The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1750-5933.htm An efficiency comparison of direct and indirect channels in Taiwan insurance marketing Chiang Ku Fan and Shu Wen Cheng Graduate Institute of Finance and Insurance, Shih Chien University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the efficiency of bancassurance, an indirect marketing channel formed through the creation of subsidiaries
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International Review of Business Research Papers Vol.2. No.1 August 2006 pp.1-14 An Evaluation of SME Development in Malaysia Ali Salman Saleh∗ and Nelson Oly Ndubisi∗∗ Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in play a vital role in the Malaysian economy and are considered to be the backbone of industrial development in the country. However, few studies examined their development, challenges and future prospects. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine and analyse the role of SMEs in different
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Research Background The auditor’s roles are to provide an opinion on financial statement and to ensure that the statements are based on true and fair image of company performance to the stakeholders. They are authorized in checking the accuracy of business records. Opinions given by the auditor gives an added credibility to the financial statements (Maqableh, 2014). Commonly, investors often rely on financial statements provided by auditor in making investment judgement
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1.0 Introduction FDI refers to is a direct investment into production or business in a country by an individual or company of another country, either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing business in the country. Foreign Direct Investment which is a passive investment which is passive investment in the securities of another country as stock and bonds. Foreign direct investment occurs when a firm invests directly in facilities to
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McKinsey Global Institute June 2011 Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity The McKinsey Global Institute The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), established in 1990, is McKinsey & Company’s business and economics research arm. MGI’s mission is to help leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors develop a deeper understanding of the evolution of the global economy and to provide a fact base that contributes to decision making on critical management
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Vol. 2, No. 2 International Business Research Case Study of Factors Influencing Jobs Satisfaction in Two Malaysian Universities Edward Sek Khin Wong (Corresponding author) Faculty of Business & Accountancy University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia E-mail: edwardwong@graduate.uwa.edu.au Dr Teoh Ngee Heng Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 46200, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia E-mail: tiohnh@utar.edu.my Abstract This work identifies the factors that measure job satisfaction of faculty members
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MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING COSTING AND BUDGETING. HND IN BUSSINESS MANGMENT Indivdual Assigment [Ilzam Ilyas/BM43/09] Executive Summery This report describes Managing accounting costing and budgeting to an organization of both current and future business. Effective information and knowledge can be gained by an organization if they have a clear understanding about their costing and budgeting flow. There are
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elsevier.com/locate/obhdp Abusive supervision, intentions to quit, and employees’ workplace deviance: A power/dependence analysis Bennett J. Tepper a,*, Jon C. Carr b, Denise M. Breaux c, Sharon Geider d, Changya Hu e, Wei Hua f a Department of Managerial Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302-4014, United States Department of Management, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, United States c Department
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How Human Resource Management Practices affects Employee Performance. Principle Author: ALI SADIQ Ali.sadiq.ch@live.com MS Student Other Authors: TAHIRA JABEEN, HASHIR KHAN, ABDUL BASIT, WAQAS ASLAM MS Students COMSATS INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, LAHORE CAMPUS CHAPERT 1 Abstract Human Resource is the most important asset for any organization and it is the resource of achieving competitive advantage. Managing human resources is very challenging as compared to managing
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Presently, in order for small medium enterprises (SMEs) to be competitive in the global economy, the quality of their products and services cannot be under estimated. Therefore in today's economic climate, SMEs competitions are greater than ever may in local or global. The quality of goods and services are most important thing for SMEs to continue for grow and survive. We can see that, many SMEs in Malaysia lack the resources and knowledge to practice the quality management in
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