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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 4, 2020, PP 10-21
Abstract: This work compares two models of corporate hedging, to show how optimal investment, debt, and hedging strategy can be strongly dependent on the mechanism linking the firm’s internal funds to its return on investment. Approximated analytical solutions for hedging and a numerical example simulating the effects of a productivity shock are obtained to shed light on the different empirical implications associated to the two mechanisms. The latter appear to be distinguishable by observing the extent oKeywords: Hedging; Investment; Debt; Productivity
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 4, 2020, PP 22-35
Abstract: The objective of this article is to study the external competitiveness of Morocco. To do so, we first make a sectoral analysis of Moroccan international trade. This analysis reveals the sectors and products in which Morocco should specialize, as well as the products in which Morocco has a strong export potential. Then, we study the impact of the introduction of price and cost competitiveness indicators in the export's equations of Armington (1969). Using a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) esKeywords: Competitiveness; VECM model; Exports; Armington; Morocco
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 4, 2020, PP 01-09
Abstract: Psychopathy is complex phenomenon associate to personality disorder that manifests at a relatively early age and tends to be relatively stable throughout life. Psychopathy in adolescents is currently being studied using the approach of callous-unemotional (CU) traits. Recent studies have shown that adolescents with these traits have different causal factors leading to their behavior problems and mental disorders. Here I propose to use the log-ratio analysis, for two-way contingency table, for asKeywords: ICU; SDQ; Log-ratio analysis; RC(M) association model; Odds ratios
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 3, 2020, PP 11-18
Abstract: Family variables positively affect firm performance from a theoretical and empirical perspective. However, this relationship has not been clearly examined in several countries, including Kuwait. This study explored family members’ role on boards of directors by investigating the relationship between family variables and firm performance using data from 93 non-financial firms listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) from 2016 to 2018. This study divided family variables into family ownership, faKeywords: Corporate Governance; Firm Performance; Family; Kuwait.
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 3, 2020, PP 01-10
Abstract: Agricultural output in Ethiopia plays an essential role in generating foreign exchange and feeding the largest share of the population, due this identifying determinant of agricultural output at macro level is important. This study investigated determinants of agricultural output at macro level by using time series data starting from 1980-2018.The ARDL approach to co integration is applied to investigate the long run and short-run determinants of agricultural output. The result reveals that RainKeywords: Agricultural output; Determinants; Drought; ARDL; Co-integration; Ethiopia.
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 2, 2020, PP 18-27
Abstract: The current paper has discussed how CPEC can enhance mutual trust and integration in the region and how it can be successful in the future for the whole region and how the attitude of regional factors could influence the future of CPEC. CPEC's worth of $46 billion initiated in 2013 which links the area of Pakistan names Gawadar port with China’s Kashgar. The beauty of CPEC is it could enhance and establishes economic and strategic connectivity in the south Asian region because CPEC has the capacKeywords: CPEC; Mutual Trust; Regional Trade; Integration; Regional Actors; CPEC’ Future.
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 2, 2020, PP 01-17
Abstract: Funerals and burial practices are a universal human social experience, and every society has a unique pattern of dealing with the death of its members. In Ghana, it is noticed that Ghanaians revere the dead so much that funerals are at the heart of Ghanaians' social life. This study sought to estimate the cost of funeral celebrations on personal finances and on productivity through man-hour loss. Interviews and questionnaires were the basis for data collection. The results from the sample, usingKeywords: Funeral Celebration; Lying in Repose; Mortuary; Tomb; Bereaved; Ashantis
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 1, 2020, PP 23-34
Abstract: Small businesses ensure a livelihood for a large part of the population in many countries, in the same way the services offered by them generate benefits for a large part of the community. In accordance with the above, promoting the improvement in the performance of this type of organization is a way to contribute to the economic development of a territory. Within this type of business, those aimed at retailing occupy an important percentage, where the structure of the portfolio of products withKeywords: Products portfolio; Variety of offer; Retail; Small business.
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 1, 2020, PP 13-22
Abstract: As introduction can be said that the initial assumption estimates the number of people affected by eruption of Mount Slamet in hazardous area are 215,953 people (BPBD Central Java, 2016). Unfortunately, there is a general tendency where people do not know how to act or respond to disasters. This research is urgent to discover the main determinant that can be used to make emergency response policies and build disaster reduction networks. In this framework the authors formulate several important iKeywords: Policy; Reduction; Disaster Risk; Networks and Eruption.
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 1, 2020, PP 35-57
Abstract: The implementation of Supply Chain Integration is low in the Kenyan economy especially the manufacturing, health and banking sectors. This study focused on determining the influence of supply chain integration practices on the performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. Mixed research design was used for the study thus both qualitative and quantitative data were collected. The Study population consisted of the professional employees working at the top, middle and lower level of the management iKeywords: Technology Integration; Supplier Integration; Internal Operations Integration; Customer Integration
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 10, Issue 1, 2020, PP 01-12
Abstract: There have been numerous studies which examined the impact of board structure on firm performance. However, all these studies have failed to provide any form of consensus on how board structure or board composition impact firm performance. Hence, we are left asking is there an effect on firm performance? The missing link therefore, is the absence of a comprehensive review of the literature which addresses the issue. The objective of this paper is to provide a thorough analysis of previous studieKeywords: Firm Performance; Board Composition; Board Structure; Independent Directors
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 12, 2020, PP 73-79
Abstract: Lexical items constitute paramount problems in the translation of Quran from Arabic into English. This study deals with only one the semantic problematic areas in Surah AL-An’am (The cutle) in the Quran, namely ambiguity. It explores the translation of Qur’anic ambiguity. The current study focuses on the issue of translating ambiguous word in the Quran, particularly in the Surah AL-An’am. It attempts to analyse and compare six different approaches to to retaining the meaning of the Quran while tKeywords: Qur’anic ambiguity; Translation; Lexical problems; Surah; Qur’anic translators.
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 12, 2020, PP 87-92
Abstract: Traditional knowledge about medicinal plants and traditional medical treatment has been mastered by Indonesians long before the reign of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. The technology has been widely preserved by customary law communities. This knowledge has been adopted by medicine industry, both domestic and foreign, so factories can produce traditional medicines in a modern way. However, indigenous people, the inheritor of the knowledge, are not economically improved from the Keywords: Social justice; Customary law community; Economic right
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 12, 2019, PP 57-72
Abstract: This is a comparative linguistic politeness study that investigates the range of linguistic choices employed by three communities of speakers to maintain sound interaction. Even though first-order politeness is common to all languages and is a cross-cultural aspect, there are language variations and linguistic characteristics that are inherent to languages and that make expressing politeness easier and simpler in certain languages as compared to others. The objective of this research study is toKeywords: Politeness; Linguistic markers; Linguistic Pragmatics; Lexicons comparison; Stylistic devices; Connotations; Euphemisms
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 12, 2019, PP 80-86
Abstract: The article considers how the Zenana, the portion of the house in which Indian women live, has been represented in a selection of texts that include British nineteenth century novels, missionaries’ reports and feminist writings. The zenana is portrayed in exotic, orientalist and islamophobic terms,that voice the authors’ cultural bias. In the eyes of the Victorians, the zenana is a fascinating space which gives them the opportunity to compare and discuss the social position of native women and mKeywords: Victorian novel; Zenana; Missionaries; Feminism; Islamophobia
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 12, 2019, PP 43-56
Abstract: This paper examines Spanish vowel perception by Korean learners. According to Speech Learning Model (Flege, 1987, 1992, 1995; Bohn &Flege, 1992), L2 phones can be classified into three categories, ‘new’, ‘similar’, and ‘identical’. Many studies have found that in the long run, ‘similar’ phones cause the most trouble for L2 learners. Generally, Spanish vowels are believed to have one-to-one correspondence with Korean, making them straight-forward to learn. In contrast, using experimental phoneticKeywords: Vowel; L1 Korean-L2 Spanish; L2 perception; Speech Learning Model.
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 12, 2019, PP 32-42
Abstract: Bali is a region in Indonesia that is very well known to foreign countries due to its rapidly developing tourism and becoming the main economic driving sector. This tourism sector also greatly affects other developing sectors, including fashion. In the fashion field, the number of tourists and migrants from abroad builds the Balinese market that is different from other regions in Indonesia. Fashion in Bali is very cosmopolitan, has a high and complex purchasing power, namely in the case of many Keywords: Ethical fashion; Bali; Fashion brand; Natural dye; Natural fibre
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 12, 2019, PP 16-31
Abstract: The goal of this paper is to investigate whether native language (L1) metaphoricalfluency and competence (Danesi 1992; 2016) have a detectable influenceon the processing of idiomatic expressions in a foreign language (L2). The initial hypothesis is that conceptual transfer is manifest at all levels of L2 figurative language processing, but itsdegree may vary in function of learners’ language proficiency, task and input type (Hall 2002;Dijkstra 2007). Based on earlier research in psycholinguisticKeywords: Metaphor; Idiom; Recognition; Conceptual transfer
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 9, Issue 5, 2019, PP 34-41
Abstract: Car taxi business has been a source of livelihood for many people in Kisumu City. However, studies indicate that their economic performance has been on the downward trend. Whereas the decline could be attributed to several factors; it is not clear whether location of parking space and competitive forces, occasioned by city planning has influenced the decline. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of parking locations and competitive forces on the economic performanKeywords: Car Taxi; Economic Performance; Kisumu City; Parking Location.
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 12, 2019, PP 11-15
Abstract: Like other main characters in this collection, the nameless protagonist of this story has to take care of his mother and brother for no other reason than that he is the elder male in the family. Culturally an elder son should carry his father’s economic responsibilities after the father’s death, as is the case in this story.Yet, at the same time that the society requires the elder son to take care of his family, it does not take into consideration his physical and mental condition. Khalil I. Al-Keywords: Khalil Al-Fuzai; Saudi; Short story; “A Point of Change”
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 12, 2019, PP 01-10
Abstract: This article is a study of the shamanic origins of cinema and the processes and elements involved in filmmaking and film viewing that recall shamanic and ritualistic practices. It interweaves several studies alongside theoretical and creative concepts concerning the shamanic origins of art and film, starting with Werner Herzog’s statement from his film Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) that the Chauvet Cave art constitutes a proto-cinema. In this study, a comparative analysis of the archetypal strKeywords: Proto-cinema; Palaeolithic art; Cave of Forgotten Dreams; Consciousness; Shaman
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 9, Issue 5, 2019, PP 21-33
Abstract: Laden by the hope of being superior to others, the modern-day man engages in lavish consumption patterns choosing ‘class over mass’ through procurement of expensive goods and services. This robust urge to mark one’s stature in the society provokes common populace to quest for ostentatious ownership of goods and services by engaging in consumption of high-priced articles rooted upon the exhibitionist nature, defined as Decorative Consumption. This paper explores the inter-dependence between two dKeywords: Conspicuousness; Decorative Consumption; Houses; Snobbism; Wristwatches
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 11, 2019, PP 75-82
Abstract: In recent years, due to the rapid development of the Internet, it has changed the national, social, economic, and cultural levels, and has become more involved in everyone’s daily life. We absorb information and knowledge through the Internet. The speed of knowledge innovation in modern society is extremely fast, and online learning has become increasingly popular. It can effectively cross the limits of time and space and provide people with new learning channels. Online learning has become the Keywords: Online Learning; E-learning; Technology Acceptance Model; Theory of Planned Behaviour.
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 11, 2019, PP 63-74
Abstract: Researchers have attempted to examine the unwanted forms (errors) appearing in learners’ spoken or written language production, which are often attributed to the learning process. The level of language proficiency differences in the second language (L2) learning between male and female learners has also been investigated. Most findings show that women are better language learners than their counterparts, (Burstall, 1975; Boyle, 1987), although this assumption has been debated, as other studies hKeywords: Gender Differences – Interlanguage Errors - Language Errors- Second Language Acquisition.
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 9, Issue 5, 2019, PP 13-20
Abstract: Indonesia has an important role in the world maritime industry through a large number of Indonesian registered ships as well as the number of marine engineers. In this paper, we study the perceptions and expectations of seafarers' competence, especially Indonesian marine engineers. This is very important for policy makers to know which indicators are gaps so that solutions and improvement can be applied. This research is also important for the shipping companies to understand what is the strong Keywords: Competency; Marine engineer; Importance performance analysis; Gap analysis.
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 9, Issue 5, 2019, PP 01-12
Abstract: It is the desire of all stakeholders in education that teachers and students achieve good results. However, in Ugenya Sub-County, the mean score for History and Government had declined in between the years 2014 and 2018. This trend implied that there were challenges with curriculum implementation which needed to be established with an intention of reversing the downward trend of the mean score in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE examinations). The purpose of this study was to aKeywords: CURRICULUM
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 11, 2019, PP 35-39
Abstract: Adapted from Li Bihua’s novel, Tian Qinxin’s play Green Snake, has actually not only struck an emotional chord with contemporary audience in China, but surprisingly touched audience in Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Kennedy Center American Theater Festival as well. This paper attempts to examine why this drama, with irrevocable historical attachment and distinct nationality, moves beyond its border to reach the whole world under globalization and becomes a promising part of world literature.
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 11, 2019, PP 26-34
Abstract: Semanticism, often using the problem of persistence as its flagship, had argued that metaphysics disputes are merely verbal and can be resolved by appeal to ordinary language. Hence, metaphysics is not a substantive discipline. This position threatens the importance of metaphysics as the basis of all rational activities. This paper identified the absurdity and inconsistencies in semanticism. This is with the aim of showing that metaphysics is a substantive branch of philosophy. The paper made usKeywords: Metaphysics; Semanticism; Verbal disputes; Ordinary language.
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International Journal of Business and Social ResearchVolume 9, Issue 4, 2019, PP 28-34
Abstract: Talent management has been considered as an alternative platform to attain competitive advantages by many all over the world. Along with its unique and inspirational perspectives, talent management encompasses every core issue of human resource management including recruiting, selection, recognition and development. Business undertaking an effective talent management approach is benefited by being able to attract finest talent, making them feel attached to the organization and keeping them as loKeywords: Talent Management; Talent Management Strategy; Competitive Advantages
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Journal of Arts and HumanitiesVolume 8, Issue 11, 2019, PP 18-25
Abstract: Lin Hwai-min, one of the most prestigious East Asian choreographers in the world, established the first contemporary dance company in Taiwan, the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, which created a unique impression of Asian modern dance. Since his earliest dance works, unique balance is struck between literature and dance texts, China's mainland and Taiwan, the East and the West, dance and humanities. This thesis begins from the perspectives of literary, eastern symbols, body language and music. It analyKeywords: Lin Hwai-min；Cloud Gate Dance Theatre；Choreography.
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