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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…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In the current economic context, the fiscal reforms in the EU Member States should primarily concern the stability of public finances, economic growth and competitiveness, employment growth and social equity. Many Member States continue to undertake actions in order to reform the tax system, but…

While developed companies have for a long time, due to efficiency and competitiveness, facilitated better reconciliation of work and family life of their employees; in reality in the Czech Republic these business solutions are still not at the level achieved in other countries. In our…

This paper analyzes how a group of Kenyan elite runners used smartphones in their daily activities for one year. This study used a participatory action research approach to explore 30 young Kenyan runners’ appropriation and day-to-day use of smartphones. The runners lived in two different…