this paper describes one university’s approach to improving the quality of teaching and learning at the institutional level, based on the premise of improving the design of curriculum rather than focusing on the skills of teachers as such. the paper describes the process by which university-wide principles of curriculum design were defined and agreed, as well as the parallel campaigns needed to...

Are institutional monitoring effects induced by the quality and reputation of a firm’s management? We hypothesize that better and more reputable managers can convey more information and give a certifying effect with regard to firm value to informed and potential investors, thus reducing information asymmetry. This study provides empirical evidence to illustrate the positive association between ...