Browsing College of Business & Economics by Author "Palliam, Ralph"
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Accounting for False Objectivity
Corporate scandals and misleading financial statement reporting have raised serious concerns surrounding standards in all forms of governance and have given one an opportunity to discredit capitalism as an economic system. ... -
Corporate Debt and Equity: Another Look at their Determinants
(2013)Capital structure plays a significant role in the determination of the value of the firm. The literature is replete with studies that relate to mature capitalist economies in the western world. When the models are applied ... -
Determinants of quality assurance for common good in an e- environment of man- machine symbiosis
(2011)Marketing in a computer mediated environment presents numerous challenges. The emergence of internet-based business has radically transformed the global political, economic and social landscape over the past decade. ... -
Enabling a motivated workforce: exploring the sources of motivation
(2012)This paper recognizes self determination theory (SDT) as a model to successfully motivate an organization's workforce and recommends SDT as a more encompassing theory of motivation. Consequently, motivation assumes a ... -
Environmental Degradation: Waste Disposal and Management in Kuwait
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Incentive Compensation and Complex Outsourcing
(2015)This study addresses the relationship between incentive compensation and complex outsourcing in somewhat different vein. The agency theory suggests, firstly that managers are constantly faced with allocation of efforts ... -
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 ... -
Succession Issues among Family Entrepreneurs in Countries of the Gulf
(2011)Small family business succession is gaining increased prominence in Western societies. In Arab societies, literature on family business succession is virtually nonexistent. As Arab societies are embracing Western values, ... -
Sustaining Investment in Innovation in Oil Rich Gulf Countries Amidst Falling Oil Prices
(2017)Oil rich Gulf Countries have identified all forms of sustainability as key drivers of innovation. Therefore innovating for sustainability is critical for an economy’s political legitimacy, socio-economic reputation, and ... -
Sustaining Standard of Living Amidst Volatile Oil Prices – Lessons from the Gulf Countries
(2016)Improving living standards amidst falling oil prices among countries relying heavily on an ample supply of oil presents numerous challenges. Therefore, the relationship associated with oil price changes with identifiable ... -
Sustaining Standard of Living Amidst Volatile Oil Prices – Lessons from the Gulf Countries
(2016)Improving living standards amidst falling oil prices among countries relying heavily on an ample supply of oil presents numerous challenges. Therefore, the relationship associated with oil price changes with identifiable ... -
The identity of Motivation in Self-Determination Theory: From Principal-Agent Theory to Practice
An underlying assumption associated with motivation is that people have the capacity for responsible actions, that they have a natural desire to learn and understand things, and that they have the desire to do good at work ...