Introduction -- Governance is not at issue, or is it? -- Boards of directors in troubled waters : enhancing the survival chances of distressed firms / Gianpaolo Abatecola, Vincenzo Farina, and Niccolò Gordini -- Can interlocking directorates be good? : insight from problem loans in Italian...

Part I: Strategic Deals and Value Creation: The Lessons from Previous Research -- M&As Trends in Emerging Capital Markets -- How M&A Deals Influence Corporate Performance in Developed and Emerging Capital Markets: A Review of Empirical Results in the Literature -- Determinants of Cross-Border...

Elfi Ettinger focuses her research on how financial consultants perceive, explain, and interpret their commitment at work based on their collective reality of actions and behavior. She analyzes which organizational performance variables consultants associate with their commitment at work, and...