It is common to see the interest rate on savings in community-managed microfinance being reported as "20-30% annually". Using panel data from 204 groups in Malawi, I show that the right figure is likely to be at least twice this figure. This is due to sector-wide application of non-standard...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between performance monitoring technology and accountability in electronic government initiatives. Specifically, it aims to investigate how performance monitoring technologies are deployed in electronic government and the...

This study develops a wind speed sensorless performance monitoring method for stand-alone vertical axis wind turbines, by means of a numerical analysis using a dynamic simulation model. The method focuses on improvements in the response speed of the rotor with deterioration in wind turbine...

Photovoltaic (PV) system designers use performance data of PV modules to improve system design and make systems more cost effective. The collection of this valuable data is often not done due to the high costs associated with data acquisition systems. In this paper, we report on the design of a...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of large equity ownership by both institutions and outside block shareholders in monitoring the board of directors’ decision to initially adopt defense mechanisms and the subsequent capital market reaction to the adoption....

Purpose –This paper seeks to focus on examining unit trust performance in Malaysia over the period 1991-2001. Design/methodology/approach - The broad based study covers full economic cycles using 7 different performance measures: raw return, market adjusted return, Jensen's alpha, adjusted...

The new global marketplace has caused changes in some organisations'/industries' forms and execution of strategy and reliance on international personnel. Entry and success through the accumulation of knowledge in the global marketplace have become the impetus for sustainable...

Manufacturers have been exploring innovative strategies to achieve and sustain their competitive advantages by facing a new era of intensive global competition. Such a strategy is Supply Chain Management (SCM), which has gained a tremendous amount of attention from both researchers and...

This paper investigates the effectiveness of the critical success factors (CSFs) of total quality management (TQM) on customer service management (CSM) in the Nigerian banking industry. The empirical study was conducted via a survey on six, out of the 22 banks that have implemented TQM due to...