Browsing Finance & Economics by Publisher "Emerald Group Publishing Ltd."
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Asymmetric volatility and conditional expected returns: Evidence from emerging market sectors
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Purpose: The risk-return relationship is one of the most widely investigated topics in finance, yet this relationship remains one of the most controversial topics. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the asymmetric ... -
Bank concentration, institutional quality, and economic growth: Empirical evidence from MENA countries
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose: This study aims to examine the influence of institutional quality on the relationship between economic growth and banking sector concentration. Design/methodology/approach: The sample of our study covers 15 Middle ... -
Determinants of foreign direct and indirect investment in the MENA region
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2015 , Article)Purpose - This study aims to examine the factors affecting the foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign portfolio investment (FPI) flows among the 16 economies comprising the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. ... -
Fashion model profiles: the intersection of self, ideal and preferred
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand how young female fashion consumers assessed the facial attractiveness of an advertising model. The study focused on the consumers exposed to both local and foreign fashion ... -
Global financial crisis, ownership structure and firm financial performance: An examination of listed firms in Australia
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the financial performance of listed firms on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) over two sample periods (1998-2007 and 2008-2010) before and during the global financial crisis ... -
Government ownership, competition, and the risk-taking attitude of the GCC banking system
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2012 , Article)Purpose - In the recent financial crisis, the risk-taking behavior of banks led to severe financial and economic instability. Many reasons have been attributed to the cause of the financial crisis. This paper attempts to ... -
IT outsourcing intent in academic institutions in GCC countries: An empirical investigation and multi-criteria decision model for vendor selection
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to understand the reasons behind the intent for information technology (IT) outsourcing in academic institutions in GCC countries. It also aims to develop a multi-criteria decision ... -
Support for smallholder farmers through Islamic instruments: The case of Bangladesh and lessons for Nigeria
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: In societies with strong presence of Islam, Islamic instruments with more scope for fairness and equity can be innovatively harnessed to play an increasing role in the development process and poverty alleviation ... -
The effect of diversification on risk and return in banking sector: Evidence from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of revenue diversification, non-interest income and asset diversification on the performance and stability of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) conventional ... -
When does uncertainty avoidance promote customer-to-customer intercultural service encounters?
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: Previous literature has reported inconsistent findings regarding the impact of uncertainty avoidance (UA) on intercultural experiences. This includes positive, negative and insignificant associations between UA ...
