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Impact Of Corporate Governance On Capital Structure Of Pakistan, Irfan Haider Shakri

ECU Posters

Corporate Governance-CG is a mechanism that protects the interest of all stakeholders specially shareholders in a modern economic and corporate world that is responsible for economic growth of an economy. Capital structure is one of the weightiest decision that effects the performance of the firm. This study empirically finds how corporate governance practices impact the capital structure of the firm.

A Story Of The Red Lantern, Anh Do

ECU Posters

The aim of my research is to understand how a sotck market in one country reacts to a "shock" from a stock market in another country, using the Generalised autoregressive conditional heterosedasticity model (GARCH)

Hyperlink Connectivity Of Wa Tourism Websites, Hossein Raisi

ECU Posters

This poster shows the network of hyperlink connectivity between tourism websites in Western Australia. The network has 1515 websites and 6059 links. Network analysis was used to analyse the network from different perspectives. The analyses showed the main properties of the network such as very low connectivity, the hierarchical structure of the network, high clustering, tendency to link to geographically proximate organisations, and low acknowledgment between the websites. WA tourism websites need to create more links to each other to become more visible on the internet.

The Factors Impacting Customers’ Intention To Use Of An Online Grocery Retail Store, Mitra Maboud

ECU Posters

In an effort to increase sales, most major retail companies seek to recruit and reward loyal customers for regular frequent purchases. Companies inspire and reward their loyal customers to enhance repeat purchase and sales opportunities. There are a number of factors influencing the customers’ mindset in choosing a specific grocery store, such as loyalty, word of mouth, risks, brand image and brand value. Further analyses of these factors will assist company’s customer relationships and marketing strategy development and implementation.

The benefit of developing loyalty among customers is to increase repeat purchase behaviour (Das, 2014; Jarvis & Wilcox, 1977). Customers’ satisfaction …

Quality, Determinants And Consequences Of Integrated Reporting In South Africa, Kwadjo Appiagyei

ECU Posters

Integrated reporting (IR) is expected to be the next corporate reporting norm which combines the relevant financial and sustainability information in one report to meet the needs of capital providers. IR application all over the world has been largely voluntary while South Africa has introduced a mandatory apply or explain basis for firms on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Although numerous benefits have been attributed to IR, empirical evidence to support these assertions and establish a business case for the adoption of IR is desirable. The research examines the mandatory South African context for the quality of IR since its application …

The Effect Of Family Ownership On Financing Decisions Of Listed Vietnamese Companies, Trang Tran

ECU Posters

The poster is a visualisation of my research proposal. Family firms play an important role in the global economies, especially in Vietnam. There have been studies on family firms' financing decisions; however, the results were mixed. On the one hand, family shareholders have strong control motives. Hence they are argued to employ more debt because debt is a non-control diluted security. On the other hand, family shareholders are risk averse, and have incentives to pass down their businesses. Thus, they may prefer equity since debt incorporates bankruptcy risks. The literature gap calls for a demand of investigating how family ownership …

Editor's Note, Marites Tiongco

DLSU Business & Economics Review

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The Role Of Gender And Ethnic Diversity On The Performance Of Malaysian Private Companies, Rayenda Khresna Brahmana, Mohd Waliuddin Mohd Razali, Hui Wei You

DLSU Business & Economics Review

This study examines the effect of gender diversity and board diversity on Malaysian firm performance. This study is different from other studies because instead of using publicly listed companies, it uses 3,735 private companies over 2009–2014. We find that gender has no significant effect on the firm performance but firm’s characteristics such as firm age, firm’s size, liquidity, and leverage have significant effects on the firm performance. Our research further indicates that ethnic diversity in the board of directors may give better performance to companies. This research implies two important findings for the policy makers. First, the encouragement of gender …

Does Diversification Lead To Better Loan Portfolio Returns? Empirical Evidence From Indonesian Banks, Apriani Dorkas Rambu Atahau, Tom Cronje

DLSU Business & Economics Review

The composition of the loan portfolios of Indonesian banks are analysed in this study to determine whether loan diversification or loan focus strategies lead to better loan portfolio returns. This study is based on secondary data obtained from the Indonesian Banking Directory of the Indonesian Central Bank, as well as commercial bank annual reports provided by Infobank magazine and the Indonesian Banking Development Institute. Data pertaining to 109 commercial banks for the period 2003 to 2011 were analysed using non-parametric testing of means and panel data regression. The research findings indicate that the loan portfolios of government-owned, domestic-owned, and foreign-owned …

Financial Performance And Sharia Compliance: A Comparative Analysis Of Indonesian And Malaysian Islamic Banks, Heru Fahlevi, -- Irsyadillah, Putra Randa

DLSU Business & Economics Review

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the financial performance and the sharia conformity of Indonesian and Malaysian Islamic banks. In particular, the study aims to expand the approach of Islamic banks performance assessment

by adding two models of sharia conformity measurements, that is, Sharia Conformity and Profitability (SCnP) and Sharia- Compliant Indicator (SCI). The SCnP model unveiled that the studied Islamic banks generally conform with the sharia

principles, although they were relatively less profitable. The Malaysian banks performed financially better during the period of study, but the Indonesian Islamic banks conformed more to the Islamic principles. In addition, …

Investigation Of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy Reporting In Thailand, Muttanachai Suttipun, Sureerat Saefu

DLSU Business & Economics Review

The aims of this research are to investigate the extent and level of sufficiency economy philosophy (SEP) reporting in the annual reports of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and to determine the relationships between corporate characteristics, SEP reporting, and financial performance. Content analysis is used to quantify SEP reporting in the 2012 annual reports of 222 Thai SET-listed companies, while descriptive analysis is employed to describe the type and level of SEP reporting. The relationships between corporate characteristics, SEP reporting, and financial performance are investigated using a correlation matrix and path analysis. The findings show that …

Measuring Customers’ Perception In Bancassurance Channel Using Psychometric Scale, Ranjit Singh, Mousumi Choudhury

DLSU Business & Economics Review

The study attempts to investigate the customers’ perception towards bancassurance channel. Customers’ perception towards bancassurance is studied by considering six attributes, namely, compliance, tangible infrastructure, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. The study is based on primary data collected using structured questionnaire from the customers buying life insurance policy of SBI Life through different branches of State Bank of India in Guwahati City of Assam. Cronbach’s alpha is used to test the reliability of the questionnaire. Other statistical tools like Mean, Standard Deviation, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, and Friedman test were used to arrive at suitable conclusion. The study finds that customers have favourable …

Financial Integration In Money Markets: Evidence From Saarc Region, Abdul Rafay, -- Fca, Saqib Farid

DLSU Business & Economics Review

The primary purpose of the study was to investigate the extent of financial integration between the four major money markets (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh) in the SAARC region. To determine the association between these money markets, this study deployed variety of robust time series techniques such as JJ Co-integration Test, Granger Causality Test, Impulse Response Functions (IRF), and Variance Decomposition Analysis (VDC). Monthly data for the period 2007–2015 was utilized for the data analysis whereas Call Money rates and Interbank rates were used as proxies of money markets. The empirical findings confirmed the presence of long term relationship …

Independence Of Audit Ethical Decision Making Process: A Case Of Indonesia, Negina Kencono Putri, Wiwiek Rabiatul Adawiyah, Bambang Agus Pramuka

DLSU Business & Economics Review

This study aimed to test whether there is a change in the level of independence of auditors when they are exposed to some level of work pressure related to morality and ethics, in three levels of work pressure and the threat of litigation. The study used a quasi-experimental method design with Chi-square test and regression as statistics analysis which involved professional auditors in Indonesia. The results showed that the independence of auditors who become participants in this study was not affected, despite being faced with situations that threaten their continuity in getting future assignments from the client. The auditors were …

An Econometric History Of Philippine Trade: 1810–1899, Luisito C. Abueg

DLSU Business & Economics Review

An econometric “verification” of historical accounts of Philippine international trade and economic liberalization during the 19th century using econometric analysis to correlate historical accounts from official and other historical sources from Spanish era of Filipinas (majority of Luzon and Visayas trading centers). This paper also aims to assess macroeconomic trends and institutional analyses of Philippine colonial trade of the 19th century (with consequences to the 20th century Philippine economic development experience) using the perspective of econometric methodology.

Effects Of Affluence On Rising Household Carbon Emission In The Philippines: An Application Using Quantile Regression Approach, Moises Neil V. Seriño

DLSU Business & Economics Review

This study investigates whether rising affluence affects carbon emission differently by considering the distribution of households based on the level of emission. Whereas there are several empirical studies that examine this issue with mean based regression approach, limited studies have investigated the effect of affluence on the quantiles of household emission controlling for several household characteristics. Employing the methods of quantile regression, results show that rising affluence affects household emission differently. The effect is more pronounced among households in the upper emission quantile as compared to households in the lower emission quantile. This suggests that an increase in income translates …

Another Look At Demand-Side Digital Piracy, Andrea L. Santiago

DLSU Business & Economics Review

Technological improvements made it easier for individuals to download files for personal use. From one end, the clear message is that piracy is wrong and attention should be drawn to crushing piracy with education and disincentives. On the other end of the spectrum is the view that anything that can be accessed online is free. This paper encapsulates the major discussions on digital piracy thus far. It also looks at alternative ways to approach the debate so that more creative solutions can be developed without compromising on the basic principle that the creator of an idea or product deserves to …

A Video-Based Screening System For Automated Risk Assessment Using Nuanced Facial Features, Steven J. Pentland, Nathan W. Twyman, Judee K. Burgoon, Jay F. Nunamaker, Christopher B.R. Diller

Faculty Publications

This study investigates the development of an automated interviewing system that uses facial behavior as an indicator of the risk of given illicit behavior. Traditional facial emotion indicators of risk in semistructured dialogue may have limitations in an automated approach. However, an initial analysis of mock crime interviews suggests that the face may exhibit some form of rigidity during highly structured interviews. An interviewing system design using facial rigidity analysis was implemented and experimentally evaluated, the results of which further reveal that the rigidity is fairly generalized across the face. Whereas existing theory traditionally focuses on leakage of facial expressions, …

The Impact Of Green Businesses On The Building Of Sustainable Communities, Emily L. Plummer

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

Instilling a sense of community within businesses, the basis of our society, may strengthen community building and therefore our path towards sustainable communities. Thus, through a literature review, buyer behavior, green businesses, sustainable communities, and community building have been defined in order to further research regarding whether green businesses have a more significant impact on the well-being of a community. Additionally, six case studies of local Ypsilanti businesses were conducted through applying the Green America Green Business five-part criteria, sustainable community building criteria, and analogical reasoning to analyze whether a business could be classified as a green company and whether …

The Corporate Exploitation Of Fundamental Rights: A Nation Of Arbitration, Melanie A. Carlson

CMC Senior Theses

This thesis is an in-depth discussion and analysis of the alternative dispute resolution process of arbitration in the United States. It begins by providing a basic explanatory overview of arbitration clauses and the arbitration process. It then goes on to highlight the various benefits over traditional court litigation that arbitration has to offer. From there, the paper presents a detailed discussion of the many shortcomings of the arbitration process. It identifies the overall lack of procedural fairness that exists in arbitration today due to the fact that arbitration currently tends to favor businesses over consumers and workers during dispute settlements. …

Technology Mergers And Acquisitions In The Presence Of An Installed Base: A Strategic Analysis, Qiu-Hong Wang, Kai-Lung Hui

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

We study the strategic benefits of M&A when competing IT vendors sell different generations of the same product with different quality. We assume the new product arrives unexpectedly when an installed base of old product exists. We show that the combination of consumers' purchase history and heterogeneity leads to new demand complexity that gives rise to innovative product strategies. We find that shelving the old product is an important motivation for M&A. The acquirer may exercise static or intertemporal price discrimination depending on whether it can exercise upgrade pricing. M&A may speed up or slow down new product consumption, and …

Improving Search Ranking Using A Composite Scoring Approach, Larry D. Snedden

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis, the improvement to relevance in computerized search results is studied. Information search tools return ranked lists of documents ordered by the relevance of the documents to the user supplied search. Using a small number of words and phrases to represent complex ideas and concepts causes user search queries to be information sparse. This sparsity challenges search tools to locate relevant documents for users. A review of the challenges to information searches helps to identify the problems and offer suggestions in improving current information search tools. Using the suggestions put forth by the Strategic Workshop on Information Retrieval …

The Workplace Consequences Of Obesity: Impacts On The Organization, The Employee, And The Proximal Coworker, Michael Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Obesity is a condition affecting billions of people around the world. Its societal, psychological, and health outcomes have been well documented across multiple disciplines. Moreover, obesity leads to serious workplace outcomes for the organization, the obese individual, and the coworkers working around the obese employee. With this multi-chapter dissertation, I review the literature on the workplace consequences of obesity and extend one potentially fruitful area within this literature base: obesity's impact on a proximal employee. Chapter 1 reviews the workplace consequences associated with obesity. The purpose is to evaluate and integrate this multidisciplinary literature so that management scholars can take …

The Effect Of Food Labeling And Environmental Cues On Food Consumption Judgments And Choices., Sarah Lefebvre

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As obesity levels reach epidemic levels globally, an understanding of the multitude of factors that influence both eating behavior and food choice is necessary. This dissertation attempts to investigate the role of emerging food categories, namely organic foods, and the influence of environmental cues on eating behaviors and choices. This goal is accomplished through three essays. The first essay focuses on the organic food trend and consumer taste expectations. Specifically, this essay explores how the presence of an organic label influences taste expectations differently for minimally processed versus highly processed foods due to the level of consistency (congruency) between the …

Gee, Thanks: The Emotional And Structural Forces That Influence Subordinates' Upward Gratitude Expressions, Sharon Sheridan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Recently, relationship scholars have demonstrated the importance of expressions of gratitude in cultivating relational bonds and relational satisfaction between close friends and romantic partners. Although there is growing evidence that gratitude facilitates improved relationships, organizational scholars have largely ignored the importance of gratitude in the workplace. What little we know indicates that expressions of gratitude in organizations may be rare. Indeed, a recent national survey revealed that 74% of the participants rarely, if ever, expressed gratitude to their supervisors (Kaplan, 2012). What might explain this apparent lack of gratitude? Research demonstrates that when individuals feel grateful for the generosity of …

Determinants Of Continuance Intention And Word Of Mouth For Hotel Branded Mobile App Users., Liza Cobos

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the cognitive and affective factors that influence users' post-adoption behavioral intention. Specifically, based on the Expectation Confirmation Model (ECM) (Bhattacherjee, 2001b) the impact of cognitive factors (i.e., perceived usefulness, confirmation of expectations, mobility, personalization and responsiveness) and affective factors (i.e., satisfaction, perceived enjoyment) on hotel branded mobile applications (apps) users' continuance intention and WOM were examined. Hospitality firms invest considerable resources on technology solutions that are aimed at improving the consumer experience. However, for investments to be profitable firms must ensure that technology solutions are continuously used and ensure post-adoptive behaviors such as continuance intention and WOM. …

Power Effects On Consumer Well-Being: Two Essays On The Power Effects On Donation And Material/Experiential Consumption, Yue Liu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Power is a fundamental concept in social science (Russell 1938), which has gained much academic attention in various disciplines. Two essays of this dissertation examine the theoretical and practical implications of power effects on donation decisions and material/experiential consumption. The first essay demonstrates power's moderating effect on the relationship between publicity and donation. Specifically, it is proposed that powerful people tend to donate more in public (vs. private) situation, whereas powerless people do not show such a difference. This effect is driven by people's concern about self-presentation in a donation scenario. Additionally, this effect only holds when people strongly believe …

واقع الاقتصاد العراقي ومتطلبات اصلاحه, ثامر عبد العالي كاظم

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يعد العراق من الدول التي تعاني من تدهور كبير في معدلات النمو الاقتصادي الذي يمثل الهدف الرئيس لجميع الدول ، اذ لا يمكن تصور عملية التنمية بدون ان تكون هناك معدلات مرتفعة ومستمرة من النمو الاقتصادي ، والعراق يعتمد منذ امد بعيد وحتى اليوم على القطاع النفطي الذي يهيمن على نسبة كبيرة تتراوح بين 40 – 62 % من الناتج المحلي الاجمالي و 78 – 98 % من ايرادات الموازنة العامة للدولة وعلى ما نسبته 83 – 99 % من اجمالي الصادرات خلال المدة 2003 – 2014 ، تؤكد هذه البيانات وجود اختلالات بنيوية كبيرة جعلت الاقتصاد العراقي مرهون بتبعيته …

Identifying Key Areas Of Worklife And Their Interactive Effect In Explaining Pakistani Nurses’ Burnout, Faisal Qadeer, Amnah Imtiaz, Imran Hameed

Management Faculty Publications

We examined the effect of incongruence in the areas of worklife (AWL) on burnout of nurses. Specifically, we were interested in identifying the most important AWL and interactions among AWL and psychological resilience in explaining nurses’ burnout. Incongruence in the worklife escalates burnout and resilience is a coping trait. The phenomenon needs to be studied in developing countries where entirely different health dilemmas exist. A cross sectional survey was conducted from 147 nurses. SEM through AMOS 21 and Process Macro of SPSS was used for data analysis. Two AWL namely control and reward, emerged out to be the most important …

Determinants Of Cash Holding Of Listed Manufacturing Companies In The Indonesian Stock Exchange, Muhammad Arfan, Hasan Basri, Risma Handayani, M. Shabri Abd. Majid,, Heru Fahlevi, Azimah Dianah

DLSU Business & Economics Review

This study is primarily aimed at identifying significant factors that affect the level of cash holding of 77 manufacturing companies listed in the Indonesian Stock Exchange for the period 2009 to 2013. Factors normally identified in the literature that affect cash holding, including the levels of growth opportunity, networking capital, and financial leverage of firms, are examined in the study. Other than these variables, this study also incorporated the profitability and capital expenditure of the firms as controlled variables. Out of 138 manufacturing companies, 77 companies were selected as sample of the study using the purposive sampling technique. Secondary data …