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Showing 1 to 20 of 308 for “"HG Finance"”.
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Performance Appraisal in China : an analysis of stakeholder perceptions in the Chinese State-owned Banking Industry
Performance appraisal is an important element of Human Resource Management and one which can directly contribute to the achieving of organizational goals. The process of performance appraisal can also result in employee development, enhanced communication and a strengthening of a feeling of …
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An Investigation into the Suitability of International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs) in Jordan
The Full IFRS caters to the needs of shareholding corporations and their investors, which also led to incurring high cost especially for SMEs due to the requirements of financial reporting constructed for public companies as it is very complex and requires a high amount of disclosure (Fearnley and …
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Factors Affecting Internet Corporate Reporting (ICR) Adoption and Practices in Jordan
Corporate websites open wide avenues for companies to disseminate financial and non-financial information to target audiences in a fast, efficient and widely accessible manner. While website communication became a standard means for companies in developed countries, its utilisation, however, by …
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The impact of capital market development on economic growth among MENA region countries
Middle East and North African (MENA) region is home to nearly 60% of the 1.4 trillion barrels of proven crude oil reserves and 46% of the 192 trillion standard cubic meters of natural gas reserves (OPEC, 2010). Although the capital market plays an important role in economic development in many …
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The role of trust as a mediator in the relationship between technology factors and intention to accept internet banking in Nigeria
This study had been carried out to investigate factors that influence the intention to accept internet banking and examined the mediating role of trust between technology factors and the intention to accept an internet banking. This study reviewed related technology acceptance theories and trust …
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Framework for developing reverse mortgage market in Malaysia
Malaysia is expected to become an ageing nation by the year 2020 when the population of the elderly people aged 60 years and above will hit the 10 percent globally recognised benchmark of ageing nation. Despite the fact that the elderly population are recognised as asset-rich, they are however …
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The mediating infuence of entrepreneurial empowerment on the linkage between Islamic microfinance services and clients’ well-being in Malaysia: perceived assesment of service provider
… of service provider is important in Islamic microfinance services. The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between Islamic microfinance services with entrepreneurial empowerment and clients’ well-being. Three research questions and seven hypotheses were formulated to guide the …
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Relationship between the national universities commission resource allocation parameters used in allocating funds to teaching and learning and research and development and the outcomes of federal universities in Nigeria
The National Universities Commission Resource Allocation Parameters were developed by the National Universities Commission (NUC), for the allocation of funds to all the federal universities in Nigeria. However, the outcomes of the universities in their core tasks of teaching and research have left …
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Perceived turnover intention model of academic in selected private universities in Malaysia
Quality of the academics is one of the most important components in higher education’s quality assurance. Turnover among academic, however, could undermine the efficiency, productivity and to a certain extent, threaten the institution’s long-term survival. Preliminary interviews with human resource …
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The effect of peer firms determining firm capital structure: evidence from manufacturing in Malaysia
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of peer firms’ financial policies (capital structure) on target firm financing behaviour (capital structure), and to empirically test whether non-linear relationship of profitability with capital structure and growth opportunities exists. In …
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Social capital, board behaviour and governance: evidence from Ugandan banking
This thesis aims to identify how social capital influences the governance work of Boards of directors. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 30 directors from six commercial banks in Uganda were used. The interviews identified directors' perceptions …
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Volatility risk and stock return predictability on global financial crises
This dissertation provides three self-contained empirical studies for investigating the role of volatility risk on stock return predictability specified on two global financial crises: the dot-com bubble and recent financial crisis. Using a broad sample of stock options traded at the American Stock …
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Essays on investment
This research provides three self-contained empirical studies in investment management. The first essay performs a comparative analysis of the asymmetries in size, value, and momentum premiums and their macroeconomic determinants over the UK economic cycles, using Markov switching approach. We find …
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Revealing intangible assets and archetypes for organisational change
Organisational change is difficult to cope with, especially in the context of social complexity; for people see things differently, according to their assumptions, values, rationales or objectives. Adopting the complex adaptive character of human systems, this dissertation argues that non-linear …
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Essays on credit default swaps
This research provides three self-contained empirical studies on the interrelationship between Credit Default Swap (CDS) and the bond and equity markets. The first essay performs an analysis of the relationship between CDS premia denominated in Pound Sterling and bond spread denominated in Pound …
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Control mechanisms for risk-taking: evidence from the UK financial services industry
The significance of institutional traits when incorporating risk metrics into performance management systems (PMSs) in the financial services sector have been under investigated in the management accounting literature. This thesis explores attempts by UK and European regulators to impose controls …
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Benchmark indices, alpha creation and performance persistence
This dissertation provides three self-contained empirical studies which investigate the role of benchmark indices, alpha creation and performance persistence. In the first essay, we re-visit the performance of 887 active UK equity mutual funds due to the fact that recent academic literature …
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Exploring the relationship between performance-related pay and risk behaviours: the role of emotion and contextual evaluation in a case study of financial traders
This thesis explores one of the most strongly debated topics since the last financial crisis: the nature of the relationship between performance-related pay (PRP) and risk behaviours. Despite the conspicuous debate on this topic, we still do not fully understand how, when and why PRP influences …
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Essays in share repurchases of the UK
The thesis is centred on the open market share repurchases of the UK that were undertaken in the period 1985-2014. The investigation has been conducted through the production of three independent empirical essays, which individually focus on the different aspects related to repurchases. Thus, upon …
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