In this paper a framework for investigating and understanding how boards of directors respond to changes in the national pattern of corporate governance based on institutional theory is developed. The framework is applied on boards of Swedish publicly listed companies in 1994 and 1999. We...

This study examines whether or not gender-related differences affect the likelihood of promotion. Using data from the Swedish audit industry, an industry with a well-defined and well-known career ladder, and applying a model that explicitly takes the characteristics of promotion into...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine whether or not gender-related differences affect the likelihood of promotion. Design/methodology/approach – The research is done on a unique dataset on the Swedish audit industry, an industry with a well-defined and well-known career ladder....

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine whether or not gender‐related differences affect the likelihood of promotion. Design/methodology/approach – The research is done on a unique dataset on the Swedish audit industry, an industry with a well‐defined and well‐known career...

The market orientation literature distinguishes between market driven and market driving approaches. Although, most of the companies provided as examples of the latter approach have strong corporate brands, the corporate brand and associated brand values have not previously been considered as a...

Previous research demonstrates that a firm’s market orientation is influ-enced by network factors, but few regard market orientation as an inter-firm phe-nomenon, i.e. as a part of cooperative inter-firm activities and relationships. The paper suggests inter-firm market orientation as an...

Foreign entry in retailing involves a large number of challenges. Many have to do with building network relationships to actors on different societal levels – involving governments and international bodies as well as business partners. Another critical part is to understand the host market...