Alfred Chandler wrote a great deal on finance capital in the development of big business. In making bold and provocative statements, he provided scholars with a variety of stimulating ideas. To a large extent, however, we still do not know whether Chandler's assertions were correct. Ultimately,...

A challenging and informed examination of the links between the general business environment and the operations, decisions, and organizations of firms. O'Sullivan explores the links between the two 'hot' issues-corporate governance and innovation-.