Sustainability vs economic growth: a third world perspective, Muhammad Mustunsir
Muhammad Arif Mustunsir Department of Social Sciences Iqra University, Islamabad Pakistan Email: arif.iuic@gmail.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-04-2015-0018 Purpose: The rising dominance of sustainable development (SD) and green growth (GG) in contemporary societies have become one of the foremost sources of contentions that most states face today in the developing world. It is often suggested that institutionalizing key policies […]
The impact of financial ratios on the financial performance of a chemical company : The case of LyondellBasell Industries, Dr. Halimahton Borhan, Dr. Rozita Mohamed and Nurnafisah Azmi
Dr. Halimahton Borhan, Dr. Rozita Naina Mohamed, Nurnafisah Azmi Faculty of Business Management Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Selangor Malaysia Email: hali@bdrmelaka.uitm.edu.my DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2013-0041 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of financial ratios on the financial performance of a chemical company: LyondellBasell Industries (LYB). Some selected ratios: current ratio (CR) […]
The role of properly structured public-private partnerships in promoting economic development, Prof. Michael Busler
Prof. Michael Busler William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy Richard Stockton College, Galloway USA Email: michael.busler@stockton.edu DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-07-2013-0039 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find the characteristics that determine the success of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in promoting economic development and specifically to determine the long- and short-term public involvement. Design/methodology/approach: A grounded […]
The development of sustainable practices in complex organizations : Implications and potentials for integration into the accounting curriculum, Prof. Seleshi Sisaye
Prof. Seleshi Sisaye Plaumbo-Donahue School of Business Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA Email: ssisaye@gmail.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2013-0010 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to document the integration of sustainability into the accounting curriculum. Compared to many disciplines in the social and administrative sciences, the greening of the curriculum in accounting is a recent phenomenon. Nevertheless, […]
Integrating corporate social responsibility into efforts to realize millennium development goals : Lessons from Uganda, Prof. David Katamba, Dr. Cedric Nkiko, Dr. Charles Tushabomwe-Kazooba, Sulayiman Mpisi, Imelda Kemeza and Dr. Christopher Wickert
Prof. David Katamba Department of Marketing and International Business Makerere University Business School (MUBS),Kampala Uganda Chairman, Uganda Chapter for Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives (UCCSRI), Kampala Uganda Dr. Cedric Marvin Nkiko Derbyshire County Council, Derby UK Uganda Chapter for Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives (UCCSRI), Kampala Uganda Dr. Charles Tushabomwe-Kazooba Department of Management Science, Mbarara University of […]
Mediating role of research and development on entrepreneurial activities and growth: Evidence from cross-country data, Doaa Salman
Doaa M. Salman Department of Economics Modern Sciences and Arts University (MSA), Giza Egypt Email: doaaslman@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-11-2013-0056 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent the level of human development affects the relationships between entrepreneurial activities (EAs) and total factor productivity (TFP). The paper’s objectives are threefold. First, it seeks […]
On the road to sustainability entrepreneurship: Filipino case, Prof. Andrea Santiago
Prof. Andrea Santiago Management and Organization De La Salle University, Manila Philippines Email: prof_ginnydba@yahoo.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2013-0002 Purpose: There is a desire to improve economies as a way to solve social inequities while simultaneously addressing the issue of sustainability. Young and Tilley developed a model that describes a sustainability entrepreneur. The purpose of this paper is to […]
Consumers of organic food and sustainable development in Brazil, Prof. Danilo Sampaio and Prof. Marlusa Gosling
Prof. Danilo de Oliveira Sampaio Faculty of Administration (CAD) Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais Brazil Prof. Marlusa Gosling Centre for Graduate and Research Administrations (CEPEAD), Faculty of Economic Sciences Federal University of Minas Gervais (UFMG), Mias Gerais Brazil Email: danilo.sampaio@ufjf.edu.br DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-08-2013-0045 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reasons why […]
Exploring consumer doubt towards local new products innovation and purchase intention, Mehdi Afzali and Prof. Elsadig Ahmed
Mehdi Afzali, Prof. Elsadig Musa Ahmed Faculty of Business Multimedia University, Melaka Malaysia Email: elsadig1965@gmail.com DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-05-2015-0022 Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a scale to find the relationship between consumer doubt, skepticism, familiarity, information seeking, value for money and aesthetic design with customers’ purchase intention. Design/methodology/approach: This study focussed on students of Malaysian […]
An economic analysis of sustainability of a potential GCC economic and monetary union during 2005-2, Dr. Subhadra Ganguli
Dr. Subhadra Ganguli Department of Accounting and Economics, Ahlia University, Manama, Bahrain Email: sganguli@ahlia.edu.bh DOI: 10.1108/WJEMSD-01-2016-0005 Purpose: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was set up in 1981 between Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait for strengthening cooperation and economic development in the region. The GCC has made strides towards economic consolidation by […]