International Journal of Emerging Markets: Volume 2 Issue 4

The privatization of the Mexican banking sector in the 1990s: from debacle to disappointment

Jörg Mannsberger, J. Brad McBride

The purpose of this paper is to examine the two‐step process of bank privatization in Mexico in the 1990s that necessitated a government bailout quite costly to Mexican taxpayers…

Investment analysis in the private equity industry: a study of La Porta's argument

Jan Smolarski

Private equity funds invest in high‐risk projects and firms. One aspect of investing in small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises and in participating in buy‐out transactions is managing…

Applicability of theory of planned behavior in predicting intention to trade online: Some evidence from a developing country

M. Gopi, T. Ramayah

The purpose of this paper is to identify factors that influence the intention to use internet stock trading among investors in Malaysia.

The venture capital investment process in emerging markets: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

Darek Klonowski

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the investigation of the venture capital investment process in the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), including…

Sources of competitive advantage in woodworking firms of Northwest Russia

Anne Toppinen, Ritva Toivonen, Antti Mutanen, Vadim Goltsev, Natalia Tatti

The existing literature emphasizes the strategic choices of core competencies/capabilities based on intangible and tangible resources, and the combination of these as the base for…

Strategies that work – the case of an e‐retailer in an emerging market

Vichuda Nui Polatoglu

The objective of this paper is to identify, analyze and discuss successful strategies and approaches taken by a small retailer with internet storefront in an emerging market…

Editorial

Yusaf H. Akbar