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VOLUME 23 NUMBER | JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2002 China’s Entry to the WTO: Managerial Implications for Foreign Banks M. K. Leung and T. Young The Hopkinson Tariff Alternative to TOU Rates in the Israel Electric Corporation C. K. Woo, B. Horii and I. Horowitz The Decision to Finance Account Receivables: The Factoring Option K. Soufani Recognizing Large Donations to Public Goods: An Experimental Test J. Clark BOOK REVIEWS The Informant: A True Story Reviewed by W. F. Shughart I Investing for Sustainability: The Management of Mineral Wealth Reviewed by D. N. Laband The Economics of Sports Reviewed by B. Goff VOLUME 23 NUMBER 2 MARCH 2002 Relative Performance as a Strategic Commitment Mechanism ENS IVUIMECICANIOR A ADR oe. co eee mg, ee eS ee oe) Sy sa a es Ee a es fat Strategic Behavior in a Service Industry P. IImakunnas Lancaster’s Characteristics Approach Revisited: Product Selection Using Non-Parametric Methods A. S. Fernandez-Castro and P. C. Smith BOOK REVIEWS The Economics of Network Industries Reviewed by W. F. Shughart II Corporate Governance: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives Reviewed by J. H. Mulherin Call for Papers — Sports Economics VOLUME 23 NUMBER 3 APRIL-MAY 2002 A Comparison of Two Voting Models to Forecast Election into The National Baseball Hall of Fame D. W. Findlay and C. E. Reid The European Single Market and the Regulation of the Legal Profession: An Economic Analysis F. H. Stephen An Econometric Study of the Decisions of a Town Planning Authority: Complementary & Substitute Uses of Industrial Activities in Hong Kong L. W. C. Lai and W. K. O. Ho Vertical Externality and Strategic Delegation E.-S. Park BOOK REVIEWS Famous First Bubbles: The Fundamentals of Early Manias Reviewed by A. Basuchoudhary The Twenty-First Century Firm: Changing Economic Organization in International Perspective Reviewed by D. Flath The Dark Side of the Force: Economic Foundations of Conflict Theory Reviewed by R. D. Congleton VOLUME 23 NUMBER 4-5 JUNE-AUGUST 2002 Special Issue Conversations on the Dynamics, Context, and Consequences of Strategy Editors: Margaret A. Peteraf and Walter J. Ferrier Introduction to the Special Issue M. A. Peteraf and W. J. Ferriet Competitor Identification and Competitor Analysis: A Broad-Based Managerial Approach M. Bergen and M. A. Peteraf Why Do Gas Prices Vary, or Towards Understanding the Micro-structure of Competition P. Bromiley, C. Papenhausen and P. Borchert The Role of Irreversibilities in Competitive Interaction: Behavioral Considerations From Organization Theory M.-J. Chen, S. Venkataraman, S. Sloan Black and I. C. MacMillian The Performance Effects of Unintended and Purposive Multimarket Contact J. Gimeno Resource-Based and Property Rights Perspectives on Value Creation: The Case of Oil Field Unitization J. Kim and J. T. Mahoney Altruism, Agency, and the Competitiveness of Family Firms W.S. Schulze, M. H. Lubatkin and R. N. Dino The Rise of Human Service Chains: Antecedents to Acquisitions and Their Effects on the Quality of Care in U.S. Nursing Homes J. Banaszak-Holl, W. B. Berta, D.M . Bowman, J. A. C. Baum and W. Mitchell Turnarounds J. L. Furman and A. M. McGahan The Impact of Performance Distress on Aggressive Competitive Behavior: A Reconciliation of Conflicting Views W. J. Ferrier, C. MacFhionnlaoich, K. G. Smith and C. M. Grimm Five Strategies for Rapid Firm Growth and How to Implement Them B. Mascarenhas, A. Kumaraswamy, D. Day and A. Baveja VOLUME 23 NUMBER 6 SEPTEMBER 2002 Economics and Operations Management: Towards a Theory of Endogenous Production Speed P. T. Powell and R. W. Schmenner What Makes a Blockbuster? Economic Analysis of Film Success in the United Kingdom A. Collins, C. Hand and M. C. Snell Outlet Ownership in Franchising Systems: An Agency Based Approach S. Seshadri Time-to-Market, Window of Opportunity and Salvageability of a New Product Development A. Messica and A. Mehrez BOOK REVIEWS Cost-Benefit Analysis: Legal, Economic and Philosophical Perspectives Reviewed by F. Melese The Effects of Competition: Cartel Policy and the Evolution of Strategy and Structure in British Industry Reviewed by P. A. Pautler Announcement — Australian Conference of Economists, Adelaide, South Australia (30 September—3 October 2002); Business Symposium (4 October 2002): The Economic and Business Implications of the Aging Baby Boomers VOLUME 23 NUMBER 7 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2002 Assessing Academic Department Efficiency at a Public University A. A. Moreno and R. Tadepalli Beyond Profitability: Effects of Acquisitions on Technical Efficiency in the Italian Pasta Industry L. Benfratello Tax-Loss Carryforward and Futures Hedging D. Lien and M. Metz Equity and Arbitration in Major League Baseball J. Fizel, A. C. Krautmann and L. Hadley BOOK REVIEW Markets for Technology: The Economics of Innovation and Corporate Strategy Reviewed by T. Takalo VOLUME 23 NUMBER 8 DECEMBER 2002 Macroeconomic News and the Returns of Financial Companies B. T. Ewing 439 The Existence of Gender-Specific Promotion Standards in the U.S. K. A. Paulson Gjerde 447 Delegation and Strategic Incentives for Managers in Contests M. Krikel 461 Managerial Efficiency and Human Capital: An Application to English Association Football P. Dawson and S. Dobson BOOK REVIEWS The Economics of Football Reviewed by M. Reksulak Privacy and the Commercial Use of Personal Information Reviewed by B. H. Kobayashi Author Index