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Family generation, leadership and performance : the role of outside directors in Indian family firms
Johl, Shireenjit; Jackling, Beverley; Joshi, Mahesh - 2010
This paper addresses the presence of outside directors in family firms in India examining the generation of the firm and years of operation. Aspects of corporate leadership such as family member as CEO, as well as the CEO's role in a founding family firm, are considered in relation to financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009483918
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A principal components analysis of New Zealand Board compostion : factors that influence an export strategy
Frederick, Howard - 2009
Principal Topic Internationalisation strategies are important for company expansion because New Zealand, with its four million people, has such a small market. There may or may not exist ”agency costs” in the use of Outside Directors. Ownership patterns may also influence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484037
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Introduction of electronic trading in index futures : volatility and volume effects
Gannon, Gerard - 2009
There is continuing debate in the US over full introduction of electronic trading in those index futures contracts that are still traded at the CME via open outcry. Since the late 1990s major international exchanges trading index futures contracts have converted to full electronic trading....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484065
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A conceptual framework of corporate and business ethics across organizations
Svensson, Goran; Wood, Greg - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484120
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An empirical study of the role of Information Technology in effective knowledge transfer in the shipping industry
Fei, J; Chen, SYH - 2010
carry through effective knowledge management practices. The papersuggests that advanced information and communication … communication between on] and off] shore management. The paper is structured as follows:section one is an introduction of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484277
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The voluntary CSR disclosure in corporate annual reports: Evidence from Australia
Andrew, N; Wickham, MD - 2010
The relationship between credible Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance and desirable firm outcomes is well established in corporate governance literature. Over the past two decades in particular, there has been an increased recognition of this relationship in the business community...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484296
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Antecdents and Performance Outcome of Board Independence: Australian Evidence
Wang, Yi; Brooks, A; Oliver, J - 2008
Current recommendations in Australia and some other economies identify independentdirectors as a key component of effective corporate governance. The research on theempirical link between board characteristics and firm performance, matching the trendtowards greater board independence, is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484324
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Stakeholder management capability: Exploring the strategic management of dissenting stakeholder groups
Wickham, MD; Wong, TL - 2009
normative models of stakeholder management to explore the implications of stakeholder conflict management and the development of … stakeholder management capabilities. This paper undertakes an analysis of the regional Tasmanian state governments approach to the … management of dissenting stakeholder groups towards a controversial retail development. The paper provides a discussion of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009484384
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A strategic marketing approach to national development initiatives involving large scale collaborative ventures (LSCV)
Briggs, Maxwell J. - 2006
This paper relates to government initiatives which aim at advancing their country’s economic development and investor attractiveness. It identifies large scale projects that involve collaboration between government and business (termed: large scale collaborative venture – LSCV) as one aspect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437710
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Diffusion of corporate governance practices : the Dutch response to pressures for shareholder value
Bezemer, Pieter-Jan; Zajac, Edward; Van den Bosch, Frans; … - 2011
As part of a larger literature focused on identifying and relating the antecedents and consequences of diffusing organizational practices/ideas, recent research has debated the international adoption of a shareholder-value-orientation (SVO). The debate has financial economists characterizing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438054