Purpose – The financial crisis and the subsequent distrust of the existing banks have created an opportunity for new … these “non‐banks” to enter and expand into the UK financial services sector and to analyse their prospects, before finally … reflecting on how big a challenge they face in entering this market. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a report …

Brunei Darussalam reveals that the first phase of the Islamic banking experimentation has been successful, as Islamic banks … Islamic banks face formidable challenges from conventional banks. Islamic banks can proliferate if they: advance towards the … institutions; and use ijtihad in modern financial engineering to optimally design loans while simultaneously reducing their risk …

a medium- to long-term impact upon the nature and design of the office workplace, and the implications for the corporate … real estate manager. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based upon research involving detailed consultations with … the need for investors to consider the appropriateness of current standards for base building design and fit-out in …

Purpose – As design becomes more important for business, designers and business people need to work together more … purpose of this paper is to help both designers and business people work more productively with one another. Design …

influence on the effective design of strategies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper defines what is meant by abduction, and …

. Design/methodology/approach – This paper extracts new and powerful business practices related to design and development …

level of fitness – and aims to suggest that design thinking is one of the keys to becoming more fit. Design … attributes that made them successful now threaten to drag down their long‐term fitness. Design thinking is a framework that … provides the opportunity to study all aspects of complex issues, and instead of driving for simplicity, design thinking …

Gives brief examples of UK design excellence to demonstrate how well the UK can design products for world markets …. However, the Design Council believes that in many cases UK business and industry do not make the best use of design and … innovation to differentiate themselves in world markets. Explains some of the barriers to realizing the potential of design and …

, and graphically appealing if they are to be successful. Design/methodology/approach – The paper lists and examines several … issues relevant to web page design and online user behavior. Findings – The paper finds that many online catalogs are still … not easy to use, even for librarians. Layout and design can still be confusing and frustrating, even to those with …

electronic collections on a limited budget and with limited personnel. Design/methodology/approach – The article uses real world … experiences and anecdotal evidence to provide commentary on the vital role that space design plays in creating an atmosphere that …