China is a country that does not stand still. The nation has been on the move since the launch of her reform and opening-up policy in China some 30 years ago. From the infrastructural projects to the look of her people, there is no doubt that great change is taking place. Many entertain the hope that the change this time is for real: China will come out in this process a different country. Some...

the major purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing the design of agriculturaladvisory service network in the west azerbaijan province of iran. the population of thisresearch consisted of consultants who provided services to farmers. by using a cochranformula, 306 respondents were selected. the results showed that consultants faced manyobstacles such as lack of necessary facilit...

Opportunity inequality and its relationship with economic growth is a concept to which not enough attention has been paid in the previous studies. This study attempts to investigate the effects of opportunity inequality index on economic growth in 15 developing and 15 developed countries over the years 1995-2015. Accordingly, the mean group (MG) estimator within the framework of panel data was ...

Herd behavior arises in many instances of information technology (IT) adoption. This study examines the economic and behavioral bases for herd behavior and decision conformity. We investigate the roles of payoff externalities, observational learning and managerial incentives in influencing IT adoption decisionmaking. Our study underscores the benefits of viewing various drivers of IT adoption h...

Herd behavior arises in many instances of information technology (IT) adoption. Our study examines the economic and behavioral basis for herd behavior and decision conformity. We investigate the roles of payoff externalities, observational learning and managerial incentives in influencing IT adoption decisionmaking. Our study underscores the benefits of viewing various drivers of IT adoption he...

ABSTRACT Many economic and informational problems associated with corporate IT spending can be attributed to managerial rent-seeking. IT managers with misaligned incentives and budgetary discretion often entrench themselves through their non-value-maximizing investment decisions. In order to boost their bargaining power in future contract renegotiation, they invest excessively in IT projects th...

This paper deals with the economic analysis of hiring forms dedicated to managerial positions. Theoretical frames for corporate governance are based on agency theory. Crucial problems considered within agency theory are: information asymmetry, conflict of interests and supervision (monitoring) of management. Presented analysis covers also remuneration forms and manager’s participation in owners...

In today’s increasingly competitive international environment, original technology innovation has become essential for enhancing enterprises’ sustainability. As key needs constant exploration rather than growing leaps and bounds, it is often ignored by managers who focus on short-term performance. Taking the data of publicly listed Chinese companies from 2010 to 2020 as a sample, this paper put...