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The adoption of massive open online courses: Challenges and benefits
( IGI Global , 2018 , Article)This article explores the challenges and benefits of using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It also tried to understand the issues that would influence students' perceptions regarding MOOCs. The Study utilized the ... -
The antecedents of trust in social commerce (Review)
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Social commerce is a new phenomenon of e-commerce that utilizes social medial platforms and applications to conduct e-commerce activities. Uncertainty and high level of risk are the main characteristics of online environment. ... -
The association between firm characteristics and the quality characteristics of the internal audit function in the UK: An agency perspective
( Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. , 2019 , Article)This study investigates firm characteristics that may affect the IAF's quality characteristics: size, independence, methodology, and competence. Its motivation is that a firm's agency and economic costs can affect its way ... -
The association between intellectual capital and financial performance in the Islamic banking industry: An analysis of the GCC banks
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the impact of intellectual capital (IC) on the financial performance of Islamic banks operating in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Design/met ... -
The asymmetric effects of oil price on economic growth in Turkey and Saudi Arabia: New evidence from nonlinear ARDL approach
( Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics , 2017 , Article)The immediate purpose of this paper is to examine and compare the potential asymmetric oil price effects on real GDP growth in two different countries with differing dependence on oil from the Middle East: Saudi Arabia and ... -
The bandwagon luxury consumption in Tunisian case: The roles of independent and interdependent self concept
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Using exploratory and confirmatory analyses, this study analyzes the impact of certain psychological and sociological factors (self-concept, social comparison, and materialism) on the "bandwagon" type of luxury consumption ... -
The banking sector, stress and financial crisis: symmetric and asymmetric analysis
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)This study investigates the impact of economic and financial stress on US banking sector returns during periods of crisis and tranquility. It further examines symmetric and asymmetric effects. The study applies GARCH (1, ... -
The compliance of disclosure with AAOIFI financial accounting standards: A comparison between Bahrain and Qatar Islamic banks
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: This paper aims to examine the compliance of disclosure with the financial accounting standards of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions? (AAOIFI) related to Islamic financing ... -
The constructive aspect of political behavior in strategic decision-making: The role of diversity
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)While there have been extensive empirical and theoretical investigations on political behavior, most previous empirical studies have focused on political behavior as a negative force. In order to extend prior research, ... -
The corruption-inflation nexus: Evidence from developed and developing countries
( Walter de Gruyter GmbH , 2016 , Article)This paper analyzes the relationship between corruption and inflation for a sample of 100 developing and developed countries representing five regions (Americas, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and ... -
The current assessment of foreign direct investment in the Middle East and North African region
( Inderscience Publishers , 2014 , Article)This research aims to assess the growth and the current status of foreign direct investment (FDI) in a sample of 16 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries over the period 1984-2011. Our goal is to give some insight ... -
The Determinants of Bond Market Development: Further Evidence from Emerging and Developed Countries
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)The objective of this paper is to empirically investigate the structural, financial, developmental, institutional, and macroeconomic determinants of bond market development for a sample of 22 emerging and developing countries ... -
The determinants of capital ratios in Islamic banking
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)We investigate the determinants of capital ratios in contemporary Islamic banking using a sample comprising 122 Islamic banks (IBs) spanning the period 2000-2014. We measure IBs' capital holdings using the capital-to-total ... -
The determinants of stock market index in Syria during the conflict period: Linear versus nonlinear approach
( Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics , 2020 , Article)The main purpose of this paper is to examine the long and the short-rum impact of the macroeconomic variables on the stock market index in Syria during the period 2010:Q1 - 2017:Q4. In addition, this paper aims to investigate ... -
The Determinants of Sukuk Market Development
( Routledge , 2017 , Article)The objective of this article is to empirically investigate the structural, financial, developmental, institutional, and macroeconomic determinants of Sukuk market development for a sample of 13 countries over the period ... -
The digital transformation of FinTech: Disruptions and value paths
( Association for Information Systems , 2019 , Conference Paper)The latest tech-enabled financial services supported by the blockchain technology promises to disrupt the strategic positioning of financial institutions and pave the way for FinTechs and TechFins to gain financial centrality. ... -
The Dynamic and Dependence of Takaful and Conventional Stock Return Behaviours: Evidence from the Insurance Industry in Saudi Arabia
( Springer New York LLC , 2018 , Article)This paper investigates the dynamics of volatility in the stock market using competing univariate GARCH specifications. Moreover, it provides a study of the pairwise correlation pattern of stock returns for a wide range ... -
The dynamics of the relationship between real estate and stock markets in an energy-based economy: The case of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)In this study, we investigate the dynamic linkages between the real estate and stock markets in Qatar. Using monthly data over the period 2006-2020, the nonlinear model of Enders and Siklos (2001) and the linear and nonlinear ... -
The effect of capitalization on the competition-stability Nexus: Evidence from dual banking systems
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The purpose of this paper is investigate how bank capitalization affects the relationship between competition and bank stability in dual banking systems. Using bank-level and country-level data from 17 countries over the ... -
The effect of cultural tightness-looseness on fraud perception in insurance services
( Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how cultural tightness may influence consumers' attitudes toward insurance services and occurrence of insurance fraud. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on Gelfand ...