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Does sukuk market development spur economic growth?
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
We investigate the impact of sukuk market development on economic growth using a sample comprising all sukuk-issuing countries spanning the period 1995-2015. We use the system GMM estimator to tackle potential omitted ...
Financial development and environmental quality in UAE: Cointegration with structural breaks
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article Review)
This study extends the recent work of Shahbaz et al. (2014) by implementing recent unit root tests with multiple structural breaks and regime-switching cointegration techniques considering for one and two unknown regime ...
Is exchange rate risk priced in microfinance?
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
High microcredit interest rates have often been a source of criticism against the microfinance movement. Research has focused attention on the cost structure of interest rates and more recently on the macroeconomic and ...
Managers' autonomy, strategic control, organizational politics and strategic planning effectiveness: An empirical investigation into missing links in the hotel sector
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
This article reports on the impact of managerial autonomy and strategic control on organizational politics and show how the latter influence effectiveness of strategic planning. In doing so, it outlines particular directions ...
SME international business models: The role of context and experience
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2017 , Article)
This paper addresses two questions through a study of 180 SMEs located in contrasting industry and home country contexts. First, which business models for international markets prevail among SMEs and do they configure into ...
Beginner CFL learners' perceptions of language difficulty in a task-based teaching and learning (TBTL) environment in Denmark
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
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Methods for adaptive behaviors satisfaction assessment with energy efficient building design
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article Review)
Efficient and accurate methods and models are ever-demanding to determining the user satisfaction in energy efficient buildings. Thus, several techniques are developed based on sustainable building assessment tools and ...
The size and performance of offshore produced water oil-removal technologies for reinjection
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Produced water (PW) is wastewater generated from oil exploration, and requires treating for oil and suspended solids removal. The viability of an effluent treatment unit process for this duty is dependent both on its ...
Hierarchy based information requirements for sustainable operations of buildings in Qatar
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Information flows in construction projects are generally focused on the needs of the design and construction phases. This creates disruption of workflows across the project stages and in particular with the information ...
Removal of volatile sulfur compounds by solar advanced oxidation technologies and bioprocesses
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
The degradations of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) by advanced oxidation technology, solar advanced oxidation technology, biological treatment, and the combination of solar advanced oxidation technology and biological ...