This article surveys research on corporate governance, with special attention to the importance of legal protection of investors and of ownership concentration in corporate governance systems around the world. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEALS WITH the ways in which suppliers of finance to corporations assure themselves of getting a return on their investment. How do the suppliers of finance get manag...

Over the past decade, fierce competition in turbulent business environment has witnessed new modifications. These modifications have motivated organizations to deal with challenges and risks proactively. In prevailing competitive environment, organizations' survival depends on adopting models IT Governance. Firms adaptability, resources, motivation adopt implement would sustainable growth. More...

Organizations are under increasing pressure to exhibit the value of their outsourcing. However, previous IS outsourcing research studies failed to provide evidence on how IT client-provider relationships should be managed to ensure outsourcing success. This article draws on theories of transaction cost and social exchange to develop a model examining outsourcing relationship governance mechanis...

The trend of forming alliances to develop new products continues; however, many of these new product alliances fail. As such we explore how key risk types intrinsic in new product alliances, performance, relational, and knowledge appropriation risks, influence alliance success. Further, we theorize that different alliance governance mechanisms can reduce the negative impact of risks on alliance...

Big Data and Analytics (BDA) enable innovative business models and, simultaneously, increase existing processes’ efficiency effectiveness. Although BDA’s potential is widely recognized, companies face a variety of challenges when adopting BDA endeavoring to generate value. Researchers practitioners emphasize the need for effective governance delineate data analytics’ roles responsibilities. Exi...