European Business Review: Volume 28 Issue 6

Internationalisation of firms from Central and Eastern Europe: A systematic literature review

Andrea Caputo, Massimiliano Matteo Pellegrini, Marina Dabic, Leo Paul Dana

The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the literature addressing internationalisation of firms from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Cost vs credibility: the student sample trap in business research

John B. Ford

This paper focuses on the problems inherent in the use of student samples in business research.

Customer perceptions of quality – a study in the SPA industry

Yvonne Lagrosen, Stefan Lagrosen

The purpose of this study is to explore dimensions of customer perceptions of factors important for a quality experience in the SPA industry and to assess service quality…

Understanding social enterprises in the United Kingdom: the case of South Yorkshire

Walter Mswaka, Teodósio Armindo dos Santos de Sousa, Huifen Cai, Margie Louws

This study aims to analyse the development of social enterprises in the UK, in the context of the increased need for creative solutions to ameliorate deprivation and deliver…

How does a foreign subsidiary’s differentiation strategy fit competitive dynamics and mandate?

Anders Pehrsson

Drawing on the contingency perspective of strategy, the purpose of this paper is to extend current understanding of fit between a differentiation strategy of the industrial firm’s…

The angel-halo effect: How increases in corporate social responsibility and irresponsibility relate to firm performance

Kent Walker, Zhou Zhang, Bing Yu

This paper aims to examine how increases in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social irresponsibility (CSiR) relate to firm performance. Further, this paper…