In 1987 Lopes developed Security/Potential, Aspiration (SP/A) Theory, a framework for risky choice under uncertainty. Similar to Prospect Theory, SP/A Theory seeks to combine the forces of Economics and Psychology. This means that the assumption that individuals make choices based on expected...

The objective of this paper is to enhance our understanding of international business-to-business relationships by presenting empirical evidence on the nature and relative importance of various relationship functions performed by the suppliers and the customers in trading relationships. Using...

The Australian pharmaceutical industry is an important and vibrant part of the National economy and has features that distinguish it from other industries such as advertising restrictions, government subsidies, stringent government and industry regulations and the decision maker not necessarily...

B2B e-marketplaces leverage the internet?s capabilities to efficiently connect buyers and sellers, resulting in lower transactional costs and improved communications. Academic research into the effect of e-marketplaces on the buying decision is limited. This case study used an adapted version of...

Cross-case analysis is a qualitative methodology widely used in social science. However, systematic and rigorous analysis techniques that consistently produce objective and reliable findings need to be identified. This paper adapts Porter?s Strategic Group Mapping principles to form an analysis...

This paper will attempt to provide a comprehensive review and introduce the concept of international financial integration. In addition, it provides a review on the available indicators used as proxies for international financial integration in empirical studies. It also proposes a more detailed...

This paper examines whether the firm-level and the industry-level cross-sectional volatility (CSV) contains any incremental information about the future market-level volatility in Australia. We analyze daily equity returns data from 2 January 1992 to 31 May 2004. Using a conditional volatility...

This paper focuses on the dynamics of international financial integration for a set of 13 industrial countries including Australia over the period 1990 to 2003 by analysing data on the level and composition of foreign assets and liabilities. The objective of the study is to provide insights into...

This paper presents some significant empirical findings about the role of switching cost and alternative attractiveness in developing the long-term relationship between the client and the service-provider in personal financial planning services. Considering switching costs and alternative...

This paper investigates the empirical relationship between intraday volatility and trading volume. Our primary data set consists of 5-minute returns and trading volumes for the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2002, for a subset of thirty-nine stocks from the Shanghai Stock...