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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 ...
Exchange rate pass-through and inflation dynamics in Tunisia: A Markov-switching approach
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Kiel Institute for the World Economy
, 2013 , Article)
This paper studies the effect of exchange rate pass-through on inflation in Tunisia for the period 2001 to 2009. The objective is to track inflation regimes for the Tunisian economy and to forecast its determinants. Using ...
One Arab woman's journey to entrepreneurship: a case study
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Inderscience
, 2013 , Article)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pegged as a highly opportunistic market. The region's unique demographics include a native population that is in the minority and high numbers of women involved in entrepreneurial activities. ...
On the relative efficiency of conventional and Islamic banks: a DEA-window approach
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Inderscience
, 2013 , Article)
This paper explores the relative efficiency of 65 conventional and Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) over the period from 2002 to 2010. The empirical results ...
Team Satisfaction and Student Group Performance: A Cross-Cultural Study
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2013 , Article)
The authors examined the relationship between team satisfaction and students' performance in group projects in two universities, one from the United States and one from Qatar. The results showed that there is a significant ...
Pricing of innate and discretionary accruals in Australian debt
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2013 , Article)
This paper addresses the conflicting evidence on the role of accruals in debt pricing. We show that the two subcomponents of accruals quality, innate and discretionary accruals, both impact the debt pricing. Higher innate ...
Just Falafel: a success story of an international expansion
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2013 , Article)
Subject area: Entrepreneurship, strategic management and international business management. Study level/applicability: This case is intended for teaching entrepreneurship, strategic management, international business courses ...
Challenges associated with the Greek SMEs in the basin of Athens-Greece: An exploratory study
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Inderscience Publishers
, 2013 , Article)
The paper attempts to identify the motivation for business ownership, the factors contributing to success and problem areas and developmental issues attached to entrepreneurship related to small medium enterprises (SMEs) ...
Level of Total Quality Management Adoption in Qatari Educational Institutions: Private and Semi-Government Sector
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2013 , Article)
The authors evaluated the level of Total Quality Management (TQM) adoption in Qatari educational institutions within private and semigovernment institutions. To accomplish these objectives, a literature review was done of ...
Does Government Ownership and Disclosure Affect Performance and Stability of the GCC Banking Sector?
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Cambridge Research Science Institute
, 2013 , Article)
This paper studies empirically the effect of government ownership and the level of disclosure on the performance and the stability of banks, controlling for regulations, concentration, bank and country specific characteristics. ...