This dissertation studied the determinants and consequences of corporate reputation. It explored how firm-, industry …-, and country-level factors influence the general public’s assessment of a firm’s reputation and how this reputation … theoretical paradigms in strategy, organizational theory, and corporate governance. The first essay used signaling theory to …

The partial monopolization of the world oil market by the OPEC cartel has produced significant economic costs to the … affect the cartel's ability to act as a monopoly. We measure total costs by comparing actual costs for the 1972-1991 period … of the OPEC Cartel have also produced oil price shocks, both upward and downward, that generate additional costs because …

from the perspective of the firms seeking promotion. Relying on the theory of efficient capital markets (Fama, 1970), an …