This research tests the construct validity Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts' (EREITs) returns as an operationalization of the construct quot;real estate returnsquot;. Numerous studies have attempted to correlate EREITs' returns with other measures of real estate returns such as the...

This article extends the theoretical literature on local fiscal competition by concentrating on a form of this behavior that has largely been ignored in the past: intraregional competition. This is competition between political jurisdictions that share physical boundaries; that is, they occupy...

Based on organizational theory, a contingency model of quality management practices is proposed, whereby quality management orientation, process choice, and environmental uncertainty are the contextualizing variables. The model posits that to maximize quality and firm performance, quality...