This paper aims to examine the underlying causes of the sharp reduction in bank lending, which in turn is highlighting some structural weaknesses of Italian firms and financial system. The structure of this paper is as follows. Section 1 introduces the paper. Section 2 analyzes some drivers of...

Italian Abstract: Il presente lavoro esamina i principali casi aziendali di information providers e sistemi di information sharing operanti nel mercato creditizio italiano, con una prospettiva di analisi prettamente economicoaziendale. Sono analizzati i modelli di business dei primi 5 operatori...

Italian Abstract: Scopo di questo lavoro è quello di contribuire, sia sul piano teorico-metodologico sia su quello empirico, agli studi sull'evoluzione del rapporto banca-impresa. Si tratta di un tema particolarmente complesso, di grande attualità e rilevanza scientifica.La prima parte del...

Italian Abstract: La vigilanza unica della Banca Centrale Europea rappresenta uno dei tre pilastri dell'Unione Bancaria Europea, insieme al Meccanismo unico di risoluzione delle crisi bancarie e al Sistema comune di garanzia dei depositi. Il presente lavoro si limita, tuttavia, ad analizzare...

The Republic of Bulgaria is striving to create conditions for ensuring of the whole life cycle of the obtained products while applying the offset politic and programs. Simultaneously with it, the compensation mechanisms are aimed at achieving additional economic, technological and financial...

This paper looks at how companies might respond to the demands of stakeholders when developing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies. Using empirical evidence across five countries we show that stakeholder expectations on CSR do not appear to conflict within countries but are...

The word “startup” has become a buzzword in contemporary policies and public debate. Every year, a whopping 100 million startups begin their operations worldwide and hence have a profound impact on the economy they are operating in. Hence, there lies a dire need for governments to foster the...

Developed-country multinationals (DMNEs) have increasingly engaged in the practice of offshoring innovation to emerging countries. In this article, we leverage and extend the institution-based view to further our understanding of this phenomenon. Specifically, we examine the differential effects...

Offshoring of services (OS), commonly defined as the international relocation of service activities that companies previously performed in their home country, has emerged as a relevant phenomenon in international business (IB). Over the past two decades, OS has grown rapidly in the global...

Tourism income is one of the important segments that contribute to the Sri Lankan economy. Recent trends of Sri Lankan Gross Domestic Production (GDP) shows a significant role which played by the service sector indicating over 60 percent contribution. Island economies such as Bahamas and...