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Bank informational opacity: evidence from the Tunisian stock market

Mbarek, Lassaâd; Hmaied, Dorra Mezzez - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 20 (2012) July, pp. 278-292

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the informational opacity of Tunisian banks versus non-banking firms taking into account information environment changes. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses the synchronicity of stock returns as a proxy of informational...

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Bribery Act 2010: implications for regulated firms

Yeoh, Peter - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 20 (2012) July, pp. 264-277

Purpose – The UK responded with Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010) after various international criticisms. The purpose of this article is to review its implications for UK regulated firms and foreign equivalents. Design/methodology/approach – The approach adopted is qualitative relying on primary...

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The fate of the international student bread winners in the hands of international independent and private colleges - a case study

Er, Mevliyar - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 3 (2012) 3, pp. 205-216

This research aims to pinpoint areas of corruption in the private nonaccredited education sector colleges in the UK … difficulties in generating revenues is likely to make many of such private colleges prone to corruption. A case study through … carelessly thereby ignoring significant clues for the existence of corruption. …

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Prevention of corruption – UK legislation and enforcement

Brown, George - In: Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance 15 (2007) May, pp. 180-185

Purpose – The aim of the paper is to document the controls that presently exist in relation to domestic corruption, the … need for reform of the law, in relation to both domestic and international corruption and the challenges that are faced by … the UK Government in relation to enforcement of the laws that regulate corruption overseas. Design …

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Is employment of social risk groups the key to sustaining the European welfare regimes?

Josifidis, Kosta; Supic, Novica; Pucar, Emilija Beker; … - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 3 (2011) 6, pp. 623-640

The European welfare regimes face two sets of challenges. One internal, specific for the welfare state itself, and the other external, imposed by changing economic, political and economics conditions. The first challenge lies in the growing gap between the rigid welfare state design and flexible...

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US and European stock market crashes: Any evidence of interdependence?

Sooreea, Rajeev; Wheeler, Mark - In: International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance 4 (2011) 4, pp. 372-389

This paper examines the response of Stock Prices (SPs) in Germany, Italy, and the UK to shocks to US Stock Prices …, Germany and Italy. …

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Macro-level perspective of consumer ethnocentrism: a panel data study in Turkey

Altintas, Murat Hakan; Harcar, Talha; Dulgeroglu, Ismail; … - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 4, pp. 402-421

This article analyses the relationship between the main antecedents of and imports/GNP ratio as a subtle reflector of macro-level consumer ethnocentrism (CE). We constructed a model that reflects the macro level ethnocentrism in a domestic country. This ratio expresses the economy openness of a...

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Royal delicacies at peasant prices: cross-national differences, common grounds – towards an empirically supported theory of the informal economic activities of migrants

Rezaei, Shahamak - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 2, pp. 109-154

Turkish groceries and fast food restaurants, Chinese barbecues, Pakistani kiosks, Iranian pizzerias and carpet stores, Arabic kebab houses, erotic artists from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, exchange agencies across Denmark and many other EU countries, a growing number of wholesale...

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Values of organic producers converting at different times: results of a focus group study in five European countries

Padel, Susanne - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 7 (2008) 1/2, pp. 63-77

different times in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and Switzerland. As well as expressing values widely associated with …

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Critical company assessment and advisory support for introduction of concurrent engineering practices

Ratchev, Svetan; Pawar, Kulwant S. - In: International Journal of Business Performance Management 6 (2004) 1, pp. 69-87

, Germany and Italy. …

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