International Journal of Emerging Markets: Volume 15 Issue 3

Modelling green customer loyalty and positive word of mouth: Can environmental knowledge make the difference in an emerging market?

Paul Blaise Issock Issock, Mercy Mpinganjira, Mornay Roberts-Lombard

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of consumption values, green customer satisfaction and customer trust in energy-efficient labels on green customer loyalty…

Determinants of China’s outward foreign direct investment in the Belt & Road economies: A gravity model approach

Saleh Shahriar, Sokvibol Kea, Lu Qian

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the major determinants of China’s outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in the economies along the “Belt & Road” Initiative (BRI…

Marketing in emerging markets: a review, theoretical synthesis and extension

Justin Paul

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of theoretical models and studies dealing with the international marketing strategies in emerging markets and provides…

The unemployment-entrepreneurship nexus: new evidence from 30 Iranian provinces

Iman Cheratian, Antonio Golpe, Saleh Goltabar, Jesus Iglesias

During recent years, the nexus between unemployment and entrepreneurship has been examined in depth in developed and industrialised economies but rarely in developing economies…

Does trade interdependency lead linkages between stock markets? A case of South Asian countries

Rakesh Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to test the dynamic linkages among the stock markets of four South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) in the backdrop of…

Materialism in the United Arab Emirates: A grounded model of materialism in an emerging market

Damien Arthur, Claire Eloise Sherman, Noora Saeed Al Hameli, Salama Yousef Al Marzooqi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents, cultivation, behaviours and consequences of materialism in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Given the UAE’s dramatic…

Announcements effect of corporate bond issuance on share price returns: Evidence from three emerging markets

Jacinta Chan Phooi M’ng, Mahfuzur Rahman, Goh Kok Kit

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of bond issuance announcements on share price returns in three emerging markets and examine the characteristics of bond…

How do talented managers view dividend policy? Further evidence from Chinese equity market

Bushra Sarwar, Ali Kutan, Xiao Ming, Muhammad Husnain

The purpose of this paper is to examine the importance of market imperfection, namely, variation in managerial ability (MA), on dividend policy in China. The authors focus on the…

Rural bank efficiency and loans for micro and small businesses: evidence from West Java Indonesia

Mokhamad Anwar, Sulaeman Rahman Nidar, Ratna Komara, Layyinaturrobaniyah Layyinaturrobaniyah

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between rural banks’ efficiency and their lending provision for micro and small businesses (MSBs) in West Java Indonesia…

Leader’s integrity and interpersonal deviance: The mediating role of moral efficacy and the moderating role of moral identity

Hakan Erkutlu, Jamel Chafra

The purpose of this paper is to posit that leader’s integrity decreases employee’s interpersonal deviance by increasing moral efficacy in the workplace. Specifically, the authors…