International Journal of Business and Economics Research

Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2014

  • Testing the Twin Deficit Hypothesis for Kenya 1970-2012

    Erastus Kaiba Njoroge, George Kosimbei, Julius Korir

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 160-169
    Received: Oct. 04, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 14, 2014
    Published: Oct. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: The Twin Deficit Hypothesis (TDH) is an economic proposition suggesting that there exists a positive causal association between Budget deficit and Current account deficit. This assertion has been the subject of debate in the scholarly and policy front. However, most of the already existing literature on the TDH has focused on already developed econ... Show More
  • Virtualization and Cloud Computing: The Pathway to Business Performance Enhancement, Sustainability and Productivity

    Emmanuel Chinomso Ogu, Omotunde Ayokunle, Mensah Yaw, Ogbonna Achimba

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 170-177
    Received: Oct. 12, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 21, 2014
    Published: Oct. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: Cloud computing, and the technology of virtualization which drives its foundations, lead the pack of Information Technology (IT) solutions for business that have emerged and kept transforming businesses in recent years. While in acknowledgement of the fact that numerous researches have emerged in recent times on the concepts of virtualization and c... Show More
  • The Relationship between Service Quality and Customer Loyalty in Specialty Supermarkets: Empirical Evidence in Vietnam

    Nguyen Thu Ha, Nguyen Hue Minh, Phan Chi Anh, Yoshiki Matsui

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 178-186
    Received: Oct. 11, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 24, 2014
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    Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between service quality of electronic supermarkets and customer loyalty by conducting questionnaire survey on 237 buyers in Tran Anh electronic supermarkets in Hanoi, Vietnam. This questionnaire was constructed with 28 retail service quality items covering 5 service quality dimensions namely Physical Aspects... Show More
  • Audit Firm Characteristics and Audit Quality in Nigeria

    Ilaboya Ofuan James, Ohiokha Friday Izien

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 5, October 2014
    Pages: 187-195
    Received: Oct. 22, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 29, 2014
    Published: Oct. 30, 2014
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    Abstract: This study examines the impact of audit firms’ characteristics on audit quality. We proxy the dependent variable (audit quality) using the usual dichotomous variable of 1 if big 4 audit firm and 0 if otherwise. Data for the study were sourced from the financial statements of 18 food and beverage companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange marke... Show More