We examine the link between social institutions and individuals' propensity to cooperate in a simple game theoretic …: 1) pure defection, (2) pure cooperation, and (3) behavior contingent on expected partner behavior. All three behaviors … social policy can affect cooperation rates by changing the size of the three groups exhibiting these behaviors if preferences …

factors governing entry rates, especially in the context of developing countries. Using 3-digit industry level data from India … institutional and legacy factors. We also find evidence to suggest that, in India, entry rates were positively associated with …

of India where the industrial policies of the eighties and the nineties are widely believed to be pro-incumbent and …

more environmentally responsible behaviors is through environmental certification (EC) programs. However, there is a scant … support sustainable business practices. Second, using Social Marketing principles I interviewed business representatives to … uncover the specific factors (i.e., barriers and motivators) that influence a business to pursue an environmental …

have taken an active approach in providing green and sustainable alternatives for them to consider. Non …-profit organizations like Engineers Without Borders holds sustainable international development as paramount to all international projects … environmental impact of these results. …

size and the characteristics of employees, wage levels and wage growth, on-the-job training, tenure and turnover. My …

, audit committee compensation, and audit committee tenure and “busyness”. Using regression analysis, I found the following: 1 … forecasts is positively associated with audit committee tenure and “busyness”. These results suggest that auditors consider … committee director tenure and the degree of director “busyness” can affect an audit committee member’s effectiveness in …

Although corporate environmental accountability is receiving unprecedented attention in the United States from policy … strategic corporate environmental initiatives on accounting and auditing. The purpose of my dissertation is to address these … implications by examining the association between firm environmental initiatives and audit fees, capital expenditures, and earnings …

paths that user parameters based on expert judgment or historical data on security violations. The resulting probability … estimates indicate the relative likelihood of different compromise paths and provide an input for security resource allocation …. Application of the methodology is demonstrated using a national security example. A set of compromise paths and probability models …