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25
Apr
2016

Target Prediction in M&A Activities in the Croatian Banking Sector

Journal of Financial Studies and Research
The main focus of this paper is to analyse the characteristics that trigger the likelihood of a bank being acquired on a sample of Croatian banks in the 2002-2014 period. Using logistic regression analysis, the authors tried to explore the characteristics of target banks that…
22
Apr
2016

Does Board Structure Affect the Performance of Croatian Banks?

Journal of Financial Studies and Research
In this paper, the authors tried to examine whether and to what extent board structure influences bank performance. Although this issue has occupied scholars and researchers over the years, most of them relate to the US banking market or other developed countries and, to a…
19
Apr
2016

Audit Clients Want to Cooperate with their External Financial Auditor, but also Remain at Arm’s Length: a Canadian Survey Study

Journal of Accounting and Auditing: Research & Practice
The objective of our research was to determine what motivates clients to cooperate while at the same time remaining independent with their financial auditors. Both cooperation (working closely) and independence (not being too close) are important in an auditor-client relationship, even though they are opposing…
18
Apr
2016

A Framework for Improving Business Intelligence through Master Data Management

Journal of South African Business Research
For reporting and for analytics purposes, financial banks highly demand real-time delivery of quality operational information. This paper argues that for banks to improve their decision making and performance management, business intelligence and data management ought to be core activities. Conversely, Business Intelligence (BI) and…
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…