This paper develops a dynamic general equilibrium model with heterogeneous firms that face search complementarities in the formation of vendor contracts. Search complementarities amplify small differences in productivity among firms. Market concentration fosters monopsony power in the labor...

Purpose The purpose of the study is to explain why some foreign firms are accepted in a host country, while others are not. Design/methodology/approach The paper is conceptual. It first articulates the meaning of firm acceptability in the eyes of host country societies, which remains ambiguous...

Purpose: Mentoring relationships have been proposed as a potential intervention to alleviate gender disparities in scholarly output. Yet, previous research has not provided a systematic understanding of the relationship between mentoring and scholarly output. The authors propose that...

Purpose: The impact of demand fluctuation during crisis events is crucial to the dynamic pricing and revenue management tactics of the hospitality industry. The purpose of this paper is to improve the accuracy of hotel demand forecast during periods of crisis or volatility, taking the 2019...

Purpose: The study aims to understand the role of accountant in corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, the authors examine whether and how chief financial officer (CFO) accounting expertise and previous work experience influence voluntary CSR...

Clustering is fundamental for using big data. However, AP (affinity propagation) is not good at non-convex datasets, and the input parameter has a marked impact on DBSCAN (density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise). Moreover, new characteristics such as volume, variety,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to clarify the impact of international outsourcing on manufacturing strategy and performance of apparel manufacturing firms. The authors aim to show how managers address the effects of international outsourcing on four dimensions of manufacturing strategy...

Deep-sea floating platforms are one of the most important large structures for ocean energy exploitation. A new energy-absorbing device named S-shaped Tuned Liquid Column Damper (TLCD) has been invented for the suppression of the horizontal motion and vertical in-plane rotation of a deep-sea...