The financial system is the heart of an economy and payment systems are the nerves. As we shift towards a cashless economy, it is essential to understand the perception of customers towards digital transactions to design effective and viable E-Payment Systems (EPSs). Drawing on ten years of...

"Between Brexit, efforts to 'Make America great again' and ongoing appeals for patriotic consumption to boost economies, the intersection between national identity, marketing campaigns, and consumer choices has been brought to the fore. This book maps out this terrain and provides a framework...

"Nachhaltigkeit als gesamtgesellschaftliche Aufgabe hat längst den Sport-, Kultur- und Eventbereich erreicht. Sportvereine, Verbände und Kultureinrichtungen sind nicht nur gefordert, nachhaltigere Events zu schaffen, sie sollen auch als Gesamtorganisation nachhaltiger wirken. Welche Ansätze...

Amidst an increasingly conscious consumer market, the fashion industry now faces more external pressures than ever. Highlighting new advances that are responsive to societal concerns while still maintaining commerciality and innovation, Pioneering New Perspectives in the Fashion Industry:...

Chapter 1. Introduction (James Thewissen) -- Part I. Energy Resources and ESG Criteria: Demand and Supply Issues -- Chapter 2. The Causal Relationship Between ESG and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Panel of Commonwealth Independent States (Nermin Yasar Baskaraagac) -- Chapter 3....

This unique book - informed by ten years' research - focuses on intellectual property and charts the global transition towards intellectual capitalism with technology-based corporations as prime movers. The book gives a comprehensive overview of the history and fundamentals of intellectual...

This major book provides a new understanding of systems of corporate governance, notably in the USA, Japan and the EU. It discusses how governance influences corporate cultures and strategies, particularly in response to the effects of deepening integration in the world economy. These effects...

This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of clusters which have reached different stages of maturity....

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the processes of innovation found in industrial clusters. The authors focus particularly on the characteristics of innovation clusters and their operation in the food industry. This is revealed through novel case studies, detailed research on the...

This book investigates the implications of digital technologies on the industrial and business dynamics of modern economies. In-depth studies analyse how deep-rooted work practices of the Old Economy have been dramatically challenged when confronted with the entrepreneurial wave of the New...