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Analyzed relationship between risks and expected returns
Doan Van DinhThis study aims to investigate the relationship between risks and the expected return of financial investment because the relationship between them is negative; if the investors…
Impact of corporate governance on capital structure: mediating role of cost of capital
Aisha Javaid, Mian Sajid Nazir, Kaneez FatimaThis paper contributes to the existing literature by extending the empirical work on the relationship between corporate governance and capital structure by analyzing the mediating…
Unveiling benefits through franchising in Indian power distribution: addressing the resources scarcity
Mrigakshi DasThe Indian power distribution companies are increasingly recognizing franchising for reviving their high loss-making rural pockets. The motivation for franchising has been a…
Revisiting the Solow growth model: new empirical evidence on the convergence debate
Sedat AlataşThis paper investigates income convergence using different convergence concepts and methodologies for 72 countries over the period between 1960 and 2010.
The effect of exchange rate uncertainty on employment in South Africa’s manufacturing sector
Naser Yenus Nuru, Hayelom Yrgaw GereziherThe main purpose of this study is to investigate the symmetric and asymmetric effects of exchange rate uncertainty on employment in South Africa’s manufacturing sector over the…
Green innovation and Sustainable Development Goals in SMEs: the moderating role of government incentives
Rizwan Ullah, Habib Ahmad, Fazal Ur Rehman, Arshad FawadThe aim of this research is to understand how government incentives (financial and non-financial) influence the relationship between green innovation and Sustainable Development…
The effect of individual cultural values and phantasy on risky investment intention
Selim Aren, Hatice Nayman HamamciThis study aims to examine the impact of conscious and unconscious processes on risky investment intention. In this framework, the effect of individual cultural values and…
Investor sentiment and liquidity in emerging stock markets
Dorra Messaoud, Anis Ben Amar, Younes BoujelbeneBehavioral finance and market microstructure studies suggest that the investor sentiment and liquidity are related. This paper aims to examine the aggregate sentiment–liquidity…
Ex ante, ex post risk and bank capital ratios: an empirical investigation
Faisal Abbas, Adnan BashirThe purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of leverage, regulatory capital and tier-I capital ratios on the ex ante and ex post risk of Japanese banks.
The influence of responsible leadership on protective behavior: organizational perspective of COVID-19 crisis
Muhammad Irfan, Omar Khalid Bhatti, Ali Osman OzturkEmergence of COVID-19 has posed a big challenge around the world demanding responsible behavior at all levels for effective mitigation of its adverse effects on humanity. Despite…
The Role of Compensation As a Determinant of Performance and Employee Work Satisfaction: A Study at The PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Rojikinnor Rojikinnor, Abdul Juli Andi Gani, Choirul Saleh, Fadillah AminThe purpose of the study is to conduct an in-depth study of employee performance in connection with compensation, job satisfaction and the work environment of employees at the PT…
Impact of market-wide versus firm-specific information on financial analysts
Omar FarooqThis paper documents the effect of different types of information on the value of financial analysts.
Stock market flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Pakistan
Ume Kalsoom, Sheheryar Javed, Rizwan Ullah Khan, Arif MaqsoodThe authors examine the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the stock market, forex market and gold market of Pakistan.
Stability in the banking industry and commodity price volatility: perspective from developing economies
Rexford Abaidoo, Elvis Kwame Agyapong, Kwame Fosu BoatengThis paper aims to examine the effect of volatility in prices of internationally traded commodities (the backbone of most economies) on the stability of the banking industry from…
Cognitive and affective predictors of occupational stress and job performance: the role of perceived organizational support and work engagement
Ana Junça Silva, Cannanda LopesThis study aimed to (1) analyze whether the perceived organizational support (POS) was a significant predictor of performance and stress and (2) explore the mediating role of…
Public service motivation, workplace spirituality and employee well-being: a holistic approach
Sobia Hassan, Nighat Ansari, Ali RehmanThe present research aims to examine the effect of workplace spirituality (WPS) and employee well-being (EWB) on public service motivation (PSM) in the public institutions…
Meaning and willingness to pay: the role of expectation disconfirmation
Peyman Assadi, Pooria AssadiPursuit of meaning is at the heart of much of organizational life. It has implications for how different organizational stakeholders associate value to various organizational…
Financial constraints and tax planning activity: empirical evidence from Ghanaian banking sector
Baba Adibura Seidu, Yaw Ndori Queku, Emmanuel CarsamerThis paper focused on financial constraints scenario and tax planning activities of banks in Ghana. The study explores how financial constraints could motivate the banks to pursue…
Islamic financial markets response to uncertainty: an application of quantile-on-quantile approach
Muhammad Saeed Meo, Kiran Jameel, Mohammad Ashraful Ferdous Chowdhury, Sajid AliThe purpose of the research is to analyze the impact of world uncertainty and pandemic uncertainty on Islamic financial markets. For representing Islamic financial markets four…
Efficacy of public sector audits in the provision of quality healthcare in Ghana
Clement Oppong, Achille Dargaud Fofack, Eva Boakye-YiadomThis study examines the efficacy of public sector audits in providing quality healthcare in Ghana. Specifically, to ensure whether there are proper and adequate controls in place…
Exploring the relationship between investment choices, cognitive abilities risk attitudes and financial literacy
Muhammad Mushafiq, Shamsa Khalid, Muhammad Khalid Sohail, Tayyebah SeharThe main purpose of this study is to investigate the investment choices' relationship with cognitive abilities, risk aversion, risky investment intentions, subjective financial…
Illicit financial outflows, informal sector size and domestic resource mobilization in selected African countries
Benedict Ikemefuna Uzoechina, Joseph Afolabi Ibikunle, Godwin Olasehinde-Williams, Festus Victor BekunThe growth of both the informal sector and illicit financial outflows necessitated this study, in order to investigate how countries in Africa respond to these realities in terms…
Supply chain agility in third-party logistics providers: its relationship with institutional and cultural geographical traits in a developing country
Benjamin R. Tukamuhabwa, Henry Mutebi, Rebecca KwagalaThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between geographical traits consisting of institutional traits and cultural traits, and supply chain agility in…
Firm age, sales growth and survival of internationalized SMEs: does human capital play a role?
Channappa SanthoshThis paper aims to explore the moderating effect of human capital in the form of a CEO’s educational background and firm age at the time of internationalization on growth and…
Innovating processes and processing innovation: strategic approach to innovation in accounting firms
Andrea Tomo, Gianluigi Mangia, Paolo CanonicoThis paper aimed to explore the main strategies and approaches to innovation in professional service firms (PSFs), with a specific focus on accounting firms.
Asymmetric impact of tourism on the balance of payments in Pakistan: evidence from non-linear ARDL
Asim Rafiq, Ameer Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad NadeemThe aim of the paper is to determine the asymmetric impact of tourism on the deficit in the balance of payments (BOPs).
Exploring the relationship between corruption, income inequality and informal sector in developing countries: a panel quantile approach
Abdul Rashid, Farooq Ahmad, Sarir Ud Din, Shar ZamanThis paper aims to explore the impact of corruption (CP) on income inequality (IN) by considering the size of informal sector (IFS) at different levels of percentiles.
The impact of corporate governance performance on the association between information asymmetry and opportunities' optimal levels: evidence from developed markets
Ehsan Poursoleyman, Samira Joudi, Gholamreza Mansourfar, Saeid HomayounPrevious literature posits that corporate governance and information asymmetry are the main factors in making efficient investments. Meanwhile, a growing body of studies is of the…
Humanoid psychological sentiments and enigma of investment
Mazhar Farid Chishti, Rizwana Bashir, Tanja Mancinelli, Rana Tanveer HussainThe primary goal of this study is to look at the behavioral factors that influence an individual's decision to invest in the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).
Constraints to the development of MSMEs in Assam, India: do owner-managers’ background characteristics and firm-specific characteristics matter?
Md Sahnewaz Sanu, Shabana AnjumThe purpose of the research is to identify the major constraints to the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in a less-developed region of an emerging economy and…
Role of safety in declining public transport use: Empirical evidence from India
Taru Saigal, Arun Kr Vaish, N.V.M. RaoUsing primary survey data from an urban area in Global North, this study aims to examine the impact of sociodemographic factors on perception of usefulness of public transport and…
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