International Journal of Management

This paper proposes an alternative framework for making the decision the to enter emerging markets. The approach takes the view of the shareholders of a multinational enterprise to analyze the entry decisions: whether or not enter an emerging market...

In response to the new disclosure requirements introduced in China, this paper examines whether higher holding by employees is associated with improved performance of open-end investment funds. All 330 Chinese open-end funds in June 2007 were investigated....

The purpose of this research was to investigate if computer use increased students' active engagement in the learning process, as perceived by students. Two aspects of learning were examined: active engagement of students in the learning process and...

To satisfy the diverse demands of its customers and improve the quality of the healthcare it provides, healthcare organizations need to engage in both effective and internal marketing of their various services. For this to occur, employees should be...

In recent years, activity-based costing (ABC) has become a popular cost and operations management technique to improve the accuracy of product or service costs for firms to stay competitive. Two authors went to Xi'an area to collect a sample data on...

It is argued that the concept of "wealth" and the social-economic needs of individuals are both culturally determined. In line with this, we examine the extent to which economic success is related to cultural aspects in different countries. Specifically,...

Allegations of accounting fraud in have attracted much attention from both the financial press and accounting regulators. This study provides evidence of the practice of deliberate earnings management on the part of managers in Saudi Arabia. The empirical...

This article addresses the concept of workplace fun as a real phenomenon which has distinct causes and consequences, some of which we discuss in this article. We also present a fun continuum which says that workplace fun is not "an all or nothing" situation....