Ranked preference data arise when a set of judges rank, in order of their preference, a set of objects. Such data arise in preferential voting systems and market research surveys. Covariate data associated with the judges are also often recorded. Such covariate data should be used in conjunction...

This research focuses on relational and contractual mechanisms and examines their impact on foreign subsidiaries’ acquisition of tacit and explicit knowledge from local suppliers. Using survey data from 168 foreign subsidiaries operating in China, this study finds broad support for the...

Photograph of 6 people. This photograph is of four men in front of a gas and service station. There is a young boy in the doorway of the service station and another boy near the side of the building. One man is standing with one hand on the back of an automobile. He is wearing a suit, tie and a...