VOLUME 3(1) • 2008
THE CHALLENGES OF WTO LAW
ABSTRACT. Lawrence claims that U.S. ambivalence toward WTO starts with an ambivalence toward trade (particularly with a misunderstanding of the sources of trade's benefits). Pauwelyn notices that the WTO treaty was created against the background of general international law (a law that by its very n..
THE EFFECT OF THE POLICY RULES ON LONG-RUN UNCERTAINTY ABOUT EXPECTED INFLATION
ABSTRACT. Gnan and Valderrama claim that globalization has weakened the link between the domestic output gap and inflation, with the global output gap playing an increasing role for individual countries' inflation developments. Wagner holds that when there is an increase in uncertainty about the tra..
THE TRANSMISSION MECHANISM OF MONETARY POLICY AND THE RISKS POSED BY THE GLOBAL IMBALANCES
ABSTRACT. Gnan and Valderrama hold that global inflation followed a distinct downward trend during the 1980s and 1990s. Wagner maintains that technical progress can be made productive if it is accompanied by adequate or necessary institutional measures or changes. Rogoff holds that equities should r..
THE MONETARY TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS
ABSTRACT. Bar-Ilan and Seidmann analyze the co-determination of monetary policy and the labor contracts chosen by members of the public, who can either fix or index their nominal wages. Mateut et al. investigate the role of trade credit in the transmission of monetary policy: most models of the tran..
EFFECTIVE MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP, ROLE THEORY, AND CORPORATE CULTURE
ABSTRACT. Mukama et al. affirm that the problems of development, implementation and use of information systems concern interactions between human, organizational and technical factors. Marinova maintains that organizational culture provides a blueprint for eliciting and supporting the types of emplo..
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTSOURCING FOR COMPANIES
ABSTRACT. Mierau holds that outsourcing first appeared in the IT industry in the 1980s: companies recognized the benefits of having IT service partners in order to develop complex systems, and enhance the way that a business process or service is managed. Djavanshir points to political and legal iss..
THE APPROPRIATENESS OF AN INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM
ABSTRACT. PCAOB asserts that an important aspect of performing an audit of internal control is the process of identifying and evaluating entity-level controls. Hong Kong Institute emphasizes that good internal controls can help to provide a reasonable assurance that a sound business in the hands of ..
MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCE CAPABILITIES
ABSTRACT. Wei notes that strategic human resource management (SHRM) is a strategic approach to manage human resources of an organization. Geare et al. affirm that the reliance on data from only one HRM constituency can produce misleading performance assessment results. Chatterjee argues that a prima..
EU INTERNAL MARKET DYNAMICS
ABSTRACT. Campa and González Mínguez focus on the pass-through of exchange rate changes into the prices of imports made by euro area countries originating outside the area. Nautza and Offermanns argue that while forecast accuracy tests confirm the usefulness of synthetic European data for Euro excha..
ON KNOWLEDGE PROCESS OUTSOURCING
ABSTRACT. Baker et al. write that an outsourcing decision is generally strategic and made by top management. Morgan Chambers claims that in a maturing market, clients become more demanding. McIvor stresses that the drive for greater efficiencies and cost reductions has forced many organizations to i..
THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS A POTENT ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULUS
ABSTRACT. Willmott points out that corporate culturism seeks to promote and achieve an outcome that is ethically dubious and inconsistent with the practical autonomy that it aspires to engender. Marinova explicates the relationship between culture and a variety of employee behaviors, focusing on the..
THE CONCEPTUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING FOR REPORTING ENTITIES ACCOUNTING
ABSTRACT. Faux and Wise write that to cope with the increasing globalization of capital markets, financial regulators in Australia have embarked on an ambitious program to converge national accounting standards with IFRS. Jones and Wolnizer consider the current the current and future role and direct..