Investment in research and development (R&D) plays a vital role in economic growth. Therefore, the crucial role of government is to encourage companies to develop new knowledge, skills, and innovations in order to achieve greater competitiveness, employment creation, and economic development....

This paper provides new evidence on the structure, dynamics and performance effects of corporate boards in publicly traded companies in Russia. It takes advantage of a new and unique longitudinal dataset of virtually all Russian companies whose shares were traded in the RTS/MICEX/MOEX over...

This paper examines the gender diversity in corporate boardrooms in Asia and the Pacific and how the diversity affects corporate performance. We find that boardroom gender diversity is low in Asia with 7.5% female representation on average in 2012, but showing a 1.8% improvement in 2013. The...

We analyse all the major sources of direct and indirect R&D subsidies in Norway in the period 2002-2013 and compare their effects on individual firms’ performance. Firms that received support are matched with a control group of firms that did not receive support using a combination of...

In 2001, goodwill amortization in the US was eliminated in favor of an impairment-only approach, which, according to critics, gives managers vast discretion and opportunities for earnings management. Prior research suggests that discretionary asset write-offs are associated with economic factors...

Der Einfluss von Großaktionären auf die Unternehmenspolitik wird unter dem Stichwort Deutschland AG bereits seit langem diskutiert und gewinnt im Zuge der aktuellen Corporate-Governance-Diskussion erneut an Bedeutung. Die Wirkung von Kapital- bzw. Stimmrechtsblöcken auf den Unternehmenswert...

We analyse all the major sources of direct and indirect R&D subsidies in Norway in the period 2002-2013 and compare their effects on individual firms' performance. Firms that received support are matched with a control group of firms that did not receive support using a combination of...

This paper analyzes the evolution of the main theories regarding the capital structure and the related impact on risk and corporate performance. The capital structure is a dynamic process that changes over time, depending on the variables that influence the overall evolution of the economy, a...

Die vorliegende, drei Beiträge umfassende Doktorarbeit untersucht, welche Rolle Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und Kompetenzen von Geschäftsführern (CEOs) bei der Exploration, Exploitation und Performance von Klein- und Mittelunternehmen (KMU) spielen. Der Fokus liegt auf der...

Psychologisches Eigentum (Psychological Ownership) bezieht sich auf das Empfinden von Besitzgefühlen gegenüber einem Objekt. Diese Besitzgefühle entstehen, indem Individuen jeden Tag mit materiellen und immateriellen Objekten interagieren. Infolgedessen werden diese Objekte als ein Teil der...

In diesem Beitrag wird die Beziehung zwischen sozialer Verantwortung und Finanzerfolg von ausgewählten Unternehmen in den ASEAN-Ländern Indonesien, Malaysia, Thailand und Philippinen während einer 10-Jahres-Periode bis Ende 2015 untersucht. Finanzerfolg wird anhand von relevanten...

The purpose of the this paper is to study the relationship between types of ownership on intellectual capital performance (ICP) and its components in the companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange. The results show that there is a significant positive relationship between ownership...

The effects of diversification on financial performance are well-established, less so the way in which diversification influences company behaviour towards stakeholder demand and social concern. This paper investigates the relationship between business diversification and corporate social...

Partnering with the Census we implement a new survey of "structured" management practices in 32,000 US manufacturing plants. We find an enormous dispersion of management practices across plants, with 40% of this variation across plants within the same firm. This management variation accounts for...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the concept of market orientation as an outer source of innovation for organizations in the context of Albania. We investigate the market orientation relation with innovation and firm performance by analyzing a sample of 99 companies operating in Albania....

The thesis by publication contains three papers and addresses shortcomings in existing literature on internationalization processes of multinational enterprises and international new ventures (INVs). Special focus is given to their subsequent international development (i.e. period after the...