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The role of the board in firm strategy: Integrating agency and organisational control perspectives
Hendry, Kevin; Kiel, Geoffrey C. - 2004
The role of the board of directors in firm strategy has long been the subject of debate. However, research efforts have suffered from several deficiencies: the lack of an overarching theoretical perspective, reliance on proxies for the strategy role rather than a direct measure of it and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448197
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Rural-to-Urban Migration in Developing Countries : The Applicability of the Harris Todaro Model with a Special Focus on the Chinese Economy
Bahns, Karin Margarethe - 2005
einigerUnzulänglichkeiten in der Lage ist, die wirtschaftlicheEntwicklung in China zu erklären und Leitlinien für dieImplementierung politischer …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471828
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Priorities and strategies for health information system development in China : how provincial health information systems support regional health planning
Yang, Hui - 2004
China is moving towards a market economy. The greater use of market forces has made China richer, accelerated … management.The objective of the study is to contribute to the development of China's health information system (HIS) over the … for planning within the macro and historical context of health planning in China, in particular having regard to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481029
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Business incubation in China: effectiveness and perceived contributions to tenant enterprises
Xu, L - 2010
popularity in China since the mid-1990s. The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the perceived value of business … incubators from the perspective of start-up ventures and draw implications for future incubation programmes in China … benefits of the incubation programme.Findings: True to their names, business incubators in China have added practical value to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481777
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Determinants of the success of international assignees as knowledge transferors: a theoretical framework
Bonache, Jaime; Zarraga-Oberty, Celia - 2008
Drawing on previous work in the knowledge management literature, this article develops a conceptual framework to analyse the cause and effects of international assignments as a knowledge transfer mechanism. In examining the characteristics of knowledge transferred within multinational companies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463182
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MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN CHINA: INSTITUTIONAL AND STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Kim, Sunghoon - 2008
around human resource management between the United States and the People?s Republic of China. Finally I provide reflections … depending on the ownership structure. I argue that recognizing unions in China is more beneficial for foreign firms than for … impact of employer-provided training on firm performance is stronger in foreign owned firms than in domestic firms in China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466233
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ESSAYS IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Makaew, Tanakorn - 2010
My dissertation consists of three essays on international capital flows. In the first essay, titled "Do small firms benefit more from foreign portfolio investment? Evidence from a Natural Experiment," I test whether an increase in the supply of foreign portfolio capital benefits small firms by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450775
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Reforms and foreign direct investment : possibilities and limits of public policy in attracting multinational corporations; a multiple case study of Romania and Croatia
Zühlke, Dietmar - 2009
I. Introduction: This thesis analyzes the impact of reforms in Romania and Croatia on the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by German and Austrian Multinational Corporations (MNCs). The research questions are: (1) What role can public policy play in transition countries in attracting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009451178
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CORPORATE POWER: THE BEAUTY OR THE BEAST?
AILENEI, Lucia; KICSI, Rozalia Iuliana - 2017
During the postwar decades, the world economy was visibly changed by the more manifest presence of the multinational corporations; multinational companies, as the main vector of the direct investments, exert a major impact on the location or relocation of economic activities, the pattern of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011658719
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CORPORATE POWER: THE BEAUTY OR THE BEAST?
AILENEI, Lucia; KICSI, Rozalia Iuliana - 2017
During the postwar decades, the world economy was visibly changed by the more manifest presence of the multinational corporations; multinational companies, as the main vector of the direct investments, exert a major impact on the location or relocation of economic activities, the pattern of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015336083