Recent events, such as the East Asian, Mexican, Scandinavian, and Argentinian crises, have sparked considerable interest in exploring how shocks experienced by one countr[...]

The international business literature measures the link between the degree of internationalization (DOI) of a firm's activities and its performance. The results of this l[...]

Microfinance institutions now serve over 10 million poor households in the developing and developed world, and much of their success has been attributed to their innovati[...]

This study examines how family ownership affects the performance and capital structure of 613 Canadian firms from 1998 to 2005. In particular, we distinguish the effect o[...]

This study examines how family ownership affects the performance and capital structure of 613 Canadian firms using a panel dataset from 1998 to 2005. In particular, we di[...]

This paper examines the investment behaviour of a sample of small, credit-constrained firms in Sri Lanka. Using a unique panel data set, we analyze and compare the activi[...]

The authors examine the investment behaviour of a sample of small, credit-constrained firms in Sri Lanka. Using a unique panel-data set, they analyze and compare the acti[...]

The international business literature measures links between the degree of internationalization (DOI) of a firm's activities and its performance. Implicit in this literat[...]

The governance challenges facing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are not simply limited to representation and voice, and the associated question of quota allocation[...]

The authors examine the characteristics of International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending from the 1960s to 2005. They find that there has been an increase in portfolio concen[...]