The study investigates the short-run and long-run relationship between oil price fluctuation and real sector growth in Pakistan. Four major sectors of the economy (Manufacturing, electricity, transport and communication, and livestock) were analyzed to find any relation. Similar studies can be...

We experimentally investigate how jargon affects investment willingness for investors with different industry knowledge, and whether such effects vary with good or bad jargon. We find that for investors without industry knowledge, jargon decreases investment willingness because it decreases...

Informed by Perceptual Deterrence Theory, we conduct multiple experiments to investigate when and how auditor actions can help deter manager opportunism. In Study 1, we conduct two experiments in which managers can use real earnings management (REM) to report more favorable earnings. Study 1A...

We develop a new look on leadership for innovation and propose that effective leaders alternate between a broad range of behaviors and tune their approach to the changing demands of innovation. This is referred to as ambidextrous leadership. As the importance of different leader behaviors varies...

Recently, microalgae has been identified as a renewable fuel source and shown advantages over other biomass-based fuels in terms of low natural resource utilization, low environmental footprint and high energy efficiency. However, with current technologies, scaling up the production of algal...