Managing agency business groups, elite directors, and the rubber boom, 1897–1913
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract We identify a new organizational form, the Managing Agency Business Group (MABG), demonstrating how agency houses used interlocking directorships to build groups on the basis of commercial and plantation expertise to access finance on London stock markets and local capital markets in the pre‐1914 rubber boom.
David Higgins, Steven Toms
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Coping with suicidal crisis in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland): inuit youth lived experiences of recovery and protective processes - a qualitative pilot study. [PDF]
Int J Circumpolar HealthBloch AP, Larsen CVL, Jensen T.
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Foundation governance for the purposeful ownership of enterprise
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract Foundation‐owned companies are regarded as real‐world examples of commitment to a company purpose, and several world‐class companies have this ownership structure. They have been found to perform surprisingly well, given the accountability and incentive problems anticipated by conventional economic theories when nonprofit organizations own ...
Terry McNulty, Steen Thomsen
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Returning home and re-negotiating mental health: a qualitative study of help-seeking, stigma, and cultural identity among Algerian international student returnees. [PDF]
Int J Qual Stud Health Well-beingBoussaoui N, Kelly S, Cogan N.
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Dual‐aim purpose strategies and organizational design solutions
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper advances theory on the strategic dimensions of corporate purpose by exploring how organizations design for a dual‐aim purpose—pursuing both financial and pro‐social objectives that are inherently in tension. While earlier research highlights purpose as a unifying force that motivates action and guides strategic decision‐making, we ...
Johanna E. Pregmark +2 more
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A study on the impact of enterprise digital transformation on informed trading. [PDF]
PLoS OneWang H.
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Weather‐Induced Positive Sentiment and Insider Trading
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Exploiting variations in sunshine exposure near insiders' locations, we find that weather‐induced positive sentiment leads to higher insider purchases, albeit with lower performance. Overoptimism induced by abnormally good weather serves as the underlying mechanism. The effect is more pronounced when insiders' purchase decisions are fuelled by
Douglas Cumming +3 more
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Changes in the Turnover Ratio and Liquidity in International Equity Markets
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine global trading activity over 15 years and compare trends across countries. We find that European volume has grown, but less than in other countries, while turnover ratios have declined. However, the decline is exaggerated in standard volume data, which focuses on primary market trading, and becomes comparable after adjusting North ...
Jose S. Penalva, Mikel Tapia
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The role played by insider transfer information in esports coverage. [PDF]
Front Sports Act LivingRong Y, Li J.
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