In multinational firms, strategies are initiated at the corporate/headquarter level and the subsidiary level. Each of the two levels of strategy has an important and distinct role to play in achieving and sustaining competitive advantage, although key elements of the multinational firm strategy are formulated at the corporate level, strategies dealing with the implementation of the strat...
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Authors Dr. Abhishek Gupta
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Page No. 51 to 56

Australia is currently on the cusp of the biggest mining boom in its history powered by demand from the fast growing mega Asian economies. However, productivity has slumped in 2000 decade compared to the previous despite a record increase in the terms-of-trade and capital investment in the mining sector. The appreciation of the real exchange rate due to spending effects of the booming mi...
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Authors Neil Dias Karunaratne
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Page No. 49 to 70

The present study is a critical examination of the environmental disclosure practices and extent of disclosure of listed textile industries in Bangladesh. The study reveals that more than two-third (69%) of the sample companies addressed no environmental issues in their annual reports and on an average textile industries disclosed very poor information regarding environmental aspects whe...
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Authors Md. Hafij Ullah, Md. Musharof Hossain, K. M. Yakub
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Page No. 97 to 107

The purpose of the article is to review the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) convergence and its effect toward organizational change initiatives. It is expected that IFRS will replace U.S. GAAP in the near future. Most importantly, in 2010, the Securities and Exchange endorsed the convergence of IFRS and also urged firms to switch from the existing U.S. GAAP guidelines ...
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Authors Orlando Rivero, D.B.A., Edel Lemus, M.I.B.A
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Page No. 47 to 49

The financial system plays a pivotal role in economic activities in any country. Thus it is vital to determine the status and assess the financial health of the financial system and take corrective policy measures continuously. The objecitve of the paper is to evaluate the status of financial and banking system in Ethiopia. Descriptive statistical tools like percentages, growth rates, me...
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Authors Abebaw Kassie
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Polish road transportation system has recently been referred to as Tigers or Kings of Europe with its leading position being emphasized among other European countries. Therefore, it is about time the true condition of the system was revealed. The following presentation thoroughly illustrates the actual state of Polish road transportation system in 2012. Once the lecture of this article i...
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Authors Zdzisu00c5u201aaw Kordel, Jerzy Wau00c5u203akiewicz, KrystynaBentkowska.
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine reclaiming ubuntu philosophy as a kernel of Chinhoyi University of Technology’s (CUT) service delivery. We argue that embedding ubuntu philosophy into core values, leads to better institutional vision, mission and strategies. The study explores how values of ubuntu are linked to service excellence at CUT. We argue that re...
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Authors Ruvimbo Gladys Ndoda and Mike Nyamazana Sikwila.
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Page No. 35 to 46

In this article, the authors look at whether trade openness has had positive effects on growth and development in South Africa. A time series regression method that depicts the long and short term effects of trade openness on the South African economy was used. We carry out a long and short term regression analysis using quarterly data for the period 1994 through to 2013.The results of t...
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Authors Mike Nyamazana Sikwila, Ndoda, Gladys Ruvimbo Teboho Jeremiah Mosikari
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The purpose of this paper is to find the antecedents of consumers’ avoidance towards the Hindi-dubbed Japanese manga cartoon TV show ‘Doraemon’ in Bangladesh. Being the 5th densely populated country in the world, Bangladesh has exposed its inhabitants towards the wide international culture of the whole world. However, the major adoption of ...
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Authors Tasmia Ekram Tushi
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Page No. 29 to 35

Store loyalty is subjective in nature, since it means an evaluative judgment. The literature highlights the existence of a relationship between perceived value and customer attitude, considering this variable as an important determinant of customer loyalty.This paper analyzes the relationship between a store loyalty program in the supermarket industry and the program’s p...
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Authors Isabella Moreira Pereira De Vasconcellos, Delane Botelho
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