Salesforce are strategic assets to the sales organization, but their returns may not remain stable over time due to changes in business conditions. Salesforce investments are similar to investments in other types of real assets and thus carry uncertainties. The study identifies the uncertainties...

Ownership concentration is a significant internal governance mechanism in which owners can control and influence the management of the firm to protect their interests. This research focuses on the relationship between ownership concentration and corporate governance and disclosure practices of...

Marketing combined with dynamic Supply Chain Management (SCM) provides greater flexibility to satisfy customer demand based on the needs of individual customers and their value to a firm. Marketing focuses on demand creation, while SCM on demand fulfillment. To be successful, the organizations...

Corporate governance and disclosure practices of listed firms having global exposure, such as subsidiaries of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) as well as domestic crosslisted firms, are different from firms having only domestic exposure. Domestic listed firms are listed only in the home country...

Corporate governance stands for responsible business management geared towards long-term value creation. Prior research found significant relationship between asset composition (tangible versus intangible assets) and corporate governance disclosure practices of firms. However, there is very...

Cross-listing involves a situation where a firm that is already trading on its home country stock exchange decides to also list on an international exchange. Hence, cross-listed firms face two conflicting pressures in global business environment. They face two institutional environments, viz.,...

Corporate governance stands for responsible business management geared towards long-term value creation. Good corporate governance is a key driver of sustainable corporate growth and long-term competitive advantage. It focuses on a company's structure and processes to ensure fair, responsible,...

The board of directors (i.e., board) has generally been perceived as the backbone of corporate governance. Board is one of the most important internal corporate governance mechanisms used by the shareholders to monitor management. Board has diverse functions and roles such as control role,...

In today’s competitive business environment, retail industries are under intense pressure to produce quality standards, enhance customer satisfaction, and generate positive bottom-line results. Hence, there is a great need for the deployment of Continuous Improvement (CI) methodologies such as...

Finance and Financial Services organizations are faced with the challenges of today’s increasingly competitive and complex business environment. Finance and Financial Services have to enhance their efficiency and effectiveness and pro-actively manage their capability to ensure they meet the...