This paper studies estimation of deterministic trends in time series models with persistency. In particular, a joint estimation of the trend coefficient and the autoregressive parametere is proposed and asympototic analysis on the nonlinear estimator is provided. The joint estimator is compared...

An integrated strategic financial management system provides students of finance an invaluable learning experience in assessing the financial health of a company or estimating the value of this company. We found students' questions and misunderstanding about how to assess a company's financial...

This paper proposes an alternative framework to understand enterprise unionism by emphasizing political dynamics and the role of the state in labor relations. Our framework delineates the strategic behavior patterns of the tripartite IR actors, and maintains that the initial period of the...

Globalization, new technology, and potential high returns have compelled many managers to adopt supply chain management. However, despite commitment and investment from managers, many firms are not able to realize high returns on supply chain initiatives. Our study uses a triangulation...

The presence of faultlines (i.e., pre-existing subgroups in a team) may be particularly problematic in light of a critical challenge already facing virtual teams: fostering team identification. We focus on one particular type of subgroup--pre-existing organizational memberships--that may serve...

Recent literature documents mixed findings on the impact of information technology (IT) investment on film innovation outputs, calling for deeper exploration of the mechanisms through which IT influences innovation that can reconcile these mixed findings. Based on the evolutionary theory of the...