Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify similarities and differences with regard to factors affecting consumers' impulse purchases of groceries in France and Sweden. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected by a random survey of 202 Swedish and 368 French households....

Purpose – This paper draws attention to the fact that impulse buying is common behaviour among modern shoppers and that a consumer's impulse purchases of items such as clothes may be a result of the retailers' promotional activities. The purpose of this paper is therefore to investigate how...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a new research paradigm that can assist in preventing unethical behavior from strengthening its grip on the global economy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses examples of corrupt acts, which affect companies' competitive...