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Bank monitoring and environmental risk

Aintablian S.; Mcgraw P.A.; Roberts G.S. (OXFORD9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLAND, 2007)

Loan announcement effects for 152 Canadian companies are examined to investigate the efficiency of monitoring by banks facing lender environmental liability. Market reaction to the announcement of bank debt to 'environmental' ...
Boardrooms of energy firms in the post-enron era

Rebeiz K.S. (RESTON1801 ALEXANDER BELL DR, RESTON, VA 20191-4400 USA, 2006)

Corporate governance has emerged as a topic of significant importance, particularly in the aftermath of the Enron scandal. Undoubtedly, the renewed scrutiny of this entity is not without justification. Enron's failure is ...
Breaking down corporate secrecy in the Middle East: Lessons from a successful infomediary

Leigh L. (, 2011)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the history of poor corporate transparency in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and show how one company, Zawya LLC, has succeeded in turning this persistent ...
Building Perceived Quality of Founder-Involved IPO Firms: Founders' Effects on Board Selection and Stock Market Performance

Chahine S.; Filatotchev I.; Zahra S.A. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2011)

Research on governance has focused on large corporations, giving far less attention to smaller and younger companies especially those moving from founder-controlled start-ups to professionally managed public companies. ...
Business Ethics in the Middle East

Sidani, Yusuf (Routledge, )
Business-conflict linkages: Revisiting MNCs, CSR, and conflict

Jamali D.; Mirshak R. (DORDRECHTVAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS, 2010)

Heightened interest in business-conflict linkages has materialized with the advent of globalization and the rise of multinational corporations (MNCs). We examine business-conflict linkages in this article both theoretically ...
Career planning and progression for engineering management graduates: An exploratory study

Srour I.; Abdul-Malak M.-A.; Mona Itan A.B.; Sidani Y. (, 2013)

When faced with the decision of selecting an advanced degree, many engineers opt for management related studies rather than further specialization in a technical field. This article attempts to highlight the reasons behind ...
CEO compensation and stock options in IPO firms

Chahine S.; Goergen M. (Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.; CHELTENHAMGLENSANDA HOUSE, MONTPELLIER PARADE, CHELTENHAM GL50 1UA, GLOS, ENGLAND, 2012)

[No abstract available]
Changing management paradigms: Implications for educational institutions

Jamali D. (2005)

Purpose: The greatest competitive challenge facing companies today is said to be embracing change. The business environment is in constant flux and companies must grapple with a host of new realities. This backdrop of ...
Classical vs. modern managerial CSR perspectives: Insights from lebanese context and cross-cultural implications

Jamali D.; Sidani Y. (, 2008)

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept that has acquired a new resonance in the global economy. With the advent of globalization, managers in different contexts have been exposed to the notion of CSR and are ...
Client engagement risks and the auditor search period

Khalil S.K.; Cohen J.R.; Schwartz K.B. (SARASOTA5717 BESSIE DR, SARASOTA, FL 34233 USA, 2011)

This paper investigates whether client engagement risks lengthen the client acceptance phase for audit firms and result in a longer auditor search period for their clients. Using a sample of auditor resignations over the ...
COBRA framework to evaluate e-government services: A citizen-centric perspective

Osman I.H.; Anouze A.L.; Irani Z.; Al-Ayoubi B.; Lee H.; Balc A.; Medeni T.D.; Weerakkody V. (Elsevier Ltd; SAN DIEGO525 B STREET, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2014)

E-government services involve many stakeholders who have different objectives that can have an impact on success. Among these stakeholders, citizens are the primary stakeholders of government activities. Accordingly, their ...
Competitive probabilistic Self-Organizing Maps for routing problems

Ghaziri H. (, 2005)

In this paper, we have applied the concepts of the self-organizing map (SOM) algorithm, to a routing problem called the vehicle routing problem with backhauls (VRPB). Usually SOM is based on a single map to represent data. ...
Constraint programming to solve maximal density still life

Chu G.; Petrie K.E.; Yorke-Smith N. (Springer London; BERLINHEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, D-14197 BERLIN, GERMANY, 2010)

The Maximum Density Still Life problem fills a finite Game of Life board with a stable pattern of cells that has as many live cells as possible. Although simple to state, this problem is computationally challenging for any ...
Constraints and opportunities facing women entrepreneurs in developing countries: A relational perspective

Jamali D. (2009)

Purpose: This purpose of the paper to examine the interplay of constraints and opportunities affecting female entrepreneurship in developing countries. The paper integrates salient micro- and macro-level perspectives and ...
Constraints facing working women in Lebanon: An insider view

Jamali D.; Sidani Y.; Safieddine A. (2005)

Purpose - The ascendancy of women to top management positions is a perennial problem plaguing organizations worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to present some insights relating to this pervasive phenomenon from a ...
Consumer behaviour and preferences regarding children's clothing in Turkey

Koksal M.H. (, 2007)

Purpose - The aim of this study is to determine the factors affecting the consumer preferences and behaviour in the children's clothing market in Turkey, a country where the majority of the population is under 18 years ...
Contemporary Management

Apaydin, Marina; Jones, Gareth R.; Goerge, Jennifer M. (McGraw-Hill Publishing, )
Contested meaning: Power and frames in IT implementation

Azad B.; Faraj S. (, 2008)

Research on the organizational implementation of IT and social power has favored explanations based on issues of resource power and process power at the expense of matters of meaning power. As a result, although the existence ...
Contextualizing Cultural Orientation and Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Karam C.M.; Kwantes C.T. (AMSTERDAMPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 2011)

This research attempts a more contextualized approach to examining organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Borrowing from theory in international and cross cultural management as well as organizational behavior, context ...

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