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Concordia University

EducationMontreal, Quebec, Canada
About: Concordia University is a education organization based out in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Control theory & Population. The organization has 13565 authors who have published 31084 publications receiving 783525 citations. The organization is also known as: Sir George Williams University & Loyola College, Montreal.


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TL;DR: In this article, the impact of a family's control rights over a firm's assets generates three dominant propensities (parsimony, personalism, and particularism), which give advantages in scarce environments, facilitate the creation and utilization of social capital, and engender opportunistic investment processes.
Abstract: Recent attempts to identify the basis of family–controlled firms’ competitive advantage have drawn upon the resource–based view of the firm. This article supplements these efforts and advances the argument that family–controlled firms’ competitive advantage arises from their system of corporate governance. Systems of corporate governance embody incentives, authority patterns, and norms of legitimation that generate particular organizational propensities to create competitive advantages and disadvantages. For comparative purposes, the characteristics of managerial, alliance, and family governance are reviewed. The impact of a family's control rights over a firm's assets generates three dominant propensities (parsimony, personalism, and particularism). These propensities give advantages in scarce environments, facilitate the creation and utilization of social capital, and engender opportunistic investment processes. The experience of family–controlled firms in emerging markets is drawn upon to illustrate th...

1,272 citations

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TL;DR: A survey of existing theoretical and empirical work on corruption with a view to identifying opportunities for further research can be found in this paper, where a review of the factors that favour or deter the growth of corruption is presented.
Abstract: As is increasingly recognised in academic literature and by international organisations, corruption acts as a major deterrent to growth and development. The aim of this survey is to organise and summarise existing theoretical and empirical work on corruption with a view to identifying opportunities for further research. The paper begins with a brief overview of key definitions of corruption, and then turns to a review of the factors that favour or deter the growth of corruption together with a brief look at related models. This is followed by an examination of the consequences of corruption for society, and the consideration of measures that might help to reduce corruption. The paper ends with suggestions for future research and includes summaries of data sources and key variables for use in this research.

1,233 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a mathematical model for obtaining the economic order quantity for an item for which the supplier permits a fixed delay in settling the amount owed to him is presented, and an example has been solved to illustrate the method.
Abstract: In this paper, mathematical models have been derived for obtaining the economic order quantity for an item for which the supplier permits a fixed delay in settling the amount owed to him. An example has been solved to illustrate the method.

1,204 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined individual and environmental forces that affect prosocial behavior and found that autonomy orientation and autonomy support predicted satisfaction of three core psychological needs, which in turn led to engagement in prosocial activities.
Abstract: Two studies examined individual and environmental forces that affect engagement in prosocial behavior. Self-determination theory was used to derive a model in which autonomy orientation and autonomy support predicted satisfaction of three core psychological needs, which in turn led to engagement in prosocial activities. In Study 1, college students reported their engagement in various prosocial activities, and completed measures of autonomy orientation, parental autonomy support, and general need satisfaction. In Study 2, volunteer workers completed measures of autonomy orientation, work autonomy support and need satisfaction at work. The number of volunteered hours indicated the amount of prosocial engagement. Results across the studies showed that autonomy orientation was strongly related to engagement in prosocial behavior, while autonomy support was modestly related. Need satisfaction partially mediated the effect of autonomy orientation, and fully mediated the effect of autonomy support. Interestingly, autonomy support predicted lower volunteer turnover. Implications for how prosocial behavior can be motivated are discussed.

1,184 citations

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TL;DR: The authors presented a comprehensive account of their Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development, which integrated the model of optimization in primary and secondary control and the action-phase model of developmental regulation with their original life-span theory of control to present a comprehensive theory of development.
Abstract: This article had four goals. First, the authors identified a set of general challenges and questions that a life-span theory of development should address. Second, they presented a comprehensive account of their Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development. They integrated the model of optimization in primary and secondary control and the action-phase model of developmental regulation with their original life-span theory of control to present a comprehensive theory of development. Third, they reviewed the relevant empirical literature testing key propositions of the Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development. Finally, because the conceptual reach of their theory goes far beyond the current empirical base, they pointed out areas that deserve further and more focused empirical inquiry.

1,163 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Alan C. Evans183866134642
Michael J. Meaney13660481128
Chao Zhang127311984711
Charles Spence11194951159
Angappa Gunasekaran10158640633
Kaushik Roy97140242661
Muthiah Manoharan9649744464
Stephen J. Simpson9549030226
Roy A. Wise9525239509
Dario Farina9483232786
Yavin Shaham9423929596
Elazer R. Edelman8959329980
Fikret Berkes8827149585
Ke Wu87124233226
Nick Serpone8547430532
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202375
2022343
20211,859
20201,861
20191,734
20181,680