26 articles in this issue
Omar Farooq Farooq
This paper examines the leverage policies of multinational corporations (MNCs) in comparison to those of local corporations in the MENA region during the period between 2006 and 2012. Our results show that MNCs have lower leverage levels than local firms.... see more
Zied Ftiti, Khaled Guesmi, Frederic Teulon, Slim Chouachi
The aim of this study is to examine the degree of interdependence between oil prices and economic activity growth for four major countries (United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela) in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries... see more
Mornay Roberts-Lombard, Candice Burin, HB Klopper
The primary objective of the study is to determine the influence of internal marketing on the brand image of a recruitment agency brand in South Africa. The perusal of the literature could not identify any direct studies on how the elements of the interna... see more
Yosra Baaziz, Moez Labidi Labidi, Ahmed Atil
Given limited research on monetary policy rules in revolutionary countries, this paper challenges the suitability of the Taylor rule in characterizing the monetary policy behavior of the Tunisian Central Bank (BCT), especially in turbulent times.More spec... see more
Yuhyung Shin, Won-Kyung Oh, Chang-Hyun Sim Sim, Jee-Young Lee
Due to increasing empowerment in work teams, team leaders’ supportive role in helping team members perform their tasks is deemed important. The present study aimed at exploring the multilevel dynamics involving team leaders’ supportive leadership and indi... see more
Terrance Jalbert
A recent line of research develops currency adjusted stock indices. These indices incorporate the effects of both stock value changes and underlying currency value changes to measure wealth changes. This paper extends the extant literature by ... see more
Jong Eun Lee
In this study, I investigate the association between overconfidence, a cognitive bias of chief executive officers (CEOs), and the existence of internal control weaknesses (ICWs). As suggested in the prior finance literature on the negative impact of CEO o... see more
Johannes A. Wiid, Michael C. Cant, Z. le Roux
Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) plays a vital role in the growth and development of a country. It is therefore critical for any country, especially developing countries, to support and enhance the development of SMEs. Although the external support t is... see more
Mehdi Nekhili, Khaled Hussainey, Walid Cheffi, Tawhid Chtioui, Hubert Tchakoute-Tchuigoua
We investigate the impact of R&D narrative disclosure on the market value of equity for a sample of French companies during the period 2000–2004. Using 3SLS estimation on a panel data of 98 French firms, we find, ceteris paribus, positive (but insignifica... see more
Tim V. Eaton, Sam Korach
Using criminology as a foundation, this research explores the personality, psychology, and sociology of white-collar crime. While there has been much focus on various techniques (internal controls, prevention software, employee monitoring systems, etc.) t... see more
Mhammed Laouiti Laouiti, Badreddine Msolli, Aymen AJINA Ajina
This paper attempts to quantify the short-term impact of takeover rumors on target stock prices. The study was conducted on the French stock market between 1997 and 2011 and concerns 200 rumors that appeared in the media (news agencies, newspape... see more
Betty J. Birkenmeier, Pierre-Yves Sanséau
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the perceptions a front line employee has of their immediate supervisor, the trust the front line employee has in this supervisor, and an employee’s job performance. Data were collected ... see more
Minhye Park, Hanah Choi, Donghu Hahn
Researchers identify two types of organizational governance: unilateral governance and bilateral governance. Although interfirm governance is at the core of interfirm relationships, little research exists on mechanisms that strengthen the weak spots in th... see more
Susan Eisner
This paper was inspired by the 2013 film Jobs, the docu-drama about Apple founder and longtime CEO Steve Jobs whose leadership style in some ways so contradicted contemporary leadership prototypes that he is sometimes said to depict the “anti-leader.” Tha... see more
Jaehong Lee, Youngtae Yoo
Credit ratings have been widely utilized for their ability to convey information to investors easily and quickly. Credit ratings agencies have prospered due to their superior positions in the information-gathering process in the business world. However, r... see more
D. Y. Dzansi
Researchers and policy makers worldwide are convinced that only clear empirical evidence of the economic benefits of business social responsibility (BSR), rather than normative assertions, can motivate small businesses enough to accept and adopt it as an ... see more
Jamel Boukhatem
This paper tests the expectations hypothesis (EH) using monthly data for Treasury bond yields (TBYs) over the period 1994m5–2014m12 and ranging in maturity from one year to 10 years. We apply cointegrated-VAR jointly on more than one pair of yields. The r... see more
Mehdi Nekhili, Ines Fakhfakh Ben Amar, Tawhid Chtioui, Faten Lakhal
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the moderating effect of corporate governance and ownership features in lessening earnings management practices in a free cash flow (FCF) situation. A simultaneous equations model is developed to address endogeneity... see more
Ishak Ramli, Sukrisno Agoes, Ignatius Roni Setyawan
The purpose of this study is to prove that there was herding behavior by domestic investors following that of foreign investors in the Indonesian Capital Market (IDX) and that the herding was influenced by information asymmetry. It began when global inves... see more
Estelle van Tonder
Insurance agents globally struggle with clients who do not understand the importance of disciplined savings and of meeting with them at least once a year to make necessary adjustments to their financial plans. The purpose of the study was to provide assis... see more
Sewon Lee, Young Kon Kim, Kyungho Kim
Given that the prior studies on the relationship between corporate governance structures and firm performance are silent on firms’ social responsible roles, this study introduces an integrated model by combining corporate social responsibility (CSR) and c... see more
Jayen B. Patel
We examined the presence of January effect in international stock returns for the recent time period, January 1997 to December 2014. Our results provide conclusive evidence that January effect no longer exists in stock returns during recent years.&n... see more
Francisco Jareño, Loredana Negrut
This paper analyzes the relationship between the US stock market and some relevant US macroeconomic factors, such as gross domestic product, the consumer price index, the industrial production index, the unemployment rate and long-term interest rates. All... see more
Huu Tuyen Duong, Gilles Paché
Having initiated economic liberalization in 1986, Vietnam is a particularly interesting emerging economy to study. The logistics industry in the country is developing strongly because manufacturers are willing to outsource their logistical activities to s... see more
Abdel Moneim Elsaid, Basant N.S. Mostafa
This paper empirically studies leaders’ gender differences in transformational leadership among both lower and middle level managers while examining the difference between lower and middle level mangers regarding transformational leadership behaviors. A s... see more
Hassan Mounir El-Sady
In literature, the drivers of each of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) country financial system instability did not receive adequate attention to be investigated separately, since the GCC countries are perceived as one Oil & Gas economy with the same f... see more