Yochai Benkler is an exceedingly smart, widely-read and thoughtful person, so it is no surprise that his new book is very interesting and well worth reading. In many respects I ought to end my review right here, or maybe after a sentence (such as this one!) in which I explicitly recommend that you obtain and read it. Benkler offers a lot of fascinating observations and predictions that are very...

A Cosmic Creation Talk about hubris. Surety the most outrageous notion in science is thai observalions, measurements and brainpower can divine the origins of the universe. Yet beginning In me1960s, when asfronomefJ detected radiation that permeales the cosmos and explained It as the whisper of a -big bangthaI started the universe. they have done Just that. ·One of the most basic questions Is wh...

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effect of CEO characteristics and firm reputation on performance after conducting mergers acquisition. The object this research is companies that carry out acquisitions listed Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2014-2018. Design/methodology/approach: In selecting sample, used a purposive sampling method. uses SmartPLS program analyze data. Compa...

If the multiple dualities in Antigone are considered an intragenerational context, i.e. as concordant conflicts Antigone's lifetime, then plot of drama might be perceived stochastic and rather unpredictable to its catastrophic outcome, destruction all protagonists, while their polis is entrapped a seemingly unstable equilibrium. But if viewed transgenerational final episode chain dramatic inter...

Most theoretical and empirical approaches to nationalism not only distinguish between ethnic civic notions of national belonging but also differentiate identity from hubris, pride, attachment. In this research note, we examine recently published on nationalist sentiments in the United States that takes a different approach. The study question, ‘Varieties American Popular Nationalism' by Bonikow...

Abstract Background/Purpose: This work is focused on the variables that influence outcomes of mergers and acquisitions, by learning from past mistakes, adopt better strategies make wiser decisions to enhance their acquisitions. Using a qualitative approach, this research contributes existing knowledge acquisitions performance exploring cultural, managerial organizational factors dimensions thro...

Theories from traditional finance (e.g. agency theory) are not suitable for impression management research as they are based on fundamental assumptions of manager and investor rationality. For the assumption that impression management results in capital misallocations to hold true requires alternative theoretical perspectives. This paper develops theoretical perspectives on corporate narrative ...

This article describes the basic principles of belief-importance (belimp) theory and tests them in two empirical studies. Belimp theory hypothesizes that personality traits confer a propensity to perceive convergences and divergences between our belief that we can attain goals and the importance that we place on these goals. Belief and importance are conceptualized as two coordinates, together ...