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25
May
2017

A Comparative Study on the Financial Performance before and After the Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility at the Company “Al madar Telecommunication Company as a Case Study”

Journal of Accounting and Auditing: Research & Practice
This study aimed to identify the impact of the implementation of the corporate social responsibility "CSR" with its four dimensions as economical, legal, ethical, and discretional on the company's financial performance, by two common financial indicators : return on assets "ROA" and return on sales…
15
May
2017

What Explains Our Slow Economic Growth? Causality Analysis between Economic Growth and Defense Spending in Pakistan

Journal of Economics Studies and Research
Pakistan is faced with budget deficits, high unemployment and slow growth. This study provides a link between defense spending, debt servicing, development expenditures and economic growth for Pakistan. We examine whether there is a causality between defense expenditures and debt servicing on the one hand…
12
May
2017

The Influence of Development on Managerial Capabilities and Performance: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

Journal of Southeast Asian Research
“What people respect about the companies is not how they are structured or their specific approaches to management, but their capabilities. You can’t see or touch them, yet they can make all the differences in the world when it comes to market value and give…
12
May
2017

Agricultural Output and Economic Growth in Nigeria

Journal of African Research in Business & Technology
This paper examines the long run relationship between agricultural output and economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1981 to 2014 using time series data. Results from Johansen maximum likelihood co-integration approach and Vector error correction model support evidence of long run relationship between agricultural…
09
May
2017

Characteristics of Integrated Territorial Investments in Romania

Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business and Economics
The paper is presenting one of the most important instruments which was integrated in the 2014-2020 programing period, also the second programing period which will be implemented by Romania.  Integrated teritorial investment (ITI) is considered one of the most inovative instruments integrated in the 2014-2020…
17
Mar
2017

Developing a Business Model to Help SMEs Implement an Effective Supply Chain using Unified Modeling Language

Journal of Supply Chain and Customer Relationship Management
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a business model using analytical tools to generate quantitative evidence of the benefits of implementing an effective supply chain to assure the success of the organization in a highly competitive environment, limiting the scope to Egyptian…
15
Mar
2017

System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation for E-Banking: The Egyptian Context

IBIMA Business Review
The Internet has a remarkable impact upon service companies; especially in the financial sector. This research adopts the system dynamics approach as the construction model for continuous improvement of service quality. It highlights the quality problems in banks from the perspectives of the main stakeholders;…
14
Mar
2017

A Systematic Review on the Strategic Utilization of Information Systems and IT Infrastructure Flexibility

Communications of the IBIMA
IT infrastructure is a crucial element in any organization across industry. It does not matter which industry are you in, i.e. manufacturing, education, cosmetic, automobile, health and much more required sufficient IT backbone to support these industries day-to-day operation. To remain relevant in their respective…
13
Mar
2017

Comprehensive Factor Evaluation on Impact of Consumer’s Characteristic on Online Purchasing Intention in E- Commerce: A Literature Review

Journal of Internet and e-business Studies
This article summary provides a comprehensive evaluation of previous studies that have been conducted on the impact of consumer characteristics observed in the notion of online purchasing intention. This will lay a foundation to identify the gap in research in this regard, as well as…
10
Mar
2017

Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Family Businesses in Cameroon: An Empirical Study in Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon

Journal of Entrepreneurship: Research & Practice
Most of the businesses in Cameroon are family-owned and managed. These businesses fall within the Small and Medium size Enterprises (SMEs) which contribute greatly to the GP of Cameroon and also provide jobs to many Cameroonians. These businesses face a lot of challenges ranging from…