International Academy of Business News and Journals
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2017 Call for Papers
You are invited to submit a paper for presentation at the upcoming Annual Conference of the International Academy of Business to be held during October 12-14, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Deadlines: August 15, 2017...
Foreign Ownership, International Market Orientation and Firm Performance
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine if foreign ownership and international market orientation are related to firm performance in Romania and in Central and Eastern Europe, based on survey data and...
Modeling Exchange Rate Volatility In Sub-Sahara African Economies: Empirical Evidence from South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana
Abstract: The study modeled the series of exchange rates returns in three African economies-South-Africa, Nigeria and Ghana- over the period Jan 2 2002 to June 25 2015. Specifically, the study considered seasonal breaks under...
A Long-Run Case Study of College Football Attendance
Abstract: Regular season game-day data for a single college football team over 33 years are used to estimate attendance and attendance as a percent of stadium capacity. Two estimation methods with stationary variables are...
Weak-Form Market Efficiency, Estimation Interval and the Nigerian Stock Exchange: Empirical Evidence
Abstract: Given the desirability of efficient capital markets in aiding optimal resource mobilization and allocation in the financial system, this paper is an attempt to investigate the efficiency level of the Nigerian Stock Exchange...
Unsecured Credit Cards in South Africa: An Ethical Perspective
Abstract: In recent years much attention has been given to the alarming increase in the household debt burden in South Africa. The two main remedial efforts, consumer education and prevention of reckless lending, have...
An Empirical Study of Japanese and South Korean Exchange Rates Using the Sticky-Price Monetary Theory
Abstract: Researchers have studied connections between exchange rates and macroeconomic variables for developed and emerging market economies. However, few address whether relationships differ by market classification. This study examines the impact that macroeconomic variables...
Environmental Auditing: A Panacea for Environmental Sustainability in Nigeria
Abstract: The recent spate of global warming and its insidious effect on the world´s climate makes the need for sustainability pronounced. Global warming generates unsustainable features like ozone depletion, toxic pollution, species extinction and...
The Effect of Virtual Cross-Cultural Experiences on Intercultural Competencies of Undergraduate Marketing Students
Abstract: Virtual Cross-Cultural Experiences (VCCE) are virtual meetings facilitated through web-enabled technologies such as WebEx, Skype, or WhatsApp that allow students in one country to hold virtual meetings with marketing students from a different...
Students´Perceptions of the ESP Course Taught in an Omani University: An Efficacious use of the Learning Management System as a Research Tool
Abstract: This paper assesses ESP students´perceptions of the course book and the course material involving the integration of the Learning Management System (LMS) at Sohar University in Oman. A survey research method was adopted in...
Educational Status of Dalit Girls in India: An Evaluative Study
Abstract: Education is at the core of all development efforts in advancing the economic and social well-being of the people. 1.4 billion People living in extreme poverty 1 billion (around 70 percent) live in rural...
