The purpose of this thesis is to both explore and explain the formation of entrystrategies of the multinational banks (MNBs) investing in the People's Republic ofChina. The research is driven by an interest in understanding the strategic behaviour ofthe MNBs as they are presented with huge...

This thesis presents a longitudinal study of the regulation of the UK retail pensionsmarket. A framework is developed to analyse regulation and regulatory change and toidentify the policies and events which may be hypothesised to affect the operation ofthe market. A provisional model is devised...

The UK economy has enjoyed an unprecedented period of positive economic growthsince the early 1990s. The absence of recession for more than a decade has been accompanied bya sustained decline in the level of mortgage arrears, as reported by major lenders. This paperseeks to examine the factors...