In their article, In search of a code of global information ethics, Rafael Capurro and Johannes Britz speak of the need for an “ethical space” as an “open space of reflection” about the visions and options in the digital age, against the background of the influence of information and...

Purpose – To extract the secrets of the marketing of Dan Brown's world-wide bestseller, The Da Vinci Code. Design/methodology/approach – Case study research based on secondary sources and close reading of relevant texts.Findings – The staggering success of The Da Vinci Code is contrary to...

After nearly a century with the internal combustion engine dominating the personal transportation sector, it now appears that the electric vehicle is on the verge of experiencing rapid growth in both developed and developing vehicle markets. The broad-scale adoption of the electric vehicle could...

In this paper ABARE's Global Trade and Environment Model (GTEM) is used to analyse the potential of international emissions trading as a mechanism for helping to achieve the abatement commitments agreed to in the Kyoto Protocol. The prospect of two emission trading blocs, one consisting of the...

Two unique experiments are conducted. First, we evaluate returns to the best value and momentum strategies combined by: (i) a long portfolio of stocks classified as both value stocks and winner stocks; and (ii) a short portfolio of stocks classified as both growth and loser stocks. Second, we...

This paper investigates the returns to value strategies in four Asian stock markets: Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore exhibit value premia while Taiwan shows value discounts. The impact of firm characteristics on value premia differs across the four markets....