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Modest seductiveness: Reconciling modesty and vanity by reverse assimilation and double resistance
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2012 , Article)
We study conflicting notions of modesty and vanity in the Arab Gulf region by focusing on contemporary female adornment practices and the tensions underlying them. The standard of modest traditional dress that women are ...
The impact of IFRS 8 on disclosure practices of Jordanian listed companies
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Emerald
, 2012 , Article)
The purpose of this paper is to compare the segmental information disclosures of Jordanian companies under IFRS 8 for 2009 with disclosures under IAS 14R for 2008. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 109 Jordanian ...
Audit committee characteristics and firm performance during the global financial crisis
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
We address the question ‘do governance enhancing audit committee (AC) characteristics mitigate the firm performance impact of significant-adverse-economic events such as the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)?’ Our analysis ...
Does adopting good corporate governance impact the cost of intermediated and non-intermediated debt?
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
This study examines the impact of good corporate governance practices on the reported cost of debt for Australian listed companies. Prior research has established that governance lowers the cost of non-intermediated debt ...
Sustainability metrics for a supply chain: The case of small and medium enterprises
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2012 , Article)
Using digraph and matrix method this research enunciates a simple method to quantify supply chain sustainability for small and medium enterprises. It proposes a numerical index which can be used to measure sustainability ...
Corporate governance and access to interest bearing debt
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
, 2012 , Article)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to extend the growing body of literature on the impact of corporate governance on debt contracting by examining if better governance is associated with access to interest bearing debt. ...
Examining the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on enterprise practices: A preliminary perspective from Qatar
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City University of Hong Kong Press
, 2012 , Article)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are widely used by organizations to enhance enterprise competitiveness. This study provides an overview of the current state of affairs of the ICT adoption in SMEs in private ...
The application of quality management in the financial services sector in Jordan
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Business Perspectives
, 2012 , Article)
This study examines the applicability of total quality management (TQM) in the Jordanian financial services sector using a sample of employees at 12 financial institutions. The applicability of the TQM is assessed through ...
Evaluating the riskiness of the banking sector of Jordan
(2012 , Article)
This study employs panel data analysis that controls for bank specific variables to evaluate the systematic, non-systematic and total risk of the banking sector of Jordan over the period 2001-2009. The total risk is measured ...
Assessing the Productivity Change in the Banking Sector of Jordan
(2012 , Article)
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