Volume 03 Issue 3 (Nov 2015)
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Day of the week effect on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange: A non-linear GARCH analysis
This study analysed the day of the week effect on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) by taking into account volatility of returns. The purpose of the study was to establish whether daily mean returns across a trading week differ from each other. We employ a non-linear approach in…
Using empowerment theory in health promotion guided development the home for the elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
In 1986, the Ottawa Charter identified community empowerment as being a central theme of health promotion discourse. Community empowerment became a topical issue in health promotion literature. Examining two cases in the Home for the Elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, study…
A comparative study on the financial performance between Islamic and conventional banks: Egypt case
There is no doubt that banks have significant position in the welfare of any economy. In the last few decades, Islamic banking sector was introduced. This new banking type has demonstrated a competitive position with the traditional conventional banks. It has acquired the intere…
Evidence of the overconfidence bias in the Egyptian stock market in different market states
Traditional finance theories fail to explain several anomalies observed in security markets. High levels of market turnover are among the most challenging market puzzles that have been documented in many security markets. Several studies assert the correlation between past marke…
Real Economic Convergence in Western Europe from 1995 to 2013
The aim of the paper is to analyze the economic convergence of real per capita GDP in the Western European countries with two types of measurement methodology. The first is sigma convergence, based on the coefficient of variation of real per capita GDP. The second is beta conver…
Internationalisation Barriers of Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Enterprises in Ethiopia: Leather and Leather Products Industry in Focus
The purpose of this study was to examine internationalisation barriers of manufacturing SMEs operating in Leather and Leather Products Industry located in the capital city of Ethiopia. The small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) sector in Ethiopia is a significant group within…
Gauging Perceived Benefits from ‘Working from Home’ as a Job Benefit
This paper covers working from home as an employee benefit and looks to gauge the advantages and disadvantages for both employees and employers. The focus is on employees that work from home on behalf of an employer, not self-employed individuals. The article reviews secondary r…
Saudi Arabian Green Economy Infrastructure: Barriers, Strategies & Opportunity – An Analysis
Saudi Arabia is finally catching up with the rest of the developed world in terms of environmental awareness. In the past, while much of the rest of the world spent its time pondering issues such as global warming, water, air, and soil pollution, over-exploitation of resources,…
Intuition in Decision Making Theoretical and Empirical Aspects
In an economy dominated by information and knowledge, analysis ceases to be the sole and sufficient source of knowledge. Managers seek alternative ways of obtaining and interpreting information and knowledge. Here, managerial intuitive potential begins to play an important role.…
Factors of Economic growth in KSA An empirical analysis from 2000:2014
This paper aims to conduct analysis of the impact of Oil Revenue and its relationship with all factors that affect growth in domestic product and also focuses on investment opportunity and economic growth in Saudi Arabia which has made the country an increasingly attractive dest…