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作者：Kotabe, M; Martin, X; Domoto, H
作者单位：New York University; Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); Temple University
摘要：We study sources of operational performance improvement in supplier partnerships. We argue that supplier performance will benefit most where time-bound relational assets have developed between a buyer and supplier and the firms exploit the resulting communication efficiency by transferring productive knowledge. We examine the effects of two forms of knowledge exchange together with the prior duration of the buyer-supplier relationship. We find similar interaction patterns in two survey samples...
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作者：Henderson, J; Cool, K
作者单位：Babson College; INSEAD Business School
摘要：Previous research has provided conflicting arguments and evidence on which corporate governance system-bank based or market based-is better in preventing managers from investing in value-destroying projects. This paper attempts to further the debate by comparing the effect of these different corporate governance systems on preventing capacity expansion bandwagon behavior in the worldwide petrochemical industry in the period 7975-95. Our study shows, first, that neither system is particularly e...
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作者：Robertson, CJ; Crittenden, WF
作者单位：Northeastern University
摘要：Strategic managers appear increasingly under pressure from stakeholder concerns regarding social and ethical issues. Partially in response, the supply of ethical decision-making models has grown rapidly. Business ethics scholars have broadened their scope to incorporate moral philosophies into their research endeavors. Despite these positive trends, the international focus of business ethics research has been slow to evolve. Yet, diverse moral philosophies, often most apparent across internati...
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作者：Russo, MV
作者单位：University of Oregon
摘要：This paper focuses on the emergence and growth of sustainable industries, specifically analyzing the rise of the wind energy industry in California. Based on a favorable institutional environment and the presence of abundant natural capital, the wind energy industry took root and flourished in California during the last two decades. This paper analyzes this phenomenon by exploring the determinants of where and when wind energy projects would be established. Findings suggest that in locations w...
