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The Impact of Strategy, Technology, Size and Business Environment on the Organizational Form of Small Firms in China

Gavin C. Reid, Julia A. Smith & Zhibin Xu · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

Our research tests the hypothesis that the organizational form of a small firm is determined by the contingencies of environment, strategy, size and technology. It was tested on a sample of private firms in Guangdong Province, PR China, notable for its entrepreneurship. Our metho...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i430330

Audit Committee Effectiveness and Audit Fee among Listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria

Abdulrasaq Mustapha, Abdulrauf O. Isiaka & Kudirat A. Babatunde · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

The persistent cases of corporate accounting scandals which have rocked the Nigerian banking sector in spite of auditor certification of financial statements as free from material error have raised concern not only on the effectiveness of audit committees but also on audit servic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i430329

Cashless Society: The Effect of Financial Ability, Ease and Security on Behavior of the Use of Financial Technology System

Islamiah Kamil · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

This study aims to examine the factors that influence the system using Financial Technology (Fintech) by using multiple linear regression. This research was conducted in the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi areas using survey methods. This study obtained 200 respondent...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i330328

Cumulative Prospect Theory and Radner Theory: A Critical Assessment from Nigeria

Sunday Oseiweh Ogbeide & Peter Ehizokhale Okpamen · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

Aims: This study undertook a critical comparative assessment of cumulative prospect theory and Radner theory. The aim is to examine investors’ behavior in the financial market using these theories. The specific objectives of the study were to examine if there are similarities bet...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i330326

Competitive Intelligence and Performance of Microfinance Banks (MFBs) in Nigeria

Fabian Chinedu Osita, Hope Ngozi Nzewi, Chigozie Chinonso Ojimba & Chimezie Ifechukwu · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

The sustainability issues faced by microfinance banks (MFBs) in Nigeria necessitated this study to examine the effect of competitive intelligence on performance of MFBs in Nigeria. The study adopted the use of survey research design. The study population was made up of 112 employ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i330325

Resource Development and Market Value for Non-wood Forest Products of the Banyang-Mbo Sanctuary of Nguti, Cameroon

Tem Henry Buh & Tchatat Kezeta Bili Samuel · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

The research begins with a brief history of the Banyang-Mbo Sanctuary (BMS) of Nguti, its demographic and geographic dispersion. Next, we aim to identify and analyze the various non-timber forest products, which range from plants, animals, birds and marine species. With the aid o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i330327

Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction: An Exploratory Analysis among Public Bank Employees in Selected Cities of Bangladesh

Nabid Aziz, Mohitul Ameen Ahmed Mustafi & Md Sajjad Hosain · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

This exploratory study aims to determine the factors affecting the overall perceived job satisfaction of the employees working at different public banks in Bangladesh. The authors carefully selected seven such factors after searching the existing literature. Those seven factors:...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i330324

Awareness about Plagiarism among the Student of Higher Educational Institutions: Reflections of a Case Study Conducted at Ibra College of Technology, Oman

Ali. O. P., Hamda Hamdoon Said Al- Humaidhi & Safa Zahir Saud Al- Maawali · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

Plagiarism has become a major problem in higher education institutions in recent years. With the advancement of modern means of publishing, the students and researchers can easily access information from various online sources, which has resulted in the act of stealing others wor...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i230321

Financial Risk and Adoption of Public-Private Partnerships in Kenyan Public Universities

Francis Mukatia Asakania, Gregory S. Namusonge & Maurice Sakwa · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

Employment of public-private partnerships as a way of delivery of public utilities has been on the rise in the recent past. This has been driven by a number of factors, key among them being the ability of the public entity to transfer financial risk to private sector players who...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i230322

Point of Sale and Cashless Policy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

G. I. Anyanwu & C. I. Anumaka · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

The study examined the impact of Point of Sale (POS) on cashless policy, issues and prospect in Nigeria economy; research questions were formulated and distributed to the sample population of 500 drawn from various POS operating centers in line with the objectives of the study. F...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i230323

Effects of Financial Dualism and Inclusion on Economic Development in Nigeria

G. I. Anyanwu, P. A. Okere & N. F. Adioha · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

This study examined the effects of financial dualism and inclusion on the economic development in Nigeria. Data were obtained principally from primary sources, interviews and questionnaires.  The sample for the study consisted of one hundred (100) respondents randomly selected fr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i230319

Effects of Different Socio-economic Characteristics of Rural Households on Their Saving Decision in Pabna District of Bangladesh: A Binary Logistic Regression Analysis

Md. Al-Amin · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

Household saving ensures a smooth future by softening the potential insecurities arise from uncertainty at the cost of present consumption. Moreover, the volume of national investment determines the actual health of an economy which is intensively associated with national savings...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i230320

Impact of Working Capital Management on Firm’s Profitability: A Study on Listed Companies in Sri Lanka

Vianny Jeniston Delima · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

Aims: The main aim of the study is to identify whether working capital management has an impact on firm’s profitability of listed companies in Sri Lanka. Place and Duration of Study: Pooled panel data of 95 listed companies from 18 sectors are listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i130318

Effect of Deposit Money Banks’ Lending Activities on the Growth of Real Sector of Nigeria’s Economy: A Disaggregated Approach 1986 – 2019

Edith Nkiruka Mazeli, Patrick Kanayo Adigwe & Amalachukwu Chijindu Ananwude · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

To the best of our knowledge, we presented an analysis of how the growth of Nigeria’s real sector has been affected by lending activities of deposit money banks. We examined how agricultural, industrial, and building & construction sectors of the real economy have grown owing...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i130317

Inflation and Commercial Banks Operation in Tanzania

Zuhura Mohamed Abdallah & Safia Yahya Saadat · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2020

This paper addresses connection of inflation and commercial banks operation by using quarterly time series data from 2008 to 2017. The study precisely shows relationship of inflation and customer savings in the commercial banks; and bank lending to customers using Vector Error Co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajeba/2020/v20i130316