The use of technology in the delivery of banking services is becoming increasingly prevalent as it is being employed to reduce costs and eliminate uncertainties. This research investigates the role that technology plays in Australian banking and its impact on the delivery of perceived service...

Despite signs of recovery from the global financial crisis, the GDP growth rate for theIndian economy is likely to be between 5.8 to 6.1 per cent in 2009-10, below the 6.7per cent recorded in fiscal 2008-09. While there has been an improvement in Indianindustry, particularly the manufacturing...

This paper provides an outlook for the Indian economy in the light of theextraordinary global financial crisis, that started in the US, but which has nowtransformed into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. TheIndian economy was slowing down even before the onset of global...

Trading in commodity derivatives on exchange platforms is an instrument to achieveprice discovery, better price risk management, besides helping macro-economy withbetter resource allocation. Since the inception (2003) of national online trading onmulti-commodity exchange platforms, the trade...

The study has indicated how consumers and farmers benefit from organized retailers. The study has also examined the impact on intermediaries and manufacturers. The results are indicative of the mega-and-mini- metro cities around a limited number of organized retail outlets. Based on the results...

This study focuses on segmentation feasibility within the private college/university market. There is considerable overlap for private and public college/university students with respect to their consideration criteria; however, previous research suggests that there are some criteria that appear...

Importance-performance analysis is utilised to compare the perceptions held by bank customers regarding selected service delivery technologies (SDTs) such as automated teller machines (ATMs), telephone banking and internet banking. Bank patrons in the United Kingdom and the United States are...

The global economic crisis precipitated by the US financial collapse has spread to India first in the financial markets and has now started impacting the real economy. India was hit by the global crisis at a time when the economy was already slowing down and the crisis has brought the growth...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to look at the relationship between attitudes toward direct‐to‐consumer (DTC) advertising and its impact on consumer requests for a particular drug. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 154 consumers completed the survey on‐site at a pharmacy...