May 2016

Immigrant networks and social capital

The book “Immigrant Networks and Social Capital” is a comprehensive research on social capital’s outcomes that aims to describe social networks patterns and social capital. It discusses the main issues of social connections patterns and social capital, and finally explains how networks patterns and social capital approaches can accounts for immigrant networks and outcomes. Therefore, the book is...

Author(s): Karimi Abdul Tamim and Sayed Nasrat

May 2016

Workplace spirituality and organizational commitment : A study on the public schools teachers in Menoufia (Egypt)

Due to its significant impact on organizations’ survival and success, workplace spirituality has gained popularity in both academic and work environments over the last decade. This popularity has been created and maintained because of employees’ feeling of hyper stress and anxiety stemming from the very high demands and expectations imposed by their organizations. In reaction to such high targets, employees...

Author(s): Mohamed Mousa and Ruth Alas

May 2016

Foreign direct investment (FDI) and corruption: Is it a major hindrance for encouraging inward FDI?

The study used panel data from 1998 to 2014 among 48 different countries to determine the relationship between foreign direct investment and corruption. For identifying the relationship, the study employed random effect model (REM), feasible general least squares method (FGLS) and panels corrected standard errors (PCSE). The results of the three panel estimation methods reveal that the variable of corruption is...

Author(s): Shakib Hossain