As observed in many countries, mobile banking can revolutionize the practice of payment transactions. This is especially true for developing countries, where mobile banking has the potential to open non-cash banking services to the unbanked. However, unlike in countries like Kenya and Ghana, in...

The debate on the role of innovation in employment growth is still inconclusive with the available literature focusing largely on industrialised economies. With this concern, we examine the potential of innovations in creating permanent full-time jobs in registered manufacturing companies in...

Tax planning is a crucial strategy that management can display in order to increase the net profit of the companies, by reducing tax expenses (Randeberg/Selvik, 2014). This is particularly significant for multinational corporations (MNCs), due to their possibility to take advantage of the...

Since the presidential elections in November 2015, Argentina's economic system has shifted back to a more neo-liberal paradigm. After more than 15 years of "neodesarrollismo" characterized by large scepticism towards inward FDI, the country opens up to international investment into...

Connected Cars zeichnen sich aus durch eine internetbasierte, bi- oder multilaterale Verbindung zum Fahrzeughersteller, Fahrzeughändler, zu Versicherern, zu Regierungsbehörden (z. B. Maut-stellen oder Straßenverkehrsamt), zur Infrastruktur (z. B. Ampeln, Parkhäuser oder Verkehrs-schilder)...

Seit Sommer 2016 fördert die deutsche Bundesregierung den Kauf eines neuen Elektroautos mit einer Umweltprämie für Käufer in Höhe von 4.000 Euro und einer zehnjährigen Kfz-Steuerbefreiung. Tatsächlich wird die Förderung jedoch kaum in Anspruch genommen und die Nachfrage nach Elektroautos...

There is a wide consensus that the chronological order of firms entering new product markets can affect long-term market shares. Commonly, it is expected that early entrants are able to gain long-lasting competitive advantages over their followers. This is corroborated by a large body of...

The "Spaghetti Bowl" (or "Noodle Bowl") phenomenon describes the trade-distorting effects caused by the multitude of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) signed in the last three decades. As RTAs allow for a different treatment of imports from different countries, rules defining a product's country...

Procurement has to find further levers and advance its contribution to corporate goals continuously. This places pressure on its organization in order to facilitate its performance. Therefore, procurement organizations constantly have to evolve in order to match these demands. A conceptual model...