Studies in Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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Corporate Governance and Islamic Social Responsibility Disclosure In Kuwaiti Shariah Compliant Financial Institutions
( Qatar University , 2012 , Article)This study examines the relationship between corporate governance characteristics and the extent of Islamic social responsibility disclosure in Kuwait. The annual reports of 40 Shariah-compliant financial institutions ... -
THE LEVERAGE EFFECT ON THE VALUE PREMIUM VOLATILITY: FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
( Qatar University , 2015 , Article)This paper investigates the leverage effect on the value premium volatility using GARCH and TARCH models utilizing a unique dataset, for twenty nine countries. The findings show that value premium returns are bigger in ... -
THE VALUE RELEVANCE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS’ BOTTOM LINES IN THE EMERGING EGYPTIAN CAPITAL MARKET
( Qatar University , 2015 , Article)This study aims to examine the value relevance of the bottom lines of the financial statements in the Egyptian context after the inception of the new version of Egyptian Accounting Standards of 2006. Considering the ... -
ASSESSMENT AND ASSURANCE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE IN QATAR
( Qatar University , 2014 , Article)The purpose of this study was quality assessment and quality assurance in pediatric services of public and private hospitals in Qatar. The purpose of quality assessment was to identify gaps in the delivered services; ... -
The Relation of Earnings Quality to Accounting Conservatism
( Qatar University , 2012 , Article)The aim of this article is to examine the relationship between accounting conservatism and earnings quality. Data were collected from 50 industrial corporations listed in Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) between 2004-2009. ... -
ADHERENCE TO THE 1999 BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE GUIDELINES AND DIVIDEND PAYOUT POLICY: EVIDENCE FROM KUWAIT
( Qatar University , 2014 , Article)The objective of this research is to eamine the adherence to the Blue Ribbon Committee BC recommendations and its impact on corporate dividends policy in Kuwait. These recommendations are deemed ... -
Accounting for Interaction and Individual Specific Effects in an Analysis of International Air Traveler Preferences
( Qatar University , 2014 , Article)selection decision based on contingency theory. Previous work has focused on main effects without eploring the significance of interaction or individual heterogeneity effects. Contingency theory suggests contextual and ... -
The Inverted Yield Curve and the Components of GDP
( Qatar University , 2014 , Article)When 3-month Treasury rates are greater than 10 -year Treasury rates an inverted yield curve occurs. When this state is reached some argue that a recession is on the horizon, typically 6 months to a year down the road. ... -
RETIREES FROM PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERIA: A SURVEY
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)The proportion of the Nigeria’s population that is retired is large and growing, and the government face huge fiscal burdens because of promises it has made to provide income security (pension) to this set of people. ... -
Impacts of socio-demographic characteristics on male migrants: Logistic regression approach
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)The study of migration is the key importance not only in Demography but also in Population Studies. Migration is the primary stage of development. Migration is related to development, urbanization, industrialization as ... -
Political Contingency and the Implementation of Qatarization
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)This paper represents an exploratory study that examines political contingency in a less liberal regulatory regime such as the ‘positive state’ or the ‘developmental state’. As an example of a state-led policy, the ... -
Factors Affecting Tourists Satisfaction of Jordan as a Tourism Destination
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)This study aimed to examine the factors affecting tourist’s satisfaction of Jordan as a tourism destination. A Convenience sample of 500 tourists was selected from those who visited different Jordanian places. They asked ... -
An Empirical Examination of InterOrganizational Factors Influence on Green Marketing Adoption in Jordanian Industrial Sector
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)The aim of this research is to examine the factors affecting the adoption of green marketing concept among the industrial manufactures in Jordan. Data were collected from 92 industrial manufactures. Hypotheses were tested ... -
CAPITAL MOBILITY AND GROWTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD : An Empirical Investigation
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)This paper investigates the link between financial liberalisation and growth for a cross – section of seventeen developing countries, including India, both theoretically and empirically. It also explores the different ... -
ASSESSING ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM’S (ORS) SUCCESS: AN APPLICATION OF DELONE AND MCLEAN’S MODEL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUCCESS
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)The study applied DeLone and McLean’s IS success model in the mandatory context of online registration system (ORS) in one Jordanian university. Six dimensions were used to asses ORS success from the perspective of system ... -
Understanding Workplace Adoption of Social Networking Sites: Employers’ perspective
( Qatar University , 2012 , Article)Studies on social networking sites (SNSs) rarely touched on the acceptance of SNS use in the workplace. This study, in turn, attempts to fill this gap by explaining the acceptance of SNS use in the workplace by proposing ... -
Project Management Performance Drivers
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)The practice of project management has gained enormous importance over the past several years in various business industries. “In industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals, software, and aerospace, projects drive business” ... -
Optimal Pricing and order quantity strategies for a firm offering multiple products facing customers cannibalization and random market demand
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)This paper studies a firm’s profitability problem offering its products into different market segments at differentiated prices. In order to improve the firms’ profitability the firm needs to decide the prices and order ... -
The Impact of Innovation in Jordanian Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries on Export Performance
( Qatar University , 2012 , Article)Innovation has long been considered an important factor for creating and maintaining the competitiveness of the firms. Common knowledge stands that innovation is the cause of the increase of exports. However, contradicting ... -
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DETERMINANTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR BUDGET DEFICITS: THE CASE OF NIGERIA
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)The main focus of the paper is to analyze the effects of both economic and political variables on public sector budget deficits. The econometric results show that the main determinants of budget deficits include international ...
