This chapter investigates written workplace genres manifested in English as corporate language (ECL). It adopts an ethnographic approach and focuses on a business manager's engagement with written genres when working in a multinational company (MNC). The data, collected at various points over...

Two defining aspects of exchange rates in recent years have been their volatility and misalignment. These features, which have been especially prominent for developing and emerging economies (DEEs), have attracted increasing interest in academic and policymaking circles. This volatility has run...

Chapter Summary This chapter makes a case for extending institutional preservation strategies to the entire landscape of knowledge capital. First, the authors define the three primary types of capital – physical, financial, and knowledge. Knowledge capital is further broken down into three...

The aim of this chapter is to develop a conceptual framework that explains resilience within family businesses and illustrates its intricacies and differences. Acknowledging resilience as a multilevel and time-dependent process, the model sheds light on the dynamic interaction between...

From Batik cities to woven textile regions, Indonesia possesses several fashion destinations with remarkable textile heritage. The rise of fashion heritage destinations is characterized by avid textile lovers and fashion followers that promote the regions. Several diversifications of tourism...

The lack of gender equality has been a systemic issue in the business and investment community throughout its existence, but there is growing evidence that investing in gender equality will produce positive benefits. Conventional financial institutions are path dependent in the way they service...

We investigate how firing notification procedures influence wage growth. Using a sample of 33 countries over the period 2006–2015, we show that administrative requirements in cases of dismissal have a positive and significant effect on wage growth. The result is robust even after controlling...

Research Background Applying mitigation measures during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in ‘locking down’ of economies, and disrupted agri-food markets worldwide. Income losses and food price increases negatively affected food security. The ‘stay-at-home’ policy led some households...

Freemium strategies (offering both a free and paid version) are a commonly used approach to sell digital goods. Academic research into freemium strategies is distributed across disciplines, and each study typically focuses on a single type of freemium strategy within a specific context. This...

Over the last few years, specialised information systems that assist individuals and organisations to become more environment-friendly diffused continuously. This development was particularly driven by the aim to lower global warming and tackle climate change. However, from an organisational...