September 2009
An insight into the behavior of Nigeria’s private consumer spending
The paper extends empirical studies on the effects of fiscal policy shocks on private consumption to the Nigerian situation. It examines whether government expenditure shocks and tax revenue shocks have Keynesian effects. Data spanning the period 1980 to 2004 were used to estimate a Vector Error Correction Model. The estimation results show that both government consumption and tax revenue shocks have...
September 2009
Appraisal of the impact of team management on business performance: Study of metro mass transit limited, Ghana
This paper examines the impact of team management on business performance using Metro Mass Transit (Ghana) Limited as a reference point. The study was carried out in Accra, the administrative seat of Ghana and Takoradi. Copies of questionnaire were administered in the study area to generate primary data. The descriptive analysis technique using percentages and table presentations were used to analyze...
September 2009
Behaviour of emerging stock markets in the global financial meltdown: evidence from bric-a
This paper examines the emerging market indices of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Argentina (BRICA) and investigates the linkages among the stock markets of the BRICA countries and their relations with the US market. We employ the vector auto regression (VAR) techniques to model the interdependencies and Granger causality test to find evidence of a short-run relationship between these markets. In addition,...
September 2009
Do supply curves for stocks slope up?
The classical assumptions and standard models in finance assume a unit of fixed supply for an asset implying a flat supply curve. This paper empirically examines this claim and demonstrates that the supply curve for stocks slopes upward over the period from 1961 to 2008. Key words: Supply curve slope, CAPM, Lucas exchange tree, JEL classification: G, M2.
September 2009
Employee retention and turnover: Using motivational variables as a panacea
This research looked at the extent to which identified intrinsic and extrinsic motivational variables influenced the retention and reduction of employee turnover in both public and private sector organisations. The research was aimed at achieving the following objectives: identify and establish the key intrinsic and extrinsic motivational variables being used by selected public and private sector...
September 2009
Management styles and innovation in women-owned enterprises
Studies suggest that management style affects organizational innovation. However, not much is known about innovation in women-owned enterprises, especially in a developing society such as Malaysia. The current study, therefore aims to examine how Malaysian women entrepreneurs perceive and manage innovation. Due to the exploratory nature of the analysis, a qualitative approach is adopted. 10 women...
September 2009
E-commerce and legal protection for consumers: Spanish analysis
Electronic commerce is becoming increasingly common at international level and is the object of analysis by various fields and scientific disciplines. Guaranteeing the security of transactions is of fundamental importance if electronic commerce is to expand correctly. In this regard, legal protection for electronic commerce transactions is an area that is gaining in interest for scientific literature. The...
September 2009
Push-Pull interactive model of service innovation cycle - under the service encounter framework
Prior exploration of the service encounter process placed the focus on personal interactions or the relationship with various factors in the immediate environment, without addressing the impact that the interaction between the service personnel and the customer has on development of service innovation activities. This study explores, in detail, the interaction between the point of service offering (service...
September 2009
Attitudes of young consumers towards SMS advertising
Technological advancements have provided various new mediums for advertising to consumers and have further allowed organisations to better reach consumers with regards to the frequency and impact of advertising. Advertisers have to be more creative in the formulation of advertisements and selection of advertising mediums so as to gain the attention of their target market. The need to create new...
September 2009
Target performance management for an international shipping harbor: An integration activity-based budgeting with a balanced scorecard approach, the case of Keelung Harbor
The economy of Taiwan heavily depends on sea transportation. Port planning and development is related to the trade growth and changes in industrial structure. Keelung Harbor, located in northern Taiwan and built in 1886, is the second largest commercial port in Taiwan. Due to the competitive environment, Keelung Harbor must pay more attention to operational efficiency and devise an overall performance...
September 2009
The impact of introducing a business marketing approach to education: A study on private HE in Bangladesh
The research for this paper, the first of its nature in Bangladesh, has been carried out through desk study, document review, interview, questionnaire and observation. Earlier findings had revealed that the community perceived education to be a social and public product. Significant changes to the perception of students and providers have been made recently. More recently, students and education providers...
September 2009
The effects of leadership styles and organizational culture on firm’s innovativeness
The ultimate objective of this study is to show the effects of leadership styles and organizational culture on firm’s innovativeness. The study has been conducted over six different firms with a total sample size of 113 employees in order to investigate empirically the joint impact of particular leadership styles (employee orientation, production orientation, change centered leadership) and...
September 2009
Forecasting the exchange rate in South Africa: A comparative analysis challenging the random walk model
Literature shows that exchange rates are largely unpredictable, and that a simple random walk outperforms structural exchange rate models. In order to determine whether fundamentals explain exchange rate behaviour in South Africa, the two approaches to exchange rate forecasting - the technical and fundamental approach - will be compared. Various univariate time series models, including the random walk model,...
September 2009
Perceived competencies of nurse managers: A comparative analysis of the public and private sectors in South Africa
To reduce the disparities between the public and private sectors, it is important to discern first where gaps exist in nursing managers perceived competencies. This paper provides insight into the managers’ perspectives on their strengths and weaknesses, and where they believe they require training. Despite nursing managers playing a central role in ensuring the quality of health care in South Africa...
Advertisement
Advertisement
