VOLUME 7(2) • 2012
THE QUALITY AND CREDIBILITY OF PROCESS CONTROL IN RESEARCH
ABSTRACT. Over the past decade, there has been increasing evidence describing metrics of journal performance that involve an analysis of citation frequency, IFs as the primary criterion in assessing research quality, the quality and credibility of process control in research, and the misuse of the i..
GROUNDING SPATIAL THEORY IN SOCIAL JUSTICE
ABSTRACT. Throughout this paper, I demonstrate the value and importance of the inherent increase of social and spatial unevenness, the spatial reflection of social inequalities, and the language of social justice. In this paper I am particularly interested in exploring territorial cohesion as “spati..
DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION
ABSTRACT. The theory that I shall seek to elaborate here puts considerable emphasis on the effect of inequality on corruption, the corrupt and rent-seeking behavior of public officials, the efficiency of anti-corruption institutions, the causes and patterns of corruption, and the efficiency of insti..
ECONOMIC PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CYBERCRIME INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT. The objective of this paper is to emphasize the effectiveness of anti-cybercrime activities, cybercrime’s adverse social impact, the insecurity of the digital world, and the evolution of cybercrime industry. The theory that we shall seek to elaborate here puts considerable emphasis on the ..
GREEN VALUES CONCERNING THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF COMPANIES
ABSTRACT. This study is grounded in the considerable body of scholarship examining the role of the businesses in the community, the ecological concept of rationality, the relevance of ecological selection pressure, and the importance of innovation for reducing ecological impact. The mainstay of the ..
CAN ROE BE USED TO PREDICT PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE?
ABSTRACT. Return on equity (ROE) is a closely watched financial ratio among equity investors. It is a strong measure of how well the management of a firm creates value for its shareholders. Different financial ratios, for instance, Price-to-Book, Price-to-Earnings, Price-to-Sales, Debt-to-Equity, ha..
ARE CURRENCY FORWARDS EFFECTIVE IN VOLATILE MARKET CONDITIONS? AN EMERGING MARKET PERSPECTIVE
ABSTRACT. Firms in emerging markets use forward contracts to hedge currency risk. Financial theory points to the usefulness of these contracts in ‘locking in’ the price payable/receivable in future, thus ensuring stable cash flows. The paper revisits these findings in the context of hedging long ter..
THE EFFICACY OF FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION IN IVORY COAST
ABSTRACT. This paper examines the role of financial liberalization policies in the Ivory Coast. The study incorporates both the interest rate liberalization and capital account liberalization. The paper finds that financial liberalization policies have had positive effects in the Ivory Coast. This s..
ON SOME OF THE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ABSTRACT. Entrepreneurship has been played up by the media as a visionary and heroic activity. Individual entrepreneurs have been glorified through media coverage, biographies, and publicity contributing to many government and public misconceptions entrepreneurship. This paper examines some of the m..
THE PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT
ABSTRACT. The aim of this paper is to address the problem of unemployment. Economists generally agree that a zero rate of unemployment is not only unattainable but also undesirable within capitalism. This is problematic because, as it will be shown, unemployment has adverse effects on both individua..
POLICY CHANGE IN PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACIES: THE DIFFERENTIAL DETERMINANTS OF MARKET-ORIENTED REFORMS IN LATIN AMERICA
ABSTRACT. Why do governments change economic policies? In advanced, industrial democracies domestic political actors and economic circumstances largely explain policy changes. The economic policy-making process is less clear in developing democracies, particularly in adoption of market-oriented refo..
CORRUPTION AND POLITICAL CHANGE
ABSTRACT. In this paper I integrate the literature on the implementation of policies against corruption and organized crime, the link between corruption and organized crime, the anti-corruption policies of Member States, and the links between organized crime and corruption, with the issues of the ca..