EuroMed Journal of Business: Volume 18 Issue 2

Leverage-value nexus in Italian small-medium enterprises: further evidence using dose-response function

Murad Harasheh, Francesca De Vincenzo

The study introduces a new approach to leverage-value relationship. Besides applying the classical regression models, the study deals with leverage as a continuous treatment…

The impact of acculturation process and the institutional isomorphism on IFRS adoption

Rahma Ben Salem, Salma Damak Ayadi

This study aims to explain why some countries have quickly embraced IFRS standards while others have partially adopted IFRS and others have been resisting using a model borrowed…

The impact of COVID-19 on the portfolio optimization

Yousra Trichilli, Mouna Boujelbène Abbes

This article unveils first the lead–lag structure between the confirmed cases of COVID-19 and financial markets, including the stock (DJI), cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) and…

COVID-19 full vaccination and blockchain size: empirical evidence from the cryptocurrency market

Shinta Amalina Hazrati Havidz, Tiffani Tiffani, Ingrid Claudia Calvilus, Zefanya Angelita

This paper aims to analyse COVID-19 indices and blockchain features on Bitcoin and Ethereum returns, respectively. The authors focus on the most used and owned cryptocurrencies…

Provocative products, the boomerang effect, the shooting star crisis and the panacea of workforce diversity

Christina Nizamidou

The present article focuses on crises that arise from provocative advertisement images and products and introduces the shooting star crisis. Moreover, it aims to shed some light…

The impact of military expenditures on out of pocket healthcare payments: international evidence based on a dynamic panel data analysis

Nikolaos Grigorakis, Georgios Galyfianakis

The empirical analysis dealt in this paper emphasizes on the impact of military expenditures on out of pocket (OOP) healthcare payments. A sizeable body of defence economics…

Talent development: a driver for strategic flexibility, innovativeness and financial performance

Dimitrios Kafetzopoulos

The purpose of this study is to build a theory presenting talent development as a driver for innovativeness and strategic flexibility, and how these organizational capabilities…