February 2012
The high and low globalisation of The frail Africa and the Brawny West: A rhapsody of the fantasy
The glowing ambers of globalisation have helped hitherto protected economies to benefit from improved product qualities at far lower prices, as a result of foreign competition. Essentially, the technological and spillover effects of improved production processes have led to better quality products, national economic growth and better labour remuneration across the world. The drivers of globalisation, essentially...
February 2012
The main problem of Turkish public administration: Learned helplessness
It can be suggested that most of the problems confronting public administration in our country lies in learned helplessness. In this sense, the aim of the study is to discuss the reflections of learned helplessness to Turkish public administration and to present its correlations with existing problems. Helplessness which is highly influential on personnel’s behaviours and attitudes in Turkish public administration...
February 2012
Fraud auditıng in electronic accounting practices
Electronic accounting, which involves the documentation, tracking, recording, archiving and summarizing of transactions and events associated with a business entity as well as presenting related summary information to business entity’s interest groups in an electronic environment, is an exemplification of indispensable rise of technological progress. Today, due to technological progress, both the preparation of a...
February 2012
Enhancing innovation and intellectual property culture in manufacturing small and medium enterprises
Technological innovation is an important challenge faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This study investigates the factors that influence the growth, performance, and development of intellectual property rights (IPRs) attitude of SMEs in India. The study is an attempt to highlight the extent of Intellectual Property Rights of Indian manufacturing as a whole and a survey analysis has been undertaken for 100...
February 2012
Enhancing employee performance through ethical leadership, transformational leadership and organizational culture in development sector of Pakistan
The scale of work of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Pakistan has drastically increased in the last few years due to man-made and natural disasters. These disasters have brought huge funding into Pakistan for implementation of emergency, relief and rehabilitation projects implemented by Government, United Nations, Population Welfare Department, International and Local NGOs. Effective Implementation of...
February 2012
Decent and coarse forms of political economy: Evidence from South Africa
The Political economy of a country is influenced by the economic philosophy and political ideology of the leadership. Evidence suggests a positive relationship between a country’s economic development and the macroeconomic environment. For instance, the impact of macroeconomic policies adopted upon political emancipation in South Africa has been questionable. With a neoliberal undertone, the policy’s...
February 2012
Equitable allocation of fixed costs and its effect on technical and cost efficiency: Case study in universities
This study proposes a methodology for the allocation and management of university financial resources by consideration efficiency as its objective, and then investigates effect of this allocation of fixed resources or costs on types of efficiencies. In available methods, the fixed cost is regarded as a new input in the evaluation of efficiency, but if inputs are different kinds of costs, then it is obvious that the...
February 2012
Relationship between democracy and economic growth: A panel data analysis
This study examined whether there was a relationship between the level of democracy and economic growth. For this purpose, the study took into account developed countries, also developing and some of the Eastern European countries and panel data analysis has been used to observe the relationship. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italia, Holland and the United States were selected as representative of developed...
February 2012
Progress towards advancing women in South African organisations: Myth or reality
This article explores factors that influence the advancement of women organisations in South Africa. Based on the sample of women working in different industries, this article investigates the barriers which they have to overcome to break into the executive ranks. Issues such as the dual roles played by women, the perception amongst some that men are “born leaders” and gender discrimination are investigated....
February 2012
Perception of information technology use in organization: Models and theories used in current landscape
In the world where information technology (IT) evolves at a rapid pace, the slightest lapses of acceptance of the latest development could mean a drawback for an organization. Information technology plays a vital role in various organizational activities. How well the information system (IS) perceived and integrated into organizational processes, hence, is the primary factor that influenced the level of effectiveness...
February 2012
The impact of HR dimensions on organizational performance
This research paper focuses on the importance of most vital of HR dimensions and HR outcome leading to organizational performance. Study was conducted in telecom companies in Pakistan namely; Telenor and Zong with the sample of 300 respondents. Convenient sampling technique was used for the research survey; furthermore, the variables in the model were measured and tested with the help of equation modeling program (AMOS)...
February 2012
The relationship of stock prices and macroeconomic variables revisited: Evidence from Karachi stock exchange
The study examines the relationships between the KSE100 index and a set of macroeconomic variables over sampling period in January 1999 to June 2008. Co-integration, Granger causality and error correction tests were used to analyze the relationship between stock prices (KSE100 index) and macroeconomic variables. The findings from the co-integrating tests suggested that stock prices and macroeconomic variables were...
February 2012
Micro and macro determinants of bank fragility in North Cyprus economy
The main purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the determinants of bank fragility in the North Cyprus Economy from 1984 to 2008, using a multivariate logit model. A panel data set containing bank level data for 24 commercial banks together with variables related to the macroeconomic environment. The empirical methodology employed in the article allows for the determination of the factors that influence the...
February 2012
Attributes influencing the acceptance of behavioral safety programs by employees of manufacturing firms in India
The purpose of this study was to find the attributes which played an influencing role for employees to follow the safety programs voluntarily, as the success of any safety program will depend upon the employees’ awareness and willingness to participate in the program. This exploratory research was conducted among employees in India to test the relationship between antecedents and consequences; and safety behavior...
February 2012
Study of the effects of organizational justice on organizational commitment
The purpose of this article is to investigate the effects of the dimensions of organizational justice on organizational commitment. On this basis, the main question and five hypotheses have been developed. The hypotheses are based on the conceptual model of research. Considering the nature of the statistical population and the temporal and spatial limitations, we have used the measurement method of research in our...
February 2012
Financial instruments usage and strategic earnings reporting: The complement hypothesis examination
The purpose of this study is to examine whether listed firms in Taiwan use discretionary accruals and the financial instruments regulated under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.34 as complement tools in reporting earnings. A set of simultaneous equations are adopted to capture managers' incentives to enhance earnings performance through financial instruments usage and accrual management. The empirical...
February 2012
A six sigma approach to boost up time domain reliability in multi-stage services
Reliability function, R(t), is defined as the probability that the system will not fail during the stated period of time under a given operating conditions. In production process, attaining reliability as a function of time is a common task but in multi-stage services, it is not straightforward due to intricacy of gathering data. Through the present work, we have addressed a systematic method for measuring...
February 2012
Financial early warning of listed companies based on time serials data: Evidence from manufacturing listed companies in China
Considering the deficiencies in the field of researches on financial crisis prediction for the present, this paper build financial early warning model for manufacturing listed companies, using quarterly time serials data three years before special treatment (ST). We find out that the predictive validity of logistic financial early warning system based on time serials data is better than that based on cross-section data;...
February 2012
A survey on the relationships between perceived value and customer advocacy behavior
The main purpose of this paper is to develop a new model to investigate the effects of various dimensions of perceived value (social, emotional and conditional value) on commitment, and explore the effects of commitment on customer advocacy behaviors, including sharing information; marketing research support, word-of-mouth referrals, and increasing repurchase intentions. In this new model, an online survey was used with...
February 2012
A study of relations between intellectual capital components, market value and finance performance
In the intellectual capital (IC) literature, only a few studies have analyzed the relationship among the components of IC and organizational success. The purpose of this study is to examine the contact of IC’s components on firms' market value and financial performance. The value added intellectual coefficient (VAIC) approach developed by Pulic is used to verify the effect of IC’s components on...
February 2012
Investigating gender's impact on the relationship between generation Y consumer cultural values and service quality expectations
The main purpose of this paper is to examine gender's influence on the relationship between Generation Y consumers’ individual levels of cultural values and service quality expectations. Cultural values were measured regarding variables of power distance, collectivism, masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, and long-term orientation. Service quality was measured from SERVQUAL scale. This paper is descriptive in...
February 2012
An empirical study of research trends and forecasts: Customer relationship management
This paper surveys customer relationship management (CRM) technology trends and forecasts using bibliometric analysis from 1989 to 2009 with topic as “customer relationship management” in SSCI database. The bibliometric analytical technique is used to examine the topic in SSCI journals from 1989 to 2009, based on the scope of 1121 literatures of CRM. This paper implemented and classified CRM literatures...
February 2012
Environmental management tool for plantation companies (Pulpwire)
Much has been debated on the necessity of the better corporate disclosures on the issues affecting the stakeholders. This research provides an insight into the disclosures of plantation companies on the environmental preservation in relation to the earth, water and air (EWA). The study gauged the actual level of the corporate environmental disclosure (CERD) using National Annual Corporate Report Award (NACRA) checklist....
February 2012
Organizational and professional commitment on dysfunctional audit behaviour
Dysfunctional audit behaviour is an accepted problem, associated with decreased audit quality. This study develops and tests a theoretical model that identifies factors contributing to dysfunctional audit behavior. Organizational commitment and professional commitment were examined as antecedents of attitudes toward dysfunctional audit behaviour. A path analysis from a partial least squares (PLS) approach was employed...
February 2012
Evaluating the efficiency of the higher education system in emerging economies: Empirical evidences from Chilean universities
The objective of this study is to estimate the efficiency for a group of Chilean universities. Based on data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique, and taking into account the reality of the Chilean university system. A DEA model with two input variables [operating expenses and academics full time equivalent (FTE)] and three output variables (operating income, Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) publications and...
February 2012
Empirical research of the relationship between customer participation, customer satisfaction and service innovation performance in China
Customer participation has received considerable attention in service organizations. To examine the relationship between customer participation, customer satisfaction and service innovation performance, this paper logically discriminated the relevant concepts of them, put forward four assumptions. Through 278 valid questionnaires, confirmatory factor analyses, correlation analyses, structural equation modeling...
February 2012
Selecting the best supplier using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method
The purchasing function of a firm directly affects its competitive ability. Purchasing managers need to periodically evaluate the performance of suppliers in order to retain those who meet their requirements. There are various criteria for supplier selection and evaluation. This report provides a guideline for establishing supplier selection criteria for purchasing activities of University Procurement Department in...
February 2012
Continuous-time evolutionary stock and bond markets with time-dependent strategies
This paper develops a general continuous-time evolutionary finance model with time-dependent strategies based on evolutionary game theory. We show that the continuous model, which is a limit of a general discrete model, is well-defined and if there exists one completely diversified strategy in the market, then there is no sudden bankruptcy. We study in detail, a deterministic evolutionary bond market and certify that a...
February 2012
Green management of logistics enterprises and its sustainable performance in Korea
Sustainability is a major subject of interest in the field of business and environmental management. Many previous studies have emphasized the trade-off between economic activities and their negative effects on the environment. Moreover, previous studies have focused principally on manufacturing enterprises; however, only a few studies conducted thus far have concerned themselves with the...
February 2012
Influence of world trade organization on Iran’s carpet industry compatibility
The article discusses the influence of accession to world trade organization (WTO) on Iran's carpet industry compatibility. Results of applying Pearson and regression tests show that by joining the world trade organization, carpet industry compatibility will be increased, domestic corporate resources will be improved, more international market segments will be captured and the industry's creativity strength will...
February 2012
Study of the relationship between cultural intelligence and organizational effectiveness in Esfarayen industrial complex of Iran
Cultural intelligence structure has been recently introduced in management literature, that is, the ability to work effectively under conditions that its characteristic is cultural diversity. The current study was carried out to examine the relationship between cultural intelligence and organization effectiveness in Esfarayen industrial complex as an organization enjoying cultural diversity. The method for this study...
February 2012
Power and trust as determinants of voluntary versus enforced tax compliance: Empirical evidence for the slippery slope framework from Turkey
The “slippery slope” framework assumes that economic determinants of tax behavior represent authorities’ power, which leads to enforced tax compliance. On the other hand, psychological determinants lead to trust in authorities and also to voluntary tax compliance. The aim of the current study is to empirically test this framework in Turkey by investigating the impact of power and trust on enforced...
February 2012
Is global e-trade really workable?: The mediation effect of the e-marketplace on business performance in China
Intermediation is a primary subject in the field of global e-business management. Although many businesses now have been launched as e-business directly within the internet era and thus have a born-in global reach, the professional support of intermediaries can enhance business performance for all participants of a collaborative network. This type of mediation effect could be derive from systematic...
February 2012
Behavioral intention in internet shopping
The main purpose of this study is to develop a new model to investigate the effects of subjective norm, attitude and perceived behavioral control on behavioral intention and explore the effects of behavioral intention on repurchase intention and word-of mouth in the context of internet shopping. Data were collected from 860 online customers in Shiraz (Iran) with a questionnaire methodology. The questions used in this...
February 2012
Implications of marketing strategy for prospectors, analyzers and defenders
This study investigated the impact of marketing strategy creativity and marketing strategy implementation effectiveness on the performance of the businesses with diverse strategic orientations. A survey questionnaire was used to collect the data from key sales and marketing personnel of business units in diversified industries of Pakistan. Stepwise regression analysis was used to address the question whether or...
February 2012
The impact of gender and family location on job characteristics and organizational commitment of expatriates in mainland, China
The present study explored the role of gender and family location in moderating the impact of job characteristics on organizational commitment. A valid sample of 389 Taiwanese expatriates was invited to participate by e-mail. The methods of data analysis used in this study consisted of exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency reliability, and moderated multiple regression. Findings indicate that job...
February 2012
Network dynamics and innovative performance: The moderating effects of network resources
This research is aimed to employ a dynamic network perspective in order to understand how firms, which are positioning in a dynamic network, enhance their innovative performance by taking structural movement. Unlike conventional social network articles focusing on the influence of structural effect, this research highlighted the importance of how alters’ attributes have a great effect on the relationship between...
February 2012
The well-being of workers in the South African construction industry: A model for employment assistance
The construction industry is an important player in the economy of South Africa. In spite of the numerous constraints facing the industry in developing countries, it makes significant contributions to economic growth. The construction industry is a challenging place to work. This diverse industry is, however, associated with high risk environments and employees are exposed to harsh and dangerous situations, for example,...
February 2012
A study of ‘personality-will-conduct–performance’ of innovation-based on Chinese manufacturing enterprises
Based on Chinese manufacturing enterprises, this paper studied the major factors which affect business innovation of manufacturing enterprises and improve methods through the innovation personality theory combined with organizational climates. On the basis of the researches in innovation, personality, innovative organizational climates and incentives to innovate, many medium-sized manufacturing enterprises were analyzed...
February 2012
The role of service delivery in local economic development: A case study of Mamelodi Township
This study aimed to provide a better understanding of the relationship between service delivery and local economic development (LED). It investigated the extent to which service delivery in Mamelodi has contributed to employment and business development. It examined the local economic development theories and evaluated the historical development and evolution of LED in the world, Africa and South Africa. The study also...
February 2012
Calibrating the promises of constitutional right to access to housing in South Africa: Hurdles and prospects
Admittedly, by virtue of Section 26 of the South African Constitution, everyone has the right to have access to adequate housing which includes development of socially inclusive housing projects, an informal settlement upgrading program, and provision of infrastructure and services especially for the previously disadvantaged population. However, the majority of South Africans continue to live in defective and badly...
February 2012
SMEs development and failure avoidance in developing countries through public private partnership
This study examines the current developments of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan and the effectiveness of public-private partnership for SME development. Some important facts are presented. A comprehensive international literature study was undertaken. A questionnaire was developed for small and medium sized enterprises owners and top managers to access the status of their enterprises and also to examine...
February 2012
Evaluation of social responsibility projects with organizational impact on business: A Brazilian case study
This paper was prepared in order to present social projects to be executed in a Brazilian organization. Such projects are socially responsible and were analyzed to determine which have had higher impact on business-related performance indicators, as well as the return that refers to the organization sustainability and increased competitive advantage. The study was conducted based on the causal loop diagram, as part of...
February 2012
Impact of using telemedicine on knowledge management in healthcare organizations: A case study
This paper describes how telemedicine technology affects knowledge management generally and knowledge sharing process specifically. This issue may be important in health sectors and knowledge oriented organizations which are eager to improve knowledge sharing in their organizations. Using telemedicine and e-health technologies, healthcare organizations can deliver healthcare to patients in a distance, so that an...
February 2012
Equilibrium and non-equilibrium models of the power markets
The competition trend within the electricity segment has motivated the research community efforts and directed them towards investigations of deregulation of the electricity markets. This underlines significant research needs to insure providing appropriate design and functioning, as well as analysis support models that would fit to recent electricity market settings. Thus, this work focuses on facets of the deregulated...
February 2012
The empowering leadership and teachers’ innovative behavior: The mediating role of innovation climate
This study aimed to investigate the relationship among empowering leadership, teachers’ innovative behavior and innovative climate in elementary schools. The participants consisted of 710 teachers and 55 principals randomly selected from 55 elementary schools in the center of Nigde and its districts. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used for the data analysis. Results showed that...
February 2012
Relationship between the postgraduate research students’ perception of their role, research climate and service quality
This paper reports the results of the empirical evaluation of a theoretical model developed through an in-depth review of relevant literature which culminated in postulating that if postgraduate (PG) students are clear about their role as co-creators of the PG service and, if the research climate (OC) is supportive of research, then this will impact on their perception of PG service quality delivered by the PG research...
February 2012
Determinants of customer behavioural responses in the Nigerian retail banks: Structural equation modeling approach
The paper aims at exploring the relationship between functional quality, technical quality, perceived value and corporate image on customer behavioural responses in the Nigerian retail banks. A sample of 800 retail bank customers was drawn through multistage cluster sampling. The empirical data was analysed using structural equation modeling with AMOS software. The findings reveal that each of technical quality,...
February 2012
Romanian tour-operators: A qualitative approach of corporate social responsibility and globalization
The global economy is facing various challenges. Tour-operators are an essential key in the competitive environment of the travel industry. They influence consumers’ behavior and decision making process when choosing a travel destination. The paper aims to explore the concept of corporate social responsibility and elements of globalization in the Romanian tour-operator sector. When researching these aspects, the...
February 2012
Knowledge-oriented roles of managers and its relationship to knowledge management process
This study aimed to investigate the relationship as well as the impact of knowledge oriented roles of managers on knowledge management process at a research based organization in Iran. The target population consisted of all experts in atomic energy organization of Iran (AEOI). Based on Krejcie and Morgan table, 328 statistical samples were randomly selected. Instruments for data collection were two questionnaires which...
February 2012
The impact of team personality balance on project performance
Performance is a key indicator to judge a project team’s success or failure. In addition to baseline such as quality, cost, time and scope that represent project performance, other factors can also improve project performance. This study believes personality balance in a project management team is one of the important factors contributing to overall project performance. Therefore, this study intends to develop an...
February 2012
Performance improvements of life insurers in balanced scorecard (BSC) aspects
Excellent operational performance is critical to firms. Financial internationalization and liberalization are imperative under the World Trade Organization (WTO). To enhance operational performance, this study conducted a questionnaire survey of employees of life insurers, with the focus on balanced scorecard (BSC) aspects, as variables. Unlike traditional methods of analysis, this study combined data envelopment...
February 2012
The impact of corporate social responsibility on the profitability of listed retailers: Indication from the Johannesburg Security Exchange (JSE)
Compliance to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) by firms has been more of a regulatory requirement rather than a social obligation. While a few firms have entrenched policy structure to actuate meaningful responsiveness to their operating community, compliance by a host of other companies to the statutory provision in this regard has been proven to be difficult. This research examines the extent to which the...
February 2012
Empirical studies on effects of product placement advertisements: A case study of the film “A sighâ€
This paper uses natural experiment to explore effects of product placement advertisements. Results shows (Experimental Film: A Sigh): Buick and Bank of China are different in terms of main effect of brand awareness. It is the same as in terms of consumer’s value. In terms of interaction between two brands, results are different. This paper provides reasonable procedures to test effects and tells us what kind of...
February 2012
Strategic flexibility, entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance: Evidence from small and medium-sized business (SMB) in China
This study aims to examine the interactive effect between strategic flexibility and entrepreneurial orientation on firm performance under fierce competition environment. Data from Chinese small and medium-sized business (SMB) in high-technology industries demonstrate that entrepreneurial orientation and strategic flexibility interact to influence firm performance in such a way that strategic flexibility enhances the...
February 2012
The relationship between salespeople’s attachment styles and regulation strategies for negative emotions
This study examines salespeople’s attachment styles and regulation strategies for negative emotions, which have considerable influence on their ability to satisfy the needs of their customers and to engage in positive selling behaviors in their frequent interactions with their customers. In particular, for salespeople experiencing frequent interactions with customers, their attachment style can...
February 2012
Impact of corporate governance quality on the cost of equity capital in an emerging market: Evidence from Malaysian listed firms
This study investigates the impact of corporate governance on the cost of equity of Malaysian public listed firms over the period of 2003 to 2007. Corporate governance quality is assessed using a comprehensive corporate governance index consisting six categories. Using panel data regression technique, this study finds that corporate governance has a reducing effect on cost of equity. Firms having higher corporate...
February 2012
Diversity management in South Africa: Inclusion, identity, intention, power and expectations
Today’s modern organisations have no choice but to face choices regarding how to implement diversity initiatives and treat their stakeholders, given the globalized nature of capital markets. Unfortunately, their foci appear to be narrowly deployed at the ‘managing diversity’ level, or even the ‘acknowledging diversity’ level, but not getting to the necessary ‘inclusion’ level....
February 2012
Analysis of exchange rate fluctuations and external debt: Empirical evidence from Pakistan
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the relationship, with respect to the Pakistani economy, between exchange rates and external debt by utilizing quarterly data from the 1983:Q1 to 2008:Q4 period. Short-run and long-run nominal and real effective exchange rates and their respective equilibrium rates have been assembled. The long run equilibrium exchange rate has been determined by employing the natural real...
February 2012
Effects of subordinate various work behaviors on the motivational level of their bosses
Subordinates at times are the source of rousing for their bosses at various organizations which always give a jump to the working relations among them. Primarily, the focus of this paper is to interrogate the various constructs and the proxies of subordinates work behavior, which motivate their bosses while revealing the impact of subordinates on those work behaviors on the motivational levels of the bosses, and then...
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