This study spotlighted on the financial services industry specifically in the creation of brand trust across online channel, which constructs a significant contribution to the under-researched area of online branding. Content analysis was performed on the web sites of top ten bank retailers in...

The article is an attempt at diagnosing training needs of the employees of units operating in health care sector in the Podkarpacie Province. In times of permanent changes affecting each sphere of economy, providers of health care services cannot afford to remain outside this trend. Improving...

The theory of human capital clearly states that the investments into the education bring many benefits and are worth the cost. The OECD Education at a Glance analysis provides support for both public and private investing in tertiary education as the net present value is positive for all...

Subsahara-Afrika gilt als Musterregion für hohe Wachstumsraten der Mobilfunk-Nutzung. Zwischen 2000 und 2011 haben mehr als 500 Millionen Menschen in der Region Zugang zu Mobilfunknetzen erhalten, schätzt die Internationalen Fernmeldeunion (ITU). Ihr zufolge sind von 2005 bis 2010 die mobilen...

In the early days of nationalization, it seemed axiomatic that price and quality standards could be better managed by State Owned Enterprises (SOE). Subsequent experience, however demonstrates that public ownership and control are different as the challenges of imposing effective public...

This paper focuses on the problems posed by the uniform price and market cream skimming in a context in which the incumbent is restricted asymmetric prices and products and analyzes the risks of a graveyard spiral process. We point that the price elasticity of demand, the brand loyalty and the...

This study attempts to pinpoint the factors that play a decisive role in the decision process of Balearic hotel chains when choosing a growth strategy for expansion into the Caribbean in order to ascertain whether principles associated with the transaction-cost, agency and the strategic theories...

This paper focuses on earnings benchmarks using a sample of Spanish hotel firms. In particular, we examine two earnings benchmarks: loss avoidance and earnings decreases avoidance. First, we use frequency histograms to detect a discontinuity around zero. Second, we use discretionary accruals and...

The ultimate goal of this study is to assess the role of intensive stock market listing of sports clubs as a source of funding. Precisely, it focuses on the effect of changing of the legal form of the clubs to a company. The sample covers the period of the sporting season form 2004-2005 to...

This research is designed to help government and tourism policy-makers evaluate the efficiency and consequences of the Greek taxation system on maritime tourism. The tax revenues generated by the taxes and dues imposed by the state are measured using the Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). Tax...