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Impact of Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions on Cross Cultural Leadership Effectiveness in Bangalore's IT Sector
No full text<p><strong><span>Abstract: </span></strong><span>This empirical study investigates the impact of Hofstede's cultural dimensions on cross cultural leadership effectiveness in Bangalore's IT sector. Through surveying 413 IT professionals, the study assesses the consistency and reliability of Hofstede's dimensions, explores their correlation with leadership effectiveness, and analyses their impact. Strong reliability and validity are demonstrated across constructs. Significant correlations are found between cultural dimensions and leadership effectiveness, with Hofstede's dimensions explaining a substantial proportion of variance in leadership effectiveness. Regression analysis supports the hypothesis that Hofstede's cultural dimensions significantly impact cross-cultural leadership effectiveness. These findings underscore the importance of incorporating cultural dimensions in cross-cultural leadership practices within multicultural IT environments.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>Keywords: </span></strong><span>Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions, Cross-Cultural Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness, Bangalore IT Sector, Multicultural Environments</span></p>
Capital Structure Theories and Firm-specific and Macroeconomic Factors: A Literature Review
No full text<p><strong><span>Abstract</span></strong><span>: Modigliani and Miller(1958) pioneered the notion of capital structure. Many scholars have reached conclusions that align with economic reality while loosening assumptions and enhancing and improving the theory of business capital structure. Relevant capital structure ideas have evolved into two stages: old and new. Old capital structure theory relies on rigid assumptions, such as conventional, MM, and tradeoff theories. The new capital structure theory incorporates modern analytical techniques, including market timing theory and signalling theory, as well as agency cost and superior order finance theories. Many factors of capital structure werefirm-specific and macroeconomic variables, asset turnover, profitability, firm age, firm size, asset tangibility, growth opportunity, volatility, non-debt tax shield, growth domestic product, and inflation rate. This paper reviews important literature from domestic and international sources, focuses on capital structure theory and its associated elements, and optimizes the theoretical framework for decision-making.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>Keywords</span></strong><span>: Capital Structure, Firm-Specific, Macroeconomic Factors</span></p>
Divergence in Environmental Performance and Intra-Industry Trade: Empirical Results for India
No full text<p><strong><span>Abstract: </span></strong><span>Given the growing awareness on climate change concerns, recourse to environmental provisions as effective measures is getting increasingly enshrined in both domestic and international policies. The possibility of environmental damage caused during production phase in the partner countries and the need to curb import of such products have motivated several countries to introduce environment-related trade instruments. India has always objected to the idea of incorporating environmental provisions in multilateral or bilateral trade negotiations, arguing that these concerns are best addressed within the United Nation Environmental Programme (UNEP) forums. However, in the recent past, the country had to agree for such provisions in its regional trade agreement (RTA) negotiations, with potential ramifications on both trade flows and intra-industry trade (IIT) patterns. Given this background, t</span><span>his study attempts to ascertain how dissimilarities in </span><span>environmental performance </span><span>may impact India’s IIT patterns</span><span>, in presence of resource endowment and technology level differences</span><span>. Interestingly, </span><span>India’s IIT-intensity is observed to be geared towards industrially superior countries characterized by relatively better environmental performance. The empirical results indicate that India needs to devise appropriate policies to rise up the value chain. </span></p>
<p><strong><span>Keywords:</span></strong><span> India, Environmental Performance Difference, Technology Difference, Intra-Industry Trade, Endowment Divergence</span></p>
<p><strong><span>JEL Classification Numbers</span></strong><span>: </span><span>F13, F14, F15, F18</span></p>
Does CSR Facilitate Post-Acquisition Integration? The Case of Distressed Mergers and Acquisitions
No full text<p><strong><span>Abstract: </span></strong><span>We examine the role of CSR in post-M&A integration for distressed M&As in India, where CSR spending is legally mandatory for firms. We find that for distressed M&As, increases in the target firm’s above-mandatory CSR and social CSR spending facilitate post-M&A integration. Also, if acquirers reduce their above-mandatory CSR and environmental CSR spending, integration improves. Finally, if both the acquirer and target spend too much or too little on voluntary CSR, it hinders integration. This supports shareholder expense and CSR overspending theories. We confirm the importance of CSR spending, compliance, and individual CSR dimensions on post-M&A integration for distressed M&As. </span></p>
<p><strong><span>Keywords: </span></strong><span>CSR, Distressed M&A, Compliance, Integration </span></p>
<p><strong><span> </span></strong><strong><span>JEL Classification Number: </span></strong><span>G33, G34, M14, M48</span></p>
URRUTIA LIBARONA, I (2018) "Grandes eventos en el espacio público" en José Ignacio Cubero Marcos e Iñaki Lasagabaster Herrarte (Dir.) Espacio público y ordenanzas locales: estudio sobre su régimen jurídico. Oñati: Instituto Vasco De Administración Pública (Ivap). Págs. 259-302
No full text<p>Uno de los ámbitos más clásicos de intervención municipal ha venido siendo el relativo al control de las actividades sociales desarrolladas en la vía pública, constituyendo uno de los fundamentos de la llamada "polícia administrativa". Las potestades de policía, históricamente configuradas como un verdadero poder propio de la Administración, que facultarían la actuación administrativa frente a las perturbaciones del orden público (o su amenaza) han de interpretarse, en la actualidad, de forma acorde con las exigencias derivadas de principios básicos del Estado de Derecho, como el principio de legalidad (art. 9.1 de la CE, que exige el sometimiento de los poderes públicos a la Ley y al Derecho), el reconocimiento de derechos y libertades ciudadanas, la garantía de los derechos fundamentales, o el principio de reserva de ley, tal y comoha afirmado repetidas veces el Tribunal Constitucional. En todo caso, la intervención municipal ha encontrado nuevos fundamentos a través de la normativa municipal sobre espacio público que, sobre la base de la regulación de los títulos de intervención vinculados al uso del dominio público, ha ensanchado notablemente las normas de policía administrativa. Uno de los ámbitos en el que han incidido las ordenanzas sobre espacio público (también denominadas Ordenanzas de Civismo) es el relativo a las condiciones en que pueden desarrollarse eventos en el espacio público. Se trataría de acontecimientos de tipo cultural, social, deportivo, de ocio, espectáculos y similares desarrollados en el espacio público, y que pueden tener distinta dimensión y alcance. La capacidad de intervención municipal respecto de este tipo de acontecimientos encontrará varios fundamentos, de entre los que caben destacar los siguientes: la intensidad en el uso del dominio público, la ordenación del ámbito conocido como "policía de espectáculos" (que incluye aspectos tales como la seguridad de las instalaciones, las medidas de prevensión de riesgos, horarios, títulos habilitantes, inspección y sanciones, o la preservación del orden público y la seguridad de las personas y los bienes. En este trabajo se analiza el régimen al que han de someterse los denominados "grades eventos" cuyo régimen ha sido singularizado en algunas Ordenanzas de espacio público. Teniendo en cuenta que los grandes eventos que pueden tener lugar o desarrollarse en el espacio público resultan muy heterogéneos, sometiéndose, en muchos casos, a normas sectoriales, este trabajo trata de deslindar los regímenes aplicables y analiza el alcance del régimen jurídico establecido para cada supuesto en que quedarían englobados los llamados "grandes eventos en el espacio público".</p>
Data repository - Spatial reconstruction of single enterocytes uncovers broad zonation along the intestinal villus axis
No full text<p>Data and scripts associated with the manuscript entitled "Spatial reconstruction of single enterocytes uncovers broad zonation along the intestinal villus axis".</p>
<p>Files:</p>
<p>table_A_LCM_TPM_values.tsv: Gene expression levels of microdissected villus quintiles. First column is the ensemble gene id. Next 15 columns are the raw Kallisto TPM values for villus segments 1 (bottom) to 5 (top) for three different mice (a to c). Additional columns include the external gene name, description, and gene biotype.</p>
<p>table_B_scRNAseq_UMI_counts.tsv: Raw UMI counts of cells that were utilized in this study. Analysis is based on raw data from the NCBI GEO datasets GSM2644349 and GSM2644350. Each of the columns represents a single cell, column headers are the corresponding cell barcodes and enable retrieval of tSNE coordinates from table_C_scRNAseq_tsne_coordinates_zones.tsv. Values represent raw UMI counts.</p>
<p>table_C_scRNAseq_tsne_coordinates_zones.tsv: tSNE coordinates and reconstructed zones of cells that were utilized in this study. Tab separated text file. Analysis is based on raw data from the NCBI GEO datasets GSM2644349 and GSM2644350. Columns: cell_id: cell barcode, corresponds to column header of Table S2. Seurat tSNE coordinate 1 and tSNE coordinate 2. Last column is the inferred zone (Crypt, V1..V6).</p>
<p>table_D_zonation_reconstruction.tsv: Zonation table of reconstructed scRNAseq data. Tab separated text file. Columns: Gene names: gene id, mean expression in each of the crypt zone and 6 villus zones, standard error of the means in the Crypt zone and 6 villus zones, p-value and q-value for the zonation profiles.</p>
<p>Script.zip: A zip file that includes the Matlab code for villus zonation reconstruction (villus_zonation_reconstruction.m) and input files.</p>
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Vepsi Audio Files
No full text<p>Audio files created by the Gulagechoes team, interviews taken in Fall 2019 through Fall 2020. </p>
Role of Employee Well-being Programs in Organizational Success and Understanding the Influence of Organization Culture on Employee Satisfaction and Retention
No full text<h1><strong><span>Abstract</span></strong><strong><span>: </span></strong><span>This study looks at how organizational culture affects employee attitudes, motivation, and commitment to the company. It also looks at how it affects employee satisfaction and retention. The study is a survey-based study. We look at how different parts of an organization's culture, like values, communication, leadership style, recognition, work-life balance, and growth chances, affect employee satisfaction and retention. Results suggest that a positive and supportive company culture makes a big difference in how happy employees are with their jobs. Employees are more happy and satisfied with their jobs when the company's culture encourages a feeling of belonging, employee engagement, and alignment with the company's values. Organizations that put the health and growth of their employees first tend to have a better retention rate. On the other hand, a negative or toxic culture with poor communication, lack of recognition, and few opportunities for growth could lead to more people leaving and the loss of important talent. In the end, the study shows that company culture has a big effect on employee satisfaction and retention. </span></h1>
<h1><strong><span>Keywords: </span></strong><span>Organizational Culture, Employee Satisfaction, Leadership, Retention</span></h1>
<h1><strong><span>JEL Classification Number: </span></strong><span>M51, M52</span></h1>
Dynamics of Credibility in Electronic-Word-of-Mouth
No full text<p><strong><span>Abstract</span></strong><span>: Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM) has evolved into a component of the decision-making process used by consumers. The objective of this paper is to investigate the dynamics of credibility in the context of eWOM. Analysing what has an influence on eWOM credibility is significant for consumers and companies alike, since online platforms are increasingly taking the place of traditional information sources and referrals. The study utilized multiple regression to analyse the data. The results of the study reflected that perceived information credibility has a significant influence on information adoption. Information quality, information quantity, and customer ratings did not have any significant impact on perceived information credibility, whereas information consistency and source credibility were noted to have a significant impact on perceived information credibility, with source credibility having the greatest impact. The findings of this study will have implications for both theory and practice.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>Keywords</span></strong><span>: Credibility, Electronic Word-of-Mouth, eWOM</span></p>
<p><strong><span>JEL Classification Number:</span></strong><span> M31</span></p>
Russia Interview Transcripts Sverdlovsk Oblast and Tartarstan
No full text<p>Interview transcripts in Russian taken by members of the Gulag Echoes team between October 2019 and February 2021. Taken in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Tartarstan Republic of the Russian Federation.</p>