VOLUME 9(2) • 2014
TRAINING AND THE FIRM’S COMPETITIVENESS: A SURVEY OF PRACTITIONERS
ABSTRACT. Based theoretically on the resource-based view of the firm (RBV), this study surveys human resource professionals employed in small, medium, and large firms regarding the impact of training on various measures of the firm’s competitiveness. Based on the analysis of data obtained from the o..
THE EUROZONE AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS: AN INNOVATIVE SWOT ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT. The euro area debt crisis, which began in early 2010 in Greece, became existential since unemployment reached new highs and business and consumer confidences have worsened as recession fears looms. Whether the area and the common currency survive this crisis will be a matter of how the pol..
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENERGY USE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND CO2 EMISSION IN MALAYSIA
ABSTRACT. This paper aims to examine the relationship between CO2 emission, economic growth, and energy use in Malaysia. The Johansen co-integration model was then applied. The results show that one co-integrating equation exists, thus implying the long-term relationships between carbon dioxide emis..
A DYNAMIC MANAGERIAL THEORY OF CORRUPTION AND PRODUCTIVITY AMONG FIRMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ABSTRACT. In this paper, a simple dynamic model of efficient firm-level managerial resource allocation to two uses, one involving productivity activities and another one involving corruption activities to “get things done” was developed. The model follows the optimal control theory process. Two oper..
YOU PAID HOW MUCH FOR THAT DOTCOM STOCK?: SENSEMAKING DURING ECOLOGICAL CHANGE
ABSTRACT. This paper seeks to answer the research question, “How do press accounts of the dotcom bubble make meaning of dramatic market rises and falls in internet stocks?” To accomplish this goal a qualitative content analysis of 803 Wall Street Journal articles over an eight year period was conduc..
THE OCCIDENTAL COLONIZATION OF THE MIND: THE DOMINANCE OF “WESTERN” MANAGEMENT THEORIES IN SOUTH-EAST ASIAN BUSINESS SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT. This paper discusses business and entrepreneurship education in South-East Asia. The article examines the sources of business and teaching material, primarily originating from the “West”, and the poor fit in local business and national context. The rich legacy of local knowledge and philos..
THE CONTRIBUTION OF REMITTANCES TO ECONOMIC GROWTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ABSTRACT. In this paper I am particularly interested in exploring the economic impact of remittances in developing countries, the potential benefits and vulnerabilities brought about by remittances, and the interactive effects of remittances on economic growth. The objective of this paper is to emph..
THE MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF MIGRANT REMITTANCE FLOWS
ABSTRACT. The material gathered in this study provides a rich and diverse context for understanding the effect of remittances on income inequality, the stability of remittance flows, the correlation between remittances and GDP growth, and the factors that determine the size of remittance flows. I am..
AUDIT COMMITTEES AS A GOVERNANCE DEVICE
ABSTRACT. This research makes conceptual and methodological contributions to the role of the AC, the process of constructing AC effectiveness, the connection between the features of audit committee members and firms’ governance structures, and attendees’ formations of meaning surrounding their AC’s ..