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Exchange Rates and Stock Prices in the MENA Countries: What Role for Oil?
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2011 , Article)
This paper considers the linkage between stock prices and exchange rates in four MENA (Middle East and North Africa) emerging markets. In contrast to the existing evidence that uses a global market index to uncover such a ...
Modest seductiveness: Reconciling modesty and vanity by reverse assimilation and double resistance
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2012 , Article)
We study conflicting notions of modesty and vanity in the Arab Gulf region by focusing on contemporary female adornment practices and the tensions underlying them. The standard of modest traditional dress that women are ...
The impact of IFRS 8 on disclosure practices of Jordanian listed companies
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Emerald
, 2012 , Article)
The purpose of this paper is to compare the segmental information disclosures of Jordanian companies under IFRS 8 for 2009 with disclosures under IAS 14R for 2008. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 109 Jordanian ...
Corporate Social Responsibility of Islamic Financial Institutions: The Case of GCC Countries
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Euro Journals
, 2014 , Article)
During the last three decades, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown significantly both in practice and academic fronts (Hassan and Latiff, 2009; Hassan and Harahap, 2010). However, according to Naylor (1999) CSR ...
Corporate governance voluntary disclosures in developing countries: evidence from Jordanian banks
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Inderscience
, 2015 , Article)
The main objective of the current study is to determine the corporate governance mechanisms and company’s characteristics that effect on the level of voluntary disclosure provided by Jordanian banking listed companies; it ...
Gulf Arab E-Business Environment: Localization Strategy Insights
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Wiley Subscription Services, Inc.
, 2015 , Article)
The Gulf Arab region, particularly Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), took significant steps toward adopting e-business and is poised to become a significant online marketplace. The region has a number of vital ...
Decision Support System and Multi-Criteria Decision Aid: A State of the Art and Perspectives
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of the Decision Support System within the field of multi-criteria decision aid (MCDA). The MCDA tools have been incorporated into systems to create Multi-Criteria Decision ...
The reversing influence of involvement on the framing effect: The role of emotions and negativity
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
The Asian disease problem (ADP), as a demonstration of the framing effect, revealed a preference reversal between options perceived as risky and those perceived as certain. This research identifies individuals' involvement ...
Economic Policies and the Possibilities of Unified GCC Currency
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Qatar University
, 2006 , Article)
The aim of this study is to identify the extent to which the GCC countries can adopt similar economic policies by the time the GCC unified currency is formed in 2010. Among other convergence standards, we examined the ...
Assessment practices in accounting departments of U.S. Colleges and Universities
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Qatar University
, 2007 , Article)
The new AACSB Eligibility Procedures and Standards for Business Accreditation and for Accounting Accreditation, as of January 31,2007, place much greater emphasis on assurance of learning. It requires colleges of business ...