Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the short‐ and long‐term wealth effects of domestic and cross‐border acquisition announcements of banks in Latin American. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses the event study methodology to investigate the short‐term wealth...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the use of strategic planning tools and techniques by hotels in Jordan and the nature of its relationship with managers' views of the strategic planning process. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the literature relating to both...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine and compare the relative and incremental value‐relevance of a comprehensive set of accounting‐based measures of firm's performance in the emerging capital market of Egypt. Design/methodology/approach – The regression models are estimated...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand if there is a customer perceived value for shareholders in investing in Islamic stocks, by using KMI30 index of Karachi Stock Exchange as a case study. The findings are then used to devise a conceptual model, highlighting the value of an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and investigate firm level determinants of the firm's decision on acquisition strategy. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 360 firms across fast growing sectors in India, namely automobile, FMCG and pharmaceutical were selected for six...

Purpose – This paper aims to compare the emergence and evolution of organizational fields through an analysis of the life insurance industries in two large emerging markets. Using institutional theory as a conceptual framework, we compare the regulatory, cognitive and normative dimensions of...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of corporate governance, as measured by the Corporate Governance Index, on firm performance and dividend payouts during the financial crisis of 2008. Design/methodology/approach The empirical approach followed in the study involved constructing a...

Purpose – This article aims to review the technological and socio‐economic conditions which will influence the development of the mobile search market. Design/methodology/approach – An expert workshop with academics, industry representatives and market analysts was organised to discuss and...

Very little is known about the business environment in the countries of l'Afrique Occidentale Française (or francophone), the French‐speaking countries of West Africa, here referred to as francophone West Africa (FWA). Yet chief executive officers and corporate managers are under increasing...

Purpose – To build a conceptual framework for the development of branding strategy from the pint of view of a Western firm entering a market in a developing economy. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive literature review brings together two research streams, market entry and branding...