Assessing performance in the public sector continues to be a major issue for all governments around the world. In this area of information, governments are assigning increased attention to the development and implementation of communication technologies in the public sector, in particular, the...

This paper aims to identify key factors related to information management and integration in the supply chain (SC). The initial set of factors was identified in the literature, namely, information quality and content, performance metrics, and information technologies. The construct was then...

Seit Mao Zedongs Nachfolger Deng Xiaoping (politischer Führer Chinas von 1976 bis 1990) das Reich der Mitte Ende der siebziger Jahre wieder für die Außenwelt öffnete, wächst und wächst das Land. Doch wächst mit dem zunehmenden wirtschaftlichen Wohlstand und der Weiterentwicklung auch die...

This paper investigates the role of creditor rights and information sharing in explaining why some financial markets in sub-Saharan Africa have remained shallow. The paper finds that while financial liberalization and macroeconomic stability promote financial deepening, they are not enough. For...

Does country ""transparency"" affect international portfolio investment? We examine this and related questions using a unique micro dataset on international portfolio holdings. We employ various indices of government and corporate transparency, focusing on the availability and quality of...