This study examines the relationship between R&D budget level and its antecedents, as well as the relationship between R&D budget level and its financial consequence. Utilizing pooled cross-sectional research designs and the Taiwanese firm data for the year 2001-2002, this study finds that...

Drawing on the notion of <italic>guanxi</italic>, <italic>which is obligation-bound</italic>, in Confucian cultures, this study investigates whether rating leniency and rating compression in performance evaluation are based on supervisor-subordinate acquaintanceship, alma mater ties, and subordinates' physical proximity to their...

This study investigates the impact of the central agency problem on the top management compensation mix and incentive orientation in family-controlled firms. Our empirical evidence demonstrates that family-controlled firms offer a lower proportion of variable compensation to total compensation...