World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 7 Issue 1

The financial crisis – Western banking versus Islamic banking

Michael Busler

The financial crisis has had a devastating impact on financial markets in the US and other western countries. Particularly hard hit were investors who purchased mortgaged backed…

Regional and sectoral wise disbursement of small and medium scale loans in Oman Development Bank

S. Hemavathy Nithyanandhan

The Oman Development Bank (ODB) was established in the year 1976 under the Royal Decree No 31/76. The ODB is the first specialised development bank started in Sultanate for the…

A holistic model and research agenda for organisational learning in manufacturing

Marcia Nathai‐Balkissoon, Kit Fai Pun

Structuring learning and maximising the use of knowledge in manufacturing organisations can further Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) quest to diversify its energy‐based economy…

The 21st century and its challenges: Reconsidering the Keynesian state

Oliver Mutanga1

The article advances the argument that there is a great need for reconsidering States’ role in regulating socio‐economic, environmental and political spheres. The period of the…

Hotel companies, poverty and sustainable tourism in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Joseph E. Mbaiwa

Multinational hotel companies operate accommodation facilities in naturebased tourism destinations of many developing countries. This paper uses the sustainable tourism framework…

Assessing the sustainability of London based black African SMEs

Cordelia Osewa‐Ediae

This study seeks to assess the sustainability of black African Small/Medium Enterprises (BASMEs) in London – by identifying how several unique factors might impinge on their…

Emerging market: Taxonomical considerations and Nigeria’s development quagmire

Vno Aghara, Aham Anyanwu, Ireneus Nwaizugbo, Chudi Okpala, Promise Oparah

Discourses on emerging markets have gained momentum in the literature as companies in slow‐growing developed economies are intensifying their entrepreneurship and search for new…