Based on a sample of 26 European passenger airlines, this study analyzes the development of airline business models over time. We used various distance measures to calculate concrete differentiation levels among these airlines between 2004 and 2012. The results indicate increasing similarity...

This paper explores the synchronicity of two mega-crises we are now facing: The BP oil spill and the repercussions of the 2008 financial meltdown. It examines some key common threads in both of these crises. The overarching message is that firms must maintain a culture of social responsibility,...

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed many of the weaknesses in our current systems of government and commerce. In this essay, I provide some historical context to the recent era of "hyper-globalization." I then present multiple factors-economic, social, political, technological, and...

I provide a critique of mainstream corporate governance literature based on agency theory as a conceptual solution in order to ensure de facto well governed companies worldwide. This critique is based on an analysis of common causes associated with high profile corporate scandals from the 21st...

This paper presents the results of a study of infrastructure procurement for international sporting events, mapping both the institutional frameworks and the procedures and governance mechanisms. The aim was to provide information relevant to studying the implementation of procurement objectives...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many of the weaknesses in our current systems of government and commerce. In this essay I provide some historical context to the recent era of ‘hyper-globalization’. I then present multiple factors---economic, social, political, technological and...

This paper aims to explore the tax revenue implications of legalizing sports gambling. Due to the very nature of sports gambling, the state will likely only retain, at a maximum, 5% of all bets wagered, while state gaming win may vary from year to year (AGA.) We believe that the rise in...

This work has as objective to show and approach the relationship between innovation and competitiveness in the different countries of the world. In this study are present 73 countries from Europe, Africa, North and South America and Asia. I concluded that by fact we are living in globalization...

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) do not consider results of their activities as a priority. Yet these results are much more important – and, at the same time, far more difficult to measure and control – for this group of organisations than for profit-oriented ones. This situation stems...