infonet-economy

In this contribution, I suggest activating the notion of atmospheres as a heuristic device to empirically research affects. I will argue that analysing the composition of atmospheres allows one to take into account three key dimensions of affects: their spatio-materiality, their sensuality and their (in)stability. Building on a process understanding of atmospheres, I reflect on how…

Theoretical and empirical work on banking emphasizes the role of banks in overcoming information asymmetries and agency problems between borrowers and lenders. This paper investigates the importance of bank ownership in determining the sorts of customers that a bank serves, and consequently, the sorts of information problems a bank lender chooses to address. Using survey data for…

Innovation is a key determinant of long-term success for family firms. We apply a multiple case study research design to investigate the relationship between stories that are shared among family members across generations and the family firms' innovations. We derive a set of eight propositions suggesting that founder focus is negatively, and family focus is positively…

Some eight years on from the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 it seems clear that this measure has achieved little in the way of substantive change in the credit rating industry. The new law did not prevent the series of rating failures that have contributed to the global financial crisis that started in summer 2007.

What lies at the heart of this regulatory…

In 1965, the need for design management as project management was voiced at a time when new forms of consumerism became affordable for the masses. However, in an environment of disruptive change, in which "age of less" consumption is propagated, when digital technologies allow for new business models and distribution channels without intermediaries, design as a company…

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We argue that greater availability of financial support by the family for creating a new venture entails stronger financial and non-financial obligations. Cognizant of these obligations, potential founders anticipate negative performance implications for the planned firm and threats to the family system in the case of their non-fulfillment. We thus postulate that the formation of…