"The fundamental unit of production in microeconomics is the firm, and this mirrors reality in the United States and United Kingdom. But elsewhere, business groups can be the more important unit, for business strategy is often formulated at the business group level, not the firm level. In many...

The fundamental unit of production in microeconomics is the firm, and this mirrors reality in the United States and United Kingdom. But elsewhere, business groups can be the more important unit, for business strategy is often formulated at the business group level, not the firm level. In many...

Accompanying the increasing globalization of firms and financial markets has been the growing belief that both firms and their financial markets will benefit from the adoption of improved corporate governance practices, particularly in emerging markets historically dominated by family-owned...