Testing alternative theories of the firm: transaction cost, knowledge-based, and measurement explanations for make-or-buy decisions in information services

Article Abstract:

The dominance of transaction cost economics (TCE) as an explanation for boundary decisions has been questioned. To test these critiques of TCE, a study formulated and tested competing hypotheses from the fields of transaction cost, knowledge-based, agency and measurement research on boundary choice and governance performance. Data on performance, governance and exchange traits of internally and externally sourced information services were culled from a sample of senior computer executives at 152 companies. Findings revealed that a theory of the firm and a theory of boundary choice are potentially complex, thereby necessitating a union of transaction cost, knowledge-based and measurement logic.

Information services, Strategic planning (Business), Resource allocation

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Foreign and domestic ownership, business groups, and firm performance: evidence from a large emerging market

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Influence of foreign ownership on the performance of emerging market firms, are analyzed. Influence of domestic ownership is also examined.

Venture Analysis, Emerging markets, Foreign ownership

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Empirical evidence on the role of trading suspensions in disseminating new information to the capital market

Article Abstract:

Analysis of empirical evidence of role of trading suspension in spread of information across capital markets is presented.

Netherlands, General services, Usage, Company systems management, Information management, Mathematical models, Stock markets, Stock market

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