A Clash of Civilizations

This paper develops an economic theory of the costs and benefits of corporate culture---in the sense of shared beliefs and values---in order to study the effects of “culture clash” in mergers and acquisitions. I first use a simple analytical framework ...

The events of September 11, 2001, changed the perceptions of many people in the United States. One good result of this terrible day was people's increased awareness of and interest in other cultures, religions, and ways of thinking. In this process, ...

Use of media unleashed new perspectives for classic performing arts, expanding new possibilities of collaborative content creation and challenging the development of user-centered concepts. Clash (and Dance) Yourself is a performance audiovisual ...