Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to answer two main research questions. First, the authors ask the degree to which the UK corporate governance code has changed in response to both systemic perturbations and the subsequent enquiries established to recommend solutions to perceived...

This paper demonstrates the development of economic reform of the new Germany following the collapse of the Berlin Wall. The analysis focuses on the Treuhandanstalt (THA), established in 1990, with responsibility for dividing up East Germany's national assets. The role of the THA is shown as a...

The thrust of the argument put forward in this paper is that the postwar technological advance of the Japanese electronics industry was in essence a product not a primary cause of industrial growth. We demonstrate that the industry's surge forward resulted from the interaction of a unique...

This paper builds upon archival and oral history research on personal ethics and competitive advantage at Hilton Hotels Corporation between 1946 to 1967, when founder Conrad N. Hilton was in full personal control of the business as CEO and major shareholder. We offer a theoretically informed...

This paper demonstrates the importance for entrepreneurship of historical contexts and processes, and the co-evolution of institutions, practices, discourses and cultural norms. Drawing on discourse and institutional theories, it develops a model of the <italic>entrepreneurial field</italic>, and applies this in...