Suggests another dimension of research in, and application of, knowledge management. This theoretical paper adopts a conceptual, multi-disciplinary approach. First, knowledge can be stored and transmitted via institutions. Second, knowledge "subnetworks" or smaller groupings within larger...

The traditional concept of the global triad, which dominates international business, does not incorporate emerging market economies. This paper introduces a different triad based on global corporate governance that includes the Anglo-Saxon, Communitarian, and ‘emerging' business systems. The...

This paper examines the relationships between changes in firm's debt and its effects on firm's market value in a transitional market. The market value is considered as a measure of the investment worthiness. The signaling effect refers to the effects of debt on firm's market value.The paper...

This paper examines the relationships between the changes in the firm's capital structure and their effects on the firm's market value for three different levels of systematic risk. The underlying assumption of signaling is that when a firm changes its capital structure, its market value might...

The intangible aspects of knowledge transfer in multinational corporations (MNCs) continue to be a crucial area of research in social science research and raise the issue of knowledge governance structures. The purpose of this conceptual note is twofold. Firstly, we believe that there is more...

This study examines the informativeness of fundamental financial information to three levels of market-to-book (MB) ratio: high MB firms, medium MB firms, and low MB firms. In general, the results indicate that the financial ratios (as co-integrated financial information) are relatively quite...