Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related conditions cause more than 40 percent of all deaths globally, and their substantialburden is rising, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Their burden extends well beyond health effects to include significanteconomic and societal...

About the Series From its inception, the Disease Control Priorities series has focused attention on delivering efficacious health interventions that can result in dramatic reductions in mortality and disability at relatively modest cost. The approach has been multidisciplinary, and the...

Recent theoretical and empirical work indicates that management control systems (MCS) are an important element in enhancing innovation. We extend this research thrust examining the adoption of MCS in product development, arguably one of the business processes where innovation plays a major role....

Arm and dual-use technology export controls were originally proposed by technology advanced countries as a defensive measure for national security purposes during the Cold War. However, those measures are gradually emerging as a source of contention of being more offensive in the recent...

Management control systems can hinder innovation. However, recent theoretical and empirical work indicates that they can also enhance it. In this paper, this question is investigated using two sequential empirical studies. In the first, a field research design is used to examine the adoption of...

Management control systems can hinder innovation. However, recent theoretical and empirical work indicates that these systems can also enhance it. Using two sequential empirical studies, this paper investigates this question. The first uses a field research design to examine the adoption of...