Includes bibliographical references and index.

Estimation of value at risk for heteroscedastic and heavy-tailed asset time series : evidence from emerging Asian stock markets / Tzu-Chuan Kao and Chu-Hsiung Lin -- Customer related factors in partner selection, market orientation, and performances of international joint ventures in Taiwan / Frank F. C. Pan and Tsuen-Ho Hsu -- On managing the uncertain : observations of project management / Markus H�allgren -- The adoption of laser technology in Italian art restoration firms : the role of suppliers and clients / Karen Venturinia and Chiara Verbano -- Consolidation and determinants of bank efficiency : empirical evidence from Malaysia / Fadzlan Sufian -- The changing face of international HRM and business : case studies of Japanese and Taiwanese companies operating in China / Ying Zhu, Imogen Chen and Takamichi Mito -- The microcluster value chain analysis / Josep Cap�o-Vicedo, Manuel Exp�osito-Langa and Jos�e-Vicente Tom�as-Miquel -- Seeing through the eyes of clients : the link between microfinance and well-being in rural Ghanaian households / Cynthia Arku, Helen Hambly Odame and Frank S. Arku -- Markov manpower systems in quantitative human resource management / Marie-Anne Guerry and Tim De Feyter -- Can corporate taxation be explained by limited liability? / Anton Miglo -- Empire-building : underinvestment and capital gain taxation / Anton Miglo -- Are the high-order moments of the assets returns distribution forecastable? / Trino Manuel Niguez -- Misery as corporate mission : user imagery at the nightclub the spy bar / Niklas Egels-Zand�en and Ulf �Agerup.

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