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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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Government ownership, competition, and the risk-taking attitude of the GCC banking system
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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 ...
Government ownership, business risk, financial leverage and corporate performance: Evidence from gcc countries
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Virtus Interpress
, 2012 , Article)
This study investigates the effect of government ownership structure, business risk and financial leverage among other variables (size, age and growth) on a company’s performance in a panel data, using 191 companies from ...
Bank Characteristics and Liquidity Transformation: The Case of GCC Banks
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Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE)
, 2012 , Article)
This paper uses a simple measure of liquidity creation to examines empirically the effect of bank capital and
other micro and macro-characteristics on liquidity creation. We apply the analysis to data from a sample of ...
Market liberalization and volatility of returns in emerging markets: The case of Qatar Exchange (QSC)
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Emerald Publishing
, 2012 , Article)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether stock market liberalization creates excess stock return volatility in the Qatar Exchange (QSC). Design/methodology/approach – The study utilizes two methods, simple ...