The impact of demonetization on indian firms’ performance: Does company’s age make a difference?
Published in: Investment Management and Financial Innovations
Aug 08, 2018
The main aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact of demonetization on Indian firm’s quarterly financial performance before and after demonetization period (March-December, 2017), and to find out if companies’ age helps to face financial disruption. Four variables, which are net sales, total income, net profit after tax, and earnings per share, were taken as proxies for analyzing the quarterly financial performance of 2,892 companies listed on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exch...
Identifying critical success factors for sustainable growth of Indian banking sector using interpretive structural modeling (ISM
Published in: International Journal of Social Economics
Aug 03, 2018
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical success factors for sustainable growth of the Indian banking sector and develop a model for Indian banks by using interpretive structural modelling (ISM). It suggests some of the critical measures of sustainability for Indian banks. Design/methodology/approach This paper aims to establish a relationship among the factors of sustainable banking through the opinion of experts from the banking sector. ISM approach is applied to bring do...
Audit committee effectiveness: Reflections from the UAE
Published in: International Journal of Economics and Business Research
Aug 02, 2018
Abstract View references (37) This study focuses on an essential mechanism of corporate governance, the audit committee. The main objective of this research is to understand the perceptions and attitudes toward audit committees in the UAE context and to extend our understanding of what really determines the effectiveness of audit committees. To reach the objective of this research, a questionnaire is designed to target four groups of respondents: members of audit committees, external auditors,...
Managing academic institutions by enhancing student experience
Published in: Int. J. Economics and Business Research
Jul 30, 2018
Abstract: Student experience or, in a more sensible terminology, ‘customer satisfaction’ is a current issue in higher education leadership. This paper discusses how academic leaders can deal with and develop positive experiences among students as providers of a key source of revenue. The paper proposes some strategic recommendations to guide the management process of enhancing student experience and satisfaction. Adopting an effective strategic planning philosophy and implementing competitive s...
Influence of board and ownership structure on earnings management: Evidence from Palestine
Published in: The 8th Annual International Conference on Accounting and Finance Conference (AF 2018)
Jul 24, 2018
The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of the code of corporate governance in Palestine issued in November 2009 on constraining earning management practices measured by discretionary accrual among non-bank firms listed on the Palestine Exchange (PEX). We used a panel data of from 36 non-bank firms listed on the PEX during the period between 2012 and 2016. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influence of a set of board of directors’ characteristics and ownershi...