International Journal of Commerce and Management: Volume 25 Issue 4
Table of contents
Impact of personality on risk tolerance and investment decisions: A study on potential investors of Kazakhstan
Olga Pak, Monowar MahmoodThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between personality traits, risk-taking attitude and investment decisions among potential private investors in a…
Personal values and entrepreneurial orientations in Malay entrepreneurs in Malaysia: Mediating role of self-efficacy
Syed Shah Alam, Rohani Mohd, Badrul Hisham Kamaruddin, Noor Gani Mohd NorThe purpose of this paper is to discuss how personal values and internal motivation interact to influence entrepreneurial orientations. Personal values and internal motivation are…
Financial performance analysis of mergers and acquisitions: evidence from India
Neelam Rani, Surendra S Yadav, P K JainThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of mergers and acquisitions (M & A) on corporate performance. It addresses the major question related to the…
Conceptualisation of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) model: A critical review on its validity in Africa
James Kamwachale KhombaThis paper aims to review and analyze the validity and relevance of the conceptualization of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) model, especially within an African context. The BSC…
Trends and practices of consumers buying online and offline: An analysis of factors influencing consumer’s buying
. SunilThe purpose of this paper is to assess the trends and practices of consumers buying their products online and offline. Further, it also analyses the factors which influence…
Using time to gain competitive advantage: a framework and analysis of propositions
Yahya N. Al Serhan, Craig C. Julian, Zafar U. AhmedThe purpose of this paper is to develop and justify a theoretical framework for analyzing the relationship between manufacturing strategy, business strategy, time-based…
A framework for reverse logistics: the case of post-consumer carpet in the US
Anthony Cline, Steve LeMay, Marilyn M HelmsThe purpose of this paper is to apply the goals and processes of reverse logistics related to disposal and renewal to an industry example, in this case, the tufted carpet…
Meaningful obstacles remain to standardization of international services advertising: New insights from a managerial survey
Ali Kanso, Richard Alan Nelson, Philip James KitchenThis study aims to explore advertising strategies by US corporations selling consumer services overseas. Attention is extended to determining the type of standardized advertising…
Consumers’ perceptions of consumer rights in Jordan
Sami Alsmadi, Tariq KhizindarThis paper aims to examine consumers’ attitudes toward marketing practices and consumer rights in Jordan, based on an empirical investigation of university students. The study…
Relative and incremental value relevance of book value and earnings during the global financial crisis
Md Khokan BepariThe purpose of this study is to examine the relative and the incremental value relevance of book value and earnings in the Australian market in the context of the 2008-2009 global…
Ethical leadership and job insecurity: Exploring interrelationships in the Egyptian public sector
Hisham Hamid HawassThis study aims to investigate the relationship between ethical leadership and the employee’s perception of job insecurity in the Egyptian public sector. It also investigates the…
Communicating with shareholders in the post-financial crisis period: A global perspective
Syed Tariq AnwarThe purpose of this paper is to investigate textual issues and communication patterns of CEOs/chairmen/presidents’ letters to shareholders in the post-2008 financial crisis…
The ascent of resource-based theory as constructive rational-behavioral integration for looking inward and outward
William Acar, Brian PolinThis paper aims to review the rise of the resource-based theory (RBT) in light of the perennial tension between rationalism and behaviorism. The authors appraise the RBT’s…
Do the subcomponents of country of origin trigger purchase intentions?: A conceptual model of consumer perceptions
Abdulrahman Al-Aali, Kokku Randheer, Shafiullah HasinThe purpose of this study is to propose a unified model to connect the three subcomponents of the country of origin (COO) with price, quality and consumer perceptions of or…
Diaspora affluence in rural markets: consumers’ shift from traditional to global products
Vanaja Menon VadakepatThe purpose of this paper is to focus on two main aspects: the extent of shift in consumer demand from traditional to global products and the factors that influence this change in…
Adjustment in Western European overseas assignments: Do France and Germany pose differing challenges to expatriate managers?
Jan Selmer, Jakob Lauring, Markus KittlerThe purpose of this study is to assess differences between the adjustment of expatriates in Germany and France. Most research has focused on the individual in relation to…
Effects of ethical sales behaviour on satisfaction, trust, commitment, retention and words-of-mouth
Wei-Ming Ou, Chia-Mei Shih, Chin-Yuan ChenThis study aims to investigate the influence of ethical sales behaviour on relationship quality and its consequences in the context of telemarketing to identify the complex nature…
Gender differences in personal values: a business perspective
Hussein Ismail– The purpose of this paper is to explore gender differences in personal values in an Arab country.
Study of market orientation intelligence generation and organizational variable: In the context of emerging economy market
Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Sumi JhaThe purpose of this paper is to establish the relationship of Marketing Orientation Intelligence Generation (MOIG) with five internal organizational variables, namely…