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The crowding effects of foreign direct investment on domestic investment: Evidence from Asia
Nurul Azwanie Binti Budang • Taufik Abd Hakim
Volume 07 Issue 02 · 23 Oct 2019 · Most Downloaded: 665
This paper intends to investigate the impacts and consequences of the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Domestic Investment (DI) by the occurrence of the financial crisis (before, during and after Asia financ…
The environmental impact of renewable energy
Neli Ivanova • Palto Datta
Volume 11 Issue 01 · 29 May 2023 · Most Downloaded: 631
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to ascertain the environmental impact of renewable energy sources. Methodology: The research combines a pragmatist epistemology and an exploratory, inductive technique. Using the Un…
Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction and Job Performance as a mediator between Role Stressors and Turnover Intentions A Study from an Egyptian cultural perspective
Mohamed A. Rageb • Eman Mohamed Abd-El-Salam • Ahmed El-Samadicy • Shaimaa Farid
Volume 01 Issue 1 · 03 Mar 2014 · Most Downloaded: 514
The purpose of this paper is to explore (1) the effect of the relationship among role stress (role conflict, role ambiguity, role novelty and role overload) on job performance, job satisfaction, organizational commitmen…
Motivational factors as determinants of employee commitment and performance enhancement in profit oriented firms: a survey of selected brewery manufacturing companies in Nigeria
Sev Joseph Teryima • Alabar Terseer Timothy • Avanenge Faajir • Emakwu John • Ugba Vivien
Volume 04 Issue 2 · 23 Sep 2016 · Most Downloaded: 508
The objective of the study is to investigate the Impact of Motivational Factors such as extrinsic, intrinsic rewards and social motivational on employee commitment and performance enhancement in profit oriented firms wi…
The impact of manufacturing exports on food poverty reduction in South Africa
H Maduku • M F. Zerihun
Volume 11 Issue 01 · 29 May 2023 · Most Downloaded: 360
As South Africa struggles to deal with many of its socio-economic challenges including poverty, this paper was interested to empirically unpack how trade specifically manufacturing exports are contributing towards pover…
Determinants of household over-indebtedness in South Africa
Roseline Tapuwa Karambakuwa • Ronney Ncwadi
Volume 09 Issue 02 · 29 Nov 2021 · Most Downloaded: 350
The proportion of household debt to disposable income is high in South Africa, signifying over-indebtedness which reduces the welfare of households. High debt leads to low savings, negatively impacting economic growth.…
Trimming the Retail: The investment outlook for CVS’s growth strategy
J. Mark Smith
Volume 11 Issue 02 · 01 Nov 2023 · Most Downloaded: 335
CVS Health Corporation owns the retail pharmacy chain and also owns CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefits manager, and the Aetna health insurance provider (Kolakowski, 2023). Recent acquisitions in 2022 and 2023 include O…
Inclusive entrepreneurship: A critical look at the inclusion of persons with disabilities
JoAnn Rolle • Jacqueline Kisato • Patricia Rock • Jacqueline Winstanley
Volume 08 Issue 02 · 23 Dec 2020 · Most Downloaded: 335
There have been many definitions of inclusion as it relates to the underserved and economic empowerment through entrepreneurship, but few of these definitions have focused specifically on persons with disabilities. &nbs…
Export competitiveness of egyptian potatoes under global market dynamics: An econometric assessment
Sally I. A. Elawady
Volume 14 Issue 02 · 23 Jun 2026 · Most Downloaded: 327
Agricultural exports serve as critical drivers of economic growth by generating foreign currency earnings, stimulating employment creation, facilitating the adoption of advanced production technologies, and enhancing th…
An overview of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Implications in geo-strategy and geo-politics
Rahul Gupta Choudhury
Volume 09 Issue 01 · 26 May 2021 · Most Downloaded: 320
China is a very interesting country, and the entire world is looking at it. This is not only because of its spectacular rise in the world stage and the fact that it has become one of the largest markets in the world. Ch…
Interest rate and investment decisions: the Nigerian scenario
Apere, ThankGod Oyinpreye • Akarara, Ebierinyo Ayebaemi
Volume 06 Issue 3 · 09 Jan 2019 · Most Downloaded: 312
Interest rate policy is perhaps one of the most controversial policies in Nigeria and has drawn the attention of several scholars, thus, its contribution to the investment base of the economy remains unclear. This paper…
Expected return, stock valuation, and the capital structure: comparing the Gordon model and the capital asset pricing model
J. Mark Smith
Volume 11 Issue 01 · 29 May 2023 · Most Downloaded: 309
Expected returns, stock valuation methods, and capital structure management have a major influence on the effectiveness of the company’s financial strategy. This study analyzes a sample portfolio to consider how t…
Nexus between foreign portfolio investment flows and the Egyptian stock exchange: Evidence from Egypt
Abeer Rashdan • Ahmed Hisham Abass • Ahmed Hossam Elden Saber
Volume 13 Issue 02 · 12 Dec 2025 · Most Downloaded: 301
Purpose of the research: The study aims to examine the relationship between Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) flows and the stock market in Egypt from FY2004/05 to FY2023/24, focusing on the EGX 30 Index. Given Egypt&#…
A critical examination of the importance of sustainability in the circular economy: UK perspective
Mirela Ionela Chirea • Palto Datta
Volume 10 Issue 01 · 04 Jun 2022 · Most Downloaded: 276
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine how the concept of sustainability might operate in a circular economy in order to contribute to economic growth Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative survey ques…
Artificial Intelligence and labour market polarisation in India: Strategies for workforce reskilling
Gunjan Maan
Volume 14 Issue 01 · 03 Apr 2026 · Most Downloaded: 274
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming labour markets globally, creating high-skill opportunities while shrinking routine middle-skill jobs, intensifying inequality and urgent reskilling needs. This paper examines…
Improving competitiveness and profitability in the Namibian retail-banking sector
Lucky Shindume • E.I Edoun • S. Pooe
Volume 10 Issue 02 · 02 Dec 2022 · Most Downloaded: 273
Multiple financial institutions are struggling to survive in the current business environment, due to the challenges that arose due to outbreak of COVID 19 and subsequent economic contraction in Namibia. The outbreak of…
How supply chain management impacts governance and development in context with COVID-19: Implications for poverty in developing countries
Dr Juliette Brathwaite
Volume 09 Issue 01 · 26 May 2021 · Most Downloaded: 267
COVID-19 impacts both direct and indirect and at various levels, are currently ominous, and significantly challenge systems in society, economy and environment, influencing governance (GVRN), development (DVMT) and rela…
Circular economy practices for sustainable urban development: A Systematic literature review of real estate sector pathways toward SDG 11 in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nasrin Sultana • Aliar Hossain
Volume 14 Issue 01 · 03 Apr 2026 · Most Downloaded: 262
This research paper examines how circular economy (CE) principles influence urban sustainability in the real estate sector of Dhaka, Bangladesh, especially in relation to Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11). Given…
The impact of remittances on household poverty
Ohiomoje Iyemifokhae
Volume 08 Issue 02 · 23 Dec 2020 · Most Downloaded: 259
In 2015, the inflow of international remittances to Nigeria stood at $20.5 billion (World Bank, 2016). This represents 3.5% of the global flow and 58.5% of the Sub-Saharan Africa’s estimate. In spite of this incre…
Ownership structure and Earnings Management: evidence from Egypt
Racha El Moslemany • Demyana Nathan
Volume 07 Issue 01 · 02 Apr 2019 · Most Downloaded: 257
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between ownership structure and Earnings Management (EM) of Egyptian companies. Discretionary accruals using the modified Jones model is evaluated to calcula…
How to value a patent: a simple formula for lost profits patent damages
Young S. Yoo • Stephen P. Magee
Volume 07 Issue 01 · 02 Apr 2019 · Most Downloaded: 256
Patents are valuable only when they are enforced in court. The purpose of this paper is to measure a patent owner’s profits that are lost when a competing firm unlawfully makes infringing sales. Our microeconomic…
Creating innovative SME clusters in India: An overview of RIS approach
Chander Shekhar Dogra • Satinder Kumar
Volume 14 Issue 02 · 14 Jun 2026 · Most Downloaded: 252
Developing countries such as India should create highly innovative Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) ecosystems by adopting the Regional Innovation Systems (RIS) approach which envisages industrial clusters surrounded b…
Micro and macroeconomic determinants of profitability of conventional banks and stock performance using Tobin’s Q ratio: Evidence from the banking sector of Pakistan
Jo-Ann Rolle • Bushra Javed • Gobind M. Herani
Volume 08 Issue 02 · 23 Dec 2020 · Most Downloaded: 249
The financial sector is the key player to enhance sustainable economic growth. Commercial banks play an important role to improve the performance of the financial sector of the economy and their profitability is closely…
The role of diversification strategies in the economic development for oil-depended countries: - The case of UAE
Ahmed Zain Elabdin Ahmed
Volume 03 Issue 1 · 06 May 2015 · Most Downloaded: 247
Diversification strategies adopted by oil-depended economies' played an important role in the economic development in these countries, which rely heavily on oil exports. UAE as an oil-dependency economy has the type…
Risk culture development and its impact: the case of the Caribbean Development Bank
Anthony Wood • Anya Lewis
Volume 06 Issue 1 · 03 Apr 2018 · Most Downloaded: 243
Previous risk culture research has concentrated on the regulated commercial banking and insurance sectors in developed economies. The paucity of studies for developing economies has prompted this research. The objective…
A study on millennium development goals and sustainable development goals: Lesson from Bangladesh
Md. Shah Alam
Volume 11 Issue 02 · 11 Nov 2023 · Most Downloaded: 241
This paper aims to present the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the general inclusive growth of the world and Bangladesh in particular. With the passing of time, the world…
Consumer buying behaviour post and pre COVID analysis- specific reference to South Africa
Ankit Katrodia
Volume 11 Issue 01 · 29 May 2023 · Most Downloaded: 241
This research focused on examining the motivational factors that determine the behaviour of consumers in pre and post pandemic times in South Africa by conducting a secondary literature study in the selected universe, w…
Prospects and challenges of achieving structural transformation in Africa through the African Continental Free Trade Area
Malefa Rose Malefane
Volume 12 Issue 01 · 11 May 2024 · Most Downloaded: 240
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement seeks to integrate markets in Africa into one large market. With the growing concerns about continental integration, this study identifies prospects and challen…
The Empirical Study of the Effect of Corporate Governance on earnings management based on FTSE350, UK
Rishiram Aryal • Gurjeet Dhesi
Volume 10 Issue 02 · 02 Dec 2022 · Most Downloaded: 240
While the interests of shareholders contradict with the interests of the managers, agency problem appears. However, the principle of the agency theory is to establish the relationship between the shareholders and manage…
Evaluating risk-based selection methods for tax audits in Poland
Małgorzata Magdalena Hybka
Volume 08 Issue 02 · 23 Dec 2020 · Most Downloaded: 240
Penalty rates and probability of fraud detection are among the most important factors shaping taxpayer’s compliance. While the first of those factors may be directly controlled by tax authorities the second is usu…