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Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)

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2010

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Subsidiary Management In Malaysian Multinational Firms, Ah Ba Sim Jan 2010

Subsidiary Management In Malaysian Multinational Firms, Ah Ba Sim

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Research on Asian multinational enterprises (MNEs) from the newly industrialized economies (NIEs) has gained popularity recently. But there are limited studies on MNEs from the lesser developed Asian countries and even less research attention has been given to the area of subsidiary management in Asian MNEs. This paper aims to contribute to this knowledge gap with empirical evidence on subsidiary management from a study based on nine case studies of MNEs from Malaysia, a rapidly developing country. Some differences as well as commonalities in the management of their subsidiaries were found among our sample firms. These findings are discussed in …


How Does The Separation Of Ownership And Control Affect Corporate Performance: The Impact Of Earnings Management In China, Yuqing Zhu, Gary G. Tian, Shan Zhao Jan 2010

How Does The Separation Of Ownership And Control Affect Corporate Performance: The Impact Of Earnings Management In China, Yuqing Zhu, Gary G. Tian, Shan Zhao

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This paper examines the impact of disproportional ownership on true firm performance when firm performance is adjusted for the effect of earnings management. Results from regression analysis indicate that the separation between control and cash flow rights of family/or individual-controlled listed firms in China decreases firm performance when firm performance is adjusted for the effect of earnings management than when firm performance is measured as reported performance. The results also show that separation is significantly positively related with true firm performance in firms with low cash flow rights concentration. The main disproportional ownership mechanism, pyramidal structures is also investigated in …


Pyynational Cultural Diversity And Global Supply Chain Management, Paul Childerhouse, Eric Deakins, Andrew Potter, Ruth Banomyong, P. Mccullen, A. Thomas, Tillmann Boehme, T. Hosoda, E. A. Yaseen, Denis Towill Jan 2010

Pyynational Cultural Diversity And Global Supply Chain Management, Paul Childerhouse, Eric Deakins, Andrew Potter, Ruth Banomyong, P. Mccullen, A. Thomas, Tillmann Boehme, T. Hosoda, E. A. Yaseen, Denis Towill

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In an era of global supply chains, the vast majority of supply chain theory is bound up within the North American and European business contexts. To investigate its generic applicability within a global context, this study investigates how national culture affects the uptake of supply chain management theory in practise. Hoefstede’s (1980) well-known measures of international work-related values are used to compare the behaviours of a cross-national sample of supply chain managers. The exploratory research involves an anthropological approach of observing supply chain management behaviour within its natural setting. Supply chain management concepts need to be adapted to cater for …


Short Haul City Travel Is Truly Environmentally Sustainable, Sara Dolnicar, Christian Laesser, Katrina Matus Jan 2010

Short Haul City Travel Is Truly Environmentally Sustainable, Sara Dolnicar, Christian Laesser, Katrina Matus

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With rising interest in and concern about climate change and environmental sustainability, and the significance of the tourism industry worldwide, the impact of tourism-related activities and behaviors on the environment has become a key area of research. In particular, transport related to tourism has come under scrutiny for its contribution to the ecological footprint of tourism of a destination, mostly accounted for by the dominance of air travel. This study contributes to research in this area by identifying the types of travel situations in which tourists make environmentally friendly choices about travel modes and, consequently, which types of tourism destinations …