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A further analysis of small firm stock returns

Patel, Jayen B. - In: Managerial Finance 38 (2012) 7, pp. 653-659

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare recent performance of small firms with that of large firms in developed and emerging stock markets. Design/methodology/approach – T‐tests as well as Wilcoxon Signed Rank test statistics are utilized to test the differences in returns...

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Santa Claus Rally and firm size

Washer, Kenneth M; Nippani, Srinivas; Johnson, Robert R - In: Managerial Finance 42 (2016) 8, pp. 817-829

Purpose – Several articles in the popular press have detailed an end-of-year anomaly known as the Santa Claus Rally, a period best defined as the last five trading days of December and the first two trading days of January. The purpose of this paper is to examine US stock market returns over...

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Fraud and corruption in football: lessons from a survey of match-fixing in Cyprus

Krambia Kapardis, Maria; Levi, Michael - In: Journal of Financial Crime 30 (2023) 4, pp. 891-907

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify if fraud theory models suggested over the years are applicable to match-fixing and if so, whether the Krambia-Kapardis’ (2016) holistic fraud and corruption prevention model can be used to reduce significantly match-fixing in football....

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Stealing from the boss: who is looking?

Lenz, Peter John; Graycar, Adam - In: Journal of Financial Crime 23 (2016) 3, pp. 613-623

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discover organisational governance lessons that emerge from the unique facts and characteristics of one significant corporate fraud in Australia. Design/methodology/approach Data were triangulated between a primary loss adjustment file with multiple...

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Understanding perceived casino service difference among casino players

Wong, IpKin Anthony; In Veronica Fong, Hoi; Tingchi … - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 24 (2012) 5, pp. 753-773

casino gambling industry in the Far East. …

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Segmenting slot machine players: a factor‐cluster analysis

Chen, Sandy C.; Shoemaker, Stowe; Zemke, Dina Marie V. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 25 (2013) 1, pp. 23-48

segments. Design/methodology/approach – The study's objectives include: understanding the demographic, gambling motivation, and … gambling behavioral characteristics of slot machine players; identifying important reasons for choosing one slot machine game … preferences. Practical implications – This article fills in some of the gaps in understanding the gambling behavior of slot …

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A critical mass of corruption: why some football leagues have more match-fixing than others

Hill, Declan - In: International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 11 (2010) 3, pp. 38-52

than 220 interviews with players, referees, sports officials and law enforcement officers, the gambling industry and … corrupters, three factors presented when high levels of match-fixing were observed: strong illegal gambling networks, high levels …

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Bet doubling in gambling and investing

Chapman, Zaneta; Getzen, Thomas - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 12 (2011) 4, pp. 291-305

probability of winning. Originality/value – Although bet doubling is not new to the gambling literature, this paper considers the …

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Hazardous immorality: strategic externalization of risk and credit pricing

Chapman, Zaneta; Getzen, Thomas - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 13 (2012) 4, pp. 381-391

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the risks caused by “hazardously immoral” contracts which force external parties to bear significant losses without their consent. Design/methodology/approach – The expectation of substantial future losses raises the question of how...

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Pathways to accountant fraud: Australian evidence and analysis

Andon, Paul; Free, Clinton; Scard, Benjamin - In: Accounting Research Journal 28 (2015) 1, pp. 10-44

pathways. It also identifies the prevalence of gambling, female offenders, small and medium enterprises as victims, as factors …

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