Citizen behaviours relating to plastic waste are argued to be reflective of the way a society more broadly thinks about waste. Accordingly, understanding factors that drive citizens’ practices relating to plastic waste sorting and reduction of plastic consumption may yield insights into how...

This paper compares the reaction of bidders' stock prices to acquisition announcements by regulated non-financial firms, banks, and unregulated companies in Japan. Results suggest that regulated non-financial firms do not experience a significant stock price response at M&A announcements,...

Previous studies have investigated the argument that corporate governance structures in emerging markets affected firms' stock price performance during the East Asian economic crisis. In this chapter, we analyze how corporate governance structures in an industrial country (Japan) affect firms'...