International Journal of Emerging Markets: Volume 15 Issue 2

Complex state ownership, competition, and firm performance – Russian evidence

Eva Liljeblom, Benjamin Maury, Alexander Hörhammer

State ownership has been common especially in industries with restricted competition. In Russia, state-controlled firms represent around 41 percent of the market value of all…

The stability of demand for money in the proposed Southern African Monetary Union

Simplice Asongu, Oludele Folarin, Nicholas Biekpe

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the stability of demand for money in the proposed Southern African Monetary Union (SAMU).

Institutional determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: evidence from emerging markets

Justin Paul, Pravin Jadhav

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a strategic decision for achieving competitive advantage by multinational enterprises. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of…

Transmission of shocks between Chinese financial market and oil market

Mouna Abdelhedi, Mouna Boujelbène-Abbes

The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the volatility spillover between the Chinese stock market, investor’s sentiment and oil market, specifically during the…

Viral marketing and purchase intentions of mobile applications users

Morteza Hendijani Fard, Reza Marvi

In the preceding decades, due to the advancement of social media, traditional marketing has become less significant. Managers and entrepreneurs are seeking novel, effective and…

Prestige signals and heterogeneity of opinion regarding IPO values: Malaysian evidence

Ali Albada, Soo-Wah Low, Othman Yong

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of prestige signals measured by the reputations of the underwriter, auditor and board size on the heterogeneity of investor…

Internationalization paths of fruit export companies from emerging economies: Are they regionally or globally oriented?

Luis Vinicio Losilla, Alejandra Engler, Verena Otter

The purpose of this paper is to develop and apply a framework that examines the dynamics of internationalization strategies employed by export companies in the agricultural sector…

Effectiveness of bilateral and multilateral concessional debts on economic growth in Africa

Hillary Chijindu Ezeaku, Obiamaka P. Egbo, Ifeoma Nwakoby, Josaphat U.J. Onwumere

The purpose of this paper is to assess the relative effectiveness of bilateral and multilateral concessional debts on economic growth in 32 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries…

Effect of innovativeness on supply chain integration and performance: Investigating the moderating role of environmental uncertainty

Masood Nawaz Kalyar, Imran Shafique, Bashir Ahmad

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential role of innovativeness in determining supply chain (SC) integration and to foster the SC performance of manufacturing…

When does the developing country brand name alleviate the brand origin effect? Interplay of brand name and brand origin

Sangwon Lee

The purpose of this paper is to examine how developing country brand name and brand origin affect the customer’s evaluation of the brand in radically new high-tech products. Using…