In Malaysia, the issues of corporate governance, transparency and disclosure have been the focus of researchers particularly after the economic turmoil in 1997. Weakening corporate governance in many firms is one of the factors that contributed to the 1997 Asian financial crisis. This study...

You have been getting erratic performance from your mobile handset the last few days and you decide to bring it back to the mobile service provider for repairs. At the customer service counter, the service representative examined the equipment and informed you that you have violated the warranty...

While a great deal has been written about negotiation styles in Japan (Graham, 1984; March, 1988; Kramer, 1989) and in China (Pye, 1982; Blackman, 1997; Faure, 1998; Fang, 1999), negotiation in India appears to be the poor cousin as far as the negotiation literature goes. The scant attention, however, is surprising...

Omnicorp Technologies has scheduled its annual strategy and budgeting retreat. Once a year the organization's directors convene for discussion of resources and strategic planning. This is a time for negotiating — for the organization, for one's department, or sometimes for one's own self...

Due to the recent global scandals of large corporations in the most developed markets of the world, the competition of emerging markets to attract global FDI and the decreasing returns of the global stock markets, corporate governance is the “hot” topic both in the world and in Turkey. The...

Islamic banks play a significant role in the financial sector in a number of emerging markets especially countries with a large Muslim population. The objectives of Islamic banks are fundamentally different from those of conventional banks. While conventional banks seek to maximize their...

This chapter examines private pension funds'preferences for shareholder activism in Poland in closely-held firms that dominate stock exchanges in emerging markets. The results show that the major institutional investors engage in a limited spectrum of shareholder activities. Most often, they...

Negotiators striving for excellence, whether in business, politics, or family interactions, need to take into account the emotional dynamics they frequently witness and experience as they navigate complex interdependent agreements. This is not always easy as negotiations are challenging social...

In the last decade, the Chinese government-owned banks have undergone a privatization program resulting in considerable changes in ownership of Chinese banks. These changes invite important questions to be answered. In particular how have banks changed in terms of performance indicators with...

The chapter focuses on the issues concerning corporate governance in emerging markets, with a case study on Romania…Its complex structure covers the ways in which corporate governance is defined by specialists, the historical aspects concerning its appearance and development in the European...