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作者:Lado, Augustine A.; Dant, Rajiv R.; Tekleab, Amanuel G.
作者单位:Clarkson University; University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman; Wayne State University
摘要:Building on recent theoretical work documenting that interorganizational relationships (IORs) are 'multifaceted and multiplex' we investigate, from the agent's perspective, the joint effects of trust and opportunism in fostering (or inhibiting) relationalism, which, in turn, is predicted to influence performance within interfirm exchange relationships. Based on longitudinal survey data on 409 catalog intermediaries affiliated with a large retail firm, we found strong support for most of the hy...
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作者:Kroll, Mark; Walters, Bruce A.; Wright, Peter
作者单位:University of Louisiana System; Louisiana Technical University; University of Memphis
摘要:Agency-based studies of boards of directors address factors relevant to board vigilance with respect to the monitoring of senior managers. We argue that relying solely on director vigilance may be limiting because vigilance without relevant experience is unlikely to ensure board effectiveness. Our contention is that boards comprising vigilant directors, as well as directors with appropriate knowledge gained through experience, not only will be better monitors, but also more useful advisors to ...
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作者:Li, Julie Juan; Poppo, Laura; Zhou, Kevin Zheng
作者单位:City University of Hong Kong; University of Kansas; University of Hong Kong
摘要:While most advocate that foreign firms should utilize managerial ties to conduct business in China, recent literature cautions that such ties may offer only conditional value. This study examines three sources of heterogeneity that may condition the value of ties: firm ownership (foreign vs. domestic), competition, and structural uncertainty. Results from a survey of 280 firms in China indicate that though foreign and domestic firms utilize ties at a similar level, their performance gains from...
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作者:Kachra, Ariff; White, Roderick E.
作者单位:Western University (University of Western Ontario); University Western Ontario Hospital; Pepperdine University
摘要:Using policy capture methodology, this study examines the effect of different contextual cues upon the know-how transfer efforts reported by 79 biotechnology R&D scientists. Theoretically, these different cues are believed to affect the scientists' expectation of reciprocity, and thus their know-how transfer behavior. Three types of contextual cues between the know-how source and recipient were studied: competitiveness, social relationship, and within or across firm boundaries. We find these c...
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作者:Oriani, Raffaele; Sobrero, Mauriz
作者单位:Luiss Guido Carli University; University of Bologna
摘要:The aim of this study is to provide new theoretical insights and empirical evidence on the effect of market and technological uncertainty on the market valuation of a firm's R&D capital. A set of hypotheses is developed adopting a real options logic and tested on a panel dataset of 290 manufacturing firms traded in the UK. Consistently with our theoretical model, we show that market and technological uncertainty have distinct effects on the valuation of R&D investments. The results have severa...