Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether financial risk management (FRM) can improve enterprise value in China's current economic environment. Design/methodology/approach – A theoretical model is constructed which decomposes firms by different combinations expressed by cash...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest a model that reflects the role that web site cognitive and experiential signals, firm reputation, bricks‐and‐mortar experience, and consumer satisfaction play as determinants of trust in the web site, taking into account the moderating...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the determinants of internet banking use, paying special attention to the role of product involvement, perceived risk and trust. Design/methodology/approach – The impact of trust, perceived risks, product involvement and TAM beliefs (ease of...

Information technologies have been deliberately targeted towards enhancing database access, analytical powers and the communications capacity of marketers. The justification for these efforts has been based on the premise that more and better quality information will result in reduced...

Small business risk is a particularly pertinent issue for researchers as there is a strong association between small business owner‐managers/entrepreneurs and risk by virtue of the high failure rates of small firms. The objective of this study was to uncover situations encountered by...

Purpose – To show how the marketing discipline has lost its boardroom credibility by its own short sightedness over the past half century, and suggest how the situation might be redeemed. Design/methodology/approach – Personal reflection, based on long, broad and deep experience. Findings...

Purpose – To explore the role of trust and risk in consumers' apparent reluctance to convert from internet browsers to potential online purchasers. To consider how marketing planners in that environment can devise strategies that balance perceptions of risk against perceptions of...

Recent press reports detailing the success of new industrial enterprises are often misleading. In actuality, failure rates remain high and the vast majority of new ventures will not survive for five years. Advances the notion that, while failure is sometimes beyond the immediate control of...

Two of the most common reasons for not implementing a risk management program are cost and benefit. This paper focuses on whether the benefits of intervention can be shown to justify the costs. A confounding factor is that the acts of intervention during a risk management program may alter the...

This study demonstrates a quantitative approach to construction risk management through analytic hierarchy process and decision tree analysis. All the risk factors are identified, their effects are quantified by determining probability and severity, and various alternative responses are...