International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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Volume 6, issue 12, 2016

A three-Component Conceptualization of Organizational Commitment pp. 16-23

Noraazian and Khalip

The Relation between Consumer and Brand Personality: Example of yemeksepeti.com pp. 1–15

Ahmet Tan, Emre Çolakoglu and Emre Öztosun

Application of Lecturer’s Audio-Video Recording in Economics Course: A Substitute or Supplement to Students’ Attendance pp. 24-32

Wei Chooi Yi, Khoo Yin Yin and Zainizam bin Zakariya

Competency Model of Science Teacher in 21st Century pp. 33-38

Zuraimi Md. Rozdi, Che Nidzam Che Ahmad and Zulkifley Mohamed

The Perceptions of Taxpayers on the Adoption of Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) in Revenue Collection in Tanzania: The Case of Dodoma pp. 39-55

Alex Reuben Kira

The Effects of Confidence, Information Sharing and Innovation in Business Performance pp. 56-67

Mehmet Aytekin and Bülent Yildiz

The Strategies of China Car Maker in Malaysia: A Case Study of Chery Automobile Co. Ltd pp. 68-75

Hazrin Mohd Nor Shahar Rani, Muhammad Saifulbakri Yusoof, Faiezi Zuber, Muhammad Nadhir Zamziba and Saazmi Ahmad Toriry

Strategy in Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises in ASEAN Free Trade Era pp. 76-87

Muhamad Rifai, Poppy Indrihastuti, Nugraheni Suci Sayekti and Cakti Indra Gunawan

Conflict Management Strategies of the Leaders of Inspection Groups in Turkey pp. 88-98

Ali Sabanci, Ahmet Sahin and Izzet Özdemir

Domains of Teachers’ Leadership Knowledge: Comparison between Models pp. 99-112

Farrah Dibba Ahmad Padzil

Financial Education Program for Early Childhood Education pp. 113-120

Abdul Halim Masnan and April Ann M. Curugan

Interpretation in correlating the Money Problem Check List dimensions using Rasch Model pp. 121-137

Mohd Effendi, Ewan Mohd Matore, Ahmad Zamri Khairani and Nurul Hasyimah Mat Rani

Knowledge Sharing Behavior and Traits Emotional Intelligence in Police Forces pp. 138-145

Shazrin Azlin Ruslan, Amer Hamzah Jantan, Dahlia Zawawi and Zanurul Huzaima Zainudin

Leading Learning among the Indigenous Orang Asli Students: Setting the Scene pp. 146-165

Misnaton Rabahi, Hamidah Yusof and Marinah Awang

Reliability Analysis on Ethics Practice Survey in Malaysia Context: A Preliminary Study pp. 166-170

Nurul Hasyimah Mat Rani, Wan Marzuki Wan Jaafar, Mohd Effendi and Ewan Mohd Matore

Social Entrepreneurship and Resilience among Public University Students in Malaysia pp. 171-184

Hariyaty Ab Wahid, Suraini Mohd Rhouse, Wan Salmuni Wan Mustaffa and Rafiduraida Abdul Rahman

Teacher Leadership Concept: A Review of Literature pp. 185-189

Nurulain Hamzah, Mohd Asri Mohd Noor and Hamidah Yusof

The Dilemmas of Teaching English in Cambodia Kindergarten pp. 190-196

Abdul Halim Masnan and Siti Hamira Md Ngajib

Technology Influence and Self-aspect on Blog Acceptance as a Teaching Medium for Islamic Education in Muslim Y Generation at IPTA pp. 197-210

Ab Hamid Ali, Muhammad Ridzuan Idris and Mohd Nazri Abdul Rahman

The Key Qualities of a Strong Customer Engagement in the Customer-Brand Relationship Context pp. 211-224

Zuraidah Zainol, Nurul Fadly Habidin, Juliana Osman and Rusliza Yahaya

The needs of a Framework of Mobile Application for Kindergarten Early Reading: A Review and Analysis of the Literature pp. 225-230

Abdul Jalil Mohamad, Modi Lakulu and Khairulanuar Samsudin

The Relationship between School Culture and Professional Learning Community in Malaysia pp. 231-236

Mohd Faiz Mohd Yaakob, Jamal and Jamal Yunus

TPACK Development in Teacher Education Programs: Malaysian Context pp. 237-244

Nur Filzah Zainal

Visual Representations Strategies in Chairperson’s Statement in Malaysia: An Analysis of Impression Management pp. 245-255

Hazianti Abdul Halim

Work Challenges and Coping Strategies of Professional and Managerial Dual-Career Couples in Malaysia pp. 256-271

Rafiduraida Abdul Rahman, Wan Salmuni Wan Mustaffa, Suraini Mohd Rhouse and Hariyaty Ab Wahid

Factors Influencing the Implementation of Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Among Oil Palm Smallholders in Malaysia pp. 272-284

Lee Xin Ni, Fazlin Ali and Zanurul Huzaima Zainudin

Factors Influencing the Operational Excellence of Small and Medium Enterprise in Malaysia pp. 285-297

Mohd Hafeez Al-Amin Abdul Wahab, Mohammad Ismail and Mohd Nazri Muhayiddin

Solving Mathematics Word Problems through Reflection pp. 298-306

Syahrole Ag Saman

Utilitarian and Hedonic Consumption Values on American College Students’ Athletic Footwear Purchase Intention pp. 307-320

Taeho Yoh, Houston (Yentin) Chen and Incheol Jang

Corporate Governance, Financial Reporting, and Performance: Evidence from Turkey pp. 321-337

Fatma Ogucu Sen and Cengiz Toraman

The Relationship between Sustainable Manufacturing Practice and Environmental Performance in Malaysian Automotive SMEs pp. 338-352

Nurul Fadly Habidin, Muhammad Arif Eyun, Anis Fadzlin Mohd Zubir, Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi and Sharon Yong Yee Ong

Availability of Novice Teacher Professionalism: A Content Analysis pp. 353-373

Noredayu Ariff, Mahaliza Mansor and Hamidah Yusof

Development of Teacher Leadership Guiding Principles in Preparing Teachers for the Future pp. 374-388

Norlia Mat Norwani, Hamidah Yusof, Mahaliza Mansor and Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Mohd Daud

Does Islamic Religiosity Influence the Cheating Intention among Malaysian Muslim Students? A modified Theory of Planned Behavior pp. 389-406

Ramlan Mustapha, Zaharah Hussin, Saedah Siraj and Ghazali Darusalam

Efficiency and Productivity Changes of the Malaysian Community Colleges pp. 407-424

Mad Ithnin Salleh, Shariffah Nur Illiana Syed Ismail, Nurul Fadly Habidin and Nor Azrin Md Latip

Indigenous Entrepreneurs and Ecotourism Product: Success or Collapse? pp. 425-437

Dyg Affizzah A.m, Salbiah E., A.B. Nor Afiza and Norimah R.

LSS DMAIC Application in Cutting Waste of Time in Examination Management pp. 438-445

Nurul Fadly Habidin, Daniel Farid Faizal and Sharon Yong Yee Ong

Mediating Effect of Sunnah Health on Consumer Behaviour towards Functional Food: A Conceptual Framework pp. 446-452

Rozilah Hamdan, Fidlizan Muhammad, Nurhanie Mahjom, Azila Abdul Razak and Salwa Amirah Awang

Overview on the Impact of Technology toward Online Shopping Studies pp. 453-458

Roskifzan Othman and Amlus Ibrahim

Relationship between Education Expenditure, Capital, Labor Force and Economic Growth in Malaysia pp. 459-468

Norimah Rambeli Binti Ramli, Emilda Hashim and Dayang Affizah Awang Marikan

Resources, Social Network Competence and Youth Entrepreneur Success: A Proposed Framework pp. 469-480

Rikinorhakis Ridzwan, Nik Maheran Nik Muhammad and Anis Amira Ab Rahman

The Dilemma of Rohingya Refugees “Boat People”: The Role of Malaysia, its Neighbors and ASEAN pp. 481-489

Aizat Khairi

The Impacts of Implementing Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in Mathematics: A Review of Literature pp. 490-503

Najihah Mustaffa, Zaleha Ismail, Zaidatun Tasir and Mohd Nihra Haruzuan Mohamad Said

The Relationship between Kaizen Event and Operational Performance in Malaysian Automotive SMEs pp. 504-517

Nurul Fadly Habidin, Hamisah Hassan, Suzaituladwini Hashim, Sharon Yong Yee Ong and Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi

Transformation of Urban Villages: Preliminary Findings on the Wellbeing of Small City Residents in the Fringe of Malaysian Metropolitan Region pp. 518-529

Yazid Saleh, Mohmadisa Hashim, Hanifah Mahat and Nasir Nayan

The Relationship between Organizational Justice and Corporate Reputation in Footwear Manufacturing Company pp. 530-542

Aykut Beduk, M.Kemal Unsacar and Kemalettin Eryesil

The Effect of Organizational Justice on Organizational Cynicism and Turnover Intention: A Research on the Banking Sector pp. 543-551

Mehtap Özturk, Kemalettin Eryesil and Aykut Beduk

Determinants of the Entrepreneurship Trends of University Students (A Field Study for Gaziantep) pp. 552-579

Erkan Alsu, Murat Karahan and Sadik Gozek

Capital Asset Pricing Model: An Application in Borsa Istanbul pp. 580-587

Cengiz Toraman and Meryem Gul

The Relationship between National Football Teams’ Performance and Stock Markets pp. 588-598

Cengiz Toraman, Mehmet Seyhan, Mehmet Buğan and Yunus Kilic

The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Achievement Motivation and Organizational Climate and Employee Performance pp. 599-608

Ester Manik

Service Quality on Customer Value; Perspective from Rural Banking Sectors in Bandung, Indonesia pp. 609-616

Tatang Suhidayat, Azhar Affandi and Iwan Sidharta

Choice of Strategy in SME’s pp. 617-629

Filiz Cayiragasi, Erkan Alsu, Özgül Tan and Tuba Büyükbeºe

Impact of Organization Trust, Organization Justice and Job Satisfaction on Organization Citizenship Behavior: A study in Banking Sector of Pakistan pp. 630-643

Habib-ur-Rehman Makhdoom, Adeel Anjum, Hazoor M. Sabir and Tanzeel Khaliq

Supply Chain Integration and Operational Performance: Moderating role of Organizational Culture pp. 644-657

Habib-ur-Rehman Makhdoom, Adeel Anjum, M. Tayyab Kashif and Waqas Riaz

The Impact of Financial and Moral Dimensions of Hotel on the Staff Turnover Intention: A Field Study on Five Stars Hotel in Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) pp. 658-677

Qusay Qahtan Khaleefah and Abdulfatah Zuher Al-Abdalaat

Literature Review on the Use of Technology and Information Systems in SMEs pp. 678-684

Banu Dincer and Caner Dincer

Psychometric Properties Examination of Organizational Culture Construct: Evidence from Pakistan pp. 685-699

Waheed Ali Umrani, Pervaiz Ahmed Memon, Altaf Hussain Samo and Syed Mir Muhammad Shah

Ownership Monitoring Mechanism over Sukuk Credit Rating pp. 700-720

Mohamed Abulgasem A. Elhaj, Nurul Aini Muhamed, Nathasa Mazna Ramli and Nor Balkish Zakaria

Analysing the Efficiency of the Turkish Stock Market with Multiple Structural Breaks pp. 721-740

Tülin Anlas and Cengiz Toraman

Potential Personality Traits that Explain Cyberbullying among Youth in Malaysia pp. 741-749

Akmar Hayati Ahmad Ghazali, Siti Zobidah Omar, Aminah Ahmad, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Haslinda Abdullah, Siti Aisyah Ramli and Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril

Attitude toward Work, Job satisfaction, and Job Performance (An Empirical Study among Non-Saudi Academic Member of Higher Education Institutions) pp. 750-757

Gaafar Mohamed Abdalkrim and Tagreed Awad Abd Elhalim

The Effectiveness of Appointing Strategies on the Progress of Higher Education Sectors of Karachi, Pakistan pp. 758-771

Muhammad Masood Mir

Volume 6, issue 11, 2016

An Application of Heteroskedasticity Testing In Economic Growth Model pp. 16-23

Emilda Hashim, Norimah Rambeli, Ramli, Mohd Kamarul Azriq Yusof and Siti Haslinda Abdul Aziz

Analysis of Private and Social Costs of Education in Malaysia: An Overview pp. 24-37

Ramlee Ismail, Marinah Awang and Mohd Asri Mohd Noor

Assimilation of the Malay Culture towards the Straights of Chinese Community in the State of Kelantan: Study in Kampung Pasir Parit, Chetok, Pasir Mas, Kelantan pp. 38-51

Mohd Zahirwan Halim Zainal Abidin, Nurul Fadly Habidin, Muhammad Yusri Yusof Salleh, Paiz Hassan, Hamdi Rahman Mohd Yaacob, Mazlah Yaacob and Abd Munir Mohd Noh

An Evaluation of Measurement Model for Malaysian Teacher Work Competencies: The Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach pp. 52-64

Mohd Faiz Bin Mohd Yaakob and Jamal Yunus

Assessing a Legal Framework for Malaysian Stock Option Plans pp. 65-74

Zuriadah Ismail

Awareness and Perception of Taxpayers towards Goods and Services Tax (GST) Implementation pp. 75-94

Mohamad Ali Roshidi Ahmad, Zuriadah Ismail and Hazianti Abdul Halim

Relationship of Entrepreneurship Practice and Business Performance of Women Entrepreneur in Malaysia pp. 95-109

Sharon Yong Yee Ong, Nurul Fadly Habidin, Mad Ithnin Salleh and Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi

Comparative Analysis of Impact of Trade Liberalization on Employment Generation during the Military and Civilian Regimes in Nigeria (1980-2012) pp. 110-134

Yemi Meroyi

Environmental Management Accounting Practices and Environmental Performance for Malaysian Manufacturing Industry pp. 135-141

Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi, Nurul Fadly Habidin, Sharul Effendy Janudin and Sharon Yong Yee Ong

Intention to Leave among Self-initiated Academic Expatriate in Public Higher Education Institution pp. 142-158

Marinah Awang, Ramlee Ismail, Suriani Abdul Hamid and Hamidah Yusof

Islamic Weltanschauung in Bahr al-Lahut: The writings of Shaykh `Abdullah `Arif pp. 159-165

Amin Che Ahmat, Nurul Hidayah Aziz, Norazmi Anas and Nurul Fadly Habidin

Knowledge Management: A Process for KnowledgeSharing in Educational Environment pp. 166-174

Maryam Mahdinezhad, Khalip Musa, Kamarudin Musa and Mohd Asri Mohd Noor

Marketing Mixed Strategy and Its Relationship in Islamic Pawning Products Selection at Ar-Rahnu YaPEIM pp. 175-190

Mohd Yahya Mohd Hussin, Muhamad Azhar Zulkeply, Azila Abdul Razak and Fidlizan Muhammad

Measuring Green Performance for Malaysian Automotive Industry pp. 191-202

Nurul Fadly Habidin, Juriah Conding, Nursyazwani Mohd Fuzi, Baharudin Omar and Sharon Yong Yee Ong

A Grim Reality: The Practice of CSR by Tobacco Company pp. 1–15

Anis Suriati Ahmad and Zuriadah Ismail

Over- and Underskilling in the Malaysian Labour Market: Evidence from the 2003–2012 Labour Force Survey (LFS) pp. 203-223

Zainizam Zakariya and Khoo Yin Yin

Positive and Negative Perceptions on School Marketing: A Case Study of three types of School in England pp. 224-232

Suriani Abdul Hamid

Quality Education of Orang Asli in Malaysia pp. 233-240

Mazzlida Mat Deli and Ruhizan Mohamad Yasin

Inter-Party Conflict and Democracy in Nigeria: A Case Study of Southwest Geo-Political Zone pp. 241-248

Enikanselu Adebayo

Theoretical Framework and Development Motion Comic Instrument as Teaching Method for History Subject pp. 249-260

Mohd Ekram Al Hafis Bin Hashim and Muhammad Zaffwan Idris

Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge or Productive Vocabulary Knowledge in Writing Skill, Which One Important? pp. 261-271

Zunita Mohamad Maskor and Harun Baharudin

School Culture and Its Relationship with Teacher Leadership pp. 272-286

Hamidah Yusof, Muhamad Nursalam Al-Hafiz Osman and Mohd Asri Mohd Noor

Social Capital and Poverty Reduction in Niger State, Nigeria: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach pp. 287-302

Mukaila Adebisi Ijaiya, Dayang Affizah Awang Marikan and Norimah Rambeli

Staff Academic Job Behavior in Malaysian Public University pp. 303-311

Jamal Yunus, Omar Abdull Kareem Sharil, Charil Marzuki, Hamidah Yusof and Zahari Hashim

Students Perspectives on Adopting E-portfolio Among Malaysian Polytechnic Students: Exploratory Factor Analysis pp. 312-326

Norleeza Muhammad and Khoo Yin Yin

Management in Healthcare System: A Case Study pp. 327-341

Antonia Rosa Gurrieri and Marilene Lorizio

Systematic Literature Review of Islamic Oriented Scale in Malaysia pp. 342-350

Salbiah Mohamed Salleh, Jamil bin Ahmad and Mohd Aderi bin Che Noh

Teacher Leadership Knowledge to Pre-Service Teachers pp. 351-360

Masturah Zainal Abidin, Norlia Mat Norwani and Khalip Musa

The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment, Exports and Employment on Economic Growth Model pp. 361-376

Norimah Bt Rambeli Ramli, Dayang Affizzah Awang Marikan and Emilda Hashim

The Impact of BNM Guidelines on Household Loans on Commercial Bank and Islamic Bank Performances pp. 377-387

Mohamad Yazid Isa and Mohd Yahya Mohd Hussin

The Impact of Transformational Leadership and Teacher Commitment in Malaysian Public Schools pp. 388-397

Noraazian and Khalip

Transformational Leadership among School Principals in Malaysia pp. 398-403

Md Irzan Md Nasir and Ishak Sin

Web Disclosure of Risk Management Practices in Malaysian Public Universities pp. 404-410

Shahrul Nizam Ahmad, Mohamad Yazid Isa and Afiruddin Tapa

Work-life Balance: A Concern on Effectiveness of Job Role and Employee's Engagement towards Organizational Goal pp. 411-422

Nurliana Mohd Hassan

Equity Ownership and Firm Performance in Malaysia pp. 423-435

Mohd Abdullah Jusoh

Developing Contemporary Performance Measurement System Performance Model for Co-operatives in Malaysia: Is it Necessary? pp. 436-448

Sharul Effendy Janudin, Farahaini Mohd Hanif and Noor Shafeeza Zainuddin

Effective Factors on Purchasing Intention of Cosmetics and Health Products in Tehran City pp. 449-458

Reza Azizpour, Tayebeh Abbasnejad and Malihe Siyavooshi

The Effects on the Perception of Alienation of Breach of Psychological Contract Occurred due to the Emotional Witlessness pp. 459-473

Omer Okan Fettahlioglu and Alican Afsar

Educational Data Utilization by the School Administrators to Improve the Students’ Academic Performance pp. 474-485

Noraizan Amran, Farrah Diana Saiful Bahry, Norizan Anwar and Halida Yu

Management of Accounts Receivables in Utility Companies: A focus on Electricity Company of Ghana (E.C.G.) pp. 486-518

Ernest Appiah Darko, Samuel Adarkwah, Francis Donkor and Edmund Kyei

Factors Affecting Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy of Engineering Students pp. 519-534

Akinboye Abayomi Kazeem and Soaib Asimiran

Competencies acquired by Student Teachers during School Practice: A Case of Kibabii University pp. 535-541

Dayo Carolyn Kivihya

A Comparative Study on Credit Risk Assesment of Enterprises In Turkey pp. 542-555

Olcay Erdogan, Zafer Konakli and Adnan Hodzic

Idealism Relativism and the Professional Ethic of Accounting: A Review of CPAs in Gaziantep pp. 556-565

Mehmet Seyhan and Medet Igde

The Effects of Power and Politics in Modern Organizations and its Impact on Workers’ Productivity pp. 566-574

Kehinde Gbolahan Somoye

Relative Maxima of the Public Sector: A Comparative Study of Nigeria and Ghana pp. 575-589

Uchechi Shirley Anaduaka, Vivian Ikwuoma Nnetu, Stephen Ekene Aguegboh and David Okorie

The Role of Social Media in Development of English Language Vocabulary at University Level pp. 590-604

Irfan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Ayaz and Muhammad Faheem

Managing Cross-Cultural Environment in Samsung Company: Strategy in Global Business pp. 605-613

Hazrin Mohd Nor Shahar Rani, Faiezi Zuber, Muhammad Saifulbakri Yusoof, Muhammad Nadhir Zamziba and Saazmi Ahmad Toriry

Accounting Harmonization in Arab Maghreb pp. 614-630

Nourhene Guellim and Mohamed Ali Omri

Micro Finance Model of Agriculture in Supporting Economic Growth in Aceh pp. 631-643

Muammar Khaddafi, Mohammad Heikal, Wahyuddin, Falahuddin and Arfan Ikhsan Lubis

Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility to Young Consumers: Focus, Values and Media pp. 644-653

Caner Dincer and Banu Dincer

Relationship Between forward-looking information disclosure and Financial Performance of Non-Financial Firms Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya pp. 654-669

Fredrick Warui Waweru, Florence Sigara Memba and Agnes Njeru

Transformational Leadership: Towards Effective Governance in Nigeria pp. 670-680

Adebayo A. Adanri and Raj K. Singh

Analysis of Factors Affecting Quality of Schools/Colleges (A Case Study of Karachi based on Perception of Parents of School Going Children) pp. 681-691

Ammad Zafar, Sadaf Mustafa and Kiran Jameel

Entrepreneurial Orientation, Access to Finance and Business Performance: A Preliminary Analysis pp. 692-707

Syamsuriana Sidek, Mohd Rosli Mohamad and Wan Mohd Nazdrol Wan Mohd Nasir

The Principles Adopted In Designing the Webcomics to Assist Lower Secondary Students with Reading Comprehension pp. 708-721

Ajurun Begum Ahamed and Raja Nor Safinas Raja Harun

The School-Based Professional Learning Leader Role in Malaysian Context pp. 722-729

Mahaliza Mansor, Norasibah Abdul Jalil, Hamidah Yusof and Norlia Mat Norwani

Impact of Tax Evasion on Total Tax in Pakistan pp. 730-739

Syed Hassan Raza and Syed Muddassir Abbas Naqvi

Volume 6, issue 10, 2016

The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively better Business pp. 19-28

Syed Sheheryar Ali Kazmi, Sheikh Raheel Manzoor, Muhammad Hashim and Daisy Mui Hung Kee

Foreign Reactions to U.S. Auctions: Implications for U.S. Bidders in Foreign Countries pp. 29-43

Halil D. Kaya and Julia S. Kwok

Music Information Needs and Methods of Getting Information among Music Students in a Public Institution of Higher Education pp. 44-51

Kasmarini Baharuddin, Norliya Ahmad Kassim, Nurul Hidayah Ishak, Nor Zaina Zaharah Mohamad Ariff and Siti Zahrah Buyong

Consumer Perception of Corporate Activism: Strategic Implication for Marketing pp. 52-61

Michael Corcoran, Kenneth Newman and P. Raj Devasagayam

Determinants of Employee Satisfaction on Organizational Performance: A Survey of Trans Nzoia County Government pp. 77-94

Dorcas Cheptoo Sikowo, Gregory S. Namusonge, Elizabeth N. Makokha and Aloys Kiriago Nyagechi

Evaluating User Satisfaction on Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS): A Case of Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Malaysia pp. 95-116

Mohd Sazili Shahibi, Azlinda Saidin and Tengku Adil Tengku Izhar

Relationship between Organizational Ethical Climate and Innovative Behavior: An Example from Turkey pp. 117-127

Mustafa Cavus and Mehmet Bicer

A Framework for Telecommunication Auctions pp. 128-135

Halil D. Kaya and Julia S. Kwok

Technology Acceptance among Fish Cracker’s Entrepreneurs in the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) Malaysia: A Preliminary Result pp. 136-142

Farah Adila Abdullah, Nur Far’ain Ahmad Termezai, Tengku Halimatun Sa’adiah T. Abu Bakar, Nurul Azwa Mohamed Khadri and Syamsuriana Sidek

Performance Assessment of Tourism Sector as a Vital Tool of Economic Growth in Nigeria pp. 143-150

Mulkat Ajibola Yusuff

Business Information Needs of Small and MediumSized Enterprise Managers pp. 151-160

Norliya Ahmad Kassim, Kasmarini Baharuddin, Nor Zaina Zaharah Mohamad Ariff and Siti Zahrah Buyong

Global Communication – Global Culture? – Influence Variables of Intercultural Communication in Virtual Teams and Signs of Virtual Culture pp. 161-177

Petia Genkova Osnabrück

Examining Convergence in Per Capita Agricultural Production across Selected Asian countries pp. 178-194

Kutub Uddin, Zohurul Anis, Muhammad Jakir Hossain and Zohurul Islam Shamol

Inadequate Access to Finance: A Bottleneck for Entrepreneurial Vibrancy in Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria pp. 195-205

Olufunmilayo Temitope Afolayan

Strategic Sourcing an Antecedent of Supply Chain Resilience in Manufacturing Firms in Kenya pp. 1–18

Wycliffe Arani, Elegwa Mukulu, Esther Waiganjo and Julius Wambua

A Framework Based on Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) for the Evaluation of Users Satisfaction pp. 62-76

Mohd Sazili Shahibi, Azlinda Saidin and Tengku Adil Tengku Izhar

Influence of Coaching as a Leadership Development Practice on the Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya pp. 206-217

Nixon Kagutha Njue, Esther Wangithi Waiganjo and John M. Kihoro

Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Small and MediumSized Enterprises in the Environmental Goods and Services Industry pp. 218-251

Thaddeus McEwen

The Use of Social Media by B2B companies in an Emerging Country: Evidence from Turkey pp. 252-261

Caner Dincer

The Efficient Market Hypothesis: Evidence from Turkey pp. 262-272

Yunus Kilic and Mehmet Buğan

Efficiency Analysis of Gold Mining Companies through Financial Statements pp. 273-290

Asir Ozbek

Impact of Electricity Consumption and Transport Infrastructure on the Economic Growth of Pakistan pp. 291-300

Anam Zahra, Sadaf Razzaq and Ahsan Nazir

How often the Industires Introduce New Products to the Market: Wood Industries of FB&H Results pp. 301-325

Jasminka Ahmetasevic and Ladin Gostimirovic

Investigating the Moderation of Organizational Culture on the Relationship between Innovativeness, Reactiveness, and Risk-Taking Propensity with Business Performance: A Case of Pakistan pp. 326-338

Nadeem Khalid, Munwar Hussain Pahi and Sallam Bin Abdullah

Relationship between Strategic Environmental Relations Practice and Organizational Performance of Companies Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange pp. 339-355

Peter Chemwile, Gregory Namusonge and Mike Iravo

Effort-Enhancing HR Practices and Innovative Work Behavior: Role of Employee Empowerment pp. 356-368

Adeel Anjum, Hazoor. M Sabir, Habib ur Rehman Makhdoom and M. Saddam Hussain

Determinants of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Rewards on Employee Performance in Kapsara Tea Factory Company Trans Nzoia County Kenya pp. 369-380

Damaris Kilimo, Gregory S. Namusonge, Elizabeth N. Makokha and Aloys Kiriago Nyagechi

Overall Governance Index for Developed and Emerging European Life Insurance Markets pp. 381-391

Dragos Simona Laura, Mare Codruta and Drule Alexandra Maria

Volume 6, issue 9, 2016

Analyzing the role of Imports in Economic Growth of Pakistan; Evidence from ARDL Bound Testing Approach pp. 19-37

Gulzar Ali and Zhaohua Li

Moderating Effect of Firm Size on the Relationship between Functional Integration and Firm Performance pp. 38-57

Mohamud Jama Ali, Elegwa Mukulu, John M. Kihoro and Joyce D. Nzulwa

Statutory Auditing and Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Lagos State, South WestNigeria pp. 58-67

Sunday Festus Olasupo, Olukayode Abayomi Sorunke and Lawrence Olawuyi

Does the Conventional Paradigm help to Analyze the Competitiveness of an Industry? pp. 68-84

Federico G. Topolansky Barbe, Carol Yongmei Zhang, Magdalena M. Gonzalez Triay and Clemence Mzendah

Nigerian Public Administrators’ Leadership Styles and their perceived Effectiveness pp. 85-92

Adebayo A. Adanri and Bharat Thakkar

Impact of Product Branding on Sales Revenue of Listed Companies in Ghana pp. 112-124

Michael Yeboah

Influence of Teacher Attitudinal Factors on Use of Instructional Technology in Schools pp. 125-132

Dayo Carolyn Kivihya

Perceived Service Quality and Customer Loyalty: Evidence from Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka pp. 133-140

Praveena Thevisuthan

Safety Training, Company Policy and Communication for Effective Accident Management pp. 141-158

A. Haslinda, Shaharulliza Saharudin, Nur Hidayah Roslan and Rosmah Mohamed

Factors Influencing Haphazard Parking in The Klang Valley, Malaysia pp. 159-181

A. Haslinda, Richard Ng and Rosmah Mohamed

Readiness Assessment of Tele-ICU implementation in Technical and Human Aspects in Teaching Hospitals with ICUs Affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2015 pp. 195-209

Sakineh Saghaeiannejad-Isfahani, Maryam Jahanbakhsh, Mehdi Hejazi and Reza Talebkhani

Retrieving Information from Social Media using Ontology pp. 1–18

Tengku Adil Tengku Izhar, Mohd Shamsul Mohd Shoid, Abdul Ismail Mohd Jawi and Trieu Minh Nhut Le

The Relationships between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation Benefits in Turkish Manufacturing Firms pp. 93-111

Arif Selim Eren

Determinants of Employee Retention: An Evidence from Pakistan pp. 182-194

Shuana Zafar Nasir and Nasir Mahmood

Impact of CSR & TQM on Employee’s Turnover Intention: Mediating role of Organizational Commitment pp. 210-229

Habib ur Rehman Makhdoom and Adeel Anjum

Reflections on Management Contract in Relation to Individual Employment Contract in limited Liability Companies pp. 230-242

Anca Lacraru

Factors Influencing Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools: A Survey of Trans Nzoia East Sub County Kenya pp. 243-255

Charles S. Mwaria, Gregory S. Namusonge, Elizabeth N. Makokha and Aloys Kiriago Nyagechi

An Exploratory Study on Peer Learning Using Concept Cartoons pp. 256-265

Khoo Yin Yin, Khuan Wai Bing, Hamidah Yusof and Zainizam Zakariya

Influence of Operational Excellence on the management of efficiency levels in the pharmaceutical industry in Kenya pp. 266-296

Antony Muse, Agnes W. Njeru and Esther Waiganjo

The Impact of Motivation on the Employee Performance and Job Satisfaction in IT Park (Software House) Sector of Peshawar, Pakistan pp. 297-310

Amjad Ali, Li Zhong Bin, Huang Jian Piang and ZulfiqarAli

Capital Budgeting Strategy and Performance of Projects in Kenya Rural Roads Authority pp. 311-320

Leonard Ouma Mrongo, Mike Amuhaya Iravo and Aloys Kiriago Nyagechi

Making LARG Supply Chain Management Smart and Identification of its Conditions with Management Tools of SWOT, BI, and RFID Technology pp. 321-333

Ali Ramezani Ghotbabadi, ShahrbanooTajmiri Gandaee and Mohammad Tajmiri Gandaee

How centralized recruitment influence employee’s turnover in Tanzania Local Government Authorities: Experience from Moshi Municipal Council pp. 334-343

Lukio Lawrence Mrutu and Adam Othaman Ngowi

Explanations of Unemployment: An Eight-Country Comparison pp. 344-361

Kostas Mylonas, Adrian Furnham, Jose Luis Alvaro, Sofia Papazoglou, William Divale, Romeo Zeno Cretu, Hector Grad, Sonia Gondim, Cigdem Leblebici, Ania Filus, Angela Moniz, Anna Mitsostergiou, Georgia Kyvetou, Emmanouil Konstantinidis and Pawel Boski

The Effect of Corporate Disclosure Guide on Information Disclosure among Malaysian Public Listed Companies pp. 362-376

Erlane K. Ghani and Nur Azrin Mat Tarmezi

The Fundamental Human Right to a Healthy Environment pp. 377-383

Georgiana-Florina Ionescu

Volume 6, issue 8, 2016

School Managers’ Interpersonal Communication Skills in Turkey pp. 13-30

Ali Sabanci, Ahmet Sahin, Melek Alev Sonmez and Ozan Yilmaz

Exploring the Effect of Human Resource Strategic Orientation on Employee Job Performance in Tanzania State Corporations pp. 31-53

Lucy Odo Kiowi, Peter O. K’Obonyo and Martin Ogutu

Factors Contributing to SMEs Innovative Culture in Punjab, Pakistan: A Pilot Study pp. 54-64

Rabia Salman, Darwina Arshad and Lily Julienti Abu Bakar

To more understanding the "Halal" market and the Islamic Consumer-Factors affecting the Islamic Purchasing Behavior pp. 65-99

Sedki Karoui and Romdhane Khemkhem

The Effect of Board Interest on the Dividend Policy of Nigerian Manufacturing Sector pp. 100-115

I.G. Okafor, Ugwuegbe S. Ugochukwu and Hillary C. Ezeaku

Meaningful Work and Work Engagement: A Relationship Demanding Urgent Attention pp. 116-122

Umair Ahmed, Abdul Halim Abdul Majid and Md Lazim Mohd Zin

Exploring Types, Sources and Resolution of Communication Conflicts at the Workplace in PakistanA Qualitative Study pp. 123-135

Sadia Deep, Berhanndin Mohd Salleh and Hussain Othman

Life Standards in Romania, Labour Costs and Productivity of Material Resources, In the European Context pp. 136-145

Cristian-Marian Barbu

Elaboration and Application of the Stability Dynamic Model meant for Risks Analysis and Evaluation pp. 146-168

Neli Muntean

Application of Technology Alliance Model (TAM) on R&D Firms of Some Technology Development Zones (TDZS) in Ankara pp. 169-181

Arif Selim Eren

Increased Labor Productivity, Stronger Business Environment-Transforming the Economy, Saudi Arabia pp. 1–12

Nadia Yusuf

Volume 6, issue 7, 2016

The State, Academia and Poverty: Towards a Schema for Effective Poverty Reduction in Nigeria pp. 16-30

Uno Ijim Agbor

Comparing Gender and Work Experience of Librarians on Organizational Learning Capabilities (OLC) pp. 31-38

Mohd Shamsul Mohd Shoid and Norliya Ahmad Kassim

Evaluating Organizational Culture and Leadership as Factors of Organizational Learning Capabilities pp. 39-48

Norliya Ahmad Kassim, Lokman Hakim Khalib and Mohd Shamsul Mohd Shoid

The Establishment and Challenges in the Business in Early Childhood (Nursery and Kindergarten) pp. 49-56

Che Mohd Zulkifli Che Omar

Factors Affecting Performance of Inventory Tracking and Tracing System at Mechanical Stations in North Rift, Kenya pp. 57-85

D.S. Shidiavayi, L.W. Wachilonga and A.M. Iravo

Students’ Diversity and Quality of Education in Universities in Kenya: A Case of Jaramogi Oginga University of Science and Technology pp. 86-101

Calleb Owino Gudo

Relationship, Motivation and Organizational Climate: A Case of Sustainability pp. 102-114

Muhammad Haseeb, Jabbar Ali, Muhammad Shaharyar and Shammas Butt

Meeting Diverse Workforce Expectations on Career Development and its effect on Employees’ Commitment in Public Universities in Kenya pp. 115-129

Rose Muthoni Ndegwa, Hazel Gachunga, Karanja Ngugi and John Kihoro

To Examine the Influence of Market Place as a Factor of Corporate Social Responsibility on Competitive Advantage within Pharmaceutical Companies in Kenya pp. 130-141

Brigitte Aoko Odipo and Agnes W. Njeru

Inventory Management Practice and the Performance of the Unit of Vaccines and Immunizations in the Minstry Health, Kenya pp. 142-158

Samuel Okanda, G.S. Namusonge and Esther Waiganjo

Influence of Flexible Work Arrangement on Organizational Performance in the Banking Industry in Kenya pp. 159-172

Agnes Kinanu Mungania, Esther Wangithi Waiganjo and John M. Kihoro

Influence of Wellness Programs on Organizational Performance in the Banking Industry in Kenya pp. 173-187

Agnes Kinanu Mungania, Esther Wangithi Waiganjo and John M. Kihoro

Forecasting the Trend Analysis of Trade Balance of Pakistan: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation pp. 188-214

Sara Rafiq, Liu Hai Yun and Gulzar Ali

The Managerial Preferences for Risk-Taking in a Business Environment pp. 1–15

Durisic-Bojanovic Mirosava, Milojkovic Ana and Radulovic Rastko

The Economic Implications of Remittances on Economic Growth: The Case Study of Pakistan pp. 215-222

Syed Zeeshan Zafar, Muhammad Siddique, Haroon Ahmad and Tahir Ahmad Khan

Measuring the Number of Jobs Created through Entrepreneurship Training pp. 223-240

Charles Mwatsika

Factors Influencing Organization Commitments: A Review of Recent Study pp. 241-246

Sultan Saqar Oqaidan Al Wahaibi

Effects of Human Resource Factors on Student Performance in Bungoma North Sub-County Kenya pp. 247-261

David Masinde Nduruchi, Iravo Mike Amuhaya and Barasa Edward Wanyonyi

The Effect of Freemind on Students’ Performance in an Advanced Financial Accounting Course pp. 262-275

Erlane K. Ghani and Kamaruzzaman Muhammad

Why Do Research Articles in Economics Get Desk Rejection in Reputable Journals? pp. 276-283

Jonathan Emenike Ogbuabor and God’stime Osekhebhen Eigbiremolen

Job Satisfaction as an Intervening Variable of SelfEfficacy and Employee Performance pp. 284-298

Em Yusuf Iis and Mukhlis Yunus

Volume 6, issue 6, 2016

Investigating the Risks in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain in Ghana pp. 7-21

Samuel Brako, David Asante and Noah Boakye Akosah

E-Learning and Disability Mainstreaming pp. 22-43

Ann Teresa Wanjiru Kangethe, David Newton Simiyu and Moses Gicheru Njoroge

A Research on Determining the Education Level of Seasonal Ornamental Plant Growers and Marketing Methods in Kocaeli pp. 44-55

Ehlinaz Torun

Prospects for Freight and Logistics Companies in Operationalization of the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement of Goods and Persons pp. 56-75

James Adu Peprah, Noah Boakye Akosah and Marshall Wellington Blay

Analysis of Barriers to Start-Up Business among Graphic Design Graduates of Takoradi Polytechnic, Ghana pp. 76-93

Ebenezer Enninful, Abraham Boakye-Amponsah and Kwabena Nduro

Repositioning Business Education Programme for Peaceful Co-Existence and National Development of Nigeria pp. 94-103

Kudirat Ibrahim Adebisi

The Relationship between Performance Appraisal and Job Performance pp. 104-115

Sopiah

The Impact of Leadership Styles on Enhancing the Financial Performance through the Strategic Alignment in the Jordanian Insurance Companies pp. 116-131

Mohannad Sami Tawaha

Tactics to Restore Damaged Customer Relationship after Negative Events pp. 132-137

Lili Wan

How do Economic Crises Affect Regional Human Development? An Investigation of the 2008 Global Crisis pp. 138-149

Halil D. Kaya

Financial Ratios Approach to Evaluating Financial Performance of Cal Bank Ghana from 2010 to 2014 pp. 150-176

Eric Kwaku Attefah and Ernest Appiah Darko

Student Mobility in International Education: The Case in Ghana pp. 177-188

Nyarko Francis and Ephraim Lydia

Effect of the Empowerment Leadership's on Job Involvement Reinforcement through a Mediator Role for Strategic Thinking Skills pp. 189-220

Ali Abdul Hassan Abbas and Hussein Huraja Khali

Employee Engagement as an Outcome of Friendship at Workplace: Moderating Role of Job Embeddedness pp. 1–6

Muhammad Khaleel, Shankar Chelliah, Jamshed Khalid, Muhammad Jamil and Faryal Manzoor

An Investigation on the Performance of Operating Profit Margin of Privatized SOEs pp. 221-230

Magaji Abubakar Muhammad

Economic Crises and Human Development: A Comparison of Developed versus Developing Countries pp. 231-245

Halil D. Kaya

Training & Development Barometer for Effective Transformation of Organizational Commitment and Overall Performance in Banking Sectors of KPK, Pakistan: Qualitative study of Workforce of Bank of Khyber pp. 246-267

Nasreen Zehra

Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement in Emerging Adults: A Systematic Review pp. 268-290

Zahyah Hanafi and Farukh Noor

Relationship between Demographic Factors and Emerging adult’s Academic Achievement pp. 291-303

Zahyah Hanafi and Farukh Noor

Effect of Financial and Political Decentralization on Service Delivery in County Governments in Kenya pp. 304-320

Duncan M. Wagana, Mike A. Iravo, Joyce D. Nzulwa and John M. Kihoro

What Matters in the Right Selection of Provincial Government Employees: An Analytical Study based on Employees Perception pp. 321-337

Ghulam Nabi, Zhu Yuanhua, Ahmad Nawaz Zaheer, Abdul Rehman and Sehran Khan Nisar

Examining the Impacts of Behavioral factors on Wireless Village Services among Rural Community in Malaysia pp. 338-354

Jusang Bolong, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Siti Zobidah Omar, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva and Hamisah Sahharon

Interpersonal Communication skill Barrier Faced by Cardiology Doctors at National Heart Centre Malaysia pp. 355-369

G. Vimala and Siti Zobidah Omar

Constructing Indicators of Competence Development in the Photovoltaics Industry pp. 370-380

Feng-Hsiang Chang and Chih-Yung Tsai

Volume 6, issue 5, 2016

Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility and its Relationship with Corporate Performance in Malawi pp. 15-28

Charles Mwatsika and Alfred Chitulu

Effect of Strategic Planning on Annual Income of National Sports Federations in Kenya pp. 41-64

Obonyo Mark Ouche, David Odhiambo Oima and Moses Oginda

Managerial Decision Making in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: An Empirical Study in Valencia Region (Spain) pp. 65-83

Rocio Poveda-Bautista

Designing a Measure for Coach-Coachee relationships in University: An Islamic Doctrine Perspective Case Study: University of Applied Science and Technology Branch of Qotb-e-Ravandi pp. 84-103

Hormat Asghari, Mohammad Zakeri and Maryam Zerafat

Factors Affecting Non-Teaching Staff Development in Kenyan Universities pp. 104-130

Wachira Gladys Wanjiku

A Sectorial look at Female Firm Ownership in Ghana pp. 131-140

Prince Adjei, Sonal Agarwal and Isaac Doku

In Service Training and Job Satisfaction in the Nigerian Public Service: A Theoretical Analysis pp. 141-151

Ogunbodede Nife

A Cross-National Empirical Investigation of Music Streaming Behavior pp. 152-171

P. Raj Devasagayam and Francisco Javier Martinez Calderon

Is 360 Degree Feedback Appraisal an Effective Way of Performance Evaluation? pp. 172-182

Ece Kuzulu Kanaslan and Cemal Iyem

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Distribution Companies Providing the Conceptual Model of Knowledge Management in Fast The Case Study: A Beauty and Health Company pp. 183-196

Ahmad Javan Jafari and Nima Mirabedini

The Impact of Leadership Styles on Organizational Learning (An Empirical Study on the Education Sector in Damascus City) pp. 197-216

Mouaz Alsabbagh and Abdul Hamid AL Khalil

Influence of Personal Selling on Brand Performance of Retail Shoe Companies in Nairobi Central Business District pp. 1–14

Caroline Muthoni Muchina and Barrack Okello

Fiscal Accountability, Resource Management and Sustainable Development in Nigeria pp. 29-40

Oluwafemi Sunday and Tolu Lawal

Towards the Factors affecting Small Firm Growth: Review of Previous Studies pp. 217-235

Mosharref Hossain, Yusnidah Ibrahim and Mohan Uddin

Nation Branding in the XXI century – A Conceptual Approach pp. 236-245

Andrei Anca-Georgiana

Cost of Capital and its Components: An Application pp. 246-257

Halil D. Kaya

Potential Benefits of ICT towards Rural Positive Youth Development in Malaysia pp. 258-272

Samsul Farid Samsuddin, Siti Zobidah Omar, Bahaman Abu Samah and Jusang Bolong

Social Representations of Iranian Transsexual People in the Media: A Thematic Analysis pp. 273-284

Taher Roshandel Arbatani, Seyed Vahid Aqili, Somayeh Labafi and Afshin Omidi

Organizational Support and Self-Efficacy as the Predictors of Dissenter Behavior among Hotel Employees pp. 285-305

Aziz Gokhan Ozkoc and Tugba Bektas

Construct Validation of 17-item Utrecht University Work Engagement Scale Amongst the White Collar employees of Malaysian Universities pp. 306-312

Umair Ahmed, Abdul Halim Abdul Majid and Lazim Mohd Zin

Evaluating Destination Performance with a ManagerOriented Approach: Case of Nevsehir Cappadocia pp. 313-330

Duygu Eren, Gamze Coban and Onur Sevket Yildiz

Stimulants of Online Shopping Behaviour among Chinese Millenials in China pp. 331-349

Patrick Acheampong, Li Zhiwen, Ruhiya Abubakar, Henry Asante Antwi and Michael Owusu Akomeah

Impact of Service Quality Factors on Customer Trust in Libyan Airline Industry pp. 350-363

Taher Abdulsalam Ehbara and Syadiyah Abdul Shukor

Effect of Lean Supply Chain Management Practices on Organizational Performance in Government Ministries in Kenya: A Case of Children’s Department in the MLSSS pp. 364-375

Peris Wachuma and Noor Shalle

Students’ Satisfaction and Service Quality of HEIs pp. 376-390

Abdur Rouf, Mostafizur Rahman and Main Uddin

The Social Factors that Influence Growth of Women owned Businesses in the Informal Sector in Kenya: A Case of Women Street Vendors in Bungoma town, Bungoma District pp. 391-412

Mumaraki Rosemary

Enhancing Employee’s Trust and Commitment through Strategic Human Resource Management: A Literature Review pp. 413-426

Alaeldeen Saleh Al Adresi and Ridzuan Darun

Corporate Governance and Its Impact in Determining the Strategic Orientation pp. 427-436

Hasan Ali Al-Zu’bi and Majeda Galeb AL-Zoubi

Investigating the Impact of Training Management Strategy on Core Competencies pp. 437-445

Hasan Ali Al-Zu’bi and Sami Awwad Alkharabsheh

Entrepreneurial Career Mentoring Functions and Entrepreneurs Objective Outcomes in Eldoret, Kenya pp. 446-456

Pamela A. Chebii, Henry Bwisa and Maurice Sakwa

Entrepreneurial Mentorship and Demographic Characteristics within Small and Medium Enterprises in Eldoret, Kenya pp. 457-470

Pamela A. Chebii, Henry Bwisa and Maurice Sakwa

Job Stress and Coping Mechanisms among Nursing Staff in a Malaysian Private Hospital pp. 471-487

A. Haslinda and Catherine Lim Tsuey Tyng

Using Quality of Service Delivery to Evaluate Federal Government of Nigeria Policy on Public Service Outsourcing: A Case of Public Healthcare Institutions, Nigeria pp. 488-502

Augustine Aik Mamah

The Role of Compatibility in Technology Adoption among Automobile Mechanics in Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya pp. 503-511

Kennedy Ojucku Mairura, Patrick Karanja Ngugi and Christopher Kanali

The Role of Observability in Modern Automobile Technology among Mechanics Operating in Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya pp. 512-527

Kennedy Ojucku Mairura, Patrick Karanja Ngugi and Christopher Kanali

Evaluating the Relationship between Work-Family Conflict and Organisational Commitment among Rural Women Health Workers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria pp. 528-540

Emmanuel Agwu Arisi-Nwugballa

Volume 6, issue 4, 2016

Influence of Entrepreneurial Customer Experience on Savings Mobilization among Micro and Small Enterprises pp. 1-22

Fred Gichana Atandi, Henry M. Bwisa and Maurice Sakwa

Obstacles, Resistance and Impact of Change in Organizations: An Examination of the Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC) pp. 23-37

Udjo Eseroghene Franklin and Benjamin Balbuena Aguenza

The Nature of Internal Security Problems in African States: The Nigerian Experience pp. 38-71

Chris I. Nwagboso

The Relationship among Ethical Ideologies, Ethical Sensitivity and Attitude of Business Students towards Accounting pp. 72-85

Emine Yilmaz Karakoc

Indirect Monetary Policy Instruments and Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: An Empirical Evidence from Time Series Data pp. 86-101

Gideon G. Goshit and Thaddeaus D. Longduut

Effects of Television Agricultural Shows on Small-Scale Farmers’ Information Need in Kenya: A Case Study of Kikuyu Sub-County pp. 102-110

Mercy Wanjira Munene, Thika-Nairobi and Hellen Mberia

Quality Function Deployment and an Application in an Insurance Company pp. 111-135

Gulnur Kecek and Omer Can Akinci

Investigating the Effectiveness of Mortgage Demand and the Significant Level of the Changes: Evidence from the Intervention of the Financial Crisis pp. 136-154

Eunice Tamoh Anu

Effect of External Borrowing and Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Nigeria pp. 155-175

Sebastine Ugochukwu Ugwuegbe, Okafor I.g and Christian Azino Akarogbe

Impact of Low Cost Carriers on Turkish Tourism Industry pp. 176-188

Ali Emre Sarilgan

The Production of Rize Fabric (Feretiko) as a Traditional Handicraft and Touristic Product pp. 189-200

Ahmet Cavus

An OLS Approach to Modelling the Determinants of Private Investment in Ghana pp. 201-226

Eric Kwaku Attefah and Dawud K. Enning

University Branding: A Conceptualizing Model pp. 227-232

Vajiheh Javani

Aspects of Strategic Intelligence and its Role in Achieving Organizational Agility: An Empirical Investigation pp. 233-241

Hasan Ali Al-Zu’bi

Moderating Effect of Strategic Planning Intensity on Strategic Planning and Financial Performance of National Sport Federations in Kenya pp. 242-260

Obonyo Mark Ouche, David Odhiambo Oima and Moses Oginda

The Perception of Investors on Real Estate Sustainability in Ghana pp. 261-273

Isaac Doku and Sonal Agarwal

Modelling Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in MENA Countries: Cointergration and Causality Analysis pp. 274-286

Lamia Arfaoui

A Framework based Knowledge Management System (KMS) for Dynamic Decision-Making (DDM) pp. 287-294

Mohammad Fazli Baharuddin, Tengku Adil Tengku Izhar, Ahmad Nadzri Mohamad and Wan Mohd Hafiz Wan Hasnol

Assessment of the Influence of Project Management Competence on the Triple Constraint in Projects in Nairobi pp. 295-309

Fred Rugenyi

The Role of Public Relations on Company Image: Social Media as a Moderating Variable: A Case Study at the Applied Science Private University at Jordan pp. 310-317

Anas Y. Alhadid and Batool Ahmmad Qaddomi

The Effect of Marketing Strategy on Maximizing the Performance of an Organization: Sustainable Competitive Advantage as a Mediate Variable: Empirical Study on Small and Medium Companies in Jordan pp. 318-324

Anas Y. Alhadid and Batool Ahmmad Qaddomi

A Research Framework on Big Data awareness and Success Factors toward the Implication of Knowledge Management: Critical Review and Theoretical Extension pp. 325-338

Tengku Adil Tengku Izhar and Mohd Shamsul Mohd Shoid

Investigating the Issue of Nurse Job Satisfaction: Role of Esprit De Corps, Task Significance, Self-Efficacy and Resilience: A Case Study pp. 339-355

Munwar Hussain Pahi, Syed Mir Muhammad Shah, Umair Ahmed and Waheed Ali Umrani

Volume 6, issue 3, 2016

The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Personal Branding through the Learning Organization and Consideration of Future Consequences pp. 1-16

Ali Osman Uymaz

Service Quality and Customer Loyalty in Malaysian Islamic Insurance Sector Exploring the mediating effects of Customer Satisfaction pp. 17-36

Ariff Syah Juhari, Muhammad Awais Bhatti and Shishi Kumar Piaralal

An Example of the Copper Production Area in Anatolia: Coppersmith in Erzincan (Turkey) and Importance of the Production Branch as the Cultural Heritage Value pp. 37-53

Fatih Orhan, Ahmet Cavus and Serhat Zaman

Determinants of Household Savings in Rural and Urban Areas: The Case of Chitral District, Pakistan pp. 54-64

Shahab e Saqib, Sanaullah Panezai, Hidayat Ullah, Ubaid Ali and Hazrat Usman

A Conceptual Development of Entrepreneurial Skills and Entrepreneurial Intentions: A Case of IT employees in Pakistan pp. 65-78

Muhammad Salman Shabbir, Mohd Noor Mohd Shariff and Arfan Shahzad

Impact of Advertising on Brand Awareness and Commitment in Female Apparel Industry pp. 79-94

Afaq Ahmed Khan, Saneela Jadoon and Naqash Ahmad Khan Tareen

Effect of Corporate Entrepreneurship on Performance of Food Fortification Companies in Kenya pp. 95-108

Gisemba Beatrice Moige, Elegwa Mukulu and George Orwa

Exploring the Contents of Psychological Contract: The Employees’ Perspective of the Hospitality Industry in Upper Sindh pp. 109-124

Farooque Ahmed Soomro, Sumaiya Syed and Salman Bashir Memon

An Investigation on Developmental Supervision Model: Supervisors' and Administrators' Opinions and Teachers' Expectations pp. 125-146

Gulnar Ozyldirim and Mualla Bilgin Aksu

Qualifications Required for Health Managers: A Phenomenological Research pp. 147-157

Mehmet Yorulmaz, Mehmet Gencturk and Mustafa Demirkiran

The Impact of Empowerment in Enhancing Creativity among Employees: An Empirical Investigation pp. 158-165

Bakir Ahmad AlRahamnah

Research on Basic Factors of Present Vocational Education System Construction in China pp. 166-177

Li De-fu and Ling Tang

Technological Innovation as entrepreneurial Determinant affecting Savings Mobilization among Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya pp. 178-199

Fred Gichana Atandi, Henry M. Bwisa and Maurice Sakwa

Volume 6, issue 2, 2016

Selected Demographic Variables and Elder Abuse in Akwa Ibom State Nigeria pp. 1-15

Mildred O. Ekot

How Do Turkish University Students Perceive Globalization? A Phenomenographic Analysis pp. 16-25

Fikret Tuna

Factors Influencing Customer Satisfaction with ATM Banking pp. 26-41

Charles Mwatsika

The Impact of the 2008 Global Crisis on Human Development: An Examination of the Human Assets Index pp. 42-56

Halil D. Kaya

A Source of Employee Inspiration through perceived Corporate Social Responsibility, Motivation & Commitment: Evidence from NGO Sector of Pakistan (AFAQ | Association for Academic Quality) pp. 57-79

Waqas Umer Malik, Quratulain Afzal and Hina Umar Mirza

The Impact of Socio-cultural Business Environment on Entrepreneurial Intention: A Conceptual Approach pp. 80-94

Ahmad Isa Abdullahi and Fakhrul Anwar Zainol

Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria: Reassessing the Role of Market Size pp. 95-104

Ojide Makuachukwu Gabriel, Agu Osmond Chigozie and Eke Felix Awara

Driving Distributors’ Satisfaction in Multilevel Marketing (MLM) Companies pp. 105-122

Kwee-Fah Lee, Teck-Chai Lau and Kai-Yin Loi

Moderating Role of Gender in the Relationship between Humor Styles and Group Cohesiveness pp. 123-135

Ebru Gozukara

Determining the Importance Level of Accounting Information for Investors’ Decision Making pp. 136-152

Melis Ercan and Emrah Onder

Internal Audit and Fraud Control in Public Institutions in Nigeria: A Survey of Local Government Councils in Osun State pp. 153-158

Olukayode Abayomi Sorunke

Personal Ethics and Fraudster Motivation: The Missing Link in Fraud Triangle and Fraud Diamond Theories pp. 159-165

Olukayode Abayomi Sorunke

Conceptual Framework of Adolescent’s Intention to Involving in Entrepreneurship at Malaysia pp. 166-182

Wan Mohd Zaifurin Wan Nawang, Ibrahim Mamat, Nor Hayati Sa’at and Sabri Ahmad

A Comparison between the Styles of Transformational Leaders and Authentic Leaders in Crisis Management pp. 183-196

Adnan Celik, Tahir Akgemci and Turgut Emre Akyazi

The Relationship between Shared Vision and Organizational Climate in Learning Organizations: A Study in the Banking Sector pp. 197-210

Adnan Celik, Tahir Akgemci and Turgut Emre Akyazi

Comparative Analysis between Romanian and Bulgarian International Tourism pp. 211-220

Andreea Marin-Pantelescu and Laura Cristina Maniu

The Effects of Psychological Empowerment on Job Satisfaction and Job Performance of Tourist Guides pp. 221-239

Nuray Tetik

State Failure And Terrorism: Thoughts on Nigeria’s Festering BOKO Haram Crisis pp. 240-252

Godwin C. Malasowe

Volume 6, issue 1, 2016

Nexus Marketing Culture, Values of Owners/Managers and Ethical Position in Business and Survival of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) in Tanzania: A case of Southern Highlands pp. 1-14

Hilgath Mwinuka and Sosthenes Ruheza

Factors Affecting Automation of Inventory Management in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: A Case Study of Kitui County pp. 15-27

Lawrence Mbuvi, Gregory Namusonge and Wycliffe Arani

Entrepreneurial Leadership Capabilities and Innovativeness in Academic Libraries: A Research Model pp. 28-39

Abdul Ismail Mohd Jawi and Tengku Adil Tengku Izhar

Recent Development on Entrepreneurial Leadership Capabilities and Innovativeness in Academic Libraries: A Review and Directions for Future Research pp. 40-54

Abdul Ismail Mohd Jawi and Tengku Adil Tengku Izhar

Is Communication Always Helpful? – The Influence of Organizational Communication on Feelings of Uncertainty and Commitment of Employees during Change Management Processes pp. 55-66

Petia Genkova and Christine Gehr

The Analysis of East Side Poverty Coastal Fishermen in ACEH pp. 67-82

Nurlina, Ramli, Murni Daulay and Rujiman

Daihatsu Shifts and aligns its Strategies: A Case Study of the Appointment of an Indonesian as the CEO of Astra Daihatsu Motor pp. 83-99

Ganesha Asfaraman and Ali Haidar

Application of Value Based Financial Measures to Improve Corporate Governance in India: Evidence through Random Effects Model pp. 100-122

Middi Appala Raju

Asset-Liability Management to Control the Volatility in Net Interest Income and Economic Value through Gap Analysis of Selected Public and Private Sector Banks pp. 123-142

Middi Appala Raju

Technology Readiness for the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) pp. 143-153

Mohamad Faizal Ahmad Zaidi, Siti Norezam Othman and Noor Hidayah Abu

Determining the Relationship between the Quality of Voluntary and Compulsory Disclosure and Information Asymmetry pp. 154-163

Mehrdad Ghanbari, Seyyed Yahya Asadollahi and Fatemeh Taheri

A Mathematical Approach to Neuromarketing: A Weapon – Target Assignment Model pp. 164-173

Onur Onay

The Impact of Employee Training and Innovation on Turnover Intention: An Empirical Research pp. 174-185

Mustafa Kesen

The Impact of Economic Policies on Economic Growth in a Group of Arabic Countries: Empirical Verification using Non-Stationary Panel Model pp. 186-195

Slim Mahfoudh and Mohamed Ben Amar

The Rights and Duties of Spouses in Viewpoint of Koran and Jurisprudence pp. 196-209

Asghar Arabian

Model Proposal for Islamic Supervisory Boards in Financial Institutions pp. 210-220

Lale Sagbansua and Kursat Yalciner

Influence of Nongovernmental Organizations on Forming Country Image and Developing the Country Brand Using Public Diplomacy pp. 221-235

Mehmet Turker and Zafer Konakli

Factors Influencing Poor Performance of Learners in the Grade Seven Examinations: A Case of Umguza District pp. 236-243

Wisdom Moyo and Thelma Maseko

A Comparison between Neural Networks and GARCH Models in Exchange Rate Forecasting pp. 244-253

Fahima Charef and Fethi Ayachi

CSFs for Total Quality Management (TQM) in Service Organizations: Review pp. 254-264

Seyed Mehdi Fatemi, Chong Chin Wei and Hajar Moayeryfard