The impact of natural events and disasters on the Australian stock market: a GARCH-M analysis of storms, floods, cyclones, earthquakes and bushfires
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.016824 | Andrew C. Worthington | This paper examines the impact of natural events and disasters in Australia on Australian stock market returns. The data set employed consists of daily price and accumulation (including dividends and changes in capitalisation) returns from ... | 1 - 10 |
Strategic entrepreneurship and the growth of the firm: the case of Taiwan|s bicycle industry
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.016824 | Ho-Don Yan, Mei-Chih Hu | Taking advantage of the modular product architecture in the global bicycle industry, Taiwan has created a unique industry organisation that has allowed the island to become a bicycle production powerhouse. We stipulate four characteristics ... | 11 - 34 |
Exporting under private labels: conditions and influencing factors
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.016824 | Yaron Timmor, Jehiel Zif | Based on data collected through 101 in-depth interviews among export managers, the study investigates the conditions and factors that influence exporting under private labels. Distributor|s adaptation is proposed as a variation to product a... | 35 - 57 |
An econometric analysis of Sri Lankan monetary policy shocks and exchange rates
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.016824 | Albert Wijeweera, Brian Dollery | A growing empirical literature has sought to determine the effects of monetary policy shocks on exchange rates and other important macroeconomic variables. This paper seeks to add to this literature in the area of emerging markets by using ... | 58 - 67 |
Consumer response to seasonal clearance sales: experimental analysis of consumer personality traits in self-service stores
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.016824 | Rajagopal | Consumer responses to clearance sales, both in terms of consumer satisfaction with the decision process and in terms of subsequent store-choice behaviour, have been analysed in this paper through four controlled experiments conducted in Mex... | 68 - 92 |
Stability of Walrasian and Marshallian adjustment mechanisms in multiple markets
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.016824 | E.C.H. Veendorp | Comparing the convergence of a Walrasian price adjustment process and that of a Marshallian quantity adjustment process in a multiple market setting, we show that both mechanisms are locally stable for any adjustment speeds if the demand sy... | 93 - 97 |
Exploring the mediation effect of service quality implementation on the relationship between service quality and performance in the banking industry in Jordan
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.016824 | Mamoun N. Akroush | This study examines the mediation effect of service quality implementation on the relationship between service quality and bank performance. Drawing on relevant literature, the author empirically tested a model of service quality and perfor... | 98 - 122 |
Effect of perception of corruption on outward US Foreign Direct Investment
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.016824 | Rajib Sanyal, Subarna Samanta | US Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outflows are examined with respect to the level of corruption – in the form of bribery – in 42 recipient countries over a five-year period. Analysis indicates that US firms are less likely to i... | 123 - 140 |
Book Review: A Guide to the World Bank by Stephen McGroarty
DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2008.016824 | Aleksandar Sevic | A Guide to the World Bank by Stephen McGroarty. The World Bank, 2007. 247pp. ISBN: 0-82136-694-7... | 141 - 143 |
