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Going Public and the Internal Organization of the Firm

open access: yesThe Journal of Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how initial public offerings (IPOs) affect firms' internal organization. We find that IPO firms become more hierarchical and standardized organizations, characterized by additional layers, more managers, smaller control spans, and larger administrative functions. These changes occur mostly in preparation for the IPO and can
DANIEL BIAS   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender Norms in Transition? Parents' Housework and Childcare Time in the COVID‐19 Era

open access: yesJournal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We examined whether gender disparities in time spent in childcare and housework in the years after the start of the pandemic increased, decreased, or returned to pre‐pandemic levels. Background At the start of the COVID‐19 pandemic, parents experienced increased time in unpaid labor. Many scholars argued that this increase signaled a
Jennifer March Augustine, Kate Prickett
wiley   +1 more source

When Great Powers Struggle: How Geopolitical Alignments of Small States Are Influenced by Their MNEs

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Comparing two distinct deglobalization periods, this study shows how Finnish multinational enterprises (MNEs) used corporate diplomatic activities (CDA) to influence Finland's alignment with a struggling great power. Drawing from hegemonic stability theory and new institutional economics, we argue that the power's collapsing global networks ...
Saara Matala, Christian Stutz
wiley   +1 more source

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