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Group-Affiliated Firms And Audit Fees: Evidence From India, Mohinder Parkash, Rajeev Singhal, Yun Ellen Zhu

International Review of Business and Economics

This study analyzes the role of auditors and affiliation to a business group in corporate governance of firms by examining the audit fees charged to group-affiliated and independent firms. Agency problems in firms may be mitigated by the monitoring provided by controlling investors of firms affiliated to business groups. On the other hand, concentrated ownership may also result in higher agency costs because of inefficient profit distributions, tunneling, and complicated ownership structures. Audit fees are determined by the effort expended and the risks faced by auditors. We examine the relationship between audit fees and Group-affiliation for Indian firms. We find …

Impact Of Covid 19 On Tamil Film Industry, S. Veeramani

International Review of Business and Economics

Lakhs of workers are dependent on the film industry for their living either directly or indirectly. Since no shooting is taking place for three months now, they are struggling a lot. The commendable gesture of star actors and the workers’ unions has helped to some extent. Even as these workers are being provided basic rations from the contributions, their requirements are far from being met. All the workers may not get their work back after the restrictions are lifted. Producers will definitely try to reduce the production cost, leading to the loss of jobs. The post COVID-19 film industry would …

Role Of Social Media In Sustaining Business During Corona Virus Pandemic, Satinder Kaur Ph.D., Anterpreet Kaur

International Review of Business and Economics

Due to Corona Virus Pandemic (Covid-19), several countries across the world resorted to lockdowns in order to protect their people from getting infected from the virus. But these lockdowns confined millions of citizens to their homes restricting their mobility. Restricted mobilization resulted in shutting down businesses and ceasing almost all economic activities. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the global economy is expected to shrink by over 3 per cent in 2020, the steepest slowdown since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Another analysis by International Monetary Fund reveals that demand in the manufacturing sector has gone down in …

Female Nurses In Private Sector: Their Problems And Prospects In Changing Scenario Of Challenging World, Rexen Jacob R

International Review of Business and Economics

Nursing is a challenging job and issues arise that are out of your control. Some are direct results of communication and integrations amongst nurses. The study shows that, majority (75% )of the respondents opined that they have no mental stress for job pressure. While, about 12.5% of respondents opined they have mental stress at great extent. The sampling technique is simple random sampling which consist of 30 respondents randomly selected from a private hospital in Trivandrum district in Kerala with the tool consist of interview schedule. In general,Nurses of those females who face a lot of stress weather mental or …

The Impacts Of Covid-19 On Global Trade, T. Ponshunmugaraja Ph.D.

International Review of Business and Economics

As the coronavirus emerged in china and spread, globally, authorities have acted to limit its spread. Experience with similar diseases reveals that while the human costs are significant, the bulk of the economic costs are due to the preventive behaviour of individuals and the transmission control policies of governments. Meanwhile, the dollar value of world merchandise exports in 2019 fell by 3% to US $18.89 trillion. In contrast, world commercial services trade increased in 2019, with exports in dollar terms rising by 2% to US $ 6.03 trillion. Early indications of the economic costs and the magnitude of estimated impacts …

Improve Yield And Quality Of Senile Orchard With Rejuvenation And Nutrient Management, Kiran S. Jotava

International Review of Business and Economics

Day by day newer technologies are under implementation and become popular among the orchardists. Decades ago orchard establishment was made by varying spacing and different source of planting materials of either sexual or asexual methods. Due tothedifferenceinsourceofplanting material and short of application of nutrient of orchards leads to the senile or less productive. Poor management practices also brings orchards to the uneconomical zone. Overcrowding and encroachment of trees resulted in competition for nutrient absorption congestion, poor light penetration and act as good shelter house for insect- pests and disease attacks are obvious problems with older orchards, if trees are not …

Economic Performance Of Shgs In Dharwad And Belgaum Districts Of North Karnataka In India - A Perspective Of Microfinance, Fazalath Hussain R.

International Review of Business and Economics

Microfinance has become one of the powerful tool to strengthen the economy by empowering third tier group and helps to uplift the group belongs to chronic and below poverty line, specifically Microfinance through the SHGs turns the accountable group of women’s towards monetary productivity as well as reasoned contributing in economic development by addition of their part in Per capita Income and Gross Domestic Product of Indian scale. After 1990s, Self Help Groups empower the women through different dimensions in varied sectors such as agriculture, farming, fisheries, horticulture, dairying, handicraft, tailoring, fashion and designing, small businesses and other entrepreneurial innovative …

Work-Life Balance Of Teaching Professionals, Praveen B..

International Review of Business and Economics

Women’s development has been considered the key to the overall development of the nation. The educated women do not want their lives to stay in the four walls of the house. They demand equal respect from their partners. Today in India with growing populat

Under Utilization Of Human Resource And Its Management- A Case Study Of Purba Khairbari Village, Alipurduar, West Bengal, Arunima Bhattacharya

International Review of Business and Economics

The notion that workers could be seen as a potential asset was subsequently in use during the 1910s and 1920s and was termed “human resource”.Human resources play an important part in developing and making a country. Women educationandparticipationisvitalfor economic development because it can directly influence on entrepreneurship, productivity growth and then increases employment opportunities and women empowerment. The paperthrows light on the gloomy scenario of under utilization of women work power in the Purba Khairbari village (J.L.No. 36), Madarihat Block of Alipurduar District, West Bengal. It also shows the positive correlation between education and employment of women. However, certain corrective …

The People And Activities Of Business Like Human Resource, Productivity For Online Education, Glanciya Fernandes

International Review of Business and Economics

The effects of the digitization of the work provide companies and educational institutions uncertainty. Therefore new future working skills of employees will be necessary. This applies in particular to those employees in the field of information technology who are particularly affected by digitization and who mostly perform on the technologically cutting edge of information technology. The practical part of this aims to present an analysis model which explores the work activities of IT specialists through quantitative and qualitative analysis methods and shows which informal skills are placed in the work activities of the employees. In today’s business climate of global …

The Crude Oil Price Changes In The Recent Scenario And Its Impact On The Indian Economy, Y. Ebenezer

International Review of Business and Economics

The crude oil is the major raw material for oil product production in the globalization era. Changes of price will affect country’s economic growth and development. The aim of the study is to examine the Crude Oil Price changes and its impact on the Indian GDP in the recent scenario. To do the same, the study has applied secondary data, statistical tools like chart, the table, graph, correlation and descriptive analysis to show the changes of crude oil price and country’s GDP during the study period. The study reveals that the annual percentage price of crude oil has been increased …

Socio-Economic Status Of Migrant Women Labour Force In Goa: A Literature Based Analysis, Vijaya Nemikal, Prabir Kumar Rath

International Review of Business and Economics

Goa is one of the most economically prosperous states of India. Many migrants flow in to Goa from various parts of India to seek employment. Since rural areas people faced the problem of lack better employment opportunities in the villages, they migrate to urban areas where they expect to get productive employment. Though male migrants outnumber females the role played by women migrants cannot be overlooked. Women have migrated to Goa either with their spouses, or independently and they have taken up jobs on various levels of hierarchy from unskilled, casual work to highly paid and highly skilled jobs. The …

Role Of Women Entrepreneurs In India – Problems And Opportunities, Deepthi Poreddy

International Review of Business and Economics

Women’s development has been considered the key to the overall development of the nation. The educated women do not want their lives to stay in the four walls of the house. They demand equal respect from their partners. Today in India with growing population we want to take necessary steps to nurture entrepreneurship particularly women empowerment through entrepreneurship. In this process women need to realize their strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to come out their potential in order to achieve their goals. Moreover they want new opportunities for self- fulfilment. The opportunities provided to the women of digital era are …

How Can Open Educational Resources Be Used In Teaching Business Courses In Community Colleges? – A Case Of Bronx Community College, Harini Mittal, Neil Hwang, Emakoji Ayikoye

Publications and Research

There are a growing number of Open Educational Resources (OER) available worldwide to teach a wide range of courses at various learning levels. Hyler (2006) has listed motives for OER initiatives for institutions such as right to education for all, sharing of knowledge as basis of academics, leveraging tax payer’s money for the common good, better use of resources by reducing costs, good public relations tool, diversity in business models. As for individuals, the motives are access to the best possible resources and to have more flexible materials. Individuals are not motivated by altruistic ambitions, such as assisting developing countries, …

Measuring And Unpacking Affective Polarization On Twitter: The Role Of Party And Gender In The 2018 Senate Races, Kevin Mentzer, Kate Fallon, Janet Prichard, David Yates

Information Systems and Analytics Department Faculty Journal Articles

This study examines how the Twittersphere talked about candidates running for the U.S senate in the 2018 congressional elections. We classify Twitter users as Liberal or Conservative to better understand how the two groups use social media during a major national political election. Using tweet sentiment, we assess how the Twittersphere felt about in-group party versus out-group party candidates. When we further break these findings down based on the candidates’ gender, we find that male senatorial candidates were talked about more positively than female candidates. We also find that Conservatives talked more positively about female Republican candidates than they did …

2020-01-16 Academic Appeals Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Academic Appeals Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Academic Appeals Committee meeting minutes for January 7, 2020.

Ada News - 01/06/2020, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

First Robotics Kick-Off Event Held At Scheidegger Center, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

2020-January-06-Cbat Hall Of Fame, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Jan. 6, 2020) – The significant career accomplishments of six professionals and graduates of East Tennessee University were highlighted during the College of Business and Technology Hall of Fame Awards ceremony. 

The college presented three categories of awards – Horizon Award, Award of Excellence and Lifetime Achievement Award – to alumni with noteworthy achievements in business, technology, and public or community service.   

Jim Harlan and Stanley P. Williams were both recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jim Harlan (photographed sixth from left)  is an East Tennessee native and recent retiree who served as the vice president of integrated …

2020-January-06-Professor Is Lead Author On Editorial About Vaping Risks, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY (Jan. 6, 2020) – Dr. Hadii Mamudu, an associate professor at East Tennessee State University, is the lead author of an editorial on vaping risks in the influential American Journal for Public Health.

Dr. Hadii Mamudu

The editorial, “Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: Recommendations to Regulate Their Use,” emerged from a 2018 Policy Statement that Mamudu, a member of the Department of Health Services Management and Policy in the ETSU …

Applications Of Blockchain In Agriculture, Karen Dicicco

Theses and Dissertations

Blockchain has been around since 2009, but it isn’t till the last few years that organizations have been looking into using blockchain for other applications than cryptocurrency. One industry that organizations have been researching blockchain is agriculture. Out of different use cases there are been organizations that are prototyping blockchain for food traceability and these prototypes have been successful. Blockchain is a buzzword and before an organization builds a prototype, they should research what blockchain and decide if their use case is a blockchain or database solution, what blockchain platforms are available to use.

2020-01-06 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for January 6, 2020.

2020-01-06 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from January 6, 2020.

Joint Audit, Audit Market Concentration, And Audit Quality: Perceptions Of Stakeholders In The Uae, Yasser Barghathi, Esinath Ndiweni, Alhashmi Aboubaker Lasyoud

All Works

The present study is intended to scholarly explore auditors’ perceptions regarding joint audits; whether it can improve audit quality. To reach this goal, participants were enrolled from Big 4, non-Big 4, and other stockholders. In addition, the present study examines the perception of the same stakeholders in terms of how audit concentration affects the audit market in the UAE. Being a qualitative study, 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect required data; 4 face to face and 8 through using Google forms. The finding of the study revealed mixed perception regarding joint audits; it may improve audit quality at the …

Lindenwood Mba Recognized As Second Largest In St. Louis Area, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

2020-January-03-Tuition Assistance For Grad Students, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY – (Jan. 3, 2020) A new $1.24 million grant awarded to East Tennessee State University will fund educational costs for a group of graduate students whose career goals are to work with young people who have high-intensity support needs, such as persons with multiple disabilities, significant Autism or significant cognitive, physical or sensory disabilities.

“There is a dire need for these specialists across the nation,” said Dr. Pamela Mims, associate dean for Research and Grants in ETSU’s Clemmer College.  “Schools, in particular, are witnessing high turnover rates among special education teachers who serve students with severe and multiple …

Migrating From Monoliths To Cloud-Based Microservices: A Banking Industry Example, Alan Megargel, Venky Shankararaman, David K. Walker

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

As more organizations are placing cloud computing at the heart of their digital transformation strategy, it is important that they adopt appropriate architectures and development methodologies to leverage the full benefits of the cloud. A mere “lift and move” approach, where traditional monolith applications are moved to the cloud will not support the demands of digital services. While, monolithic applications may be easier to develop and control, they are inflexible to change and lack the scalability needed for cloud environments. Microservices architecture, which adopts some of the concepts and principles from service-oriented architecture, provides a number of benefits when developing …

Research In Defense Logistics: Where Are We And Where Are We Going?, George A. Zsidisin, Amanda Bresler, Ben Hazen, Keith F. Snider, Taylor H. Wilkerson

Ed G. Smith College of Business Faculty Works

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insight on high-interest areas of research in defense-related logistics and supply chain management and opportunities for advancing theory and practice in this domain. Design/methodology/approach A panel of experts provided their insight to several questions oriented toward examining research opportunities and gaps in defense logistics research at the 2018 Academic Research Symposium of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference on September 30, 2018. Findings Three overarching themes emerged from the panel discussion for advancing theory and practice in defense logistics and supply chain management, which are developing a central …

Research In Defense Logistics: Where Are We And Where Are We Going?, George Zsidisin, Amanda Bresler, Ben Hazen, Keith Snider, Taylor Wilkerson

Ed G. Smith College of Business Faculty Works

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insight on high-interest areas of research in defense-related logistics and supply chain management and opportunities for advancing theory and practice in this domain. Design/methodology/approach A panel of experts provided their insight to several questions oriented toward examining research opportunities and gaps in defense logistics research at the 2018 Academic Research Symposium of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference on September 30, 2018. Findings Three overarching themes emerged from the panel discussion for advancing theory and practice in defense logistics and supply chain management, which are developing a central …

Inter-Dependencies On Bpm Maturity Model Capability Factors In Deriving Bpm Roadmap, Yogantara Setya Dharmawan, Gerald Genovez Divinagracia, Elliott Woods, Bryan Kwong

Quantitative Methods and Information Technology Faculty Publications

Business Process Management (BPM) Maturity Model captures the “as-is” condition of the organization’s Process Capabilities (PC). Once an organization has defined their “as-is” condition, they are the best positioned to establish their BPM roadmap. The organization can then clearly plot which of the thirty process capabilities they need to improve or enhance to deliver the most overall value to the organization. The analysis determined that particular PC’s are not mutually exclusive but rather, interrelates with other process capabilities to drive greater operational maturity in organizations. Thus, this research study aims to provide an analysis in the interrelationship of each process …