Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set out the role of banking in a binary and Islamic economy. Design/methodology/approach – By comparison, the paper shows that the main requirements for such an economy, although superficially similar, differ from the realities of “free market”...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set out the role of banking in a binary and Islamic economy. Design/methodology/approach – By comparison, the paper shows that the main requirements for such an economy, although superficially similar, differ from the realities of “free market”...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first is to estimate the correlation between market activity and volatility on an exchange that does not use continuous auctions to find prices. The second is to estimate the sensitivity of that relationship to differences in opinions across...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the population of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) listing A- (Chinese Mainland) and H- (Hong Kong) shares with a view to explaining differential pricing across the two stock types. Design/methodology/approach – Despite the fact that...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the population of Chinese state‐owned enterprises (SOEs) listing A‐ (Chinese Mainland) and H‐ (Hong Kong) shares with a view to explaining differential pricing across the two stock types. Design/methodology/approach – Despite the fact...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to summarise the characteristics of, and results from, a large‐scale project to promote productivity improvement throughout Turkey's provinces. Design/methodology/approach – The paper describes the aims and approach of the project leading to a...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to analyze how the choice of entity‐level investment criteria (net present value, or accounting rate of return) and negotiation terms (redistribution mechanisms for costs and assets) affect each entity's willingness to participate in supply chain...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the emergence of the network society from the perspective of planned and spontaneous order. Design/methodology/approach – Conceptual analysis based on extensive familiarization with literature. Findings – The network...