Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present Kautilya's ideas on international trade. Design/methodology/approach – A non‐technical descriptive approach is followed. Findings – Kautilya implicitly proposes a theory of gains from trade and recommends imports promotion rather than...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that there is a gigantic difference in political philosophy between earlier and later Catholic theology, regarding free trade. Design/methodology/approach – The paper compares statements on free trade made in the earlier period by...

Purpose – The purpose of this seminal paper is to present the concept of sustainability in its purest form as conceived by Kautilya and bring out its relevance to the current issues and the areas of concern in the global perspectives. Design/methodology/approach – This paper goes with the...

Purpose – The internationalisation of business and the process of globalisation raise many ethical issues about acceptable norms of conduct on the part of corporations. This article aims to evaluate whether there is progress in establishing standards for international business ethics....

Purpose – This paper aims to offer a preliminary case study exploration of the corporate social responsibility issues being addressed and reported by the top ten global retailers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with a short discussion of the characteristics and origins of CSR...

Purpose – This research aims to examine the importance of Greek banks' internationalisation. Further, it seeks to identify the entry modes and organisational forms adopting Greek banks when crossing borders as well as to suggest a modelling approach. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical...