Volume 02 Issue 3 (Nov 2014)
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The direct and indirect impact of country personality on behavioral intentions for traveling: the full mediation effect of the affective country image
The purpose of the current research is to investigate the direct and indirect influence of country personality dimensions on consumer behavioral intentions to visit a specific country, considering affective country image as a mediator. A quota sample of 685 valid respondents fro…
Does firm size affect stock returns? Evidence from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
The objective of the study is to investigate the relationship between firm size and stock returns for firms listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) between June 2009 and July 2013. We adopt the regression model employed by Banz in 1981, with innovations. The regression is ba…
State-level employment, accessibility and rurality
Employment and economic growth in rural areas as a policy issue has been recently highlighted by the federal government. In August 2011, the White House released a report entitled “Jobs and Economic Security for Rural America. While the document listed various…
Organisational commitment and turnover intentions: evidence from Nigerian paramilitary organisation
This study explores the empirical link between different dimensions of organizational commitment and turnover intentions on Nigeria paramilitary organisation. A literature review of organizational commitment and employee turnover provides the basis for the research hypotheses. F…
Impact on quality culture of total quality management practices factors
This study investigated total quality management practices and quality culture of Saudi Arabian contractors. Improving the quality can be achieved through implementation of total quality management although studies and researches work regarding this improvement is still lacking.…
Analyzing the relationships between organization justice dimensions and selected organizational outcomes- empirical research study
This study investigated the relationship between organization justice dimensions namely; procedural justice, distributive justice, informational justice, and interpersonal justice and selected organizational outcomes. Based on the review of the previous literature and studies th…
The contribution of the Saudi woman in economic development
The main purpose of the study is to analyze the contribution of Saudi woman in economic development of the country. This report develops an understanding of women contributions towards economic development. The method used to analyze the data was Pearson correlation. Through cor…
The proportion of expenditure on children to familys income in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has witnessed enormous socio-economic changes for the last two decades. Due to this, the standard living of most Saudi people has been improved noticeably. Accordingly, that affects on the consumption expenditure of the Saudi family particularly on the children whic…
Global digital divide: determinants of cross-country ICT development with special reference to Southeast Asia
Information and communication technology (ICT) tools are regarded as imperative not only for enabling the economy to grow at a healthy rate, but also for elevating the socioeconomic conditions and standards of the society. In concurrence with the widespread diffusion of ICT, lie…
Delivering long-term sustainable growth through investment in young people - Saudi Arabia
Sustainable expansion in any nation depends on the presence of an energetic workforce. The Schultz model indicates that national income is sum total of human capital and physical capital. Given that the national income of Saudi Arabia is disproportionately largely derived from o…