The study sheds light on why certain financial institutions exposed themselves, and the financial system as a whole, to excessive risk. The study examines the human side of the crisis and its relationship to certain organizational and sector-wide practices dominant at the time. The study draws...

We analyse the possibility of successful industry self-regulation in terms of the strategic interactions between industry members and government. In particular, this article presents a game-theoretic typology of generic self-regulatory scenarios and evaluates these in terms of the resulting...

This paper investigates the causes of the banking crisis and the resulting lessons that need to be learned for insurance regulation. The paper argues that the banking crisis was predominantly caused by weaknesses in the management and regulation of banks, weaknesses that lead to problems such as...

Purpose This research explores the implications for risk management of “People Risk.” In particular how online digital behaviors, particularly from young people entering the workplace for the first time, might impact on the work setting and how risk management might mitigate impact on the...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to examine the framing effects of discount presentation format in comparative price advertising in a low‐price and a high‐price product context. In particular, the authors study whether identical discounts presented in percentage and absolute terms...

Purpose – It has been argued that the insights provided by behavioural economics have profound implications for the study and practice of marketing. The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed analysis of how such insights help enhance understanding of aspects of marketing and consumer...