Showing 1 - 10 of 456
Not only are most franchisees themselves small businesses, but so are many franchisors, particularly in the formative years of their franchise businesses. High turbulence and attrition rates in the formative years of franchise businesses result in an industry profile whereby, at any one time,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467270
Since the 1990s the international community has become acutely aware of the role of businesses in the growth of corruption globally and the debilitating effects of corruption on economic growth and development. A multitude of strategies from regulation in the form of international legal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467274
Anti-corruption efforts over the past two decades have expanded to include a variety of measures ranging from international conventions (e.g. OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions 1997, UN Convention against Corruption, 2003) and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467275
Extant evidence on the effect of corporate diversification paid little attention to the role of diversification strategy on capital structure decisions. Using data from 789 publicly listed firms in China during 2000 and 2006, this paper analyzes financing choices of single-segment versus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467277
In 1987, the UK Conservative Party was re-elected promising to transform the electricity industry into a privatised competitive industry and to promote an expansion of nuclear power. Fulfilling both objectives was not possible. The nuclear plants were withdrawn from the sale and plans to build...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467278
With the emergence of schools of thought which examine brands and branding according to relationships, brand communities and popular culture; consumers are becoming more significant in shaping the brand agenda. Furthermore, the evolutionary growth and mutations spawned by Web 2.0 draw non-brand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467280
It could be argued that in the wake of a tsunami of global events, which have catapulted Muslims into the spotlight, it is inevitable that more and more aspects of their existence will generate interest. In the field of Branding and Marketing, a new school of thought has emerged which suggests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467282
Purpose: The paper aims to provide an overview of how UK conference centres have incorporated Web 2.0 applications, such as Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter, into their marketing communications strategies. Design/methodology/approach: Following an analysis of the impacts of Web 2.0 applications...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467284
The aim of this paper is to trace and explain variations in calculative and collaborative human resource management (HRM) practices between companies and across national borders. Variations and similarities are explained in terms of the convergence and divergence of HRM practices determined by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467291
Whilst academic marketing literature exists on the value of Hip-Hop as a marketing tool, there appears to be less on Hip-Hop’s philosophical roots and why it proves to be so effective. This study attempts to fill this gap, investigating the apparent natural synergy with brand theory – in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467293