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International Journal of Business Research
The International Journal of Business Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Academy of Business and Economics. The journal contains articles related to research, practice and teaching in all areas of business, management and marketing
Articles from Vol. 11, No. 6, November
An Analysis of Internal Revenue Code Section 529 College Savings Plans: Do They Remain a Viable Investment Option?
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1. INTRODUCTION Funding a college education can be one of the most expensive financial endeavors in a lifetime. For many persons, the costs associated with successfully completing a college degree will rank second only to a home purchase in terms...
A Narrative Review on the Influence of Cluster Location on Firm Performance
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1. INTRODUCTION The geographical location of a company is of crucial strategic importance as it determines its direct competitive environment. Even with increasing globalization, the local business environment of a company is not losing its significance;...
Audit Sustainability of CPAs in Thailand: Effects of Audit Planning Competency and Audit Report Quality
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1. INTRODUCTION The bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, Texas, and dissolution of Arthur Anderson was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the word, it leads to skepticism in...
Brand Loyalty on Internet: A Study of Influence Factors on Decision Making Process
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1. INTRODUCTION The initial ravishment provoked in the field of the business by the extraordinary growth of the Internet became lukewarm a little in the last times, but it continues to centralize the attentions of the most several areas. Passed...
Challenges of Business Recruitment in the Great Recession
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1. INTRODUCTION In 2008 the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center for Competitive Economies (the Center) contracted with Chatham County, North Carolina to create an economic development strategic plan (Jolley, Lane, and Brun, 2008)....
Challenges to Business Education: The Gap between Practices and Expectations
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1. BACKGROUND Economic and technological challenges are pushing business organizations to the edge were leadership can make the difference between mere survival and first-class performance. As these organizations push the boundaries of efficiency,...
Climate Change Mitigation: What Is the Role of Small and Medium Businesses?
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1. INTRODUCTION Climate change has been mostly associated with energy consumption. Therefore, a radical change in values and behavior toward lower consumption and waste is needed (Lorenzoni, Nicholson-Cole, Whitmarsh, 2007). The issue of climate...
Effect of Customer Perceived Value on Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty in Banking Service: The Moderating Effect of Main-Bank Status
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1. INTRODUCTION Increase in business competition and more dynamic market pricing environment impact the effectiveness of marketing strategy in the banking service industry. Although an effective marketing strategy is important, it is not the only...
Enhancing Exam Performance by Integrating Test and Presentation Preparations: A Test of Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Theory
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1. BACKGROUND In place of traditional "principles" courses, our University offers an introductory Integrated Business Curriculum (IBC). The program consists of seventeen credits: nine and eight for the first and second semesters, respectively. IBC...
Exploring the Connection between Ethical Issues in Franchising Business Success and Franchisees' Demographic Characteristics
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1. INTRODUCTION Franchising started in United States commerce during the 19th century when Singer Corporation used this channel to distribute sewing machines (Storholm and Scheuing, 1994). Modern franchising has enjoyed tremendous growth since the...
Influences of Governance Practice and Social Learning on Disclosure Quality and Accounting Sustainability of Listed Firms in Thailand
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1. INTRODUCTION Nowadays, governance practice is a significant business activity that helps enhance stakeholder reliability and acceptance and provide corporate reputation and image. It has also promoted them to survive and sustain in the turbulent...
Introducing Capital Charges in Jordanian Health Sector: Improving Performance Efficiency
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1. INTRODUCTION Many governments around the world have been attempting to provide their citizens with the best health care services, which may sometimes be offset by the limited resources available on hand. In several countries, plans to extend...
Pros and Cons of Online Education for Educators and Students
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1. INTRODUCTION Higher education started in 1088 in Europe at the University of Bologna and although many changes have occurred, brick and mortar classrooms have been the primary means of education ever since. (Universitas de Bologna). However,...
The Importance of Trade Marketing on Management Relations in the Consumer Goods Industry
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1. INTRODUCTION The speed with which new products are launched and the intensity of negotiations between the supplier and retail organizations led manufacturers of mass consumption on new alternatives for improving the relationship with the marketing...
The Moderating Role of Managers' Uncertainty Avoidance Values on the Performance Impact of Radical and Incremental Innovation
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1. INTRODUCTION Shortened product life cycles and increased market volatilities require companies to be more effective in improving existing and in developing new products (Gumusluoglu and Ilsev 2009) in order to keep current business going and...
The Role of Privacy Seals in E-Commerce
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1. INTRODUCTION Privacy Seals were introduced to make consumers feel safer about their information that they put onto the internet. Privacy (or Web assurance) seals such as TRUSTe, CPA WebTrust, and BBBOnline have been developed by the e-commerce...
Welcome Note from the Managing Editors
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It is our pleasure to present to the Volume 11, Number 6, 2011 issue of the International Journal of Business Research (IJBR)! This issue contains 16 scholarly research papers that have met the criteria of the peer reviewers from universities around...
