Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting: Corporate Governance, Accountability and Pressures to Perform Vol 8 Book

	List of Contributors
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
	Short-Term Performance Pressures, Corporate Governance, and Accountability: An Overview	1
	Short Termism, Financial Systems, and Corporate Governance: A Theoretical Framework	7
	The Cultural Context of Corporate Governance, Performance Pressures, and Accountability	25
	Financial Markets, Corporate Governance, and Short-Term Pressures in the United Kingdom	57
	Financial Markets, Corporate Governance, and Management of R&D: Reflections on U.S. Managers' Perceptions	93
	Capital Market Pressures, Management Reward Systems, and R&D in Canada	121
	Financial Markets, Corporate Governance, and Short-Term Pressures in Australia	141
	Financial Markets, Corporate Governance, and the Impact of Performance Pressures on R&D Management in the Netherlands	163
	Short-Termism Does not Seem to Effect Decisions in Swedish Industry on Research and Development - Yet	185
	Performance Pressures and Innovation in Danish Industry	211
	Short-Termism in France - A Dual Approach	235
	Capital Markets and Corporate Governance in Italian Companies: A Study of Short-Term Pressures	269
	Financial Markets, Corporate Governance, and Short-Term Pressures in Germany	297
	Corporate Governance, Corporate Control, and R&D in Japanese Manufacturing	333
	Emerging Trends and Clusters: An Exploration of the Influencing Factors	363
	Author Index	379
	Subject Index	387