Discussed in this paper is the entrepreneurial intent of two cultures, China and India. The dichotomy exhibited in these two societies is vast--the history of the Chinese mores is of order and harmony with a defined hierarchy whereas the proud tradition of India exhibits a culture of pluralism,...

The purpose of this research was to analyze financial results of four major US retailers from June 2006 until August 2008 and compare their tactics to create shareholder’s value, using key performance and enterprise marketing ratios. This is a relevant study given the different business...

Because a firm's plans are impinged upon by a variety of market forces, a set of microeconomic tools should necessarily be applied to strengthen strategic forecasting and policy formulation. There exists a body of evidence in strategic planning which confirms that an understanding of supply and...

Pricing strategies may include the advertising of meeting-the-competition clauses (MCCs). We show in a specific spatial model scenario with differently informed consumers that MCCs primarily serve as a device to facilitate collusion instead of allowing for price discrimination between these...

This research focuses on determining the effects of a window display (flat or arcade or corner) on consumers’ perception and shopping attitudes (intentions for store entry and purchase) in the context of retail clothing sales. To test the assumption that there are relationships between various...

India is witnessing an unprecedented consumption boom. The economy is growing at the rate between 7 and 8 percent. The implication of this is improvement in income dynamics along with demographics and growth in consumption pattern Retailing in India is currently estimated to be US$ 200 billion,...

Cooperative marketing is not new to India. To get the economies of scale, Indian craftsmen and traders made shrenies or groups of similar products and trade during 6th and 7th centuries. This was the basis of caste system. The villages during medieval and British period grew with cooperative...

We document the presence of multiple and varied constraints to small and medium firm growth. This presents both a practical problem for business training programs and a challenge to academic economists trying to identify mechanisms though which these programs may affect outcomes. External...

We document the presence of multiple and varied constraints to small and medium firm growth. This presents both a practical problem for business training programs and a challenge to academic economists trying to identify mechanisms though which these programs may affect outcomes. External...

We live in an “Information Age” of overabundant data and lightning-fast transmission. Yet although information and knowledge represent key factors in most economic decisions, we often forget that data, information, and knowledge are products created and traded within the knowledge economy....