The traditional policy of most multinational corporations (MNC) with respect to their subsidiary boards was or even still is to reduce these boards through composition, information and superseding these through an integrated management system to the bare local legal requirements and not having...

Objective of this study is to argue transittion from HRM to SHRM. In addition, this study also discusses theory of strategic human resource management (SHRM). Research methodology of this study is based on argument from SHRM literature. Significant of paper is discussion of SHRM theory. Keyterms...

This article, from The Oxford Handbook of Dynamic Capabilities (David J. Teece & Sohvi Leih, eds. 2016), describes the construct of “legal astuteness” and explains why it is a valuable dynamic capability. It also examines the systems approach to law and strategy, which embeds the top...

Purpose: This paper outlines how the perspective in the socially responsible investment (SRI) industry has shifted from avoidance to impact. It emphasizes the importance of now also changing the strategies of SRI products.Design/methodology/approach: Based on an extensive review of the SRI...

This paper investigates the reasons for the lack of long-term persistence in the investment performance of actively managed equity mutual funds. We document that the responses of investors, fund managers, and investment management companies to past performance affect future performance....

We have performed a series of five strategic analyses of Japanese Megabanks. This paper is the last analysis in the series, where we compare RUFG and key competitors using a ‘strategy canvas' to assess competitiveness. Furthermore we evaluate the prospect of finding ‘blue ocean'...

We perform a series of five strategic analyses of Japanese Megabanks. This paper is the third analysis in the series, where we explore to what extent Japanese Megabanks and RUFG have a ‘core competencies' that are valuable, rare, inimitable, non-substitutable and whose benefits are...

We perform a series of 5 strategic analyses of Japanese Megabanks. In this paper we review how changes in relative prioritization of stakeholders may impact corporate strategy at Japanese Megabanks. We look to answer the following questions via a case study with reference to RUS Megabank.Which...