The Japanese are the world?s largest individual consumers of luxury brands and form the second largest market for luxury goods after the US. The Japanese were the driving force behind the exponential growth of the European luxury industry and the resulting ?democratization of luxury?. This...

This paper argues that export consortia should be re-assessed in terms of relevance and effectiveness, in the light of recent changes in international market competition. Therefore this paper aims to explore the role of export consortia to foster “Made in Italy” companies and products in...

Researchers studying firm’s strategy have begun to recognize the role of alliances, alliances portfolio and alliances networks in access to the partners resources and it’s impact on a firms‘ performance, industry competition dynamics, and industry structure. Nevertheless, most studies have...

The purpose of this paper is to explore different aspects of SMEs’ strategic decision-making processes in international business. In particularly, we want to understand if exist a relationship between SMEs’ decision-maker characteristics (e.g. international experience, nationality, skill),...

Turkiye’de ozellikle son 25 yilda organize perakendecilik alaninda yasanan gelismeler, geleneksel alisveris ve tuketim anlayisinda da hizli bir degisime neden olmus ve bunun sonucunda, buyuk marketlere ve perakende zincirlerine gecis yasanmistir. Perakendeci isletmelerin icinde en kucuk birimi...

The purpose of this paper is to review the current knowledge on brain-/mind-based learning, by drawing on the recent advances in cognitive science (particularly neuroscience) that have changed traditional education practices. The findings and theories that have influenced current understanding...

In this article we attempt to contribute to governance research in the nonprofit area by proposing a conceptual framework inspired by recent developments in the literature. First, we analyze the governance of nonprofit organizations (hereafter, NPOs) from different theoretical perspectives,...

There is little research on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Central Asian countries, in particular, in Kazakhstan. To understand the development of CSR in Kazakhstan the following issues are addressed: CSR perceptions and expectations of different stakeholders, driving forces and...

This paper examines the perceptions of corporate annual report users (mainly academic) on the various aspects of Internet financial reporting (IFR). The perceptions of corporate annual report users were solicited using a survey mailed questionnaire. From a survey, it was found that promote...

Islamic finance consists of Islamic banking, Islamic insurance and Islamic capital market. Being one of the major elements, takaful (Islamic insurance) does have a significant role in the industry. The concept of takaful is where a group of people participate in a scheme that enables them to...