Studies in Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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ANTICIPATED AND ACTUAL USE OF CAPITAL RAISED IN MALAYSIAN IPO MARKET
( Qatar University , 2016 , Article)This study investigates the anticipated and the actual use of capital raised from initial public offering (IPO) in Malaysia. The descriptive analysis shows that companies anticipate the use of capital mainly for growth ... -
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A PRELIMINARY STUDY IN QATARI FIRMS
( Qatar University , 2016 , Article)This preliminary study explores the level of adoption of CSR activities in Qatari firms. Moreover, it examines the relationship between corporate social responsibility and organizational performance. The data gathered ... -
SUPPORTING PRODUCT INNOVATION THROUGH KNOWLEDGE AUDIT
( Qatar University , 2015 , Article)Knowledge audit is considered as one of the first steps towards designing a knowledge management strategy for an organization. Knowledge audit opens up the eye of an organization in terms of understanding its current ... -
ASSESSMENT AND ASSURANCE OF SERVICE QUALITY IN PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE IN QATAR
( Qatar University , 2014 , Article)The purpose of this study was quality assessment and quality assurance in pediatric services of public and private hospitals in Qatar. The purpose of quality assessment was to identify gaps in the delivered services; ... -
The Inverted Yield Curve and the Components of GDP
( Qatar University , 2014 , Article)When 3-month Treasury rates are greater than 10 -year Treasury rates an inverted yield curve occurs. When this state is reached some argue that a recession is on the horizon, typically 6 months to a year down the road. ... -
Accounting for Interaction and Individual Specific Effects in an Analysis of International Air Traveler Preferences
( Qatar University , 2014 , Article)selection decision based on contingency theory. Previous work has focused on main effects without eploring the significance of interaction or individual heterogeneity effects. Contingency theory suggests contextual and ... -
ADHERENCE TO THE 1999 BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE GUIDELINES AND DIVIDEND PAYOUT POLICY: EVIDENCE FROM KUWAIT
( Qatar University , 2014 , Article)The objective of this research is to eamine the adherence to the Blue Ribbon Committee BC recommendations and its impact on corporate dividends policy in Kuwait. These recommendations are deemed ... -
MARKET EFFICIENCY OF THE AMMAN STOCK MARKET: EVIDENCE FROM THE EXAMINATION OF TRADING RULES
( Qatar University , 2015 , Article)This paper tests the validity of the weak-form of the Efficient Market Hypothesis for the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) for a full sample and three sub-periods of that spanning period 2000-2012. The research uses statistical ... -
Corporate Governance and Islamic Social Responsibility Disclosure In Kuwaiti Shariah Compliant Financial Institutions
( Qatar University , 2012 , Article)This study examines the relationship between corporate governance characteristics and the extent of Islamic social responsibility disclosure in Kuwait. The annual reports of 40 Shariah-compliant financial institutions ... -
The Relation of Earnings Quality to Accounting Conservatism
( Qatar University , 2012 , Article)The aim of this article is to examine the relationship between accounting conservatism and earnings quality. Data were collected from 50 industrial corporations listed in Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) between 2004-2009. ... -
THE VALUE RELEVANCE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS’ BOTTOM LINES IN THE EMERGING EGYPTIAN CAPITAL MARKET
( Qatar University , 2015 , Article)This study aims to examine the value relevance of the bottom lines of the financial statements in the Egyptian context after the inception of the new version of Egyptian Accounting Standards of 2006. Considering the ... -
THE LEVERAGE EFFECT ON THE VALUE PREMIUM VOLATILITY: FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
( 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 ... -
Political Contingency and the Implementation of Qatarization
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)This paper represents an exploratory study that examines political contingency in a less liberal regulatory regime such as the ‘positive state’ or the ‘developmental state’. As an example of a state-led policy, the ... -
ASSESSING ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM’S (ORS) SUCCESS: AN APPLICATION OF DELONE AND MCLEAN’S MODEL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUCCESS
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)The study applied DeLone and McLean’s IS success model in the mandatory context of online registration system (ORS) in one Jordanian university. Six dimensions were used to asses ORS success from the perspective of system ... -
Impacts of socio-demographic characteristics on male migrants: Logistic regression approach
( Qatar University , 2011 , Article)The study of migration is the key importance not only in Demography but also in Population Studies. Migration is the primary stage of development. Migration is related to development, urbanization, industrialization as ... -
Capital Budgeting Practices: The Case of Qatar
( Qatar University , 2010 , Article)The purpose of this project was to investigate the capital budgeting practice in the largest firms in Qatar. A survey was conducted of the 170 largest firms and corporations. A total of 55 completed surveys were received, ... -
The Impact of Innovation in Jordanian Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries on Export Performance
( Qatar University , 2012 , Article)Innovation has long been considered an important factor for creating and maintaining the competitiveness of the firms. Common knowledge stands that innovation is the cause of the increase of exports. However, contradicting ... -
Understanding Workplace Adoption of Social Networking Sites: Employers’ perspective
( 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 ... -
Some Determinants of Student Performance in Principles of Financial Accounting (II) – Further Evidence from Kuwait
( 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 ... -
An Empirical Examination of InterOrganizational Factors Influence on Green Marketing Adoption in Jordanian Industrial Sector
( 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 ...
