The growing global uncertainty has pushed firms to re-assess their financial strengths, and re-examine their earning management strategies and methods. It is now common knowledge that firms face unexpected variations ...

This paper analyzes the performance of equity mutual funds in the US, using monthly data for a sample of 4,431 equity mutual funds over the period 1999–2012. Our empirical findings suggest that larger funds with higher ...

Investment banks play a vital role in the economic development of a country through their impact on capital and money markets. In developing countries, they promote and support business investors in bringing about economic ...

Using the Fama-French three factor method, the size sorted liquidity-based three factor method, and the Fama-French five factor model, this study explores the dynamics of price discovery and asset pricing in sustainable ...

Over the years, the usage of smartphones has burgeoned worldwide. However, it is noteworthy that with this multiplied usage and popularity of smartphones, most of the consumers demonstrate erratic behavior in the selection ...

Over the years, Islamic banking has emerged as a viable alternative to conventional banking, especially after the global financial crises of 2008. Despite the fact that the existing literature emphasizes on this significant ...

As the world market share of private label brands (PLBs) increases, so does the importance of and need for research in this field. Given the growing presence of PLBs in Pakistan, this study aims to examine the effects of ...

This study examines the potential interaction of a firm’s financing and investment decisions. It studies broadly how firms manage underinvestment and liquidity risks. To estimate the effects of these decisions, the study ...

This paper carries out the empirical tests in order to validate the hypothesis that resource intangibility, in the form of intangible assets, contributes towards the intellectual capital, and the competitive advantage in ...

Herzberg’s motivation theory is one of the most widely studied motivation theories. This theory is also known as the two-factor or dual-factor theory. The premise of Frederick Herzberg’s theory is that the concept of ...