The authors discuss whether a small country with shrinking population should apply public enterprises to improve its economic situation for purposes of external economic relations policy. The study refers to Estonia as an example. Estonia has developed public enterprises of the central state and...

Credit scoring was introduced in India in 2007. We study the pace of its adoption by new private banks (NPBs) and state-owned or public sector banks (PSBs). NPBs adopt scoring quickly for all borrowers. PSBs adopt scoring quickly for new borrowers but not for existing borrowers. Instrumental...

It is critical that technology recipients have the prerequisite knowledge and scientific base to best exploit the information. This includes domestic private and public research laboratories and universities, in addition to a sound basis of technical skills and human capital. Each of these may...

Employees' different levels of entrepreneurial work are likely to be asso- ciated with varying levels of knowledge and intentions in a country. This leads the current paper to argue how entrepreneurial work by employ- ees influences employees' approach to running their businesses in India and...

Banks matter for economic growth, for poverty alleviation, for income distribution and for human welfare as a whole. And banks matter when they fail. According to Ross Levine (2005), the fiscal costs of banking crises in developing countries since 1980 have exceeded $1 trillion, and some...

Credit scoring was introduced in India in 2007. We study the pace of its adoption by new private banks (NPBs) and state-owned or public sector banks (PSBs). NPBs adopt scoring quickly for all borrowers. PSBs adopt scoring quickly for new borrowers but not for existing borrowers. Instrumental...

Taken together, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa - the “BIICS” - have been an important engine for world growth, and they account for a growing share of global output. However, further reforms will be needed to ensure catch-up to OECD GDP per capita levels over the long term....

The last financial crisis spurred regulators to emphasize enhanced stability indicators for financial institutions. Therefore, banks have to take into account this new element while defining their strategic decisions and their profitability. The aim of this paper is to provide evidence of the...

Significant advancements have been made in cyber aggression literature, with many studies revealing the consequences associated with adolescents’ involvement in these behaviors. Few studies have focused on cyber aggression involvement in China, India, and Japan. The present study examined...

Employees' different levels of entrepreneurial work are likely to be asso- ciated with varying levels of knowledge and intentions in a country. This leads the current paper to argue how entrepreneurial work by employ- ees influences employees' approach to running their businesses in India and...