Aims: The scope of this study is twofold. We aim to test efficiency convergence hypothesis among firms in Vietnamese manufacturing industry, and to analyze the influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) on efficiency and efficiency convergence. Study Design: Case study Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12687
Aim: To determine the level of competition between the tanners and ‘pomo’ wholesalers in hides marketing competition in Nigeria. Study Design: The study is a survey, structure questionnaire was designed to elicit information from the tanners and ‘pomo’ wholesalers. Place and Dura...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/9963
Microinsurance is crucial for a developmental stride in Nigeria’s insurance industry. This research therefore presents an investigation of the awareness and accessibility of microinsurance products with selected insurance firms as research ground for its empiricality. Essentially...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/9553
Data for this study was collected using multi-stage sampling technique using structured questionnaire and interview schedules during the 2012/2013 farming season, obtained from randomly selecting 12 LGAs from the 46 LGAs, followed by the random selection of five villages in each...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13321
The study provides a modified credit risk to reveal the relationships between a set of macroeconomic variables and bank risk in Nigeria for 1981 to 2013 using time series data from the various volumes of the CBN Statistic bulletin and the annual financial review of the banks. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/11088
The building of proper policies for the promotion of organic farming should be based on good understanding of the factors that affect farmers' decision to shift to organic farming. This study aims at defining the determinants of farmers' decision to convert to organic agriculture...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/11708
We examine the initial returns volatility of initial public offering by determining: (1) whether mispricing actually takes place during and after IPOs in Nigeria and Sri Lanka; (2) whether the mispricing (overpricing or underpricing) could constitute corporate fraud tendencies si...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12762
Bitcoin has two major roles: as currency and as financial asset. This paper attempts to address these roles: whether Bitcoin is a real currency, and what its financial features are. Using daily data of the exchange rates quoted from the world major Bitcoin dealer since the incept...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13308
International labor migration as determinant of the current stage of world economy progress, as a symbol of labor market globalization and industrial relations universalization has been actively studied by representatives of different scientific schools and directions of economic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12601
This study examines the relevance of different approaches related to non-pecuniary factors by distinguishing positive from negative work attitudes (e.g., effort and shirking). Using survey data, we quantify the relative importance of several human resource management practices. R...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13117