We develop a theoretical model to describe and explain variation in corporate governance
among advanced capitalist economies, identifying the social relations and institutional …

This paper develops an organizational approach to corporate governance and assesses
the effectiveness of corporate governance and implications for policy. Most corporate …

We present a critique of corporate governance research grounded in agency theory and
propose that cross-national comparison of corporate governance should consider how the …

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a pervasive topic in the business literature,
but has largely neglected the role of institutions. This introductory article to the Special …

In spite of extensive research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its link with economic
and social performance, few studies have investigated the institutional determinants of …

Students tend to enter college when college appeals to them, when appropriate college
choices are available, and when at least one of the available colleges has a larger value than …

Martin Höpner's paper was written to structure discussions at a workshop of the ‘Complementarity
Project’, which was held in Paris, 26–27 September 2003. The project was organized …

This paper examines the role of institutional analysis within the field of international
business (IB) studies. Within IB, institutions matter, but the view of institutions tends to be “thin”, …

In this article, we examine the state of the art in comparative and international corporate
governance by identifying the key research questions, main concepts, and paradigms of …

In this paper we analyse the comparative capitalisms literature, which encompasses several
analytical frameworks, but shares common concerns in understanding the institutional …