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18
Apr
2016

CSC — “A Turning Point”

The MENA Journal of Business Case Studies
CSC is a computer assembling startup which first made its appearance in the Egyptian market in the mid 90's. With the rising global trend of technology, as well as internet awareness and dependency, computers were recognized as being a household necessity. However, seeing as how…
15
Apr
2016

Nigeria and the BRICS: Regional Dynamics in Emerging Economies’ Studies

Journal of South African Business Research
The debate on foreign economic relations has stressed the expansion and diversification of trade as well as the need for increased inflow in foreign capital. As a distinct area of international relations and development studies, foreign economic relations have increased the prospect for sustained economic…
12
Apr
2016

Theory of Planned Behavior: Undergraduates’ Entrepreneurial Motivation and Entrepreneurship Career Intention at a Public University

Journal of Entrepreneurship: Research & Practice
Entrepreneurship intention for graduate students like many other job and work career options depends on other considerations. Previous literature reviews revealed that more research works are needed in examining the determinants of entrepreneurship intentions of students. Due to its importance and significant thrust to the…
08
Apr
2016

The Effects of Governance Mechanisms on the Financial Information Quality

Communications of the IBIMA
This study investigates the impact of some mechanisms corporate governance, in this case, the Board of Directors and its characteristics, the auditing quality and ownership structure, on the earnings management. For this purpose, we used a sample of 16 Tunisian listed companies. The earning management…
06
Apr
2016

Generation Y’s Work Values and Fit Assessment: A Study in Malaysian Context

Journal of Southeast Asian Research
This study aims to empirically identify the most desirable work values for generation Y employees in Malaysia, and assess the perceived fit with these work values. Five work values (extrinsic, intrinsic, status, freedom and altruistic) were investigated in terms of their desirability and perceived fit. …
30
Mar
2016

Herbicides Use in Wheat Crop in Tunisia: Trends, Variability and Relation with Weed Resistance Development

Research in Agriculture and Agronomy
In this study, we investigated the situation of herbicide use in wheat in Northern Tunisia and its relation with the development of resistant weed populations. It is based on a synthesis of available data concerning Tunisian imported herbicide quantities, treated wheat areas and herbicides used…
23
Mar
2016

Female Youth in Street Trading: Implications for Sexual Harassment in HIV/AIDS Risky Environment

Journal of South African Business Research
The study examined the exposure of young girls to street harassment in the urban centres of Nigeria and implications for the incidence of HIV/AIDS and economic empowerment.  A ‘non-participatory direct observation approach coupled with quantitative secondary data was used.  Quantitative data was extracted from a…
17
Mar
2016

Relationship between ABO Blood Groups and Helicobacter Pylori Infection among Patients with Dyspepsia

Journal of Virology and Microbiology
The aim of this study was the detection of H. pylori infection in patients with various gastrointestinal symptoms as related to blood groups and Rhesus factor. A total of 200 patients, 110 males and 90 females, whose age ranged from 18-75 years were included in…
17
Mar
2016

Exploring the Usage of the Mobile Phones by SMEs in the Achievement of Vision 2020 Goals

Journal of Mobile Technologies, Knowledge and Society
This research seeks to  investigate the usage of mobile phones by the  rural SMEs  to  achieve the vision2020 goals, with a specific focus on good governance, poverty alleviation and, health, education, human resource and empowerment. There is relatively little known about the use of mobile…
16
Mar
2016

Predicting Economic Crisis using Financial to Real Sector Disproportion: Theory and Evidence

Journal of Economics Studies and Research
The paper analyzes the possibility of implementing the financial/real sector ratio as a predictor of economic crisis using evidence based upon US economy data (volumes of financial and real sectors of the economy estimated for each year between 1867 and 2014). The study suggests that…