European Journal of Management and Business Economics: Volume 30 Issue 1 , Open Access

Online dating apps as a marketing channel: a generational approach

Paulo Rita, Ricardo Filipe Ramos, Sérgio Moro, Marta Mealha, Lucian Radu

This study aims to understand if an online dating app is considered an acceptable channel to conduct advertising activities and understand the differences between Generations X, Y…

Antecedents and consequences of brand hate: empirical evidence from the telecommunication industry

Olavo Pinto, Amélia Brandão

The purpose of this study is to place the antecedents and consequences of brand hate in the context of negative consumer–brand relationship in the telecommunication industry. It…

Is it my fault and how will I react? A phenomenology of perceived causes and consequences of workplace ostracism

Ahmad Raza Bilal, Tehreem Fatima, Muhammad Kashif Imran, Kamran Iqbal

This exploratory inquiry sheds light on the nature of victim (i.e. provocative and passive) and specific work context in shaping the perceived causes and outcomes of felt…

The impact of divestitures on shareholder wealth – The DACH case

Nils Teschner, Herbert Paul

The purpose of this research is to study the impact of divestitures on shareholder wealth. This study covers selloffs of publicly traded companies in Germany, Austria and…

Discount models in intertemporal choice: an empirical analysis

Isabel María Parra Oller, Salvador Cruz Rambaud, María del Carmen Valls Martínez

The main purpose of this paper is to determine the discount function which better fits the individuals' preferences through the empirical analysis of the different functions used…

Market structure, institutional quality and bank capital ratios: evidence from developing countries

Oyebola Fatima Etudaiye-Muhtar, Zayyad Abdul-Baki

This paper investigates the role of market structure and institutional quality in determining bank capital ratios in developing economies.

Campaign participation, spreading electronic word of mouth, purchase: how to optimise corporate social responsibility, CSR, effectiveness via social media?

Svetlana Bialkova, Stephanie Te Paske

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to optimise corporate social responsibility (CSR) when communicating via social media. In particular, the communication type, cause…