Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Compulsory Travel Insurance in Malaysia: Some Regulatory Considerations
Abstract In some developed countries, several legal measures were introduced to broaden the types of protection mechanism for outbound travelers on top of reliance on regulated travel insurance. In Malaysia, outbound travelers are protected, to a...
2015 / Ahmad Afiq Hasan, Nuraisyah Chua Abdullah -
Potential of Hybrid System Powering School in Libya
Abstract This paper presents a techno-economic analysis of a hybrid system powering a school in Misurata, Libya. Potential of renewable power system for school is evaluated. HOMER optimization model is used to evaluate the different possible...
2014 / Khalil Abdulfattah Glaisa, Mustafa Eltaher Elayeb, Mohamed Ali Shetwan -
The Influence of Internal Governance Mechanisms on Accounting Conservatism
Abstract This study empirically examines the association between the attributes of the board of directors and audit committee on accounting conservatism. Results from panel data analysis for 300 Malaysian listed firms observed from 2001 to 2007 show ...
2015 / Rahimah Mohamed Yunos, Syahrul Ahmar Ahmad, Normala Sulaiman -
The Relation between Entrepreneurial Personality and Strategic Decision Making
Abstract A proper conceptualization of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs, strategic decision making and personality types has become necessary, as the earliest attempt to explore personality types in relation to entrepreneurs was by Schumpeter in...
2014 / Linas Gudonavičius, Joshua O. Fayomi -
Attitudes towards Academic Learning and Learning Satisfaction in Adult Students
Abstract The current paper presents a study regarding adult students’ attitudes towards academic learning, seen as an ongoing socially-integrated and personally-consistent process, in linkage to learning satisfaction, in its multifaceted structure...
2014 / Ioana Topală -
Road Accident: Driver Behaviour, Learning and Driving Task
Abstract The present study is embedded in a broader research, and aims to assess driving performance of learners and experienced drivers. It presents results obtained through observation, in naturalistic situation, resorting to Lund Observation...
2014 / Fátima Pereira da Silva, Jorge Almeida Santos, Andreia Meireles -
Concentration Measurement Issues and their Application for the Slovak Banking Sector
Abstract In the paper, several indicators to measuring concentration applied commonly in the sphere of banking are catalogued and their basic properties are discussed. Their use is demonstrated for the Slovak banking sector over the period of 8...
2014 / Martin Boďa -
Application of Problem-based Learning Strategy in Science Lessons – Examples of Good Practice
Abstract It is widely accepted that in the context of Knowledge-based Society, the educational institutions must demonstrate their ideologically and pragmatic point of views, when discussing the role of the promoters of educational changes. The...
2014 / Luminiţa Mihaela Drăghicescu, Ana-Maria Petrescu, Gabriela Cătălina Cristea, Laura Monica Gorghiu, Gabriel Gorghiu -
Reliability and Validity of the Chinese Version of CAHS among Renal Transplant Recipients
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the applicability of the Chinese version of Cognitive Appraisal of Health Scale (CAHS) for renal transplant recipients, and to make a preliminary evaluation of its...
2015 / Shuping Zhang, Yabin Shang, Xiao Peng, Hui Xie, Hongxia Liu -
Modified Glomerular Filtration Rate-Estimating Equations Developed in Asiatic Population for Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes2014 / Xun Liu, Xilian Qiu, Chenggang Shi, Hui Huang, Jianhua Huang, et al.
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A Research of Relation between Undergraduates’ Recognising Parent Attitudes with Psychological Well-being
Abstract Psychological well-being, a person's life goals, whether it is aware of the potential, involves the quality of relationships with other people. The subjective well-being, an individual's cognitive assessment of life associated with the...
2014 / Kasım Tatlilioğlu -
The Innovative Capacity of Firms2014 / Andy Neely, Jasper Hii
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Principals’ Instructional Leadership and Teachers’ Commitment in Three Mara Junior Science Colleges (Mjsc) in Pahang, Malaysia
Abstract The survey was conducted using quantitative methods to examine the instructional leadership of principals and the teachers’ commitment in three MJSCs in Pahang. Simple random sampling was used to hundred and thirteen (113) teachers using a...
2015 / Nik Mustafa Bin Mat Ail, Mohd Radzi bin Taib, Hazlina bt Jaafar, Wan Aida Rohana bt Mohamed Salleh, Mohd Nawawi bin Omar -
Effective behaviour change techniques in smoking cessation interventions for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A meta-analysis2013 / Yvonne K. Bartlett, Paschal Sheeran, Mark S. Hawley
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Making Education Fun! The Marketing of Advanced Topics by Multimedia
Abstract During the recent decades, there is an increasing concern on accounting fraud. According to the report by Federal Bureau of Investigation, from 2007 to 2011, there has been an increasing 12.8% cases reported on eight categories of...
2014 / Cindia Ching-Chi Lam, Loretta Un-Ieng Tou -
The Role of New Technology in Teaching through Proverbs in Primary School
Abstract In the context of a digital age that covers all sectors of modern life, access to and use of technology by „digital native” students has been an area of much speculation. After being popularized firstly by Prensky (2001), the term „digital...
2015 / Smaranda Gabriela Onofrei, Letiţia Iancu -
Identification of Soft Cost Elements in Green Projects: Exploring Experts’ Experience
Abstract The most commonly cited green building barrier is the high development costs of construction. Many developers share the common perception that green building construction incurs expensive additional costs. A preliminary study was conducted...
2015 / Nurul Zahirah Mokhtar Azizi, Nazirah Zainul Abidin, Azlan Raofuddin -
Integrating Motivational Interviewing with Brief Strategic Therapy for Heart Patients
Abstract Problem statement psychological distress, obesity and unhealthy lifestyles may contribute to a worse prognosis of cardiac diseases; an important public health challenge is to motivate people and facilitate health behavior...
2015 / Giada Pietrabissa, Angela Sorgente, Gianluca Castelnuovo -
Organization-based Self-esteem as a Moderator of the Relationship between Employee Dissent and Turnover Intention
Abstract This study investigates the association between employee dissent and turnover intention, and the moderating role of organization-based self-esteem on this relationship. A survey questionnaire was prepared and distributed by the researchers, ...
2014 / Tuna Cenkci, Ayşe Begüm Ötken -
Economic growth and the harmful effects of student loan debt on biomedical research
Abstract Modern theories of economic growth emphasise the key role of human capital and technological progress in determining a society's standard of living. In some advanced countries, however, higher education costs and the level of indebtedness...
2015 / Fabrizio Ferretti, Simon Jones, Bryan McIntosh