To resolve global political and scholarly concerns over conflict minerals (“CM”) produced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring regions, two kinds of CM-related disclosure rules (or “CM rules”) come into play in regulating their use: government-mandated laws such as...

How are Asian countries preparing children to have skills—including creativity, innovation, and technical capability—to compete in the 21st Century global economy? Countries including China, Korea, Japan and Singapore have begun to integrate education policy and practice into a key component...

This article uses Bourdieu’s theory of practice (BTOP) to understand immigrants’ acculturation. It synthesizes research findings by discussing acculturation as: (1) equalization of immigrants’ and natives’ development (convergence); (2) language and social practices related to economic,...

This paper examines leadership theories along with the advancement of women within the United States as well as in Latin America. Data from an exploratory survey of 19 women executives in Latin America and 19 women executives in the United States suggest that globalization has transformed the...

This study examines how globalization of corporate governance practices influence the risk of European CEOs being dismissed. We argue that the harsh monitoring of the American corporate governance system spills over to the rest of the world as a result of this globalization. We focus on direct...

The effectiveness of specific marketing actions taken by retailers is different depending on the product category. This paper aims to analyse the role that different product categories play in consumer response to retail assortment. Hypotheses are tested in an online experiment using consumers...

In this paper we examine strategies of business incubation in the following countries: the USA, Germany and Russia using both a comparative theoretical analysis of different performance criteria of business incubators and interviewing experts who work directly with startup companies. We find...

This cross-cultural review discusses the process of sensemaking as applied to the current economic environment comparing the United States and France along the dimensions Hofstede proposed on national culture. We develop a typology of sensemaking and successful leadership posing that if applied,...

This paper examines the consequences of foreign tax holiday participation for U.S. economic activities. Chow, Hoopes, and Maydew (2020) present the first evidence of U.S. multinational companies’ (MNCs) participation in foreign tax holidays and find significant involvement in recent decades....

We are entering a period of dynamic and fundamental change in the transportation and logistics industry. The communication and collaborative aspects of the Internet are changing the way firms develop their logistics strategies, processes and systems. Internet and digital technologies help...