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PREDICTING NEXT TRADING DAY CLOSING PRICE OF QATAR EXCHANGE INDEX USING TECHNICAL INDICATORS AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
Accurate prediction of stock market price is of great importance to many stakeholders. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have shown robust capability in predicting stock price return, future stock price and the direction ...
Audit committee characteristics and firm performance during the global financial crisis
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
We address the question ‘do governance enhancing audit committee (AC) characteristics mitigate the firm performance impact of significant-adverse-economic events such as the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)?’ Our analysis ...
Does adopting good corporate governance impact the cost of intermediated and non-intermediated debt?
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2012 , Article)
This study examines the impact of good corporate governance practices on the reported cost of debt for Australian listed companies. Prior research has established that governance lowers the cost of non-intermediated debt ...
Perceptions of the accountant held by business students and business professionals in an emerging country: The case of Qatar
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Emerald
, 2010 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how business students and business professionals in Qatar perceive the accountancy profession. Design/methodology/approach: The paper designs a survey based on Osgood ...
Corporate financial reporting in Qatar: a study of individual investors’ assessment of annual reports
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Inderscience
, 2015 , Article)
In this paper, an attempt is made to investigate a particular group of investors – namely individual investors’ perceptions of corporate annual reports in Qatar. A total of 400 surveys were distributed to individual investors ...
Determinants of segmental disclosures: evidence from the emerging capital market of Jordan
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Inderscience
, 2013 , Article)
The primary objective of this paper is to examine the factors which
affect the segmental disclosures (mandatory and voluntary) provided by
Jordanian listed companies. In addition, the study documents evidence about
the ...
A risk-based availability estimation using Markov method
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Emerald Group Publishing
, 2014 , Article)
Purpose: Asset intensive process industries are under immense pressure to achieve promised return on investments and production targets. This can be accomplished by ensuring the highest level of availability, reliability ...
An empirical investigation of quality performance expectations in the software industry: A gap analysis approach
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Inderscience
, 2014 , Article)
The assessment of quality is pervasive but vital in organisations. It is particularly important in the design of an effective quality management system. The assessment is often considered from the perspective of fulfilling ...
India shining? A two-wave study of business constraints upon micro and small manufacturing firms in India
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Sage Publications
, 2014 , Article)
The national marketing slogan 'India Shining' was launched in 2004 by the Indian government to showcase rapid economic growth; around the same time, a number of new policy measures to promote small businesses were introduced ...
The current assessment of foreign direct investment in the Middle East and North African region
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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 ...