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The Moderating Effect of Employment Opportunity on the Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Intention to Quit: The Perception of the IT Outsourcing Professionals in China

Chesney Wong, Anthony Wong & Canon Tong · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

In China, the employee attrition rate was 8.3% in 2001 and reached 11.3% in 2004 while some firms observed turnover rates as high as 30% [1]. The rate of China’s nationwide employee turnover increased every single year over the past decade with the employee turnover rate in 2011...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13165

Language in the Labor Market: Evidence from Chinese Immigrant-Owned Enterprises in Congo Brazzaville

Edwige Kamitewoko · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

This study uses data from Centre of Research and Prospective Studies (CREP) to analyze the determinants of French language proficiency and investigates how the language barrier influences economic activities of Chinese immigrant-owned enterprises in Congo Brazzaville. The first p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12507

Examining Gender and Management Decisions: A Focus Group Study on Gender and Decision Behavior in Donald Trump’s The Apprentice

D. Anthony Miles & Sharon Michael-Chadwell · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Management decisions are a key factor in driving management’s control of valuable resources. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of gender and its role in termination decisions. This research is the result of a four-year study on management decisions on ter...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13307

Empirical Investigation of the Net Operational Asset Levels Efficiency in Prediction of Future Stock Return

Mohammad Hassani & Fatemeh Fatehi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

The general purpose of this research is studying the relationship between net operational assets (actual levels, expected and unexpected) and future stock return in Tehran Stock Exchange listed companies over the period 2008-2012. To test the research hypotheses, the multiple reg...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12337

The Effect of Integrity of Product Image and Perfectionism Personality of Consumer on Purchase Intentions

Ying Xu, Xiaofu Pan, Dandan Liu & Zhaojing Wang · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

This study employed the 2×2 mixed experimental design to explore the effect of integrity of product image and perfectionism of consumer on purchase intentions. The result indicated that the integrity of products had significant positive effect on purchase intention of consumers....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13524

Importance of Technical and Fundamental Analysis in the Foreign Exchange Market

Engr K. O. Kadiri & O. A. Alabi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

This paper presents review of technical and fundamental analysis as influenced by global foreign exchange across all trading sessions in Meta bank trading server. The broker provide trading platforms suitable for potential investors where trading activities connect traders all ov...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/10735

Consumer Perceptions of Imported Apples Influence on Consumer Purchase Behaviors in China

Sun Jiajia & Huo Xuexi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

The paper is to examine determines of imported apples consumer behaviors, and to interpretate comparative advantages between domestic and imported apples in China. It employs Structural Equation Model to estimate the effects of consumer perception on consumer behaviors, including...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13057

The Relationship between Electricity Consumption, Employment Rate, Inflation and Economic Growth in Five Developing Countries

Nagia Abbas, Sidra Saeed, Sobia Manzoor, Muhammad Usman Arshad & Umair Bilal · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

This paper explores the relationship between electricity consumption, employment rate, Inflation and economic growth in the developing countries. This study incorporates the data of 5 developing countries namely Pakistan, China, India, South Africa and Malaysia over the period 19...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/10569

FDI and Efficiency Convergence, the Case of Vietnamese Manufacturing Industry

Nguyen Khac Minh, Nguyen Viet Hung, Ha Quynh Hoa & Pham Van Khanh · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12687

Game Theory: An Application to Tanners and ‘Pomo’ Wholesalers in Hides Marketing Competition in Nigeria

O. Yusuf, S. A. Sanni & J. G. Akpoko · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/9963

An Exploratory Study of the Awareness and Accessibility of Microinsurance Products in Selected Insurance Companies in Lagos, Nigeria

Sunday Stephen Ajemunigbohun, Ademola Sulaiman Oreshile & Ayodele Samuel Iyun · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/9553

Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: Lessons from Small Scale Farmers of Niger and Kogi States

J. N. Nmadu, E. S. Yisa, J. O. Simpa & H. Sallawu · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13321

Macro-Stress Testing in Deregulated and Consolidated Regimes: Episode of Nigerian Banks

Nwachukwu Uche, C. Nwakanma Prince & Arewa Ajibola · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/11088