The IPO of Alibaba was the biggest IPO on record. However, outside shareholders who invest in Alibaba will have little say in how the company is actually run. The firm has put in place a number of mechanisms that make it deviate from the principles of good corporate governance. This paper uses...

The economic power of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICs) is rapidly increasing, changing the landscape of global economics and politics. Top scholars of international business address in this vital volume the markets, strategy implications, challenges and possibilities of this new economic...