College of Business and Economics: Recent submissions
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Decomposed oil price shocks and GCC stock market sector returns and volatility
( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)This study investigates dynamic mean and tail-based connectedness between decomposed oil price shocks (demand shock, supply shock, and risk shock) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock returns and volatility at the ... -
Corruption, lending and bank performance
( Elsevier Inc. , 2024 , Article)This paper uses a sample of 7235 banks from 160 countries between 2000 and 2016 to investigate the link between corruption, lending and bank performance. It considers both country- and bank-level corruption. The study finds ... -
Diversification and hedging strategies of green bonds in financial asset portfolios during the COVID-19 pandemic
( Routledge , 2023 , Article)In this paper, we investigate whether investors can reap potential diversification or hedging benefits from holding green bonds in a portfolio containing a conventional financial asset during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using ... -
Ownership structure, corporate governance and bank performance: Evidence from gcc countries
( Virtus Interpress , 2011 , Article)The paper examines the effect of ownership structure and board characteristics on bank performance of GCC counties. Evidence indicates that the extent of the foreign ownership level has a significant positive association ... -
Effects of board and ownership structure on corporate performance: Evidence from GCC countries
( emerald insight , 2014 , Article)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of ownership structure and board composition on bank performance as measured by Tobin's Q and market to book value in Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC) countries. ... -
A Critique of the Balanced Scorecard as a Performance Measurement Tool
(2015 , Article)Given the dynamic nature of business markets, organizations have witnessed a rapid change in their performance measurement systems in the last three decades with most of the performance measurement tools being ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Arab and U.S. Cultural Values on the Web
( Taylor & Francis , 2015 , Article)ABSTRACT: This study aims to explore the depiction of cultural values on global websites. There exists a research gap in terms of better understanding cross-cultural differences in web communications between the Arab and ... -
Luxury Brands and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Perspective on Consumers' Preferences
(2016 , Article)The recent growth trends of globalization has witnessed prominent growth in luxury brand sales over the recent years. However, the dramatically changing economic environment also leads to hardship for luxury brand companies ... -
From mono-criterion to multi-criteria decision aid: A necessary but unfinished evolution in operational research
(2014 , Article)The aim of this paper is to discuss the evolution process from the mono-criteria decision making paradigm to the multi-criteria decision aid paradigm. This process is based on the fact; in general, the decision-maker desires ... -
A Way Forward for Ethics Education in Business: A Case from the Middle East
( NeilsonJournals Publishing , 2017 , Article)The objective of this study is to review the performance of business students in ethics assessments and suggest enhancements to the ethics curriculum. Data triangulation method was used to gather the data. First, data ... -
Training transfer intention and training effectiveness: Assessing the gender differences using multi-group structural equation modelling approach
( emerald Publishing limited , 2017 , Article)Purpose: The purpose of this study is to further the current research on the topic of the intention to transfer training and training effectiveness by examining the gender-related training intention and work behaviour ... -
Timetabling hub-and-spoke parcel distribution inter-facility network
( Inderscience Publishers Ltd , 2013 , Article)This paper introduces an important problem encountered when designing hub-and-spoke parcel distribution network. This problem, which comes after generating the network design and before implementing it, is concerned with ... -
Parcel distribution timetabling problem with incomplete hub network
( Taylor & Francis , 2014 , Article)The aim of parcel distribution timetabling problem is to optimize the movements of the parcels in their journey from their pickup to their delivery. The minimization of the time spent in this journey is a common objective ... -
The inter and intra discipline linkage between Economics, Business administration and Social sciences
( OpenED Network , 2018 , Article)This study aims at investigating the extent to which six disciplines (Economic, Business administration, Finance and investment, Accounting, Banking and Insurance and risk management) reach out to spaces shared with other ... -
A Fuzzy Goal Programming Model for Venture Capital Investment Decision Making
( INFOR , 2014 , Article)The Venture Capital decision making process involves several conflicting and imprecise criteria. The decision to invest is a difficult one with serious adverse selection risk and surrounded with uncertainty. The aim of ... -
Appraising e-commerce systems performance in the engineering and information technology industry
(2015 , Article)This research aimed to understand the factors influencing e-commerce systems performance in Jordan. Using previous literature, we developed a theoretical model of performance with four contributing factors: perceived ... -
Parameter estimation through the weighted goal programming model
( Inderscience Publishers , 2015 , Article)Many models in economics, management and finance can be described in terms of nonlinear dynamical systems which usually depend on some unknown parameters. To conduct a long-run behaviour analysis of these models it is of ... -
Entrepreneurial orientation and organizational performance: The role of managerial traits
( Inderscience , 2012 , Article)This study addresses how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) mediates the relationships between four managerial traits – need for achievement, tolerance for ambiguity, conformity, and individualism – and organisational ... -
The transformation of Qatar economy into industrialisation era
( Inderscience Publishers , 2011 , Article)This study reports the results of a survey distributed to business professionals, educators and students at the State of Qatar. The most important industry in Qatar, according to our respondents, is oil and gas, followed ... -
An empirical investigation of trade flows between Australia and its major trading partners
( University of Wollongong , 2014 , Article)This study introduces Net Export (NX) models to examine the determinants of the trade flows between Australia and eight selected trading partner (TP) countries (China, France, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United ...
