This paper reviews the empirical literature on the corporate governance of banks. We start by highlighting the main differences between banks and non-financial firms and focus on three characteristics which make banks special: (i) regulation, (ii) the capital structure of banks, and (iii) the complexity and opacity of their business and structure. Next, we discuss the characteristics of corpora...

The potential of inter-organisational alliances is well recognised but not always realised. An appropriate governance structure has been identified as an important contributor to success. However governance research has typically not examined influences on the coverage of an alliance and how they are reflected in the governance structure put in place. Based on resource dependency theory it is s...

T study addresses the theoretically neglected interplay between organizational information technology (IT) architecture and IT governance structure in shaping IT alignment. We theoretically develop the idea that IT architecture modularity helps sustain IT alignment by increasing IT agility, and that decentralization of IT governance strengthens this relationship. IT architecture therefore compl...

The most efficient corporate governance structure will vary by firm depending on the costs and benefits of different governance mechanisms. For IPO firms that must select the type of equity offering, Schultz (1993) contends that warrants in equity offerings reduce agency conflicts. We conjecture that IPO firms issue warrants as a substitute for a less effective corporate governance structure, s...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Channel governance structure Marketing strategy Business to business marketing This study tries to find an answer to the question: Are different marketing channel governance structural dimensions equally conducive for different marketing strategies? The results from an empirical study suggest that different dimensions of channel governance structure may not be eq...

This paper distinguishes between governance structure and contractual form. The basic premise is that researchers often confuse these two concepts when they develop or empirically test models within the transaction cost framework. In the paper I utilize a simple principal-agent model to show that transaction cost factors affect both contractual form and governance structure, but not identically...

4 5 This thesis is dedicated to my parents Professor Mostafa Aasi and Hamideh Mahrouyan who taught me lessons of life, love and patience. Abstract Information Technology (IT) is used in many firms today and plays different roles such as technical, operational and strategic. Therefore the degree of firms' success in using IT is very important. Managers also face enormous challenges to plan and m...

A project, especially for one in China, usually involves many organizations and each organization may have multiple projects. There is a clear social network relationship between these stakeholders in a project and the stakeholders’ behaviors are also subject to the structure of the social network. Based on an analysis of the social network, as a methodology that can be used to explain the rela...

Introduction: presentation sequence / structure Preamble: meta-themes ("about" responding to the challenge) Part A: -Contemporary "myths" governing the relationships of governance and civil society? (Fig. 1) -Civilizing governance vs Governance of civilization? -Potential response conventionally presented : "Thinking" and "Doing" (Fig. 2) Part B: -Challenge of governance: metaphorical impoveris...

in current dynamic and often turbulent work environment, information technology becomes an effective competitive advantage that organizations largely rely on it. due to this affiliation, the importance of integrity and accommodation between the information technology strategies and business strategies in organizations has been increased. this alliance is the initial aim of the governance of inf...