States that although Japan's pharmaceutical industry has succeeded in steadily advancing its total sales revenues in recent years, its market share of worldwide volume has actually retreated slightly. Its major competitor continues to be the USA, while its three top European rivals: Germany,...

States that although Japan’s pharmaceutical industry has succeeded in steadily advancing its total sales revenues in recent years, its market share of worldwide volume has actually retreated slightly. Its major competitor continues to be the USA, while its three top European rivals: Germany,...

Industrial branding has emerged as an important issue, allowing firms to gain substantial competitive advantage, especially in markets where product commoditization and electronic procurement are on the increase. This article proposes, and empirically validates, a theoretically structured...

Clearly, managers must take into consideration the possible effect of their marketing strategies on the value of the firm. Charles Pahud de Mortanges and Alireza Tourani Rad use event-study analysis to test the hypothesis that the stock market value of a firm can be negatively affected by bad...