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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. ...
Impact of gender diversity on social and environmental performance: evidence from Malaysia
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Purpose: This study is guided by the upper echelon theory and argues that the role of females on boards of directors may differ between cultures. In a culture where the community has a significant humane orientation, female ...
Cumulative learning and sustained engagement in an introduction to accounting course
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose - Due to its technical focus, the introductory accounting course has a hierarchical knowledge structure that requires students to master and integrate abstract knowledge which builds on itself over time. The purpose ...
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 ...
Does Lecture Capturing Impact Student Performance and Attendance in an Introductory Accounting Course?
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Routledge
, 2015 , Article)
The study empirically examines the interplay between lecture capturing viewership, performance and attendance for students in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar. The sample consists of 254 students enrolled in an introductory ...
A framework for antecedents of trust in social commerce
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
Trust is essential in social commerce environment, where consumers rely on feedback and advice that they collect from social platforms. Despite the importance of trust in virtual environments, there are a limited number ...
Information risk and cost of debt in emerging markets: Evidence from Qatar
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University of Malaya
, 2015 , Article)
This study examines the impact of information risk on the cost of debt incurred by companies in Qatar, a vital country within the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) and Middle East region. The results suggest that information ...
Determinants of Knowledge Sharing in Virtual Network Communities in Organizational Context
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World Scientific Publishing
, 2015 , Article)
This paper attempts to examine factors that affect knowledge sharing by individuals in virtual network communities (VNCs) from an organisational context. A research model based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was ...
Pricing of innate and discretionary accruals in Australian debt
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
This paper addresses the conflicting evidence on the role of accruals in debt pricing. We show that the two subcomponents of accruals quality, innate and discretionary accruals, both impact the debt pricing. Higher innate ...
Framing information technology governance in the public sector: Opportunities and challenges
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IGI Global Publishing
, 2015 , Article)
Information technology governance is considered one of the innovative practices that can provide support for decision-makers. Interestingly, it has become increasingly a de facto for organizations in seeking to optimise ...