www.ccsenet.org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 7, No. 3; February 2012 Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in Developing Countries: The Case of Nigeria Abdulkadir Madawaki College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia Sintok, 06010 Kedah, Malaysia E-mail: abdulkadirmadawaki@yahoo.com Received: September 16, 2011 doi:10.5539/ijbm.v7n3p152 Abstract The study focused on the adoption process of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
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World Review of Business Research Vol. 2. No. 2. March 2012. Pp. 16 - 31 Corporate Governance-Its Problems & Prospects in Banking Industry in Bangladesh Begum Ismat Ara Huq* and Mohammad Zahid Hossain Bhuiyan** Corporate Governance ensures to bring transparency, accountability and professionalism in the management system of a corporate body that enhances the credibility and acceptability to the shareholders, employees, potential investors, customers, lenders, governments and all other stakeholders
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Industrialists Gijsbert Oonk Abstract In this paper I describe three patterns in the emergence of Indian Entrepeneurs Indian large scale industries, 1850-1930. While doing this I focus on three variables: (1) the colonial attitude towards indigenous business, especially the transformation towards large scale industrialisation1; (2) the religious, occupational and regional background of industrialists to be; and (3) whether or not they belonged to a ‘minority’ group. While these patterns all led to the
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the E-procurement. E-procurement is the process for acquiring resources, goods, materials and components electronically through its performance metric tools and design in the supply chain network. How purchasing has always been the criteria in a business operation so is the E-procurement in current trend becoming managerial more important strategy to be focused and effectively worked
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FOREIGN EXHANGE MARKET The foreign exchange market (forex, FX, or currency market) is a global, worldwide decentralized financial market for trading currencies. Financial centers around the world function as anchors of trading between a wide range of different types of buyers and sellers around the clock, with the exception of weekends. The foreign exchange market determines the relative values of different currencies. The primary purpose of the foreign exchange is to assist international trade and
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Ethics in business research Chapter outline Introduction Ethical principles Harm to participants Lack of informed consent Invasion of privacy Deception 122 128 128 132 136 136 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 145 Other ethical and legal considerations Data management Copyright Reciprocity and trust Affiliation and conflicts of interest The difficulties of ethical decision-making Checklist Key points Questions for review © Oxford University Press 2011. Alan Bryman and Emma Bell. Business Research
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by Expeditors Lanka (Pvt) Ltd for launching of warehousing facility in Sri Lanka. The company is a fully owned subsidiary of Expeditors International of Washington Incorporation a publicly traded company in Washington Stock Exchange. Bothe these companies carrying on the business of global logistics solutions provider, helping their customers to improve their supply chain management. The holding company was incorporated in 1979, with only 5 branches worldwide. After having operated for 28 years
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using your strengths, as well as the context in which you are operating, to your advantage. In marketing, strategy starts with understanding what the business wants to achieve, or what problem it wants to solve. It then considers the context in which the business and its competitors operates, and outlines key ways in which the business and brand can gain advantage and add value. In this chapter, you will learn: • How to define and distinguish business strategy, marketing strategy and digital
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Examination Paper of Banking & Financial Services Management IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper MM.100 Principles & Practices of Banking Section A: Objective Type & Short Questions (30 Marks) This section consists of Multiple Choice & Short Note type questions. Answer all the questions. Part One carries 1 mark each & Part Two carries 4 marks each. Part One: Multiple Choices: 1. Frequency of First Tranche Returns is: a. Weekly b. Monthly c. Monthly/quarterly d. Monthly/quarterly/half-yearly
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Examination Paper of Banking & Financial Services Management IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper Principles & Practices of Banking Section A: Objective Type & Short Questions (30 Marks) This section consists of Multiple Choice & Short Note type questions. Answer all the questions. Part One carries 1 mark each & Part Two carries 4 marks each. MM.100 Part One: Multiple Choices: 1. Frequency of First Tranche Returns is: a. Weekly b. Monthly c. Monthly/quarterly d. Monthly/quarterly/half-yearly
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