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THE LEVERAGE EFFECT ON THE VALUE PREMIUM VOLATILITY: FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
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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 ...
Some Determinants of Student Performance in Principles of Financial Accounting (II) – Further Evidence from Kuwait
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Qatar University
, 2012 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to perform an empirical investigation of the influence of
select factors on the academic performance of students studying Principles of Financial
Accounting (II). This study attempts to fill ...
Factors Affecting Tourists Satisfaction of Jordan as a Tourism Destination
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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 ...
CAPITAL MOBILITY AND GROWTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD : An Empirical Investigation
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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 ...
Understanding Workplace Adoption of Social Networking Sites: Employers’ perspective
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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 ...
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DETERMINANTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR BUDGET DEFICITS: THE CASE OF NIGERIA
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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 ...
An Empirical Examination of InterOrganizational Factors Influence on Green Marketing Adoption in Jordanian Industrial Sector
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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 ...
الإعسار في القانون المدني القطري: بين غياب التنظيم التشريعي وترتيب بعض الآثار
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2017 , Article)
حرص المُشرع القطري على توفير الحماية القانونية للدائنين من خطر عدم وفاء المدين لديونه، وذلك من خلال تقرير مبدأ الضمان العام ووسائل المحافظة عليه التي تكفل حقوق الدائنين؛ مستثنيًا منها نظام الإعسار المدني.
وعليه، فإن التنظيم ...
Sovereign wealth fund investments and the need to undertake socially responsible investment
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2017 , Article)
There is an increasing consensus that, beyond financial returns, investors should also consider the
environmental and social impacts of their business activities. Major institutional investors currently
are entering the ...
The legitimacy of customary international law: Legal, moral, and social perspectives
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2017 , Article)
This article explores the legitimacy of customary international law (CIL) from legal, moral, and social
perspectives. The analysis questions the legal legitimacy of CIL based on the prisms of consent and
sovereignty found ...