Most evidence of ICT impact is at the firm level; the global impact of ICT at the country level has not been studied and incorporated within an integrated theoretical framework. This paper contains the development of a ...

Corporate adoption of new server virtualization technologies offered by VMWare, Microsoft, the open source community (Xen) and others raises both new opportunities and new risks for system security. Security issues of ...

Purpose This study aims to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) tools influence the academic success and adaptation of international students in higher education. It examines the benefits, challenges and ethical ...

This thesis examines cross-cultural differences in managerial discretion and the extent to which variations in inter- and intra-cultural practices affect the degree of freedom in decision-making that is afforded to executives. ...

Our study aims to demonstrate the importance of managerial discretion to corporate governance research and deepen our understanding of managerial discretion. Adopting theoretical frameworks and definitions from 93 conceptual ...

(How) Do external shocks affect the CEO effect? Studies that have debated the CEO effect have initially focused on how much influence CEOs in general—as opposed to industry and firm—have on firm performance. More recently, ...

What are the barriers facing women, including specific group of women such as those from an ethnic minority background, seeking to start and grow successful business in the UK? Female entrepreneurs in the UK face significant ...

Purpose This study examines the returns from education for three distinct groups: always employees, dabblers in self-employment and sustained self-employed individuals. We aim to understand how educational attainment ...

Purpose This study explores the influence of organizational structure on relationship formation and tacit knowledge sharing within a family business context. Design/methodology/approach Utilizing a single case study ...

Purpose The research investigates scaling and client networking in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), using ABCD, an Indonesian telecom tower provider, as a case study. Key findings underscore the importance of ...