The explosive growth of green bonds in the capital markets is increasingly attracting attention from investors. In simple terms, a bond is a debt instrument with which an entity raises money from investors to obtain capital while the investors receive fixed income in the form of interest. With...

It's a frustrating and confusing situation for many entrepreneurs and managers to see their company doing well in sales volumes but the profits are falling short of the management expectations. Maybe, the company is just breaking even or even losing money. The question that may be asked is why...

For decades with the beginning of competition, many organisations compete on the basis of low prices. Price wars, however, represent a fundamentally different dynamic than simply trying to get an edge on price. They begin when competitors aggressively and repeatedly set prices below established...

Globalization, technological and customer increasing changes, amongst other drivers, result in higher levels of uncertainty and unpredictability for organizations. In order for organizations to cope with the uncertain and fast changing economic and business environment, these organizations need...

Throughout history, the creation of any country's wealth and economic dynamism depends upon the competitiveness of its organisations and this, in turn, relies fundamentally on the capabilities of its entrepreneurs, who are either owners or corporate. As it is developed in the literature, any...

The Volkswagen saga with its consequences of the rigged emissions scandal unearthed has stunning implications, namely the probability of potentially affecting people’s health, the environment, the reputation of the industry and even Germany, and more importantly the company image. In fact,...

Since 1994 with the arrival of the African National Congress (ANC) at the helm of the political scene, many regions are struggling to meet the challenges of poverty alleviation and underdevelopment. Many researchers and academics, including Ndedi (2003) and Ndedi and Ijeoma (2008) have quickly...