Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Corporate Governance and Profit Management on Cost Stickiness in Listed Firms in Tehran Securities and Stock Exchange

Good profit management increase and corporate governance reduce costs. Therefore, it seems reasonable to study their reciprocal and individual effects. Thus, this article tries to study the individual and reciprocal relationships of corporate governance and profit management on cost stickiness. Librarian method is used in this article to collect the needed data for research background and theoretical bases.Methodology: Thus, the needed data was collected by studying journals, books, and specialized websites. The needed data was collected from financial statements of the listed firms in Tehran Stock Exchange and website of Islamic studies and development research management. Statistical population of this research is all listed firms in Tehran stock Exchange since the spring of 2011 to the winter of 2017 for about 5 years. Results: This is 1056 firms whose sample volume was determined 200 by Cochran formula. Pearson inferential statistics and multivariate regression methods were used to analyze data. Conclusion: Results showed that profit management increase and corporate governance reduces cost stickiness.
Probing Relations between S&P CNX Nifty, BSE 30 and Shanghai Composite

The study is a continuation of research on the issue of interdependence among the stock markets and indices. If the stock markets of different countries move together, then investing in different national stock markets would not generate any long-term gain to portfolio diversification. The study examines the interdependence between Nifty, BSE 30 and Shanghai Composite. Present research considers a key issue that may interest investors, portfolio managers, corporate executives and policy makers. The study is based on secondary data, which covers the recent period using daily closing figure from 01/06/2004 to 01/06/2009. Interdependency among global stock markets is studied primarily through Descriptive Statistics, Correlation of Returns, Unit Root and the Granger Causality. It can be concluded that Indian indexes are not integrated with SC. the results of the present paper would be useful for individual and institutional investors for the management of their assets portfolios and policy makers especially in Chinese markets.
Motivations for Public Service in Corrupt States: Evidence from Post-Soviet Russia

Throughout much of the world, corruption in the civil service undermines state capacity, impedes economic development, and saps citizens’ morale. But while its pernicious effects are widely recognized, the roots of corruption remain poorly understood. Whereas most studies on corruption’s origins focus on the incentives bureaucrats face once in office, this study contributes to a line of recently emerging research that considers the role of self-selection of citizens with a propensity for corruption into bureaucracies where corruption is known to be widespread. Drawing on a survey and experimental games conducted with students at an elite university in Moscow, Russia, we compare the attitudinal, behavioral, and demographic traits of students seeking public sector employment to the traits of their peers seeking jobs in the private sector. Contrary to studies conducted in other high-corruption contexts, such as India, we find surprising evidence that students who prefer a public sector career display lss willingness to cheat or bribe in experimental games as well as higher levels of altruism. One interpretation of these findings is that corruption in Russia results from the transformation of bureaucrats’ behavior and attitudes after entering the civil service, rather than through a process of corrupt self-selection
Electronic Service Quality of Malaysia Airline Industries (Low Cost Carrier) and The Impact on Customers Perceived Service Value

The objective of this paper is to identify the dimension of electronic service quality of the low cost airlines industry in Malaysia and the impact on customers perceived service value. This research employed the quantitative research paradigm and a convenience sampling procedure. The questionnaire was distributed to collects data, and 392 completed questionnaires were received from the airlines’ website users. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed and the results indicate that electronic service quality dimensions such as fulfilment, system availability, efficiency, site privacy and aesthetic and customizations were applicable to measure the perceived service value of the industry. Regression analysis was also performed, and the results indicate that all the electronic service quality dimensions (fulfilment, system availability, efficiency, site privacy and aesthetic and customizations) have a significant positive relationship with perceived service value in the website users. The impact of demographic background of the travellers on their evaluation of electronic service quality in the industry may be tested in future studies. Aus. J. Bus. Sco S. & IT. Vol 2(1), January 2016, P 34-50
Financing Behaviour of R&D Investment in the Emerging Markets: The Role of Alliance and Financial System

This paper examines the financing behaviour of R&D investments in emerging markets. Drawing on institutional theory and using panel data of generalized methods of moment (GMM) estimation for a sample of 302 firms from 20 countries during the period 2003-2015, we find that emerging market firms tend to use internal funds for financing R&D investments. Interesting results emerged when the sample was divided as alliance and non-alliance firms, and bank-based and market-based financial systems. The results show that R&D financing behaves differently for alliance and non-alliance firms. Alliance firms use both internal and external funds for R&D investments, while non-alliance firms do not use external funds. We also document that a country’s financial system influences the choice of available sources of finance. Firms from countries that follow a bank-based financial system tend to rely on external funds while firms from countries that follow a market-based financial system depend more on internal funds for financing R&D investments. This study is important as it provides new evidence on financing R&D investments in emerging countries taking into account the institutional arguments of financing choices, and so should guide stakeholders about appropriate sources of R&D financing.
Condom awareness and intended use: Gender and religious contrasts among school pupils in rural Masaka, Uganda

A cross-sectional questionnaire survey examining knowledge, attitudes and intended use of condoms was conducted among 1,821 pupils (mean age = 14.2 years, range = 9-24) from 27 primary and secondary schools in rural south western Uganda. Condom education is not provided in Ugandan schools, but both boys and girls had relatively high overall levels of knowledge, even though boys demonstrated a higher level than girls. This suggests that respondents had successfully obtained reliable information from other sources. Boys and girls had similar and fairly positive attitudes towards condoms, although considerable shyness was expressed, both about discussing condoms with a partner and buying them. Fifty-eight per cent said that they themselves would use a condom if one were available, but girls were far less likely than boys to say so. Roman Catholics (46% of the sample) were less knowledgeable and less positive about condoms than non-Catholics, and the boys in this group, but not the girls, were also much less likely to say they would use one. Possible interventions based on these findings are discussed, and a research agenda for the delivery of assertiveness training to girls is proposed.
A Basic Language Technology Toolkit for Quechua

Tesis escrita por Annette Rios en la Universidad de Zurich bajo la direccion de Prof. Dr. Martin Volk. La tesis fue defendida el 21 de septiembre de 2015 en la Universidad de Zurich ante el tribunal formado por Prof. Dr. Martin Volk (Universidad de Zurich, Departamento de Linguistica Computacional), Prof. Dr. Balthasar Bickel (Universidad de Zurich, Departamento de Linguistica Comparativa) y Dr. Paul Heggarty (Instituto Max Planck para la Antropologia Evolutiva). La tesis obtuvo la calificacion `Summa cum Laude'.
Effects of filtering on the performance of QPSK and MSK modulation in D-S spread spectrum systems using RAKE receivers

Direct-sequence spread spectrum systems utilizing RAKE receivers provide inherent diversity for in-building mobile CDMA radio. A new compact expression for the SNR of the decision variable of a RAKE receiver is derived for generalized offset quadrature carrier modulation in this multipath environment. This expression also applies to BPSK, QPSK, and MSK modulation. The novelty of the derived expression is that it includes the effects of filtering. Filtering must be used to eliminate out-of band radiation and can also be used to shape the in-band spectrum, It is shown that bandlimiting filters have a significant effect on the SNR. A comparison of bandlimited O-QPSK and MSK reveals that, under the same co-user load, MSK has a lower SNR-0.917 times that of O-QPSK. However, MSK has an offsetting advantage of being a constant envelope-type modulation that can be very efficiently generated using direct modulation of a power RF oscillator. It is further shown that the O-QPSK SNR can be increased by a factor of 1.63 by whitening the in-band spectrum. >
An Empirical Assessment of Seafood Export Performance and Competitiveness in Gujarat, India

Gujarat with 11 maritime districts owns the longest coastline (1640 Km) and has the widest shelf area. The coastline of about 1640 km consists of 173 landing centers. The shelf area covers about 1, 64,000 sq.km, of which 64,800 sq.km falls in the depth range 0-60 m, which can be exploited by traditional as well as mechanized craft. Marine fish export stands Multibillion dollar industry where fisheries sector supporting 1 per cent in nation’s GDP. The present study analyses the growth, performance, trends, competitiveness of marine fish and fish product from Gujarat and India during 20012014 using the parameters Viz., Exponential Growth Function, Export Competitiveness Index (XCI), Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Revealed Trade Advantage (RTA). XCI expresses the changes in market share of different products for seafood export in Gujarat which was indicating improvement in XCI (>1) over the years, hence it founds competitive in the export of seafood from Gujarat. An Indian seafood export depicts XCI greater than one throughout the study period. RCA was estimated for the confining efficiency, performance and competitive ability for the Gujarat seafood export and India’s seafood export. RCA value of India and Gujarat seafood export showed a fluctuating trend which may be due to the high dependency on wild capture rather than culture for Review Article Navghan et al.; AJAEES, 21(3): 1-11, 2017; Article no.AJAEES. 37967 2 the export. India reflects the strong competitive power in the export of seafood as it was greater than 1 to a large extent. RTA has estimated for Indian export experienced the value >1 during 20012015-16, which become possible due to the high RXA and fewer IMA from India made its trade advantage and growth positive and faster. With respect to current development trend of export from Gujarat and India, there is urgent need to focuses decline in marine catches and overexploitation, conservation, diversity, and policy framing. There has still needed for further improvement which may encourage more trade, rural development and foreign exchange in near future.
An asynchronous high-throughput random access protocol for low power wide area networks

Among the design aspects that limit the network capacity of low power wide area networks (LPWAN), the adoption of an appropriate random access (RA) medium access control (MAC) protocol plays a fundamental role. Recently, ultra narrow band (UNB) networks, which operate over Time- and Frequency-Asynchronous ALOHA (TFAA), have emerged as a novel alternative to spread spectrum communications for LPWAN applications. While the UNB TFAA approach fulfills with the primary requirements of LPWANs, namely low power consumption, low terminal cost and long range communication capabilities, its throughput and packet error rate (PER) performance is rather poor. In this paper, we propose Contention Resolution Time- and Frequency-Asynchronous ALOHA (CR-TFAA), an enhancement of TFAA which is in line with recent advances on asynchronous RA schemes, such as Asynchronous Contention Resolution ALOHA (ACRDA). Numerical results show that the proposed technique provides a remarkable throughput-PER performance. Moreover, compared to ACRDA under similar conditions, CR-TFAA provides better PER performance over practical channel loads.
Social media and sports: driving fan engagement with football clubs on Facebook

Abstract Sport fans develop unique and engaging relationships with their favourite sport teams, both offline and online. However, research on sport fan engagement is still limited in relation to social media. The purpose of this research is to understand why and how sport fans engage with clubs on social media. Following the Uses and Gratifications approach and the Consumers’ Online Brand-Related Activities framework, seven motivations (Information, Entertainment, Personal Identity, Integration and Social Interaction, Empowerment, Remuneration and Brand Love) and three dimensions of online engagement behaviours (Consumption, Contribution and Creation) were considered. A web-based survey was conducted among football club fans of a major UEFA league on Facebook, resulting in 562 responses. The need for Information, Empowerment and Brand Love mainly drive Consumption, Contribution and Creation, respectively, while the need for Integration and Social Interaction emerged as the second most important motivation overall. This study contributes to the emerging research on social media use in the sport marketing literature, thus revealing additional opportunities for managers to engage their fan base online.
Examination of Household Solid Waste Management in Nadowli Township in Ghana: A Waste Management Hierarchy Approach

The purpose of the study was to identify the gaps between existing practices and the provisions of the hierarchy of waste management model in the Nadowli Township of the Upper West Region of Ghana. A cross-sectional study design with quantitative and qualitative approaches was adopted and questionnaires, observation and interview guides were used to collect data from a sample size of 100 respondents. Findings revealed that the methods of waste management in the model cannot be practiced without linkage to the roles of stakeholders. While waste disposal is the least preferred option in theory, it was the most practiced method. Accordingly, avoidance, reduction, reuse and recycling were less practiced, resulting in ineffective prevention of pollution, diseases, environmental resource conservation and sustainability. It was recommended that adequate coverage of educational campaigns and infrastructural development could bridge the gap between theory and practice. Keywords : Solid Waste, Waste Management Methods, Stakeholders, Nadowli
An Investigation of Intra -Strategic Group Profiles, Performance and Reputation.

Current strategic group research generally provides collectively meaningful assessments o f strategic group averages or median-based profiles. While this approach facilitates intergroup contrasts and performance predictions, potentially valuable information contained in intra-group differences (i.e., core-periphery-fringe zones) typically is overlooked. This multi-study research adopts a more fine-grained approach to strategic group analysis by investigating intra-group competitive profile and performance differences across such zones, both within and across groups. Study I o f this series identifies intra-strategic group zones that differ in strategic competitive profile and performance. Study II assesses how strategic groups and related intra-group zones might change over time, the stability o f groups as cohesive units over time, and the performance implications o f type, level and distance o f firm movement in and out o f these strategic group zones. Study m investigates the dynamics o f the reputation-strategic competitive position relationship. Ninety-five companies in the property/casualty sector o f the insurance industry were studied for the period 1993-1996. Some intra-group zones were found to possess homogenous segments relative to competitive position and performance, indicating the existence o f intra-strategic group structure. Two o f three identified strategic groups evidenced isomorphic type activity as competitive profiles o f these groups became more alike over the course o f the study, perhaps as the result o f fundamental environmental changes. Lastly, changes in reputation can be important in understanding causes o f strategic competitive profile change.
A Study of Revisit Intention: Experiential Quality and Image of Muara Beting Tourism Site in Bekasi District

This research aims to examine the interrationship among the experiential quality, tourism site image and experiantial satisfaction toward the revisit intention of the tourism site visitors. The number of respondents in this research were 160 tourists that have visited the Muara Beting tourism site in Bekasi District. The research is based on a confirmatory model. The Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the help of AMOS statistic program was used to test the validity and the realibility of the instruments, goodness of fit model and the interrationship that were hypothesized in the proposed teoritical model. The structural model proved that almost all of the hypothesized relationship were proven to be confirmed. The results revealed that there are positive impact of experiential quality towards the experiential satisfaction and Muara Beting image. Experiential satisfaction is affected by experiential quality and tourism site image. The revisit intention is affected by the experiential satisfaction, but the tourism site image is not statistically proven affecting the revisit intention.
A Study of Factors Affecting Organizational Commitment among Bank Officers in Pakistan

There has been lesser evidence regarding the factors driving the commitment from countries like Pakistan. The purpose of present research was to find out the factors affecting the organizational commitment of the officers in the banking industry of Pakistan. The hypothesized relationship between variables rests on the foundations of social exchange theory, the perceived organizational support theory, and the Gouldner’s norm of reciprocity. The quantitative data was collected through self-administered closed ended questionnaire. The questionnaire was filled by 47 Grad II officers of different banks in the Metropolitan city of Lahore. The criteria for inclusion in sample were those having passed their probationary period. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. The correlations showed that the strength of relationship between factors affecting commitment and organizational commitment is higher. There are five factors which affect the organizational commitment of bank officers. These factors include organizational rewards both monetary and non-monetary, supervisor support, career development opportunities, work-family support, and favorable job conditions. The results of study may be beneficial for devising such policies as to reduce the employees’ turnover which has been an area of major concern for the human resource professionals especially in the context of Pakistani banking sector.
Social and environmental disclosures: a comparative analysis of listed Nigerian and UK oil and gas companies

IV TABLE OF CONTENTS . V LIST OF TABLES . XII LIST OF FIGURES . XV LIST OF APPENDICES . XVI DEFINITIONS . XVII 1 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY . 1 1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY . 4 1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY . 8 1.4 MAIN RESEARCH QUESTIONS . 9 1.5 THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESES . 10 1.6 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THIS STUDY . 10 1.7 METHODOLOGY AND METHODS . 14 1.8 STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS . 15 1.9 CONCLUSION . 17 2 CHAPTERTWO ANALYTICAL LITERATURE REVIEW: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR); CORPORATE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE (CSED) AND CORPORATE SOCIAL DISCLOSURE THEORIES (CSDT) . 18 2.
What's in a Name? Initial Evidence of U.S. Audit Partner Identification Using Difference-in-Differences Analyses

We investigate changes in the quality and cost of audit services surrounding PCAOB Rule 3211, which requires disclosure of audit partner names in Form AP. To isolate changes due to Rule 3211 from other confounding factors, we use difference-in-differences analyses with separate control groups, including a group of companies that disclosed partner identities prior to Rule 3211. Our study also incorporates several measures from prior literature to proxy for various dimensions of audit quality. Evidence from the difference-in-differences analyses reveals that any immediate impact of Rule 3211 on audit quality or fees is limited to specific dimensions of audit quality, specific control groups, and/or specific company characteristics. We reach this conclusion after considering alternative research designs and evaluating confidence intervals for statistically insignificant coefficients. We caution that our findings only provide initial evidence and further research is necessary to evaluate other potential impacts of Rule 3211.
Modelling customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in the frame of telecommunications industry: a review

The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature on the modelling of customer satisfaction and loyalty determinants in the context of the telecommunications industry. The available literature on the development and treatment of various models of customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in the context of Telecom service sector is reviewed systematically. This allowed us to compare the findings from different studies carried out in different geographies on this subject. The review provides underlying patterns of relationships and interplays between customer satisfaction, customer loyalty and their influencing factors. The paper vividly examines the areas wherein the reviewed studies taken from varied geographical areas of the world stand in consensus with each other and the areas wherein they differ in opinion. Such understanding is relevant for academicians and researchers for furthering the work in this field. The insights into the previous studies, considered for this paper, are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided which paves the way of further empirical analysis of the insights thus brought to surface by this paper.