The aim of this paper is to understand the dynamics between various psychological and design attributes and to develop a model for it that helps in designing innovative products. On the basis of published literature and survey of experts’ opinion, the paper identifies 16 attributes consisting...

This study focused on scrutinizing the impact of corporate hedging practices by MNCs on the firm's risk, such as systematic and total risk. Commonly hedging practices are used by MNCs to manage the exposure of the exchange rate risk. At the same time, exchange rate risk will significantly...

This paper explores the effect of financial instruments for exchange rate hedging on a firm's value in the presence of non-operating profit or loss from foreign exchange transactions. This study uses Tobin's Q ratio as a proxy for firm value and a two-step generalized method of moments (GMM)...

An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who is forced to flee their home but who remains within their country's borders. They are often referred to as refugees, although they do not fall within the current legal definition of a refugee. At the end of 2006 there were about 24.5 million...

The purpose of this study is to determine the factors influencing the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) adoption by the managers or owners of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) operating in India. Based on two established theories of technology adoption - Technology...

Purpose This paper aims to put forward a labelling system capable of reflecting the level of different Industry 4.0 (I4.0)features present in a manufacturing system and further propose a comparative index to collectively estimate and compare the system automation level....

Purpose Evaluation of the extent of transformability of an existing system into an industry 4.0 (I4.0) compatible system is indispensable for both the technical and economic planning for implementing I4.0. This paper aims to propose a procedure to evaluate the transformability of an existing...

Brand is a strategic asset that should be managed. This is an increasingly important issue for businesses that favor or have favored acquisition‐based growth strategies. To ensure optimal strategic value from the brands they are buying and selling, just calculating brand value does not...