This study reports findings on the relationship between internationalization speed and cost efficiency. This investigation of 83 large, stock-quoted German firms over the five-year period 1993-1997 suggests that the link exhibits an inverted-U form. That is, low and modest expansion speeds...

"Beyond researching and teaching responsible management, business schools should aspire to walk the talk. They ought to become role models and responsible organisations themselves. Focussing on the original UK and Ireland institutions who committed to this initiative formally by becoming...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate key contingencies affecting the internationalization of young ventures, and to shed light on early internationalization's implications for organizational survival and growth. Design/methodology/approach – A previously suggested conceptual...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that influence so-called born-again global firms’ internationalization behavior. Specifically, this article explores the following questions: why do mature, domestically focused firms suddenly turn into born-again global firms, how...

Introduction -- Finance and the Financial Crisis -- Corporate Governance and Restructuring Through Spin-Offs: European Evidence -- Alternative Specification of Bank Lending in France and Germany: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications -- Towards Banking Union in Europe - an Interim Assessment...

Komplexität ist in der heutigen Zeit Fluch und Segen zu gleich. Richtig eingesetzt und an der richtigen Stelle wird sie zu einer wettbewerbsentscheidenden Waffe. Folglich muss Komplexitätssteuerung immer mehr zur Kernaufgabe von Führungskräften werden. Dieses Buch inspiriert mit klaren...

Part I. Toward the bright side of organization -- 1. Ethical capital and the culture of integrity: three cases in the United Kingdom and New Zealand / Tom Cockburn, Khosro S. Jahdi, and Edgar Gray Wilson -- 2. Individual ethical behavior and the influences of organizational culture / Kemi...