Purpose – Research on customer value in business markets is still at an early stage. More specifically, business marketing literature is largely silent on how customers' value expectations interact with suppliers' value propositions and how the interaction leads to development of new products...

Purpose – This paper examines some of the most difficult barriers that hotel chains must overcome when trying to expand internationally. It argues for the importance of the role of well educated hotel management trainees and new graduates in this process. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The remarkable growth of wine tourism in recent decades has created opportunities for rural communities to diversify and stimulate development, and for travellers to enjoy an activity that brings together educational and gastronomic experiences. However, still today many areas around...

Purpose – This research paper aims at examining the determinants of corporate leverage in Egypt according to the assumptions of three theories of capital structure: tradeoff, pecking order, and free cash flow. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology utilizes the benefits of the partial...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine consumer characteristics, buying behaviour, and the factors that influence the Chinese wine consumer. Design/methodology/approach – The study applies qualitative and quantitative methodology, together with a literature review and a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the development and change in priority of international warehouse location criteria during a business cycle (i.e. from years 2006 to 2010), by examining the responses of Finnish and Swedish companies on their European‐based facilities....

This paper argues that export consortia should be re-assessed in terms of relevance and effectiveness, in the light of recent changes in international market competition. Therefore this paper aims to explore the role of export consortia to foster “Made in Italy” companies and products in...

This document describes the main issues of the New Basel Accord, highlights the roles and organization of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), and offers some arguments against some of the criticism that has been voiced against the...

Researchers studying firm’s strategy have begun to recognize the role of alliances, alliances portfolio and alliances networks in access to the partners resources and it’s impact on a firms‘ performance, industry competition dynamics, and industry structure. Nevertheless, most studies have...