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- Gender Differences In Beliefs About Leadership Capabilities
- There is now a consensus among policy makers, business leaders, and the public that obstacles to the professional advancement of women do exist. Identifying all the factors contributing to the glass-ceiling phenomenon is essential before lasting progress in achieving leadership diversity in the workplace can be made. The present study...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Identity and Racial Harassment
- In a 1996 survey of U.S. military personnel, more than 65 percent experienced racially offensive behavior, and approximately one-in-ten reported threatening incidents or career-related racial discrimination. Perceived racial harassment is driven by social classifications that extend beyond racial group membership. While race clearly matters, there is also diversity in the...
- White papers 2004-05-04
- Valuing the Process of Corporate Restructuring
- This article study the process of corporate restructuring for a sample of 298 firms during the 1989-98 period that announces that they are considering restructuring alternatives. One finds that restructuring is a lengthy process, with the majority of the restructuring period occurring before any definitive proposals for corporate change....
- White papers 2001-05-01
- Corporate Restructuring and Corporate Auctions
- This article study 298 firms that announce the intent to consider restructuring during the 1989 to 1998 period. It finds that the actions taken subsequent to the initial restructuring consideration are equally divided between i being acquired, ii divesting one or more subsidiaries, or iii either terminating the process or...
- White papers 2002-11-01
- The Impact Of E-Commerce Strategies On Firm Value:Lessons From Amazon.com And Its Early Competitors
- The question this article tries to address is which strategies generate value in e-commerce environments? In a step towards answering this question, this article estimates the impacts of several competitive strategies on the values of the well-known Internet retailer Amazon.com and three of its early competitors, BarnesandNoble.com, CDNOW, and N2K,...
- White papers 2002-02-20
- Dynamic Common Agency, Vertical Integration, And Investment: The Economics Of Movie Distribution
- This article analyzes the impact of vertical integration on investment and other strategies in a dynamic common agency framework. Movie distribution is used as a motivating example. The model matches several facts about movie distribution; distributors avoid head-to-head new hit releases, hits have longer runs than flops, and distributors receive...
- White papers 2003-01-02
- Horizontal Mergers And Exit In Declining Industries
- Previous work on exit in declining industries has neglected mergers. This paper examines a simple model that predicts which declining industries experience horizontal mergers. Mergers are more likely if 1) market concentration is high; 2) the inverse demand curve is steep at high levels of output and flat at low...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- A Soft-Core Public Choice Analysis Of The International Monetary Fund
- The operations of the Bretton Woods Twins – the International Monetary Fund and World Bank – have come under increasing public scrutiny in recent years. Indeed, criticisms from the far left and the far right have become so vehement that in 1999, the U.S. Congress almost failed to pass legislation...
- White papers 2000-10-01
- Understanding The IMF Debate
- The International Monetary Fund along with the World Bank was established during the international negotiations at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, toward the end of World War II to oversee the operation of the post war international monetary system and provide financing for countries with balance of payments problems. In its...
- White papers 2000-11-01
- Why Is There So Much Disagreement About the IMF and Reform of the International Financial Architecture?
- The debate over reform of the international financial architecture was stimulated largely by the rash of currency and financial crisis in emerging markets that began with Mexico Russia Turkey and Argentina. Such debates are not new, but in earlier manifestations, they occurred under the rubric of reform of the international...
- White papers 2002-08-01
- Executive Leadership: The Driving Force for Corporate Environmental Responsibility
- Multinational corporations are often portrayed as the world's environmental "bad guys." This portrait, like many generalizations, largely distorts the role of MNCs. The characterization of MNCs as environmental criminals, if it were ever very accurate, is more than 20 years out of date. The movement toward proactive corporate environmental management...
- White papers 2001-10-01
- Ethics Training: Impact On Corporate Liability
- Among the many priorities organizational leaders face, ensuring long- term survivability must be of paramount concern. Engaging in activities that will avoid corporate liability is tantamount to achieving longevity within the business arena. Recently several organizations and leaders within those organizations have faced civil and criminal charges because of conduct...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Leadership, Power And Sexual Harassment: An Ethical Perspective
- Sexual harassment exists at all levels within an organization in relationships categorized as male-to-female, male-to-male, female-to-male, and female-to-female. Through research, there have been attempts to conceptualize sexual harassment. In a recent review, Lengnick-Hall (1995) identified several frameworks apparent in current research: gender approaches, role approaches, power approaches, and demographic approaches....
- White papers 2003-10-01
- EPIC: The Science And Art Of Delegating
- In any group setting these days, one will surely find a leader. In small groups, or in groups where the purpose or activities for their gathering are not that complex, the leader may effectively make decisions alone. This article is dedicated to exploring and explaining both the science and art...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- Exiting Cubicles And Igniting Creativity: The Effects Of The Organizational Climate On Innovation In The Workplace
- The current marketplace is one of changing demands and expectations. To succeed, products must not only be cost effective but also innovative, requiring creativity for their conception. This new "knowledge based economy" is placing challenges on management to foster innovation in the workplace, nurture intellectual capital, and avoid stifling creativity...
- White papers 2002-01-01
- Developing Leaders To Serve
- A wavering economy raises significant questions about the value of investing in leadership development. This value has been clearly established by several studies arguing that focused development produces measurable results. While an emphasis on service may strike as counter intuitive when looking at organizational leadership, it makes perfect sense in...
- White papers 2002-01-01
- Women Leaders: The Role Of Stereotype Activation And Leadership Self-Efficacy
- Women leaders face undue hardships and stressors in the leadership role due to negative stereotypes and biases. Although the last 30 years in America have seen many important social changes, the perception that women do not fit the image of the ideal leader is still pervasive and resistant to change....
- White papers 2002-10-01
- How Severely Does Violence Deter International Investment?
- The relevance of political risk to international trade and investment remains a topic of continuing interest. However, summary measures of political risk, including country corruption, do not give consistent results. In this paper, we bring together two streams of literature to highlight the role of political risk. We find that...
- White papers 2005-05-01
Additional Resources
- William Ascher Named Dean of Faculty of Claremont McKenna College
- Business Editors CLAREMONT, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 17, 2000 William Ascher, professor of public policy studies and political science at Duke University, will join Claremont McKenna College as dean of the faculty effective July 1, 2000. Ascher succeeds Anthony Fucaloro, who has held the position for the past nine...
- Research articles 2000-05-17
- ADVISORY/Claremont McKenna President to be Honored in Washington, D.C
- --BUSINESS WIRE-- Claremont McKenna College President Jack L. Stark, California's longest-serving college president, will be honored at a Washington, D.C., reception at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8 in the Gold Room, Room 2168 of the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill. Stark is receiving...
- Research articles 1998-10-07
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