Publications

May 2015
Article

Admitting Mistakes: Home Country Effect on the Reliability of Restatement Reporting

By: Suraj Srinivasan, Aida Sijamic Wahid and Gwen Yu

We study the frequency of restatements by foreign firms listed on U.S. exchanges. We find that the restatement rate of U.S. listed foreign firms is significantly lower than that of comparable U.S. firms and that the difference depends on the firm's home country... View Details

Keywords: Accounting Restatements; Home Country Enforcement; Earnings Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Law; Financial Reporting; Financial Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

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December 1988 (Revised December 1989)
Background Note

Country Analysis Framework

By: James E. Austin

Presents basic framework for country analysis as used in Business, Government, and the International Economy course. View Details

Keywords: Framework; Government and Politics; Globalization

07 Jun 2004
Research & Ideas

The Competition of Countries

involved in a large-scale field study of best practice in environmental management. Having just completed a case text on competing countries, Vietor discusses globalization and national development strategies. Cynthia D. Churchwell: What differences have you found in... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Fast Answer

News by country

How can I find today's news by country? Factiva: aggregates news from thousands of national and local newspapers, magazines, trade publications and transcripts. Go to News Pages then choose country from drop down menu. the default is... View Details

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Entrepreneurship by country

related to entrepreneurship collected for dozens of countries. Navigate directly to the Data section to run custom reports for variables across countries over time. World Bank Entrepreneurship Database: data relating to business... View Details

01 Aug 2002
News

Wine Country Reunion

accomplishments. Highlights included a vineyard tour, winetastings, fine dining, and a reception at the home of Peggy and Timm Crull. Pictured above are reunion organizers Joe Fitzpatrick, Don Moffitt, and Timm Crull, who chaired the gathering. Reunion Roundup Wine... View Details

12 Jan 2014
News

Better measuring a country

Fast Answer

Income distribution: countries

20%, etc. Select Years. Note that the data may not be available for all countries for all years. Select a wide range of years. Economist Intelligence Unit: EIU Data Services - Market Indicators & Forecasts Open Data Tool... View Details

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Demographics: projection by country

Where can I find population projections by country? Statista provides quick statistics US Census Bureau: US Population projection United Nations: Population projection provides time series by country University of Michigan:... View Details

January 2001
Background Note

Country Analysis in a "Global Village"

By: Bruce R. Scott

Substantially rewritten to establish the relevance of countries in the global context. It does so in terms of their differing economic performance in recent decades, and also by contrasting those that have "converged" toward the rich country norm (as theory would... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions; Macroeconomics; Trade; Business Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Industry Growth; Currency; Policy; Development Economics

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?

important for any company doing business in multiple countries. While it is simplistic to suggest that there is no country effect at play in determining the success of companies—Deshpandé and Farley do not make that contention—their work... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Dataset

Carrefour: Countries of Operation

Dataset

McDonald's: Countries of Operation

October 2012
Case

Hill Country Snack Foods Co.

By: W. Carl Kester and Craig Stephenson

Hill Country Snack Foods, located in Austin, Texas, manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and frozen treats. The CEO is passionate about maximizing shareholder value and believes in keeping tight control over costs and operating the business as efficiently... View Details

Keywords: United States; Financial Strategy; Debt Management; Retail Trade; Risk Management; Food; Capital Structure; Corporate Finance; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Texas

2001
Chapter

Management in Developing Countries

By: James E. Austin and Tomas Kohn

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Management