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National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
 15 Kent Ridge Drive, Level 4
Singapore 119245
Singapore, , 117592
Singapore
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Demographic Information

Number of full-time MBA students (2011): 

103

Number of part-time MBA students (2011): 

31

Total duration of full-time MBA program: 

37 months

MBA faculty (Fall 2010): 

177

Females as percent of student body: 

37%


Description of MBA Program: 

The NUS Business School offers the "Best of East and West" in Business Education and Research. The NUS MBA is a modern, challenging and stimulating program that focuses on modern business principles strongly contextualized to global and Asian business practices.


The NUS Business School has long understood the importance of the broader social context of business, and of the roles and responsibilities of organizations and their leaders within this context. One example is the course "Business and the Environment," which was first included in the curriculum in the 1980s to address issues related to corporate social responsibility. The emphasis on social and environmental issues continues today through several core and elective courses across disciplines. We believe that formal attention in the classroom is essential to build awareness and interest.


The School has a particular strength in corporate governance-related issues, and conducts seminars, forums and conferences related to the governance of business organizations. A dedicated research centre within the School, the Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Centre has focused on seminars aimed at improving governance in non-profit and non-government organizations. A complementary effort has focused on improving financial management of NGOs. Another research centre in the School, the Saw Centre for Financial Studies, has taken the lead in offering guidance on financial management in charities and non-profit organizations. We believe that improved governance and financial management of non-profits organizations will lead to major improvements in their effectiveness and contributions. The School also plays important roles in local and international rankings of corporate transparency and social responsibility.


Our students are aware of their responsibilities in the areas of social and environmental impact of business.



How does the MBA program 'walk the talk' of social and environmental impact?: 

NUS Business School set up the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (CSEP) which aims to advance social entrepreneurship and philanthropy research and education, as well as enhance the community development efforts of the university's students, alumni, staff and other stakeholders.


These are the key areas that are currently being developed:

  • research on social entrepreneurship and philanthropy in the Singapore and Asian contexts;
  • academic conferences and public seminars and forums on social entrepreneurship and philanthropy to increase understanding and awareness;
  • development of case studies of social entrepreneurs, social enterprises, philanthropists and philanthropic organizations for use in teaching;
  • development of courses on social entrepreneurship for students;
  • development of social enterprise management programs and non-profit management programs for management, staff and volunteers of non-profit organizations and social enterprises;
  • consulting practicum, internship and attachment opportunities with social enterprises and non-profit organizations for students;
  • support for students and alumni in their community involvement projects with local and overseas non-profit organizations and social enterprises.







 

Academic Department

Course Name: Asia Pacific Business
Instructor: Dr. Andreas Birnik

This course seeks to develop an understanding of international business in an Asia-Pacific context. The course is structured around three key themes: environmental analysis, international growth and multinational management. In the environmental analysis section, we will develop an understanding of concepts, frameworks and theories that can be used to understand the international business environment from different perspectives relating to the economy, culture and politics.

Course Name: Management Practicum
Instructor: Bob Fleming

The basic objective of the practicum aims to uncover the drivers of funding of MAG International’s work in Asia through visits to potential donating enterprises; discussions with fund raising organizations). Currently, we have two groups of students doing this MAG Management Practicum. Another group of student is also planning to do with Singapore Heart Foundation.

MAG's objectives:

- To save lives and build futures by implementing innovative solutions for conflict-affected communities.

- To enable governments and institutions to address the needs of conflict-affected communities through funding MAG’s activities.

- To work with partners who share our impact-driven approach to enable people to escape from poverty caused by conflict.

- To create awareness and secure public contributions to help us to provide an effective response to the wider problems caused by the presence of remnants of conflict.

In order to reach our overall objective of saving lives and building futures, MAG’s approach is progressive, enabling, responsive and impact-driven.

Course Name: Managerial Decision Making and Ethical Values/ Corporate Social Responsibility
Instructor: Bob Fleming

In today’s business environment, companies and individuals must act responsibly to gain a competitive advantage. Businesses now should be operating on a bottom line that consists not only of revenue but also includes an evaluation of ethical treatment, environmental protection and community contribution.

In this highly participative course, we will examine Code of Ethics from both an Individual and Corporate perspective as well as looking at how leading companies have created a Global Leadership Network that impacts Communities. The Code of Ethics applies to Customers, Shareholders/Employees and the Communities in which they operate.

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) deals with strategic issues that a corporation undertakes to provide a triple bottom line of revenue, environmental impact and community support. This includes outright social and monetary contributions as well as building sustainable business models where businesses must serve the community and protect the environment.

The course objective is to provide a practical business framework and not simply engage in philosophical discussions.

Course Name: MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Instructor: Lim Chin, Jason Shachat

Managerial Economics is about exposing the students to a rigorous foundation in microeconomics, game theory and industrial organization. It aims to develop students’ capacity to analyze the economic environment in which business entities operate and understand how managerial decisions can vary under different constraints that each economic environment places on a manager’s pursuit of its goals, focusing on analyzing the functioning of markets and the economic behavior of firms and other economic agents. Some sessions evaluate the concept of public goods and externalities, with a particular focus on business impact on the environment.

Course Name: Negotiations and Conflict Resolution
Instructor: Chia Ho Beng

This course aims to teach and enhance negotiation and conflict resolution skills; to allow participants to interact and share different perspectives to conflict resolution; and to adopt an open and experiential approach to allow participants to reflect, contribute, and relate their life experiences to participation. The theory of negotiation and conflict resolution will be introduced through short lectures, discussions, and papers. Participants are then expected to apply and demonstrate the acquired knowledge through practice negotiations, mediations, and one-on-one difficult conversations. This class addresses issues of cross cultural differences in patterns of negotiation and communication, and how these may affect conflict and the resolution of such conflicts.

Type of Offering

SE Talk by Prof Albert Teo, Dir CSEP
Date: July, 2009

SE Talk by Prof Albert Teo, Dir CSEP at ITE East Campus

"Social Entrepreneurship in the Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong contexts" was the theme of the talk given by Prof Teo at the ITE College East for its lecturers on social enterprises (SEs) and its related case studies in the local, asian and global contexts. This is part of a joint effort between CSEP & Social Service Training Institute (SSTI) from the National Council of Social Services (NCSS) to raise awareness in institutions like the ITE that have business and social enterprise programs. A similar program was conducted by Prof Teo for the LKYSPP-SSTI Senior Management Program for Non-Profits.

CSEP – UBS Philanthropic Breakfast Talk
Date: July, 2009

CSEP – UBS Philanthropic Breakfast Talk

Together with UBS’s Philanthropic and Wealth Management division, CSEP hosted this breakfast talk for invited guests only to hear Jet Li, the actor and founder of The One Foundation, talk about his motivation and his aspiration for the foundation

PHILANTHROPY SPEAKER SERIES
Date: April, 2010

The Green Company & Global Philanthropy by Dr Feng Lun, Chairman of Beijing Vantone Industrial Co Ltd, Beijing Vantone Real Estate Co Ltd and World Future Foundation Ltd

Dr Feng Lun, Founder of the World Future Foundation Ltd (WFF) and Chairman of the Beijing Vantone Industrial Co Ltd, was the Inaugural Speaker for the Philanthropy Speaker Series of the Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy at the NUS Business School.

In his talk on 1 April 2010, entitled "The Green Company and Global Philanthropy", Dr Feng shared his experience and perspectives on philanthropy, and also spoke on maintaining a fine balance between business development and social responsibility.

Besides giving a talk, Dr Feng was also at NUS to present his gift of US$50,000 to establish the "World Future Foundation PhD Prize in Environmental and Sustainability Research". NUS is honoured to receive this gift.

The WFF is a charitable foundation registered in Singapore. Like the WFF, the Beijing Vantone Foundation is also founded by Dr Feng, and it is committed to the building of green communities and R&D of new technology in the area of conservation and environmental protection. Dr Feng is a strong advocate for desertification control in Alxa, a Chinese prefecture located in Inner Mongolia. He attended the Copenhagen Climate Conference and gave aid to rebuild schools in Haiti after a massive earthquake hit the country. Dr Feng is also one of the movers and shakers of the Chinese real estate industry, having made significant contributions towards its development and moral image.

Social Impact Club, NUS MBA: CSR Inaugural Kaleidoscope conference
Date: October, 2009

Social Impact Club, NUS MBA: CSR Inaugural Kaleidoscope conference

Dir of CSEP, Prof Albert Teo was guest speaker at the inaugural launch of the MBA CSR Kaleidoscope Series. CSEP is a supporter of the SI club and have collaborated with them on several community-centered social inquiry studies and fund-raising projects. Guest panelists at the conference include CSR Asia, INSEAD, JWT Advertising, Asia-Pacific Breweries and Singapore Compact for CSR.

CSR Kaleidoscope 2009 made its debut on 8 October as the first conference on CSR - conceptualised, planned, organised and implemented solely by NUS MBA Students.

The conference was attended by 200 students from leading business schools like INSEAD, ESSEC, NTU, SMU, S.P Jain attending the event. Ms Jessica Tan, MP and Managing Director of Microsoft Operations Pte. Ltd. Singapore was the Guest-of-Honour and her keynote address encapsulated the willingness of the Singapore government to address CSR and the CSR initiatives that Microsoft has taken over the past few years.

There were also two other informative discussions on ‘Is Socially responsible Advertising possible in a competitive landscape?' and the 'Can CSR serve as a competitive advantage for firms, post-economic crisis?', chaired by Mr Jorg Dietzel and Dr Jayanth Narayanan respectively.

NUS TiE: Talk on Social Entrepreneurship
Date: November, 2009

NUS TiE: Talk on Social Entrepreneurship

TiE NUS Youth Team is the latest student-centered entrepreneurial club in NUS whose objectives is to expose fellow students to different forms of entrepreneurship and the opportunities available those segments. Speaking at the launch of their inaugural event was Prof Albert Teo and student social entrepreneur, Aseem Thakur, marketing director of www.give.sg, a website-based social enterprise, also financed by CSEP.

Adidas BIZAD RUN 2011
Date: January, 2011

The inaugural Adidas BIZAD RUN 2011, will be held on Sunday, 16 January 2011, at the NUS Kent Ridge Campus. This also marks the 10th anniversary of the NUS Business School Alumni Association (NUSBSA). Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports will grace this prominent event as the guest-of-honor.

BIZAD RUN 2011 seeks to engage and foster bonding amongst the Students, Alumni and Faculty through inculcating the spirit of compassion and care.

Funds raised will go towards fund-raising efforts for the following organizations - Fei Yue Community Services, Towner Gardens School and The New Charis Mission.

More than 500 are expected to take to the road for the first Bizad annual Charity Run.

For your reference, here are the details of the event:

Time - 0800 am

Date - 16 Jan 2011, Sunday

Venue - Mochtar Riady Building

Dress Code - Smart Casual (Short Sleeved / Polo Shirt and Pants)

SEFFY forum
Type: Forum
Date: August, 2009

SEFFY forum

The Social Entrepreneurship Forum For Youths (SEFFY), was held to promote social entrepreneurship among youths. The event comprised of talks by successful and young social entrepreneurs from around the world and included a carnival of local social enterprises.

Here in Conversation, Mr Ali Raza Khan, a speaker at SEFFY shares with SEforum his experiences running the Youth Engagement Services (YES) Network in Pakistan. Khan is the Founder and Director of YES Network Pakistan and is also an Ashoka Fellow.

NUS AIESEC SE Forum
Type: Forum
Date: January, 2009

NUS AIESEC SE Forum

AIESEC NUS is a university student-centered organization that promotes entrepreneurship among young people. It has affiliations world-wide. The event, (u)SE Week :Empowering Youths to become Social Entrepreneurs was funded by CSEP, and included a series of events like the bazaar and exhibition, interactive workshop, forum and social enterprises experiential visits. (u)SE Week is geared towards raising awareness about social entrepreneurship in Singapore and aspiring youths to become social entrepreneurs while at the same time providing a platform for social enterprises to showcase their initiatives to the youths and the public.

Exhibition
Type: X-Stigma Exhibition
Date: September, 2009

X-Stigma Exhibition

As part of their final year project, students from the Business School, funded by CSEP, and working with Dignity Links Limited (a non-profit organization) and the Institute of Mental Health’s Early Psychosis Intervention program organized the “X-Stigma” competition, an event held to raise public awareness of mental health issues and to help reduce the stigma attached to individuals coping with this condition. The event was held at the National Library.

CSEP Launch
Type: Launch
Date: August, 2009

CSEP Launch

The flagship for the Business School’s center for social entrepreneurship and philanthropy was launched officially with a check presentation from the Center’s beneficiary, The Lee Choon Guan Trust. GOH was President of NUS, Dr Tan Chorh Chuan and VIPs included CSEP BOA, Business School alumni, social entrepreneurs and other non-profit organizations and partners working with CSEP. Guest speakers included social enterprise and entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation. Surprise presentations came from Business School students currently engaged in on-going student SE projects.

Gawad Kalinga: Book Launch (Sep 10, 2009)
Type: Book Launch
Date: September, 2009

Gawad Kalinga: Book Launch

In collaboration with CSEP, GK Hope Initiative launched the title book, “Builder of Dreams” by GK founder Antonio Meloto at the Shaw Foundation Alumni House Auditorium. Gawad Kalinga is a non-profit organization based in Manila, Philippines, created to address the homeless, the non-educated and the poor in the slums of Manila city. Many of our students are engaged with GK in the Philippines as part of their Consultancy Practicum (CP) in their final year.

Mohammed bin Rashid Fellows Programme

Overview:

The Fellows Program aims to identify talented and ambitious youth from across the region, and offer them scholarships to pursue graduate studies in management, finance or leadership at top-notch international universities. The programme will cover all financial costs related to tuition, books, accommodation, stipend and travel for the full duration of the Fellowship. Upon completion of their studies, the Fellows are legally bound to return to the region for at least two years of employment in the public or private sector.

Eligibility:

This highly competitive programme will award 2-5 fellowships annually per partner university to qualified candidates who demonstrate leadership capabilities, dedication and commitment to the region’s human and socio-economic progress. Nationals from 22 regional countries are eligible to apply. These countries are: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.

Selection Criteria:

The qualified candidate, who must also possess professional experience in the region, should submit a completed MBRF Fellows application. Additionally, he/she must show intellectual maturity, social awareness, ethical consciousness and a strong commitment to the Arab world and the region, and its development needs.

A successful candidate’s application should reveal that he/she is a professionally experienced, motivated individual with the potential to make a positive impact in the Arab world and the region. These attributes must be outlined in a clear, concise and compelling manner.

While an interview is not compulsory, in some cases, MBRF may feel that an interview would shed more light on the candidate’s merit.

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Ian Ferguson Scholarship

The scholarship aims to provide financial assistance to students who have distinguished themselves through volunteer work at NGOs or charitable organisations to pursue the NUS MBA. One scholarship of S$28, 000 will be awarded each year. Selection criteria: Overall qualifications of the candidate - Financial need - Active participation in volunteer work at approved NGOs or charitable organisations. Conditions of scholarship: The recipient is required to maintain an average CAP of 3.5 throughout the programme. Failure to comply will nullify the scholarship.

ADB (Asian Development Bank) Internship

ADB (Asian Development Bank) Internship program NUS MBA is also a partner institution for the ADB (Asian Development Bank) Internship program, which sponsors a series of social development projects in Asia annually. NUS MBA has been helping ADB in promoting their recent internship opportunities and selection is still in progress.

Lien Foundation Scholarship for Social Service Leaders

The Lien Foundation Scholarship for Social Service Leaders is a prestigious postgraduate scholarship open to outstanding staff from voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) and members of the public. The Scholarship aims to support candidates excellent academic records, a notable performance record and potential to take up leadership positions in VWOs. Scholars can pursue the full-time or part-time NUS MBA.

The Scholarship provides:

Tuition fees

A maintenance allowance for full-time students

A book allowance and other compulsory fees

Eligibility requirements:

Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident

Good academic results, with a good Honours degree and GCE A Level results

Strong track record of leadership and initiation of innovative/major projects

Strong commitment to the social service sector

Additional criteria for staff of VWOs:

Outstanding track record in social services

Minimum 3 years of service in a VWO

Strong recommendation from Executive Director/Chairman/President of the governing Board

Additional criteria for the public:

Possess relevant work experience (in management) with strong determination to work in the sector

Good track record in social or community services

Conditions of scholarship:

Applicants must be prepared to fulfill a bond in VWOs and other social service agencies upon completion of their studies. The duration of the bond will depend on the nature and value of the scholarship.

www.ncss.org.sg/lien

The Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organizations
Business School Housing? No
Number of Faculty: 5
Contact Name: Chok Sin Ho
Contact Email: bizhcs@nus.edu.sg

The Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organizations was officially established in January 2003 by the NUS Business School and is hosted by the Department of Finance and Accounting.

The mission is to research, disseminate and promote best practices in corporate governance and financial reporting.

The objectives of the Center are to:
- Conduct high-quality academic research in the areas of corporate governance and financial reporting
- Undertake applied projects in corporate governance and financial reporting that are relevant to practice and policy-making, either independently or in collaboration with industry and governmental organizations;
- Disseminate the results and practical implications of academic and applied research to practitioners and policy-makers;
- Organize industry conferences and seminars in corporate governance and financial reporting, either independently or in collaboration with relevant organizations , including the area of corporate social responsibility;
- Produce case studies that illustrate relevant corporate governance and financial reporting issues.

Reforming Governance in the Non-Profit Sector: Implementing Good Corporate Governance Practices focused on addressing the question of how to implement the spirit of the Code of Governance for Charities and Institutions of Public Character (IPCs) by providing practical, timely advice and hands-on tools and checklists that boards of charities and IPCs can adapt to use to address the implementation issues relating to the adoption of the Code. It also discussed how charities and IPCs can develop and implement a whistleblowing policy to further enhance their internal control and governance. To cater to the large Mandarin-speaking community in the charity sector, a session in Mandarin on the Code of Governance was held.

NUS Business School's Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthrophy (CSEP)
Business School Housing? No
Number of Faculty: 3
Contact Name: ALBERT TEO
Contact Email: albertteo@nus.edu.sg

"The NUS Business School's Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (CSEP) was set up to advance research and education in social entrepreneurship and philanthropy, as well as enhance the social entrepreneurial, philanthropic, and community development efforts of the university's students and alumni.

It aims to be a champion of effective corporate social responsibility practices among businesses; and a leader in education on social entrepreneurship and non-profit management in Singapore and Asia.

The programs CSEP will focus on are as follows:

research on social entrepreneurship and philanthropy in the Singapore and Asian contexts;

academic conferences, public seminars and forums on social entrepreneurship and philanthropy to increase understanding and awareness;

development of case studies of social entrepreneurs, social enterprises, philanthropists and philanthropic organizations for use in teaching;

development of courses on social entrepreneurship for students;

development of social enterprise management programs and non-profit management programs for management, staff and volunteers of non-profit organizations and social enterprises;

consulting practicum, internship and attachment opportunities with social enterprises and non-profit organizations for students;

support for students and alumni in their community involvement projects with local and international non-profit organizations and social enterprises.

"

SAW Center for Financial Studies
Business School Housing? No
Contact Name: Wendy Lim
Contact Email: sawcentre@nus.edu.sg

"The Saw Center for Financial studies was established at the National University of Singapore on 01 December 2003. The Center is named after a distinguished NUS alumnus Professor Saw Swee Hock, whose generous endowed gift has enabled the founding of this Center to pursue its goals of leading-edge financial research and education. The Saw Center is situated within the vibrant community of the renowned NUS Business School.

The Saw Center's purpose is to conduct quality research, educational activities and training programmes related to the financial services industry. With the resources of the University and active contribution from industry professionals, we are a resource center that will benefit both academics and practitioners.

It has also conducted activities related to the non-profit and non-government organization sectors. An example is publication of a book from the Saw Center Financial Studies Series, entitled Good Practices for Managing Charity Funds, by Mr Peter Lai Hock Meng and Dr Joseph Lim Young Sain.

It has also hosted events from its Saw Center Public Talk, like the CFA Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct, by

CFA Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct

Mr Oh Tuan Chim, CFA, Head of Compliance, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore

28 March 2009, Saturday, 10am - 12noon, LT 17, NUS Business School.

"

MBA Social Impact Club

The MBA Social Impact Club was launched on Oct 15th, 2008 and was grazed by Vernon Kang, the CEO of the Singapore Heart Foundation, Associate Professor Bob Fleming and Associate Professor Albert Teo, eminent faculty in the social responsibility field.

The MBA Social Impact Club was launched with the vision of the club to provide it's members with hands-on experience in social responsibility and to also provide a platform to collaborate with thought leaders in the field.

For this purpose the club has created partnerships with global organizations, local organizations and with other business schools. Besides placing members in live projects, the club also plans to host four events annually based on the themes of Health, Environment, Education and Sport. Driven by a core committee, the club has grown to a strength of 50 members.

MBA Business Women's Club

The Mission of the club is to enable the personal and career development of women in business by laying the foundations for a powerful network of female business leaders. NUS MBA Women's Club has partnered with Aidha and XSProject to create a business plan competition targeted at creating real businesses with <$5K and increasing Global Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability. Aidha has also opened their doors to receive NUS MBA students to provide real consulting for the creation of businesses.

Big Business Owners in Politics
Author(s): Yupana W

This paper investigates a little studied but common mechanism that firms use to obtain state favors: business owners themselves seeking election to top office. Using Thailand as a research setting, we find that the more business owners rely on government concessions or the wealthier they are, the more likely they are to run for top office. Once in power, the market valuation of their firms increases dramatically. Surprisingly, the political power does not influence the financing strategies of their firms. Instead, business owners in top offices use their policy-decision powers to implement regulations and public policies favorable to their firms. Such policies hinder not only domestic competitors but also foreign investors. As a result, these politically connected firms are able to capture more market share.

Journal Title: Review of Financial Studies (Oxford University Press) Volume: 22 Edition: 65 Page Numbers: 2311-2168
Differences in Perspective and the Influence of Charitable Appeals: When Imagining Oneself as the Victim Is Not Beneficial
Author(s): Iris Hung

Advertisements often stimulate consumers to imagine themselves in a situation in which they would personally benefit from using the product being advertised. However, when an advertisement is intended to induce consumers to benefit someone else (e.g., to donate money for relief of disaster victims), stimulating them to imagine themselves in the situation confronting the beneficiary can sometimes conflict with the image they form of themselves as a potential helper. This conflict in imagined perspective can decrease the advertisement's effectiveness. Five studies confirm this hypothesis. When participants took the perspective of the beneficiary at the time they read an appeal for help, characteristics of the appeal that increased the ease with which they could imagine the situation from this perspective (e.g., a picture of the victim) had a positive effect on both their urge to help and the amount of money they donated. However, when they had an a priori disposition to take the perspective of a potential donor at the time they read the appeal, these same characteristics decreased the appeal's effectiveness.

Journal Title: Journal of Marketing Research (American Marketing Association) Volume: 46 Edition: 3 Page Numbers: 431-434
Does the stock market see a zero or small positive earnings surpirse as a red flag?
Author(s): M S H Shih; C T KEUNG

This study shows that firms collectively incur a cost for managing earnings and analyst expectations to meet earnings forecasts. We compare the coefficient in the regression of abnormal stock returns on earnings surprise (the earnings response coefficient [ERC]) across ranges of earnings surprises. The ERC for earnings surprises in the range [0, 1(sic)] is significantly lower than ERCs for earnings surprises in adjacent ranges for firm-quarters in the early and mid 2000s, but not for those in the 1990s. The results are robust to controlling for the sign of estimated discretionary accruals and the trajectory of analyst earnings forecasts. We further find that investors are right to be skeptical about earnings surprises in the range [0, 1(sic)]. The relation of future earnings surprise with current earnings surprise is more negative for current earnings surprises in that range than for those in any other range. Evidence also suggests analysts react negatively to earnings surprises in that range.

Journal Title: Journal of Accounting Research Volume: 48 Edition: 1 Page Numbers: 105-135
Ethical preferences for influencing superiors: A 41-Society Study
Author(s): R D Arvey; Zhang Z

With a 41-society sample of 9990 managers and professionals, we used hierarchical linear modeling to investigate the impact of both macro-level and micro-level predictors on subordinate influence ethics. While we found that both macro-level and micro-level predictors contributed to the model definition, we also found global agreement for a subordinate influence ethics hierarchy. Thus our findings provide evidence that developing a global model of subordinate ethics is possible, and should be based upon multiple criteria and multilevel variables. Journal of International Business Studies (2009) 40, 1022-1045. doi:10.1057/jibs.2008.109

Journal Title: Journal of Business Venturing Volume: 40 Edition: 6 Page Numbers: 1022-1045
Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationships between age, job complexity, and work performance
Author(s): M Frese

Focus on opportunities is a cognitive-motivational facet of occupational future time perspective that describes how many new goals, options, and possibilities individuals expect to have in their personal work-related futures. This study examined focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationships between age and work performance and between job complexity and work performance. In addition, it was expected that job complexity buffers the negative relationship between age and focus on opportunities and weakens the negative indirect effect of age on work performance. Results of mediation, moderation, and moderated mediation analyses with data collected from 168 employees in 41 organizations (mean age = 40.22 years, SD = 10.43, range = 19-64 years) as well as 168 peers providing work performance ratings supported the assumptions. The findings suggest that future studies on the role of age for work design and performance should take employees' focus on opportunities into account. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Journal Title: Journal of Vocational Behavior Volume: 76 Edition: 3 Page Numbers: 374-386
How do corporate governance model differences affect foreign direct investment in emerging economies
Author(s): C N Chung

This study examines the impact of national corporate governance models on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in emerging economies. We consider three potential mechanisms, and conduct an empirical test of how family ownership and control in large group-affiliated firms in Taiwan affect joint venture investment from US and Japanese firms during the period 1988-1998. Results support the neo-institutional perspective of FDI developed in this study: the home-country corporate governance models are likely to shape foreign firms' choice of local partners.

Journal Title: Journal of International Business Studies Volume: 40 Edition: 3 Page Numbers: 444-467
Leader's relational authenticity and followers' assessments of transformational leadership
Author(s): Spitzmuller Z

Responding to calls for a more positive and holistic perspective on leadership, Gardner, Avolio, Luthans, May, and Walumbwa (2005), Ilies, Morgeson, and Nahrgang (2005), and Luthans and Avolio (2003) have discussed the concept of authentic leadership. However, up to this point, little is known on how leader authenticity influences leader relationships with followers. Consistent with the overall theme of this special issue, we seek to fill this gap by investigating empirically how leader authenticity predicts transformational leadership behaviours. Specifically, we focus on relational authenticity as a component of authenticity because it has been argued to be particularly salient for interpersonal relationships (Ilies et al., 2005). We further propose that leader authenticity is associated with a greater convergence of followers' perceptions of transformational leadership behaviours. Finally, we predict that not all group members will be influenced by leader authenticity to the same extent. Instead, we hypothesize and find that more critical group members are especially likely to be positively influenced by leader authenticity.

Journal Title: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology Volume: 19 Edition: 3 Page Numbers: 304-332
Never Waste a Good Crisis: an Historical Perspective on Comparative Corporate Governance
Author(s): Bernard B Y

Different economics at different times use different institutional arrangements to constrain the people entrusted with allocating capital and other resources. Comparative financial histories show these corporate governance regimes to be largely stable through time, but capable of occasional dramatic change in response to a severe crisis. Legal origin, language, culture, religion, accidents of history (path dependence), and other factors affect these changes because they affect how people and societies solve problems.

Journal Title: Annual Review of Financial Economics Volume: 1 Edition: Page Numbers: 145-179
Outsourcing suppliers as downstream competitors: Biting the hand that feeds
Author(s): Lim, W S; S J Tan

In this paper, we highlight an aspect of supplier opportunism in the outsourcing paradox that has largely been ignored by extant research - the supplier as a direct competitor of the buyer firm. In light of this paradox, we offer a game-theoretic framework in which we identify conditions under which firms could alleviate or mitigate this outsourcing problem. Our results show that apart from transaction costs, firm-level capabilities (both ordinary and dynamic) play important roles in determining the make only, buy only, or make-and-buy options a firm could exercise in countering the threat of the supplier as a potential competitor in the downstream marketplace. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Journal Title: Europearn Journal of Operational Research Volume: 203 Edition: 2 Page Numbers: 360 -369
Regulatory focus theory, trust and privacy concern
Author(s): Wirtz J

Relationship marketing typically requires organizations to continually collect customer information. Two distinct approaches coexist to encourage customers to disclose information: reducing privacy concern and building trust, which in the past have been examined in isolation. In the present study, regulatory focus theory is used to integrate both approaches and examine their distinct response behaviors concurrently. The findings are robust across two studies with different methods and contexts. As suggested in the proposed model, trust and privacy concern are the two central mediating variables with differentiated effects on promotion and prevention-focused behaviors. Specifically, trust mediates fairness perceptions on promotion-focused behaviors (i.e., relational behavior, relationship investment, and repatronage intentions), whereas privacy concern mediates fairness perceptions on prevention-focused behaviors (i.e., defensive, deflective, and disruptive behaviors). Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

Journal Title: Journal of Service Research Volume: 12 Edition: 2 Page Numbers: 190-207
Rule breaking in adolescence and entrepreneurial status: An empirical investigation
Author(s): R D Arvey

Entrepreneurship researchers contend that many entrepreneurs are rule breakers in order to succeed in their venturing processes. Few studies have examined the longitudinal relationship between negative forms of rule breaking in adolescence and entrepreneurial status in adulthood. Drawing upon Willis' [Willis, R.H. 1963. Two dimensions of conformity-nonconformity. Sociometry 26: 499-513.] theory on nonconformity, this study hypothesizes a positive relationship between an individual's modest rule breaking in adolescence and entrepreneurial status. Results (N=165) support this hypothesis and also show that modest rule breaking serves as a mediator in the relationship between risk propensity and entrepreneurial status. These results have important implications for entrepreneurs' ethical decision making. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

Journal Title: Journal of Business Venturing Volume: 24 Edition: 5 Page Numbers: 436-447
Self-monitoring, status, and justice-related information flow
Author(s): Fang RL

We develop and test a multi-level interactive model of the relationships among self-monitoring, co-workers' formal and informal status, and justice-related information flow in a scenario-based field study of 4,011 unique relationships collected from 84 respondents. We predict that individuals high in self-monitoring, because they attend more carefully to social cues and have higher levels of expressive control, will be more likely than low self-monitors to intend to seek, accept, and provide justice-related information as a function of their co-workers' formal status, the size of their co-workers' networks, and the advantageousness of their co-workers' position in the networks (betweenness centrality). This cross-level interaction hypothesis receives strong support in terms of co-workers' network size, limited support in terms of co-workers' betweenness centrality, and no support in terms of co-workers' formal status. We address the implications of these findings for the literature on self-monitoring, social construction of organizational justice, and social networks, as well as the strengths and limitations of our approach.

Journal Title: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology Volume: 82 Edition: 4 Page Numbers: 405-430
Testosterone-status mismatch lowers collective efficacy in groups: Evidence from a slope-as-predictor multilevel structural equation model"
Author(s): J Narayanan; M Zyphur

The study of the biological underpinnings of behavior is in its nascent stages in the field of management. We study how the hormone testosterone (T) is related to status and collective efficacy in a group. We assessed salivary testosterone of 579 individuals in 92 teams. We find that T does not predict status within the group. We also tested the effects of a mismatch between T and status in the group on the collective efficacy of the group. Using a novel slope-as-predictor multilevel structural equation model, we find that the greater the mismatch between T and status in the group (i.e., the more negative the correlation among T and status), the lower is the collective efficacy of the group. We discuss the implications of our findings for the study of the biological underpinnings of group behavior in organizations. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Journal Title: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Volume: 110 Edition: 2 Page Numbers: 70-79
The genetic basis of entrepreneurship: Effects of gender and personality".
Author(s): R D Arvey

Extending previous research on the genetic underpinnings of entrepreneurship, we investigate gender differences in the genetic influences on the tendency of people to become entrepreneurs. We also examined two mediating variables through which genetic factors may impact this tendency: extraversion and neuroticism. Based on 1285 pairs of identical twins (449 male and 836 female pairs) and 849 pairs of same-sex fraternal twins (283 male and 566 female pairs), we found that females have a strong genetic influence and zero shared-environmental influences on their tendency to become entrepreneurs. In contrast, males show zero genetic influence, but a large shared-environmental influence. Extraversion and neuroticism mediate the genetic influences on women's tendency to become entrepreneurs, whereas extraversion mediates shared-environmental influences on men's tendency to become entrepreneurs. We discuss this sharp difference in genetic influences on entrepreneurship across gender groups and highlight the different challenges that men and women face in their entrepreneurial endeavors. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Journal Title: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Volume: 110 Edition: 2 Page Numbers: 93-107
The role of procedural justice and power distance in the relationship between high performance work systems and employee attitudes: A multilevel perspective
Author(s): Wu P C

This study examines the role of procedural justice and power distance in the relationship between high-performance work systems (HPWSs) and employee attitudes (affective commitment and job satisfaction). The study tests the mediating role of procedural justice on the relationships between HPWS and employee attitudes and the moderating role of power distance in this relationship. The results, based on a sample of 1,383 employees across 23 firms from three countries, indicate that HPWS is strongly related to employee attitudes. The results also indicate that procedural justice mediates the influence of HPWS on employee attitudes.

Journal Title: Journal of Management Volume: 35 Edition: 5 Page Numbers: 1228-1247