VOLUME 7(3) • 2012
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURRENT ASSURANCE REPORTING REGIME
ABSTRACT. This study is grounded in the considerable body of scholarship examining the communications among regulators, auditors, and users, the effect of contrasting statements on users’ judgments, and the process of continuous auditing. Our paper contributes to the literature by providing evidence..
DEMOCRATIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF NEWS MEDIA
ABSTRACT. In this paper I am particularly interested in exploring the role of journalism in democracy, the ubiquity of social media, the idea of new media as a political force, and the complexity and importance of journalistic excellence. The paper aims to analyze and discuss the economic pressures ..
ECONOMIC EXPLANATIONS FOR LAW AND ORGANIZATION
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of communicative processes and practices, the development of knowledge management systems, the transformation of businesses into knowledge-based businesses, and the decision-making processes of international organizations. The r..
THE EFFECTS OF PERSONALITY ON MANAGERIAL BEHAVIOR
ABSTRACT. In the present paper, I focus on important personality variables which can predict managerial behavior, the attributes of entrepreneurship in terms of personality traits and management behaviors, and linking personality preferences to managerial behaviors. I am specifically interested in h..
CORRUPTION, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
ABSTRACT. The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate people’s perceptions concerning the extent of corruption, the problems that the sub-prime crisis has revealed, and the behavioral aspects of the governance process. The theory that we shall seek to elaborate here puts considerable emp..
RISK-RETURN ANALYSIS OF SECTORIAL PORTFOLIOS OF STOCKS
ABSTRACT. The efficient frontier (risk-return profile) signifies the minimum risk achieved through diversification, i.e., the systematic risk, which has to be taken for any value of the expected returns. Using the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) of mean variance optimization, we estimate and compare o..
THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION IN NIGERIA: A REVIEW OF KEY POLICY ISSUES
ABSTRACT. This paper examines the role of financial liberalization policies in Nigeria. The study incorporates the role of both interest rate liberalization and capital account liberalization in a stylized fashion. The study finds that financial liberalization policies on the whole have had positive..
TAKING CONTRACT LAW SERIOUSLY
ABSTRACT. The goal of the present study is to determine if there are relationships between legal principles contained in the Chinese legislation, the concept of the rule of law, and London’s migrant division of labor. The aim of the present study was to examine and evaluate migration connected with ..
INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEM AND INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN BANGLADESH
ABSTRACT. Inadequate and improperly built infrastructure may impede investment. This is a serious issue for Bangladesh. An exploratory study tried to identify the nature and severity of infrastructural and other problems affecting investment decisions of entrepreneurs in Bangladesh. The sample inves..
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE – NEUROBIOLOGICAL INSIGHTS FOR HRD/TRAINING PROFESSIONALS
ABSTRACT. Being a fast growing idea in business and industry, Emotional Intelligence has attracted much research and academic activity. Yet, published research literature rarely throws light on the biological dimensions of emotional intelligence, particularly the role of brain in regulating human em..
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STOCK PRICES, EXCHANGE RATE AND THE DEMAND FOR MONEY IN INDIA
ABSTRACT. This paper investigates the relationship between stock prices, exchange rate and demand for money in India during the period of post liberalization in India. The objective of the paper is two-fold. First, the study aims to shed light on the co-integrating properties of different monetary a..
FROM “LEARNING” TO “EMPLOYABILITY”: INFORMING SUCCESSFUL TEAMWORK THROUGH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES
ABSTRACT. The objective of the study is to determine the linkage between social and emotional competencies (SEC) and team effectiveness enablers based on a formal learning environment. Further investigation was also carried out to ascertain if SEC constructs which contribute to successfulness of ‘te..