014 - Draft: February 2014
We investigate the role of networks of military alliances in preventing or encouraging wars between groups of countries. A country is vulnerable to attack if there is some fully-allied group of countries that can defeat that country and its (remaining) allies based on a function of their...
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Alliance Formation and Coercion in Networks
Hiller, Timo - 2011
This paper presents a game-theoretic model of network formation, which allows agents to enter bilateral alliances and to extract payoffs from enemies. Each pair of agents creates a surplus of one, which allies divide in equal parts. If agents are enemies, then the agent with more allies obtains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123549
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Networks of Military Alliances, Wars, and International Trade
Jackson, Matthew O. - 2015
We investigate the role of networks of alliances in preventing (multilateral) interstate wars. We first show that, in the absence of international trade, no network of alliances is peaceful and stable. We then show that international trade induces peaceful and stable networks: trade increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013034278
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Alliance formation and coercion in networks
Hiller, Timo - 2011
This paper presents a game-theoretic model of network formation, which allows agents to enter bilateral alliances and to extract payoffs from enemies. Each pair of agents creates a surplus of one, which allies divide in equal parts. If agents are enemies, then the agent with more allies obtains...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009126066
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Networks of Military Alliances, Wars, and International Trade
Jackson, Matthew O.; Nei, Stephen - 2015
We investigate the role of networks of alliances in preventing (multilateral) interstate wars. We first show that, in the absence of international trade, no network of alliances is peaceful and stable. We then show that international trade induces peaceful and stable networks: trade increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014145358
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Alliance Healthcare Network : Using a Balanced Scorecard to Motivate Change
Sergeant, Anne M. A.; Ratliff-Miller, Paulette A. - 2012
This case considers the use of a balanced scorecard in motivating change to an organizational culture in a hospital information technology (IT) setting. The company presented owns a number of hospitals and uses a consolidated IT system with a comprehensive electronic health record. As new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014042846
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The Effect of Network Ties on Accounting Controls in a Supply Alliance : Field Study Evidence
Chua, Wai Fong; Mahama, Habib - 2008
network ties with 'significant others' influence the operation of accounting controls in the focal supply alliance. That is … and are influenced by accounting controls. Evidence is provided as to how tacit beliefs about 'fair' pricing and … draw the distinction between accounting as a 'technical' control as opposed to a form of 'social' control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014026611
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The Effect of Network Ties on Accounting Controls in a Supply Alliance : Field Study Evidence
Chua, Wai Fong; Mahama, Habib - 2008
network ties with 'significant others' influence the operation of accounting controls in the focal supply alliance. That is … and are influenced by accounting controls. Evidence is provided as to how tacit beliefs about 'fair' pricing and … draw the distinction between accounting as a 'technical' control as opposed to a form of 'social' control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014026612
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Accounting in Networks : The Transaction Cost Economics Perspective
Anderson, Shannon W. - 2015
and business strategy delves into interfirm governance choices. In our review, we focus on accounting and non-accounting … studies to assess how TCE has contributed and can further contribute to the understanding of accounting and control in … each stage, the importance of accounting and management control …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012749841
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Technological position in alliances network
Weng, Calvin S.; Yang, Wen-goang; Lai, Kuei-Kuei - In: Technology analysis & strategic management 26 (2014) 6, pp. 669-685
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