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The Bubble Act and the First Corporate Economy (2023)
Book Chapter
Pearson, R. (2023). The Bubble Act and the First Corporate Economy. In H. Paul, N. Di Liberto, & D. Coffman (Eds.), The Bubble Act : New Perspectives from Passage to Repeal and Beyond (13-36). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31894-8_2

The alleged failings of contemporary marine insurance were cited in the opening article of the Bubble Act of 1720 as the reason why its passage was necessary. The act declared that, by granting exclusive charters to two new London corporations to und... Read More about The Bubble Act and the First Corporate Economy.

Governing Multi-Sectorial Partnerships in Emergencies: The Case of the Uganda COVID-19 Task Force (2022)
Book Chapter
Onyoin, M., Galimaka, D. B., & Nabatanzi, A. K. (2022). Governing Multi-Sectorial Partnerships in Emergencies: The Case of the Uganda COVID-19 Task Force. In K. Ogunyemi, & A. I. Onaga (Eds.), Responsible Management of Shifts in Work Modes – Values for a Post Pandemic Future, Volume 1 (43-59). Bingley: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-719-020221004

Cross sector collaboration, particularly the use of Multi-Sectorial Partnerships, has recently developed as a crucial element of efforts to deliver and improve public service outcomes across developing countries. Yet for collaborations initiated to r... Read More about Governing Multi-Sectorial Partnerships in Emergencies: The Case of the Uganda COVID-19 Task Force.

Portfolio Entrepreneurs: The role of risk (2022)
Book Chapter
Malfense Fierro, A., & Rosa, P. (2022). Portfolio Entrepreneurs: The role of risk. In D. Lingelbach (Ed.), De Gruyter Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance (75-85). Berlin: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110726312

Financial portfolio theory suggests that diversifying through establishing a group of businesses may be an important mechanism to manage and spread risk, but empirical entrepreneurship research on portfolio entrepreneurship has failed to adequately i... Read More about Portfolio Entrepreneurs: The role of risk.

Resilience and family business groups in unstable economies (2019)
Book Chapter
Discua Cruz, A., Malfense Fierro, A., Basca, R., Parada, M. J., & Alvarado-Alvarez, C. (2019). Resilience and family business groups in unstable economies. In M. Rautiainen, P. Rosa, T. Pihkala, M. Parada, & A. Cruz (Eds.), The family business group phenomenon: Emergence and complexities (315-352). Palgrave Macmillan

Leading the Diffusion of Intellectual Capital Management Practices in Science Parks (2016)
Book Chapter
Khavandkar, E., Theodorakopoulos, N., Hart, M., & Preston, J. (2016). Leading the Diffusion of Intellectual Capital Management Practices in Science Parks. In H. Shipton, P. Budhwar, P. Sparrow, & A. Brown (Eds.), Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance (213-231). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137465191_14

This chapter discusses how leadership interventions in science parks can promote the diffusion of intellectual capital management (ICM) practices. It focuses on how operationalisation of the different social interactions leads to the accommodation of... Read More about Leading the Diffusion of Intellectual Capital Management Practices in Science Parks.

The Evolution of the Industry Structure (2016)
Book Chapter
Pearson, R. (2017). The Evolution of the Industry Structure. In G. Jones, & N. Haueter (Eds.), Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming (70-91). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198754916.003.0003

Chapter 3 provides a historical overview of the reinsurance market and business development since its earliest days. It covers not only dedicated reinsurers but also other market participants, such as brokers and first insurers’ risk sharing through... Read More about The Evolution of the Industry Structure.

Corporate Forms and Organizational Choice in International Insurance: An Overview of the History and Theory (2015)
Book Chapter
Pearson, R., & Yoneyama, T. (2015). Corporate Forms and Organizational Choice in International Insurance: An Overview of the History and Theory. In R. Pearson, & T. Yoneyama (Eds.), Corporate Forms and Organisational Choice in International Insurance (1-26). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198739005.003.0001

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the development of organizations in insurance worldwide from the origins of the industry to the present day and summarizes the relevant theoretical and empirical literature on this topic. It describes... Read More about Corporate Forms and Organizational Choice in International Insurance: An Overview of the History and Theory.

Organizational Choice in UK Marine Insurance (2015)
Book Chapter
Pearson, R., & Doe, H. (2015). Organizational Choice in UK Marine Insurance. In R. Pearson, & T. Yoneyama (Eds.), Corporate Forms and Organisational Choice in International Insurance (47-67). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198739005.003.0003

From the eighteenth century British marine insurance developed via a wide range of organizational forms, including individual and syndicated underwriters, mutual associations, chartered corporations, unchartered stock companies, and protection and in... Read More about Organizational Choice in UK Marine Insurance.