International Journal of Business and Economics Research

Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019

  • Share Centralization, Investor Sentiment and Firm Performance

    Chia-Hsin Cheng

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019
    Pages: 78-84
    Received: Mar. 16, 2019
    Accepted: May 06, 2019
    Published: May 29, 2019
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    Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to identify how internal corporate governance and external investor sentiment impacts the operating performance of the firm. The corporate governance mechanism affects the firm’s operating activities, and transfers its results to outside investors by public financial reports. Since the universal uninformed investors cou... Show More
  • Role of Tax Towards Government Revenue of Nepal

    Pravesh Ghimire

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019
    Pages: 85-96
    Received: Mar. 25, 2019
    Accepted: May 06, 2019
    Published: May 29, 2019
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    Abstract: A modern government collects required funds through different sources; mainly from revenue and debt. Among different sources, taxation is the most important sources of government revenue and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a nation. In this paper, an attempt has been made to examine the contribution of tax revenue to GDP and government revenue of N... Show More
  • Study of Biases in the Prescription of SSRIs with Respect to Pharmacokinetic, Applicative, Demographic, and Commercial Aspects

    Stuti Mittal, Haresh Raulgaonkar

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019
    Pages: 97-107
    Received: Mar. 03, 2019
    Accepted: May 31, 2019
    Published: Jun. 12, 2019
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    Abstract: Objective: To study the biases in the prescription of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and the variation between the literature and the perception of doctors prescribing SSRIs. Methodology: The five drugs under study were sertraline, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, escitalopram. The factors influencing the psychiatrist’s perceptions/ pr... Show More
  • Effect of Brand Equity on the Performance of Distributors in Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC

    Solomon Abba Boman, Tijjani Bashir Musa, Agbo Onu, Ismail Tijjani Idris

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019
    Pages: 108-117
    Received: Apr. 16, 2019
    Accepted: Jun. 03, 2019
    Published: Jun. 17, 2019
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    Abstract: The rapid growth of fast moving consumer goods market in Nigeria has brought competition, making firms to focus on the performance of distributors or loose to competitors. In order for fast moving consumer goods companies such as Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC to grow and ensure profitability, product distribution become critical. The objective of this... Show More
  • Threshold Effect of Industrial Structure Change on Economic Growth

    Yan Du, Qian Wu

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019
    Pages: 118-124
    Received: Apr. 16, 2019
    Accepted: Jun. 02, 2019
    Published: Jun. 17, 2019
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    Abstract: Based on the framework of neoclassical growth theory, this paper constructs a time series threshold co-integration model to test and analyze the impact of ratio of the tertiary and the secondary industry, the tertiary and the primary industry, the productive service industry and the service industry on economic growth during 1979-2015 in China. The... Show More
  • Determinants of Financial Sustainability of Small Scale Sunflower Oil Processing Firms in Tanzania

    Anastasia Njiku, Ganka Daniel Nyamsogoro

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019
    Pages: 125-132
    Received: Apr. 03, 2019
    Accepted: May 31, 2019
    Published: Jun. 19, 2019
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    Abstract: Financial Sustainability of firms as a necessary condition for institutional permanence and long-lasting service has attracted scholarly attention in both developed and developing world over several decades. Little attention however, has been paid to small scale agro-processing firms’ context in developing economies like Tanzania. This study was se... Show More
  • Combined Effect of Personality Factors and Cognitive Factors on Students’ Self-Employment Intentions in Technical, Vocational Education and Training in Kenya

    Kahando David Maina, Mungai Esther Nyambura

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019
    Pages: 133-141
    Received: May 08, 2019
    Accepted: Jun. 11, 2019
    Published: Jun. 19, 2019
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    Abstract: Entrepreneurship has been acknowledged as a key driver of economic growth across many economies both in developed and developing countries. Entrepreneurial intention has been empirically proved to be the predictor of entrepreneurial behaviour. This study used personality factors (need for accomplishment and internal locus of control) and cognitive ... Show More
  • The Economic and Non-Economic Determinants of Economic Growth in Oil-Exporting Arab Countries

    Elham Mohammad Alhaj Yousef, Taleb Awad Warrad

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019
    Pages: 142-152
    Received: May 08, 2019
    Accepted: Jun. 10, 2019
    Published: Jun. 26, 2019
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    Abstract: This paper aims at exploring the main determinants of economic growth in Oil-Exporting Arab countries (OEAC) by shedding light on the most effective determinants. It is then wished that governments and policy makers would concentrate on and take them into consideration when they are designing and applying their public policies. The study used panel... Show More
  • Effect of Lean Accounting on the Effectiveness of Internal Control in Jordanian Industrial Companies

    Atallah Ahmad Alhosban, Mohammed Alsharairi

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 3, June 2019
    Pages: 153-160
    Received: Apr. 25, 2019
    Accepted: Jun. 04, 2019
    Published: Jun. 27, 2019
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    Abstract: The study aimed at explaining the effect of the use of lean accounting on the internal control components, namely accounting control and administrative control. A questionnaire was designed to achieve the objectives of the study. The study community shall be the internal auditors of the Jordanian industrial companies, which shall participate in the... Show More