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On the Dynamics of Volatility Transmission: An Empirical Investigation on G-8 Countries
(2013)This paper investigates the volatility transmission in the financial markets of G-8 countries by using the VAREGARCH techniques. From the empirical analyses, it shows that volatility transmissions are present between the ... -
Optimal Portfolio Allocation among REITs, Stocks, and Long-term Bonds: An Empirical Analysis of U.S. Financial Markets”
(2014)Using mean-variance utility function analysis with various degrees of risk aversion, this research examines the impact of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in creating optimal portfolios. It also examines and develops ... -
People attachment as a component of place attachment in international tourism
(2014)The majority of research on place attachment has been conducted within a domestic context where local culture is fairly familiar to the visitor. International tourism research has begun to address destination attachment, ... -
Perceptions and Attitudes toward Corporate Website Presence and its Use in Investor Relations in the Jordanian Context
(2012)This study reports the results of semi-structured interviews conducted to explore the factors affecting Jordanian listed firms' decisions on whether or not to have a corporate website and, if so, whether or not to use it ... -
Perspectives from the Middle East on the gender of successful managers
(2015)Drawing on evidence from business students in the Middle East we used Bem’s Sex Role Inventory to determine if females agreed with males about the attributes needed for management success. Our findings suggest they did ... -
Perspectives in Business Succession in the Gulf
(2012)Upon the sudden departure of a family leader, major upheavals arise in the absence of proper succession strategies. Within this context small family business succession should receive increased prominence. Literature ... -
Predicting Ethical Behaviors' Utilitarianism via Situational Factors among Healthcare Employees. An Empirical Investigation in a Private Hospital in Kuwait
(2016)The aim of this study was 1) to examine the association among ethical behaviors and situational factors, 2) to examine which factors of the situational ones are significant predictors of ethical behaviors. One hundred ... -
Predicting job satisfaction via an organizational ethical conduct: An empirical investigation in a private hospital in Kuwait.
(2011)A multiple regression model was utilized to examine whether or not job satisfaction of subordinates can be predicted by the organizational leadership ethical conduct. The study was conducted in a private hospital in Kuwait;it ... -
Predicting organizational commitment via job satisfaction, gender, age, experience, and position: An empirical investigation in a private financial institution in Bahrain.
(2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not organizational commitment can be predicted by job satisfaction, gender, age, experience, and position in a private financial institution in Bahrain. One hundred ... -
Principles for Responsible Management Education 2018-2020 Sharing Information on Progress Report (AUK PRME 1st SIP REPORT)
(Principles for Responsible Management Education PRME, 2020-11-10) -
Prospect of Sukuk in the Fixed Income Market: A Case Study on Kuwait Financial Market
(2015)Regional Islamic capital market for fixed income securities has been growing steadily and noticeably as Sukuk has been emerging as an alternative and important instrument to conventional debt instrument in the fixed income ... -
Reclaiming the heterogeneity of the Arab states
(Emerald Publishing, 8/24/2020)This paper addresses the clustering of several Arab states on Hofstede's national culture dimensions and its implications for international firms targeting the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. It is imperative ... -
Reform of Sales Management and Evolution of the Role of Guanxi in China
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Relationship marketing and micro-retailer brand in traditional markets
(2013)Micro-retailers in the developing world face tough competition from the modern retail sector, and there is some question about their long-term viability. The key to a sustainable role in retailing as the economy modernizes ... -
Religious role models for women entrepreneurs in non-Western contexts: Muslim Kuwait and Buddhist Thailand
(The 42nd Annual Conference of the Macromarketing Society, 2017-06-19) -
Religious role models for women entrepreneurs in non-Western contexts: Muslim Kuwait and Buddhist Thailand
(2017-06-19)This discussion looks at how strong spirituality provides role models to women entrepreneurs in Kuwait and Thailand. Although they lag some parts of the world at closing the gender gap (WEF 2016), both Kuwait and Thailand ... -
Return and Volatility Linkages among G-7 and Selected Emerging Markets
(2015)In this research, using twelve year daily data on sixteen market indicies, we examine the return and volatility linkages among developed and selected emerging stock markets. All markets exhibit excess kurtosis and ARCH effect ... -
Revisiting the Natural Resource Curse: A Cross-Country Growth Study
(Cogent Economics and Finance, 2021-11-13) -
Role of Focus and Managerial Ownership in Financial Performance of REITs: An Empirical Examination
(2017)In this research, we examine the effect of focus and managerial ownership on the financial performance of REITs. Results demonstrate a positive relationship between focus and financial performance in this sector that are ...