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The Effect of Firm‐Level Investment on Income Inequality and Poverty Around the World

open access: yesInternational Review of Finance, Volume 26, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT We examine the relation between firm‐level investment and income inequality in an international setting. We find that firms' investments reduce income inequality and poverty. We document that increases in employment, compensation paid to employees, and labor productivity due to firms' investment activities can be the underlying drivers of the ...
Mehmet S. Tosun   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobility‐Restricting Covenants in Business Contracts: The Case of Franchising

open access: yesJournal of Empirical Legal Studies, Volume 23, Issue 3, Page 379-407, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Several studies show that restrictive covenants in employment contracts, such as non‐compete agreements, may affect employees in detrimental ways, including by reducing mobility and suppressing wages. While such concerns are real, these clauses also have the potential to serve legitimate business purposes by helping companies protect valuable ...
Francine Lafontaine   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Politicized Framing of the Future: Encouraging Innovation in Mature Ecosystems in the Face of Asymmetric De Alio Entrants

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, Volume 63, Issue 6, Page 2894-2926, September 2026.
Abstract Hubs and participants of mature ecosystems increasingly compete with de alio entrants that are hubs of more innovative ecosystems. Prior research shows how these asymmetric de alio entrants frame to win over participants from mature ecosystems and suggests that hubs of these ecosystems should respond by encouraging innovation among ...
Georg Reischauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial/Social Trade‐Offs in Dual‐Purpose Companies

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, Volume 63, Issue 6, Page 3097-3132, September 2026.
Abstract Dual‐purpose companies (DPCs) encounter numerous financial and social trade‐offs in their operations. However, existing research has not fully explored the heterogeneity and antecedents of these trade‐offs. To bridge this gap, we first distinguish between scenarios in which trade‐offs are mitigated or intensified, and then categorize the ...
Fengbin Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strike, Wage Bargaining and the Cost of Conflict

open access: yesLABOUR, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 238-262, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The right to strike is protected under both EU and Norwegian law, reflecting the principle that participation in collective action should not have long‐term consequences for workers' careers. Following a major strike in 2016, the Norwegian hotel and restaurant sector introduced rights to local wage bargaining, which had previously been ...
Harald Dale‐Olsen, Elin Svarstad
wiley   +1 more source

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