Banks can differ markedly in their sources of income. Some focus on business lending, some on household lending, and some on fee-earning activities. Increasingly, however, most banks are diversifying into fee-earning activities. Such diversification is either justified (by the bank) or welcomed...

In the face of declining net interest margins, depository institutions have entered new product areas over the past two decades, moving from traditional lending to areas that generate non-interest revenues. The change is of importance for financial stability. The more unstable is a bank's...

Banking markets across the world are evolving rapidly, under the impact of financial innovation, globalisation, and information technology. Within Europe these changes are especially fast and far-reaching, accelerated by both the completion of the single market in financial services and the...

Banks can differ markedly in their sources of income. Some focus on business lending, some on household lending, and some on fee-earning activities. Increasingly, however, most banks are diversifying into fee-earning activities. Such diversification is either justified (by the bank) or welcomed...

Purpose – This introduction aims to review the present state of research on employment relations in Africa, and provide an overview of subsequent papers. Design/methodology/approach – The article provides a brief review on the journal issue. Findings – Despite considerable diversity across...

Purpose – This study aims to assess the relationship between unionization and employee collectivism, and managerial strategies for employee participation and involvement, within an emerging market economy that has prioritized export competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach – This paper...

Purpose – This article seeks to explore some of the principal issues and debates on the relationship between institutions, firm level governance and employment relations outcomes in Eastern and Central Europe. Design/methodology/approach – This paper particularly focuses on the countries...

Purpose: Common Agriculture Police in the EU, direct payments, solvency and income Design/methodology/approach: We employ agriculture data for all twenty-eight EU Member States. The data comes from the public Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) of the EU. In terms of methodology we employ...