This paper analyzes the determinants of the German corporate governance rating recently developed by Drobetz, Schillhofer, and Zimmermann (2004). We find a non- linear relationship between ownership concentration and the quality of firmlevel corporate governance as measured by the rating. Firms...

The lack of explicit consideration in positive accounting studies of managers and their social environment leads to a failure to analyse the social factors that influence managers′ accounting choices. Argues that based on a socio‐economic paradigm, consideration should be given to a...

Some light is shed on the skills and knowledge needed by international managers. The managers must understand the people and their customs as well as the legislative and legal implications involved in doing business in foreign countries. Also some examples and ideas are presented as to how to...

Communication is an increasingly important management discipline ‐ and audience expectations are changing. Argues that communication is a generic skill and that the best training unlocks the natural communicator rather than teaching performance skills. Describes a modern, psychology‐based...

A new executive role has emerged, the chief information officer or CIO. Five successful CIOs in five different industry types agreed to be observed for one work week each. Perhaps the most important shared characteristic among these successful information executives was their use of figurative...

Public organizations send messages about their actions and values in just about everything they do and say. They can be good or bad, and choices have to be made about their composition, channels, and media. May help public managers think about how to manage these choices. There are several ways...

As the world becomes more of a global market rather than a collection of separate markets it is important for MNEs to develop international managers who can be safely moved between different ational, cultural and business environments. It is suggested that involving managers in formulating and...