Emerging markets have received a particular attention of academic researchers and practitioners since they decided to open their domestic capital markets to foreign participants about three decades ago. At the same time, we remark that theoretical and empirical research in emerging stock markets...

The book addresses the complex issue of quality uncertainty due to information asymmetry in the backdrop of information economics, total quality management and marketing science. Reliability Engineering, Seven Management Tools and System Dynamics are used to develop theories on quality...

The Role of SMEs in Western Economies -- SME Financing: A Life Cycle Approach -- SME Financing: Investigation of Firm and Industry Effects -- SME Owners’ Financing Preferences -- Discussion and Conclusions

Literature Review -- Theoretical Framework -- Methodology, Research Process, and Computer Programs -- Preliminary Data Analysis and Results: Descriptive Statistics and Reliability Tests -- Structural Equation Modeling: Results and Analysis -- Discussion and Implications -- Summary, Findings, and...