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Perceived Risk And Behavioral Determinants Of Using Internet Banking In Egypt, Amani Hussein, Mohamed Saad
Perceived Risk And Behavioral Determinants Of Using Internet Banking In Egypt, Amani Hussein, Mohamed Saad
Business Administration
Internet banking (IB), refers to the use of bank’s web site through which users access their banking accounts and conduct financial transactions. The success of IB is determined not only by banks or government support but also by users’ acceptance of it. Therefore, this research aims at examining perceived risk and behavioral determinants of using internet banking in Egypt. The research design a model based on using the original postulates of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use and introducing new factors (such as: security risk, financial risk, privacy risk, awareness, computer self-efficacy (CSE) and resistance …
The Effect Of Firm’S Size And Leverage On Profitability: A Panel Data Approach, Wafaa Salah
The Effect Of Firm’S Size And Leverage On Profitability: A Panel Data Approach, Wafaa Salah
Business Administration
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of firm’s size and leverage on the profitability of publicly listed firms adopting IFRS. A Panel data fixed-effects regression model is employed to estimate the relationship between firm size and leverage on profitability, while controlling also for the effects of other variables as asset turnover and liquidity. The study is based on a sample of 94 firms from Malaysia over the period from 2012 to 2016. The study is applied to the industrial sector. The study concluded that firm size is positively and significantly related to profitability. However, leverage is …
Investigating Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure By Banks From Institutional Theory Perspective, Wafaa Salah, Iman Mohamed Arafa
Investigating Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure By Banks From Institutional Theory Perspective, Wafaa Salah, Iman Mohamed Arafa
Business Administration
Previous research on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has mainly focused on the companies operating in different industry ields. Yet, a limited number of research has investigated the CSR practices at the banking sector. Accordingly, this study attempts to add further knowledge to this domain by measuring and comparing the extent and quality of CSR practices and its components which are: Employees, Community, Environment and Corporate governance at a larger geographical scale. Moreover, the relationship between institutional environment and the CSR and its components will be empirically examined. Secondary data provided by CSRHUB database is used for a sample of 231 …
Features Affecting The Quality Of Sustainability Reporting Within An Egyptian Context: An Empirical Study And Evaluation, Noha Abdelrahman
Features Affecting The Quality Of Sustainability Reporting Within An Egyptian Context: An Empirical Study And Evaluation, Noha Abdelrahman
Business Administration
Despite of the general agreement among academics and practitioners on the massive importance of sustainability reporting, the quality level of sustainability reporting is unsustainable. There is an obvious increase in the number of sustainability reports that is not associated with a parallel or even acceptable increase in their quality. This research aims at contributing knowledge within sustainability reporting in the context of Egypt. This aim will be achieved by providing insights in the knowledge and reporting of sustainability through testing certain features for their impact on the quality of sustainability reporting. Data will be collected for the Global 100 companies, …
The Impact Of Corporate Governance On Stock Price And Trade Volume, Wafaa Salah, May Elewa
The Impact Of Corporate Governance On Stock Price And Trade Volume, Wafaa Salah, May Elewa
Business Administration
The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether corporate governance is associated with stock prices and trade volume for 62 publicly traded firms on the Egyptian Stock Exchange during 2007-2014. The authors hypothesize that firms with strong corporate governance have a significant impact on stock prices and trade volume. To examine the associations, a multiple regression analysis is used. Consistent with the first hypothesis, this study finds firms with strong corporate governance have a significant impact on stock prices while has no significant impact on trade volume. Findings indicate that the quality of corporate governance can affect firms' stock …
A Quantitative Analysis For The Correlation Between Corporate Financial And Social Performance, Wafaa Salah, Mostafa Salama
A Quantitative Analysis For The Correlation Between Corporate Financial And Social Performance, Wafaa Salah, Mostafa Salama
Business Administration
Recently, corporate social performance (CSP) is not less important than corporate financial performance (CFP). Debate still exists about the nature of the relationship between the CSP and CFP, whether it is a positive, negative, or a neutral correlation. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and CFP. The study uses the accounting-based and market-based quantitative measures to quantify the financial performance of seven organizations listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange in 2007-2014. Then uses the information retrieval technologies to quantify the contribution of each of the three dimensions of the corporate …