EuroMed Journal of Business: Volume 9 Issue 2

Performance comparison of Islamic (participation) banks and commercial banks in Turkish banking sector

Cengiz Erol, Hasan F. Baklaci, Berna Aydoğan, Gökçe Tunç

The purpose of this paper is to attempt to compare the performance of Islamic banks against conventional banks in Turkey. This comparison is much more distinctive and significant…

Social media strategies and corporate brand visibility in the wine industry: Lessons from an Italian case study

Roberta Capitello, Lara Agnoli, Diego Begalli, Stefano Codurri

The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss the web-marketing behavioural models adopted in the wine industry using as case studies several leading Italian wineries. It…

Networking for regional development: a case study

Akbar Khodabandehloo

The purpose of this paper is to study how actors in a network for regional development perceive the network by addressing the questions of what characterizes a network for…

Enhancing the competitiveness of Palestinian SMEs through clustering

Suhail Sami Sultan

The purpose of this paper is to prove that competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) among developing countries in the conflict regions will be enhanced…

Consumer behaviour toward convenience store chains in Greece

Antonios G. Zairis, Prontzas Evangelos

The purpose of this paper is to examine consumer behavior towards Greek convenience stores chains and to determine the criteria on which store selection is based. The paper also…

Health care as a worldwide concern. Insights on the Italian and Indian health care systems and PPPs from a VSA perspective

Marialuisa Saviano, Ratri Parida, Francesco Caputo, Saroj Kumar Datta

Health is a fundamental populations’ need and an integral part of the socio-economic development of a country. However, it is required to explain the growing role of the private…