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The Cultural Diversity of German Companies’ Executive Boards and the Success of Their Internationalisation

Sebastian Weusthoff, Jana- Maria Grieser & Reinhard Meckl · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

The sociocultural composition of executive boards has a long-term relevance for the success of their companies and their organisation’s internationalisation. Companies must weigh the possible advantages of having employees from different cultural backgrounds against possible inef...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9144

Testing Herding Effects on Financial Assets Pricing: The Case of the Tunisian Stock Market

Abderrazek Elkhaldi & Yosra Ben Abelfatteh · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

This paper highlights the contribution of behavioral finance to explain market anomalies since the eighteens. Particularly, we use herding behavior approach to elucidate financial asset pricing. Our study is based on Hwang and Salmon methodology [1], in which we use a state space...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/8973

Credit Market Development and Investment Efficiency in Nigeria

Ogbuagu Uchechi Rex, Chijioke Mercy Ihuoma & Peter Nwachukwu · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Stock markets provide important source of investment capital at relatively low cost. A well-functioning and liquid stock market helps investors to reduce unsystematic risk and increase the marginal productivity of capital. Developed credit market improves the efficiency of invest...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/8830

The Impact of Stakeholders' Pressures on Green Strategic Intent: An Empirical Study

Ines Karra & Habib Affes · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Aims: Climate change and environmental degradation have become a major concern in the world of business. Corporate awareness of the importance of preserving the environment contributes to the reduction of the impact of production cycles on the environment. Stakeholders exert some...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9063

An Empirical Assessment of Jordanian Holding Companies in Attainment of International Accounting Standards (IAS)

Mohammad Ebrahim Nawaiseh, Jomana M. Badayneh, Abdullah S. Al Shetaiwi & Suhayb Yunis Sarareh · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Aims: This paper investigates the need for the assessment of Jordanian holding companies in attainment of International Accounting Standards (IAS): (27), (28) and (IFRS) no. (3). Study Design: Research paper. Place and Duration of Study: Jordan. Questionnaire in 2013. Methodology...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7916

Investigation of Employees’ Stress Level in Pakistani Cell Phone Industry

Shaukat Ali Raza, Aliha Yousaf, Aamir Sajjad & Abir Hassan Naqvi · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Aims: The current study investigated the stress level of employees of Pakistani cell phone industry in terms of work-related stress, role ambiguity, role conflict, work intensification, relationships with colleagues, working conditions, bullying and harassment and work performanc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/5785

Non-financial Performance Measures and Firm Value in Nigeria: What is the Link?

Daferighe Emmanuel Emeakponuzo · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Financial measures have been and continued to be used for measuring and understanding the health of business organizations. These measures have been criticized as backward looking and debates on the usefulness of non-financial measures (NFM) have been on. This paper examined the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/6303

Study on the Problem of Illusory, Conditional and Current Indicators on an Example Managing the Economy of the Company

Sergey A. Surkov · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Three types of parameters in management of economy are considered in article. The greatest attention is paid to illusory parameters, as the most difficult for understanding. Researches cover the period in four years for the managers of the city Zhukovsky who are training on the M...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7713

The Influence on the Performance of Supply Chain Management on Small and Medium Business Manufacturing Production Processes in Mexico

Luis Aguilera Enríquez, Octavio Hernández Castorena & Martha González Adame · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Aims: This study investigates the influence of Supply Chain Management on production processes in order to analyze the performance of manufacturing SMEs. Study Design: This quantitative research with the support of EQS 6.1 software and structural equation-based statistical treatm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7429

The Role of Education and Health in Poverty Alleviation A Cross Country Analysis

Pervez Zamurrad Janjua & Usman Ahmed Kamal · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

This research is an attempt to explore; does the overall education and health situation of a country have a considerable impact on poverty magnitude? It also tries to find out the level of efficiency of selected countries to utilise education and health expenditures. This study u...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/6461

The Effect of Unemployment on Crime in Nigeria: A Panel Data Analysis

A. A. Kilishi, H. I. Mobolaji, A. Usman, A. T. Yakubu & M. A.Yaru · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

The rising trend of crime in Nigeria is usually blamed on the high rate of unemployment. There is need therefore, to empirically investigate the relationship between unemployment and crime. Hence, this paper examined the impact of unemployment on different types of crime in Niger...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/5991

Research Methodological Techniques as a Model for Quantitative Studies in Social Sciences

Abdu Ja’afaru Bambale · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

This paper attempts to present methodological techniques used in the study of the mediating role of psychological ownership on the relationship between servant leadership and organizational citizenship behaviors. Several relevant research methodology issues to help shed light on...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7665

Anti-Money Laundering in Italian Banks

Giuliana Birindelli, Paola Ferretti & Maura La Torre · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Aims: This paper focuses on some relevant aspects of a banking anti-money laundering (AML) system (training, information and regulatory development) in order to understand their impact on the enhancement of the customer risk assessment process. Study Design: Research based on que...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7266