Each multilateral development bank (hereinafter “MDB”) has its own procurement policy regulating procurement in projects financed by it. This article aims to investigate those key institutional arrangements, in and out of an MDB procurement policy, that tend to impact the core procurement...

Much has been discussed in popular press about virtual communities being melting pots of ideas and opinions. However, little is known as to how individuals actually interact in virtual communities and to what degree interactions occur between individuals with different ideas and opinions, which...

Monitoring, a digital surveillance technology that allows employers to track the activities of workers, is ubiquitous in the gig economy where workforce is distributed. However, workers are often reluctant to be monitored due to privacy concerns, resulting in a hidden economic cost for employers...

Online service recovery tools such as managerial responses are increasingly used by service providers to address customer concerns in online WOM platforms. In this paper, we analyze the effectiveness of such online service recovery effort on customer satisfaction using data retrieved from a...

Some implications of e-Commerce financial services firms are becoming clear. The web drives transparency, and increases the information endowment of all market participants. It is harder to manipulate customers' behavior, or to overcharge them. Transparency drives differential pricing. Not all...

With the prevalence of online employment platforms, employers are increasingly hiring remote workers from those platforms and using platform-provided monitoring systems to keep track of workers’ activities. We propose that the effect of monitoring goes beyond the findings from the extant...

The Law and Governance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank' is among the first to offer an incisive introduction to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?s (AIIB) law and governance, which are now essentially in place. The AIIB, which began operations in 2016 and now has an approved...

China's actions in limiting the export of rare earths have drawn the world's attention. The USA, Japan, and the European Union (EU) have been frustrated with China's measures, even threatening to bring the case to the WTO. These rare earth trade disputes are but the tip of the iceberg. Forms of...