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abstractbackground: fetal bovine serum (fbs) is widely used in cell culture laboratories,risk of zoonotic infections and allergic side effects create obstacles for its use inclinical trials. therefore, an alternative supplement with proper inherent growthpromotingactivities is demanded.objective: to find fbs substitute, we tested human umbilical cord blood serum(hucs) for proliferation of human...

In this paper, we study the corporate transparency choices of firms operating in a weak institutional environment. We argue that in relationship-based systems, high levels of corporate transparency and strong political connections are alternative means to create firm value. Firms can try to commit to more transparency by issuing securities abroad. However, the expanded disclosures and additiona...

spring 2001 NBER Productivity workshop, Berkeley, BYU, Chicago GSB, Northwestern, Wharton, University of Virginia and University of Wisconsin for comments and suggestions. The second author wishes to thank the Center for the Study of Industrial Organization at Northwestern University, for hospitality and support. Comments are very welcome and should be directed to either [email protected] or ne...

* Jaideep Sengupta is Assistant Professor of Marketing at the School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon. Gavan J. Fitzsimons is Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1400 SHDH, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6371. The authors contributed equally to this research. Order of authorship was decid...

Franklin Allen Jun Qian Meijun Qian Nippon Life Professor of Assistant Professor Ph.D. Candidate Finance and Economics Finance Department Finance Department The Wharton School Carroll School of Management Carroll School of Management University of Pennsylvania Boston College Boston College Philadelphia, PA 19104 Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 [email protected] qianju@bc....

Vol. XL (February 2003), 1–9 1 *Paul E. Green is Emeritus Professor of Marketing, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania (e-mail: [email protected]. edu). Richard M. Johnson is Founder and Chairman, Sawtooth Software (email: [email protected]). William D. Neal is Founder and Senior Executive Officer, SDR Consulting (e-mail: [email protected]). PAUL E. GREEN, RICHARD M. JOHNSON,...