The article develops a process and control model for the analysis and design of inter-firm relations, in which both opportunism and trust play a role. Its aim is to develop a tool which helps to analyze combinations, balances and imbalances of trust and opportunism, formal and informal forms of governance, and viable sequences of strategies of governance, depending on different conditions. It e...

K Why is governance and political economy analysis important? Increasingly, it is recognized that governance and political economy factors play a critical role in shaping development effectiveness and development outcomes. It is also important to gain better understanding of the environment—at country as well as at sector levels—in which World Bank operations are taking place, to define feasibl...

Based on the principles of ‘rule of law’ this research-in-progress paper theorizes the key role of internal governance procedures within virtual worlds for promoting digital entrepreneurship. By fostering adequate trust, internal governance procedures within VWs, provide the requisite amount of certainty, transparency, predictability and legitimacy to the transactions carried out within the VWs...

Using Panel Data methods, this paper examines the impact of institutional investors on corporate governance and corporate performance, based on samples of familial listed companies in China from 2006 to 2008. The research shows that after investing in familial listed companies, institutional investors would play an important role to improve corporate governance. Simultaneously, the proportion o...

The role of the board of directors in IT governance draws increasing attention from practitioners faced with evolving competitive pressures and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements. However, research on the topic is in its very early stages. To further the continued development of this emerging research area, this review paper surveys the extant literature, formulates propositions for board i...

This paper considers the role of Project Management and Governance in the formulation and implementation of organisational and business strategy. It contends that many organisations fail to realise the desired benefits from its organisational strategy because they do not actively deploy the principles of project management in either the formulation or execution of their business strategies. Fur...