Stock Exchanges In The Middle East: Risky Business Or Smart Investing?, 2011 Bryant University
Stock Exchanges In The Middle East: Risky Business Or Smart Investing?, Jed A. Haddad
Honors Projects in Finance
The goal of any investor is to obtain the highest possible return for his or her money. However for years, the debate has continued; stocks, bonds, mutual funds; which of these financial instruments will produce the greatest gain to give the investor the highest profit? Historically, stocks have been known to provide investors with high returns. With the world becoming increasingly globalized, international markets have proven to offer investors more options to help diversify their portfolios. The Middle East has been known as a region of recent economic growth and stability. Three prominent examples of such are Kuwait, Israel, and …
Identify Key Business Strategies To Target The Mass Market In Macau, 2011 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Identify Key Business Strategies To Target The Mass Market In Macau, Chia-Li Chen
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Statement of Purpose:
The purpose of this paper is to examine Macau’s present gaming environment and identify factors that will contribute to the success of a mass gaming market in Macau. The study intends to provide economic justification and tourism policy considerations which support the growth of Macau’s mass gaming market by taking advantage of the booming Chinese economy and the fast growing popularity of gaming in China. In addition, this study will examine literature supporting Macau’s transformation from a simpler gamblers’ destination into a Las Vegas style international gaming, entertainment, and tourism destination, as well as arguments for sustaining …
The Gaming Industry Developing Concept In Taiwan-From The U.S. Experience, 2011 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The Gaming Industry Developing Concept In Taiwan-From The U.S. Experience, Jean Ling Lee
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
With the recent success experience of gaming-related investments made in Macau and Singapore, it also can be a good inspiration of developing the gaming industry in Taiwan. As the passing of the new legislation from the Taiwanese government, Taiwan could be the next potential country to join the Asian casino gaming market. The purpose of this study is to determine the appropriate direction of developing the casino gaming industry in Taiwan, according to the successful experience from U.S. The findings indicated that the six factors of developing gaming business in Taiwan are geography environment, accessibility, human resource, tourism resource, tourist …
The Effect Of Cultural Intelligence On Employee Performance In International Hospitality Industries: A Case From The Hotel Sector In Egypt, 2011 The British University in Egypt
The Effect Of Cultural Intelligence On Employee Performance In International Hospitality Industries: A Case From The Hotel Sector In Egypt, Hadia Fakhreldin
Business Administration
This study highlights the importance of cultural intelligence in international business. Employees with high levels of cultural intelligence (CI) achieve high performance levels, therefore CI should be a screening criteria and a training goal within multinational companies. A five stars hotel is chosen as the field for testing/examining the theoretical framework identified in the literature. The cultural intelligence level of employees in this hotel is first determined through a questionnaire technique using a valid and reliable test (the Cultural Quotient Scale). Then the performance of these employees is identified through examining selected criteria in their performance review. To verify the …
Interview Of Thomas Lorandeau, M.B.A., 2011 La Salle University
Interview Of Thomas Lorandeau, M.B.A., Thomas Lorandeau, Eric Lorandeau
All Oral Histories
Thomas Lorandeau was born in 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For the first four years of his life, Thomas lived in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia, directly across from Wissinoming Park. When Tom was four, he and his family moved to the Juniata Park section of Philadelphia. Tom has four siblings, all brothers; he is the second child in the family. Tom, and all of his brothers, attended Holy Innocents for elementary school and Northeast Catholic High for Boys for their secondary education. In 1970, Tom began his undergraduate studies at, then, La Salle College (University). During his time at La …
Wku Named Fair Trade University At Conference, 2011 Western Kentucky University
Wku Named Fair Trade University At Conference, Joanna Williams
Fair Trade Convergence Related Materials
No abstract provided.
Imo Social & Fair Trade Programme, 2011 Institute for Marketecology, US Office
Imo Social & Fair Trade Programme, Laura Johnson
Fair Trade Universities' National Convergence
No abstract provided.
The State Of The Fair Trade Movement, 2011 Fair Trade Resource Network
The State Of The Fair Trade Movement, Jeff Goldman, Executive Director
Fair Trade Universities' National Convergence
No abstract provided.
Wku Fair Trade University Resolution, 2011 Western Kentucky University
Wku Fair Trade University Resolution, Matthew J. Vaughan, National Convergence Coordinator, Charlie Harris
Fair Trade Convergence Related Materials
No abstract provided.
The Banks In Ghana Reported Huge Increase In Profit, 2011 Regent University College, Ghana and University of Leicester, UK
The Banks In Ghana Reported Huge Increase In Profit, George E. Ekeha
George E Ekeha
The past few months ago, we have been inundated by news about the banks’ profit. If we take a glance at their published accounts in the dailies, we could see how most of them had a jump in their profits over the years. Some had as much as 900% rise in their profit. Amazing, isn’t it? We have heard the officials of these banks tried to justify the huge spread in their lending and the borrowing rates, blaming it on various issues like non-performing loans and overhead costs and many others, refer to my previous article. They claimed they cannot …
Be Careful About The Menace Of The Banks And Microfinance Companies, 2011 Regent University College, Ghana and University of Leicester, UK
Be Careful About The Menace Of The Banks And Microfinance Companies, George E. Ekeha
George E Ekeha
Currently, according to the Ghana Banking Survey 2010 by PriceWaterHouseCoopers, there are twenty six (26) registered banks with over 740 branches operating in the country offering several products designed to attract the average Ghanaian (with more in the pipeline because of the oil flow). Some years ago (may be 10 years or more), there were very few banks in the country with their products mostly designed towards the elite few. It was a common thing to see very long and winding queues extending several kilometres outside the banking halls of most of these banks. Especially the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), …
Boeing And Airbus: Duopoly In Jeopardy?, 2011 Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Boeing And Airbus: Duopoly In Jeopardy?, John Olienyk, Robert J. Carbaugh
All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Business
For decades, Boeing and Airbus have struggled for dominance in the large commercial aircraft market. In 2010 and 2011, the World Trade Organization ruled that each firm has received illegal subsidies from the governments of the United States and the European Union, which have enhanced their competitive positions. This paper considers the nature of these rulings and the future competitive environment in the global jetliner industry.
Executive Compensation: The Role Of Shari’A Compliance, 2011 DePaul University
Executive Compensation: The Role Of Shari’A Compliance, William Martin, Karen Ahmed
Publications – Dreihaus College of Business
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illuminate issues surrounding executive compensation as it relates to current understandings of Islamic business law. Methodology We review the emerging bodies of literature in the fields of executive compensation and opinions of stock options under Shari’a law. Findings It appears that the trend in offering employee stock options as part of a Shari’a compliant compensation package is acceptable in most cases, yet because of its close association with the more problematic idea of derivative transactions, the company must be vigilant in obtaining the approval from its Shari’a Standards Board before offering …
Resume, 2011 DePaul University
China: Inward And Outward Foreign Direct Investment, 2011 Columbia University
China: Inward And Outward Foreign Direct Investment, Karl P. Sauvant
Karl P. Sauvant
Karl P. Sauvant, “Preface,” in Hugh Deng, Hang Wu, Gloria Yuan, and Jingfeng Zhao, eds., Transnational Corporations in China: Research and Development (Ottawa: Ottawa Learning Academy, The School of Economics and Management and Northwest University (China), 2010). The text was reprinted (slightly adapted), under the title “China: Inward and Outward Foreign Direct Investment,” in Transnational Corporations Review, vol. 3, no. 1 (March 2011), pp. i-iii.
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Insights For Internal Auditors, 2011 Kennesaw State University
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Insights For Internal Auditors, Audrey A. Gramling, Dana R. Hermanson, Heather M. Hermanson
Faculty and Research Publications
Douglas Faggioli, president and CEO of Nature's Sunshine Products (NSP) made the above remarks as he accepted, on behalf of NSP, a 2004 "100 Best Corporate Citizens" award from Business Ethics magazine. NSP received the award two years in a row. Less than two years later, NSP would discover a bribery scheme in its Brazil operations that would expose it to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Faggioli and the company's CFO, Craig Huff, along with NSP, would be plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit, and the SEC would fine each officer $25,000. …
The Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment And Exports From The Technology Sector In Costa Rica, 2011 Lynn University
The Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment And Exports From The Technology Sector In Costa Rica, Rodolfo Santamaria
Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios
The research examined the relationship between FDI, imports and exports of the technology sector in Costa Rica. A three-stage procedure was used to examine this relationship: Testing Time Series Properties, Cointegration and Granger to estimate FDI significance and effects of FDI on technology sector exports. The results suggest an export-platform for FDI supporting that the finding may be important for Costa Rica. Also, examined were links between FDI and imports, which may show the significance effects of FDI and imports.
The study followed a causal correlational approach to analyze the relationship between FDI, imports and exports, and respective regression equations. …
Executive Compensation: The Role Of Shari’A Compliance, 2011 DePaul University
Executive Compensation: The Role Of Shari’A Compliance, William Marty Martin, Karen Hunt Ahmed
Karen Hunt Ahmed
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illuminate issues surrounding executive compensation as it relates to current understandings of Islamic business law. Methodology We review the emerging bodies of literature in the fields of executive compensation and opinions of stock options under Shari’a law. Findings It appears that the trend in offering employee stock options as part of a Shari’a compliant compensation package is acceptable in most cases, yet because of its close association with the more problematic idea of derivative transactions, the company must be vigilant in obtaining the approval from its Shari’a Standards Board before offering …
Executive Compensation: The Role Of Shari’A Compliance, 2011 DePaul University
Executive Compensation: The Role Of Shari’A Compliance, William Marty Martin, Karen Hunt Ahmed
William Marty Martin
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illuminate issues surrounding executive compensation as it relates to current understandings of Islamic business law. Methodology We review the emerging bodies of literature in the fields of executive compensation and opinions of stock options under Shari’a law. Findings It appears that the trend in offering employee stock options as part of a Shari’a compliant compensation package is acceptable in most cases, yet because of its close association with the more problematic idea of derivative transactions, the company must be vigilant in obtaining the approval from its Shari’a Standards Board before offering …
Resume, 2011 DePaul University