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The MAER Vol.35 Distributed by EBSCO
CONTENTS
Research Article 1
A Closed-System Model Of Formal Organizations: Redistribution And Reciprocity Arrangements
Prof. NovatorovEV* (1)
(1.) Department of Management, Higher School of Economics, National Research University, Russia
Research Article 2
A Concentration Model Of Firm-Level Shareholder Protection
Prof. Christopher von Koch* (1), Prof. Ola Nilsson (2), Prof. MicaelJönsson(3), Dr. Jeff Anderssonand(4)
and Prof. Erik Matthiesen(5)
(1. 2. 3. 4. 5.) School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University, Sweden
Research Article 3
The Determinants Of Pacific Asia’s Open-End Funds : Operational Risk, Fund Performance And Investors Protection.
Prof. Robin H Luo* (1)
(1.) School of Economics and Finance, Wuhan University, China
Research Article 4
The Explicative Variables Of The Attitudes Of The “Connected” Generation In Institutional Configuration
G Martin Izzo(1) and ShazaW Ezzi2* (2)
(1.) Fulbright Scholar, Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, King AbdulazizUniversity, Saudi Arabia
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(2.) Department of Marketing, King AbdulazizUniversity, Saudi Arabia
Research Article 5:
An Examination Of The Relationship Among Exchange Rate Volatility, Trade Intensity And Economic Growth In A Multivariate Setting
Dr. Ram N. Agarwal (1)*
(1.) OYA Graduate School of Business, University Uttara Malaysia, Malaysia
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Anyone
who has studied the use of information technology as a competitive weapon has
encountered the name Charlie Feld. Mr. Feld led the Management Services
Department of Frito-Lay during the 1980s when he pioneered one of the earliest
applications of information systems used to generate a competitive advantage.
No less than eleven Harvard Business School case studies document the work of
Mr. Feld during his tenure at Frito-Lay, covering the period starting when
Feld was hired at Frito-Lay in 1981 through his departure in 1992. So, when
Blind Spot appeared in the results of this reviewer’s regular search for
new and innovative books, it had to be considered for review. And this
reviewer knows the reader will not be disappointed.
There are literally dozens of books from the mundane to the excellent that
discuss and recommend methods and practices for aligning IT with the
organization. Further, there is the ubiquitous chapter in just about every
MIS textbook on the same subject. However, almost all of these books deal
with the subject of strategic alignment from the perspective that it is the
CIO’s responsibility to align the IS strategic plan with that of the
business. In Blind Spot, Feld makes the case that ...
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