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Caterpillar's Spatial Metamorphosis: Heavy Equipment Manufacturing in the 21st Century

open access: yesSociology Lens, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest heavy equipment manufacturer, grew rapidly in the 20th century before a crisis of overproduction in the early 1980s threatened its survival. In response, it launched the $2.8 billion “Plant with a Future” (PWAF) program, a sweeping material and ideological overhaul that remade the firm for the post‐Fordist
Utkarsh Kumar, Michael L. Dougherty
wiley   +1 more source

CONFLICT OF INTEREST: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FRANCHISING BUSINESS [PDF]

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There are many multinational companies engaging with the franchising mechanisms in order to expand the business opportunity, to explore new opportunities, and to develop businesses domestically and internationally.
Hassanudin Bin Mohd Thas Thaker
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Prejudicial but not unduly so? Addressing the epistemic and non‐epistemic dangers of rap evidence

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent years have seen mounting concern about the use of rap music as evidence in criminal proceedings, alongside an ever‐increasing number of cases involving ‘rap evidence’. Yet, while rap music is widely recognized to be highly prejudicial as evidence in court, little is known about how ‘prejudicial effect’ is, or should be, conceptualized ...
ABENAA OWUSU‐BEMPAH
wiley   +1 more source

Keep on Keepin’ on Down Under: Administrative Heritage and the Strategic Realignment of Multinational Enterprises in Australia During Deglobalization, 1914–79

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We analyse the behaviour of multinational enterprises (MNEs) within a host nation – Australia – during deglobalization (1914–79). Deglobalization is often portrayed as a drastic event to which MNEs respond swiftly, probably through withdrawal from host countries.
Pierre Van der Eng   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Price and Quality Regulation in a Physical Network Industry [PDF]

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Our paper models the relationship between price and quality regulation in a physical network industry. The analysis is closely inspired by some of the major regulatory features of the current organisation of the British railways industry, even though its
Emanuela Michetti
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Situated Attention and Strategic Leadership Interfaces: The Role of CEO Humility and Digital Transformation Urgency for Corporate Venture Capital Investments

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Integrating the attention‐based view with the strategic leadership interfaces perspective, we propose a theoretical model of situational urgency mechanisms influencing the allocation of CEOs' attention towards responsive actions. Specifically, we theorize upon the role of humility, which leads CEOs towards embracing interfaces and makes them ...
Petrit Ademi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Affinity Programs and the Real Estate Brokerage Industry [PDF]

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This study surveys active real estate brokers obtaining information on involvement in affinity programs and referral/relocation networks. Some results regarding affinity involvement are: (a) 13% of respondents reported affinity affilliations, 75 ...
David A. Macpherson, G Stacy Sirmans
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