Three major causes of the importance of entrepreneurship are making wealth, developing technology and creating productive employment. It is generally believed that a revolution is needed for entrepreneurship to take place in societies nowadays. Thus, the present study aims at investigation of the biographical characteristics and explanation of its relation to entrepreneurial spirit at Mazandara...

This study draws on machine learning as a means to causal inference for econometric investigation. We utilize the concept of transfer entropy examine relationship between US National Association Home Builders Index and S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20 City Composite Price (SPCS20). The empirical evidence implies that survey data can help predict house prices. finding extends results Granger causal...

We study the effect of earnings manipulation on incentives within the corporate hierarchy. Division managers have to be compensated for not blowing the whistle when top managers manipulate earnings. We show that it is easier for division managers to prove top management’s manipulations when the performance of their own division is low. Earnings manipulation therefore undermines middle managers’...

This paper explores the growing practice of managerial coaching. Much of the coaching literature is set in the context of an external coach coming into an organisation. However managers are increasingly being expected to coach their employees, a change in role which can create tensions. This paper examines the literature on coaching managers and identifies key differences in the issues faced by...

Purpose – To examine how a manager’s strategic philosophy is influenced by his or her management level in the organization. Design/methodology/approach – Scales are developed to measure managers’ philosophical perspectives along three key dimensions and tested with 289 managers in the United States. Refined scales are administered to 237 managers. Findings – A manager’s level in the organizatio...

Purpose: This case study aims to explain the CSR practices in Mobarakeh Steel Company and examine its transformation process from practicing corporate social responsibility to creating shared value. Design/methodology/approach: Through document reviews, observations, and discussions with managers and employees at Mobarakeh Steel Company (MSC), the required data for the current study was obtaine...