Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first is to estimate the correlation between market activity and volatility on an exchange that does not use continuous auctions to find prices. The second is to estimate the sensitivity of that relationship to differences in opinions across...

Purpose – Aims to create a better understanding those factors that influence group cohesion in culturally heterogeneous teams. Design/methodology/approach – The hypotheses presented were tested on a sample of 250 students from a small Hawaiian university, comprising 140 Anglo, 28 Japanese...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to empirically examine the extent to which the Japanese‐style human resource management (HRM) model is being transferred to subsidiaries, given the contextual characteristics of the Malaysian environment. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the strategic integration of HRM practices with business/corporate strategy in the context of its applications and processes in two Japanese multinational companies in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach – The research used...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore determinants that affect foreign subsidiary staffing policies by employing institutional theory as a theoretical foundation. Design/methodology/approach – Hypotheses are developed regarding determinants of the ratio of parent country...