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The purpose of this paper is to explore the human factors triggering information leakage and investigate how companies mitigate insider threat for information sharing integrity.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the human factors triggering information leakage and investigate how companies mitigate insider threat for information sharing integrity.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology employed is multiple case studies approach with in-depth interviews with five multinational enterprises (MNEs)/multinational corporations (MNCs).
Findings
The findings reveal that information leakage can be approached with human governance mechanism such as organizational ethical climate and information security culture. Besides, higher frequency of leakages negatively affects information sharing integrity. Moreover, this paper also contributes to a research framework which could be a guide to overcome information leakage issue in information sharing.
Research limitations/implications
The current study involved MNCs/MNEs operating in Malaysia, while companies in other countries may have different ethical climate and information sharing culture. Thus, for future research, it will be good to replicate the study in a larger geographic region to verify the findings and insights of this research.
Practical implications
This research contributes to the industry and business that are striving toward solving the mounting problem of information leakage by raising awareness of human factors and to take appropriate mitigating governance strategies to pre-empt information leakage. This paper also contributes to a novel theoretical model that characterizes the iniquities of humans in sharing information, and suggests measures which could be a guide to avert disruptive leakages.
Originality/value
This paper is likely an unprecedented research in molding human governance in the domain of information sharing and its Achilles’ heel which is information leakage.
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Daniel Eduardo Chavez and Haipeng (Allan) Chen
The purpose of this paper is to propose an overarching unifying theory where first-mover advantages are a conditional effect, not a main effect. By offering a closer look at how…
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The purpose of this paper is to propose an overarching unifying theory where first-mover advantages are a conditional effect, not a main effect. By offering a closer look at how the firm, market and product characteristics influence the supply and demand of innovations, this research furthers our understanding of the advantages and disadvantages for first movers.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper explores first-mover advantages as a conditional effect. Adopting a contingency perspective, the authors review the literature in marketing, strategic management, innovation and entrepreneurship to offer a conceptual framework putting innovation success at the core of first-mover advantages. The authors develop an inventory of propositions specifying how first-mover advantages depend on various firm features, market characteristics and product properties through their effects on the success of innovations.
Findings
A conceptual framework centered around innovation success yields testable hypotheses that are coherent with extant research on first-mover advantages and reconcile the seemingly contradictory evidence in that body of work.
Practical implications
This research provides managers with the opportunity to think about one of the most important decisions, i.e. time of entry, not as a linear finite decision, but instead as a flow with the innovations and potential for their success in mind.
Originality/value
This paper distinguishes itself from the existing literature with its focus on innovation within a contingency perspective for first-mover advantages.
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John Fraedrich and John Cherry
Reviews current software and hardware as it relates to distributionsystems. Presents an organizing framework in order to identify theimpact of technological innovations on firms…
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Reviews current software and hardware as it relates to distribution systems. Presents an organizing framework in order to identify the impact of technological innovations on firms operating in lesser‐developed countries as they consider adoption of such innovations. Discusses the choice between new technologies and the continued use of unskilled labour. Suggestions are made for LDCs concerning the continued balance of competitive advantage.
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Monika Jingmond and Robert Ågren
The purpose of this study is to identify the primary root causes of defects in terms of why they persist in construction, despite the increasing implementation of quality systems…
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The purpose of this study is to identify the primary root causes of defects in terms of why they persist in construction, despite the increasing implementation of quality systems. Defects in construction continue to be a source of concern in the construction industry. There have been studies that have tried to identify causes of defects. Although concepts are usually related to organisational factors, previous studies have been carried out on an operational level. There is a well-trodden area within the literature relating to the operational level, but little is known about the causes of defects on a higher, organisational level within construction.
Design/methodology/approach
A new approach based on the notion of process causality and the use of cognitive mapping has been adopted. The aim was to take a step back and unravel causes of defects in the execution of construction projects. From workshops with representatives drawn from different parts of the industry, themes have been identified and investigated from a causation perspective.
Findings
It was found that the causes of defects mainly reside in endogenous factors within organisations as opposed to execution failure or exogenous factors related to market, material or equipment behaviour.
Originality/value
More specifically, it was found that the dominant cause of defects lies within organisational shortcomings, suggesting that improvements can be found on the management and strategic levels within projects instead of on the operational level.
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As students increasingly incur debt to finance their undergraduate education, there is heightened concern about the long-term implications of loans on borrowers, especially…
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As students increasingly incur debt to finance their undergraduate education, there is heightened concern about the long-term implications of loans on borrowers, especially borrowers from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Drawing upon the concepts of cultural capital and habitus (Bourdieu & Passeron, 1977), this research explores how student debt and social class intersect and affect individuals’ trajectory into adulthood. Based on 50 interviews with young adults who incurred $30,000–180,000 in undergraduate debt and who were from varying social classes, the findings are presented in terms of a categorization schema (income level by level of cultural capital) and a conceptual model of borrowing. The results illustrate the inequitable payoff that college and debt can have for borrowers with varying levels of cultural resources, with borrowers from low-income, low cultural capital backgrounds more likely to struggle throughout and after college with their loans.
Alessandro Cirillo, Mario Ossorio and Luca Pennacchio
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to innovation and family business literature by establishing whether institutional involvement of private equity (PE) and banks in…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to innovation and family business literature by establishing whether institutional involvement of private equity (PE) and banks in family firms moderates the relationship between family ownership and research and development (R&D) investment.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper used the socio-emotional wealth lens to carry out an econometric analysis on a large sample of Italian non-listed family firms. Using the sample selection model meant it was possible to account for potential selection bias arising from firms’ discretionary disclosure of R&D expenditure.
Findings
Family involvement in ownership reduced firms’ R&D intensity. When PE investors also held shares, the negative relationship was diverted. Bank involvement, however, did not have a significant effect on the relationship.
Research limitations/implications
This paper enriches the innovation management literature by increasing the understanding of the determinants of R&D investments in family firms. The results support the view that non-financial priorities in family firms are contingent upon non-family shareholders. This enriches the debate about the heterogeneity of family businesses and is consistent with the socio-emotional wealth framework, which has shown that risk preferences may vary if desired and actual performances are different. This may be a fruitful area for future research.
Originality/value
Contradicting the assumption that institutional owners all share the same perspective, this study is the first to assess the impact of different institutional shareholders on R&D intensity of private family firms.
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Russell D. Sacks and Michael J. Blankenship
The purpose of this paper is to provide frequently asked questions and answers in connection with the large trader reporting system.
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The purpose of this paper is to provide frequently asked questions and answers in connection with the large trader reporting system.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper explains the large trader rule and filing requirements, including the application of the rule to non‐US entities; definitions, including Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) definition of a “large trader”, a “NMS security”, and “person” for purposes of the rule; filing requirements; and the likely impact of broker‐dealers.
Findings
Certain broker‐dealers and entities that meet a trading threshold of aggregate transactions in NMS securities that equal or exceed two million shares or $20m during any calendar day, or 20 million shares or $200m during any calendar month, must file a Form 13H with the SEC.
Practical implications
The rule requires attention to an entity's trading levels, and requires making a filing with the SEC upon meeting certain activity levels.
Originality/value
The paper presents practical guidance from experienced financial services lawyers and compliance officers.
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Kevin F. McCrohan and Larry S. Lowe
Due to the economic and strategic importance of telecommunication services, as well as projected growth rates in the information industries, countries have adopted policy…
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Due to the economic and strategic importance of telecommunication services, as well as projected growth rates in the information industries, countries have adopted policy restrictions on transborder data flows (TBDF) both into and out of their countries. The reasons for these measures include privacy concerns, national security and the competitiveness of national industries. The short‐term effects on multinational industries have been an increase in data processing costs and a loss of efficiency. Although trade has not yet been restricted in the long‐term, it is possible that trade, particularly in services, will be severely affected. The evolution and types of barriers to transborder data flow are described and their immediate impact on the telecommunications industry and possible ramifications for world trade in general are assessed.
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Russell D. Sacks and Michael J. Blankenship
The purpose of this paper is to describe the Securities and Exchange Commission's recently proposed new rules to establish a large trading reporting system.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to describe the Securities and Exchange Commission's recently proposed new rules to establish a large trading reporting system.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper provides an overview of the new Rule 13h‐1, which, if adopted, would require large traders to identify themselves to the SEC and to be issued a “Large Trader Identification Number”. It outlines the proposed definition of a large trader and describes how a large trader would report itself to the SEC and the broker‐dealers it uses to effect trades using a new Form 13H. The paper also provides detailed guidance to broker‐dealers regarding their books and records obligations under the proposed rule.
Findings
The proposed new rule and form are intended to provide the SEC with data to facilitate its ability to assess the impact of the trading activity, to reconstruct trading activity following periods of unusual market volatility, and to analyze significant market events for regulatory purposes. Registered broker‐dealers would also be under an obligation to maintain records of transactions effected in accounts identified to it as large trader accounts; electronically report large trader transaction information to the SEC upon request; and monitor compliance with the new rule.
Originality/value
The paper provides practical guidance from experienced securities lawyers regarding an important proposed change.
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To demonstrate that the media sector is moving towards a new organization of the sector. Inevitably a larger role will fall to competition law and competition law considerations.
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Purpose
To demonstrate that the media sector is moving towards a new organization of the sector. Inevitably a larger role will fall to competition law and competition law considerations.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper identifies major trends and demonstrates evolving competition principles in the European Union (EU) media sector by discussing selected recent EU case decisions.
Findings
Recent cases in the application of EU competition rules in the European media sector evolve around three central themes, all of them essential for moving the sector forward into the transition towards the new media world: unbundling of content and platform, in order to open the market for newcomers; allowing for restructuring, subject to sufficient market opening; and fair competition between public and private broadcasting, in order to prevent the strangling effects that public subsidies can have, while safeguarding public value in the sector.
Originality/value
The application of EU competition rules – merger control, antitrust, state aid control – is a major strand of EU policies in addressing the transition and digital switchover in the European media sector. Any valid research and policy making in the sector will have to take this into account and the paper draws attention to this.
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