International Journal of Emerging Markets: Volume 17 Issue 1

Stakeholder and resource‐based antecedents and performance outcomes of green export business strategy: insights from an emerging economy

Nilay Bıçakcıoğlu-Peynirci, Mustafa Tanyeri

Building upon insights from institutional theory and resource-based view (RBV), the aim of this study is to investigate the direct effects of stakeholder pressures on…

Stock prices and macroeconomic information in Ghana: speed of adjustment and bi-causality analysis

Isaac Cliford Queku, Seth Gyedu, Emmanuel Carsamer

The purpose of the paper is to investigate the causal relationships and speed of adjustment of stock prices to changes in macroeconomic information (MEI) in Ghana from 1996 to…

Bitcoin, VIX futures and CDS: a triangle for hedging the international equity portfolios

Rania Zghal, Ahmed Ghorbel

In this paper, our aim is to estimate the time varying correlations between Bitcoin, VIX futures and CDS indexes and to examine in what ways these assets can act as beneficial…

The influence of cultural and institutional distance on China's OFDI efficiency: fresh evidence from stochastic frontier gravity model

Bowen Zheng, Yarou Wang, Muhammad Abdul Kamal, Assad Ullah

Culture and institutions are among the essential sources of comparative advantage in international trade and may influence a country's FDI influx. This paper aims to analyze the…

Finance-institution-growth trilogy: time-series insights from South Africa

Clement Olalekan Olaniyi, Adebayo Adedokun

This study examines the moderating effect of institutional quality on the finance-growth nexus in South Africa from 1986 to 2015.

The OLI Paradigm as a comprehensive model of FDI determinants: a sub-national approach

Cláudia Beatriz Batschauer da Cruz, Dinorá Eliete Floriani, Mohamed Amal

This study aims to advance a sub-national perspective within the OLI Paradigm by analyzing how and to what extent the Eclectic Paradigm can serve as a general model to capture…

Illegal gold mining in Indonesia: structure and causes

Ongku P. Hasibuan, Jann H. Tjakraatmadja, Yos Sunitiyoso

This study aims to understand the process, structure and determinants of persistent illegal gold mining in Indonesia.

Strategic alignment and its impact on decision effectiveness: a comprehensive model

Mohamed A. Ghonim, Nagi M. Khashaba, Hameda M. Al-Najaar, Mohamed A. Khashan

In recent decades, the concept of strategic alignment has been a center of concern for researchers and practitioners. This alignment is associated with the process of strategic…

Ownership concentration in the Gulf Cooperation Council

Irma Martinez-Garcia, Rodrigo Basco, Silvia Gomez-Anson, Narjess Boubakri

This article attempts to answer the following questions: Who ultimately owns firms listed in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries? Does ownership structure depend on the…

Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment for refugee education crises

Jamal M. Shamieh, Ihab Hanna Sawalha, Hanan M. Madanat

The purpose of this study is to aim at: (1) investigating the vulnerabilities/obstacles that hinder refugees in hosting countries from obtaining quality and adequate education and…

Entrepreneurial career choice intentions among secondary students in Colombia: the role of entrepreneurial exposure

Fabian Osorio Tinoco, Manoj Chandra Bayon, Guillermo Murillo Vargas

Based on a theoretical framework grounded in the social-cognitive theory and its derivative the social-cognitive career theory, the main purpose of this paper is to examine the…

Relational capital, service quality and organizational performance in the Egyptian telecommunication sector

Abd-Elrahman Hassanein Abd-Elrahman, Jaber Mohamed Ahmed Kamal

The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the mediating effect of service quality (SQ) in the relationship between relational capital (RC) and organizational…

Comparative analyses of mean-variance and mean-semivariance approaches on global and local single factor market model for developed and emerging markets

Mehmet Emin Yildiz, Yaman Omer Erzurumlu, Bora Kurtulus

The beta coefficient used for the cost of equity calculation is at the heart of the valuation process. This study conducts comparative analyses of the classical capital asset…