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Mediation of strategy on intellectual capital and performance

Tseng, Kuo-An; Lan, Yu-Wen; Lu, Hao-Chun; Chen, Pin-Yu - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 7, pp. 1488-1509

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the mediating effect of business strategy (BS) on intellectual capital (IC) and financial performance (FP). The impact of financial crisis is also a major topic of this research. Design/methodology/approach – This study applies BS as mediator...

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Financial crisis impact on sustainability reporting

Antonia García-Benau, M; Sierra-Garcia, Laura; Zorio, Ana - In: Management Decision 51 (2013) 7, pp. 1528-1542

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the effect of the current financial crisis on corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting and CSR assurance strategies that companies disclose online to stakeholders, by dividing the time horizon into two periods, before 2008 and...

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Venture capital and the financial crisis in Portugal: the VC managers’ viewpoint

Cabral-Cardoso, Carlos; Cortez, Maria Céu; Lopes, Luísa - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 23 (2016) 4, pp. 1032-1056

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine, from the venture capital (VC) managers’ perspective, the impact of the international financial and sovereign debt crises on the VC industry in Portugal, and the changes and adjustments VC managers were forced to adopt to their procedures and...

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Discouraged borrowers aftermath of financial crisis: a UK study

Rostamkalaei, Anoosheh - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 24 (2017) 2, pp. 394-410

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the trend of discouragement in the small and medium sized enterprise’s (SME) lending market during the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008. It detects the extent to which the responses of discouraged firms to improvements in the lending...

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Changes in top management team strategies caused by the external financial environment

Ferrero-Ferrero, Idoya; Muñoz-Torres, María Jesús; … - In: Leadership & Organization Development Journal 36 (2015) 7, pp. 849-866

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse whether the onset of the financial crisis caused changes in the influence of top management team (TMT) on corporate results. Design/methodology/approach – The sample is comprised of the list of S & P 500 Index firms between 2002 and 2008. The...

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What innovations would enable tourism in Sri Lanka to re-build?

Jayawardena, Chandi - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 14 (2022) 6, pp. 586-595

Purpose The goal of this paper is to narrate about tourism in Sri Lanka in the context of the current pandemic and other challenges and identify innovative solutions to rebuild tourism. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative study was undertaken by employing mainly secondary data sources....

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Did the context of economic crisis affect the image of Portugal as a tourist destination?

Costa, Jorge; Gomes, João; Montenegro, Mónica - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 6 (2014) 5, pp. 392-396

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce the articles in this issue and explain the pertinence of the strategic question. Design/methodology/approach – A brief context for the strategic question is provided, as well as the issue alignment and a content analysis of the articles selected....

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Conclusion

Costa, Jorge; Gomes, João; Montenegro, Mónica - In: Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 6 (2014) 5, pp. 485-490

Purpose – This paper aims to critically review the contributions made by the authors of the articles selected for this theme issue and to present the main lessons learnt, recommendations and key points for action by tourist destinations. Design/methodology/approach – Content analysis of the...

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The financial crisis – Western banking versus Islamic banking

Busler, Michael - In: World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 1, pp. 1-16

this loss due to the types of bonds that are allowed. This research summarises the problem in the Western World and then … compares it to a similar problem faced by Dubai World who had a (standstill) when they were unable to make a required payment …. It appears that holders of Dubai World sukuk will be spared losses because of Islamic banking laws. We examine both the …

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Transformational change in a time of crisis

Stylianou, Panayiotis; Pepper, Alexander; … - In: Strategic HR Review 10 (2011) 5, pp. 28-34

Purpose – This case study feature aims to describes how UBS's human resources (HR) organization radically transformed its practices to deal with the harsh operating environment that resulted from the financial crisis of 2007‐2009. It seeks to examine best practices from the operational...

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