European Business Review: Volume 32 Issue 5

New and novel business paradigms in and from China and India

Justin Paul, Jane Menzies, Ambika Zutshi, Huifen Cai

This paper aims to identify and discuss new and novel business paradigms in China and India. In addition, this study examines the new business environment in those countries (2020…

Does board independence enhance firm value of state-owned enterprises? Evidence from India and China

Thenmozhi M., Aghila Sasidharan

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of governance in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and explores if board independence enhances the firm value of SOEs in India and China…

Innovation capabilities, market characteristics and export performance of EMNEs from India

Sneha Bhat, Kirankumar S. Momaya

This study aims to investigate the moderating effect of market characteristics on the relationship between innovation capabilities and export performance of Indian pharmaceutical…

Building social-capital networks and relationship commitment in China and India

Sandra Simas Graça, Virginie Pioche Kharé

This study aims to develop a framework based on drew social capital theory and the literature on guanxi to examine and compare a buyer’s willingness to commit to a supplier in the…

Capital structure dynamics: China and India (Chindia) perspective

Yukti Bajaj, Smita Kashiramka, Shveta Singh

The purpose of this study is to investigate the dynamics of capital structure for businesses in China and India. Whether and how they adjust their capital structures to witness…

Comparative analysis of FDI by Indian and Chinese MNEs in Europe

Viatcheslav Avioutskii, Mouloud Tensaout

Exploration of potential markets in foreign regions such as Europe becomes critical for emerging market multinational enterprises (MNEs). This study aims to investigate structural…

Experience and attitude towards luxury brands consumption in an emerging market

Deepika Jhamb, Arun Aggarwal, Amit Mittal, Justin Paul

Conventionally, consumers perceive luxury products as a means of displaying their wealth and prosperity. Consumption of luxury products has usually been considered the prerogative…

Lifelong activism and women’s entrepreneurship: how a social movement organization improves conditions for self-employed women in India

Ana Colovic, Sonia Mehrotra

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how a local trade union improves living conditions for women entrepreneurs in India and how its activities have evolved over time.