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The aim of this paper is to empirically explore the relationship between the quality of political institutions and the performance of regulation, an issue that has recently occupied much of the policy debate on the effectiveness of infrastructure industry reforms. Taking the view that political accountability is a key factor that links political structures and regulatory processes, the authors investigate, for the case of telecommunications, its impact on the performance of regulation in two time-series-cross-sectional data sets on 29 developing countries and 23 industrial countries covering the period 1985-99. In addition to confirming some well documented results on the positive role of regulatory governance in infrastructure industries, the authors provide empirical evidence on the impact of the quality of political institutions and their modes of functioning on regulatory performance. The analysis of the data sets shows that the (positive) effect of political accountability on the performance of regulation is stronger in developing countries. An important policy implication of this finding is that future reforms in these countries should give due attention to the development of politically accountable systems.

Accountability Variables --- Debt Markets --- E-Business --- Economic Development --- Economic Incentives --- Economic Theory and Research --- Emerging Markets --- Finance and Financial Sector Development --- Governance --- Governance Indicators --- Growth --- Growth Performance --- Infrastructure Economics and Finance --- Infrastructure Regulation --- Institutional Environment --- Institutional Quality --- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth --- Market Economies --- Measurement --- National Governance --- Policy Implications --- Political Accountability --- Political Economy --- Political Institutions --- Political Structures --- Politics --- Private Sector Development --- Public Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures --- Regulation --- Regulatory Institutions --- Science and Technology Development --- Service --- Services --- Statistical and Mathematical Sciences

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This book focuses on empirical analyses of the Environmental Kuznets Curve. Most papers apply their research on CO2 emissions. The papers in this Special Issue seek to improve modeling techniques to prevent econometrical flaws (e.g., by adding additional explanatory variables and/or moving away from linear regression models) and apply their models to specific countries or groups of countries.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- productivity changes --- technical efficiency --- energy industry --- DEA-based Malmquist productivity index --- European Union --- Environmental Kuznets Curve --- carbon dioxide emissions --- environmental degradation --- financial development --- energy use --- institutional quality --- institutional development --- human capital --- CO2 emissions --- co-integration analysis --- pollution-income --- Environmental Kunzets Curve --- education --- income-inequality --- Europe --- panel data --- clustering --- carbon tax --- price elasticity --- translog cost function --- energy and carbon performance --- environmental kuznets curve --- kink regression model --- G7 countries --- EKC estimation --- CO2 emissions prediction --- neural networks --- radial basis function neural network --- renewable energy consumption --- n/a

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In a context best characterized by uncertainty and volatility, it is necessary to rethink the key concepts and assumptions underpinning the broad debate on international business. In brief, the world is more interconnected than ever, yet—as the cases of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine confirm—supply chains are not immune to developments in politics and society. Other factors weigh in on the analysis too. Moreover, as the context in which businesses operate is ever more competitive, traditional approaches to building a competitive edge and succeed in foreign markets need to be reconsidered. Talent management might be the missing link. Hence, this book makes a case for a more direct engagement of the research community with this topic.

Film, TV & radio --- work family conflict --- talent management --- sustainability --- best practice --- developing country --- modernization --- women in society --- women in formal workforce --- collectivist societies --- Pakistan --- economic growth --- energy consumption --- environmental pollution --- financial development --- foreign direct investment --- institutional quality --- pharmaceutical industry --- cost advantage strategy --- differentiation strategy --- M&amp --- A performance --- continental factors --- sustainability in international business --- sustainable organizational performance --- structural equation modeling --- United Arab Emirates (UAE) --- HEI sustainability --- bullying --- coping strategies --- problem-focused coping strategies --- managerial implications --- the hidden cost of workplace bullying --- supply chain --- market entry --- entry mode --- exclusive entry --- joint entry --- gig economy --- platform economy --- science mapping --- WoS --- servitization --- digital economy --- sustainable tourism --- destination competitiveness --- stakeholder's perception --- Algarve region --- artificial intelligence --- MNE --- EMNE --- location decisions --- resource configurations --- fsQCA --- regional development --- performance --- European Union --- foreign investors --- high-tech industries --- random forests --- COVID-19 --- SMEs --- Poland --- crisis --- learning organization --- resilience --- sustainable competitiveness --- regional competitiveness --- regions --- EU --- Central and Eastern European countries --- sustainable talent management --- talent management practices --- organizational culture --- higher education sector --- job satisfaction --- firm internationalization --- international business --- CEE countries --- GMM model --- random effect model --- access to finance --- SMEs entrepreneur --- entrepreneurial characteristics