This dissertation examines the determinants of business successes and failures in two developing countries, Indonesia and the Czech Republic, in the 1990's. Knowing these determinants and how they affect performance of operating companies is important for policymakers, who set i…
The markedly different financial structures of firms in the developing and industrialized countries provide the motivation for this dissertation. What explains the financial structure choice of firms in developing countries? Many theories in Finance have been developed to explai…
There is a strong perception that large infrastructure projects (LIPs) implemented in developing economies fail to meet their original estimations and specifications more than those implemented in developed economies. This situation results in weak infrastructural development in…
This thesis examines the macroeconomic impact of remittances in developing economies, using data from 1990 to 2016. Despite poverty-reducing and welfare-enhancing characteristics for recipient households, remittances remain to inhibit macroeconomic policy in developing economies…
This study investigates the networking behavior of innovative firms in two regions in Turkey: Ankara and Istanbul. Specifically, it compares the geographical extent and characteristics of innovation networks between the two regions when firms carry out innovation, i.e. developin…
The performance of firms is central to growth in developing economies. A burgeoning literature within development economics seeks to understand the behavior of firms in developing countries and the constraints to their performance. This dissertation explores two types of constra…
The aim of this study is to identify the best practices in traditional and electronic banking operations strategy in Jordan as a case study of developing economies over the period 1999 to 2008. During this period numerous changes faced banks in Jordan: new banking law was launch…