International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences

Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013

  • Airport Ownership and Management in European Union countries, BOT Applications in Turkey, and Suggestions for Turkey

    Yıldırım Saldıraner

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 61-67
    Received: 16 March 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine the airport ownership and management applications of the European Union countries and Turkey, and to evaluate the appropriateness of the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Model, which is widespread in Turkey. For this purpose, the airports at the capital cities of the European Union countries are examined in the... Show More
  • Seven Wastes Elimination Targeted by Lean Manufacturing Case Study “Gaza Strip Manufacturing Firms’’

    Khalil A. El-Namrouty, Mohammed S. AbuShaaban

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 68-80
    Received: 11 March 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The research paper aims to investigate and analyze the current situation of wastes elimination of the manufacturing firms in Gaza Strip and its important role for reducing the production cost; in addition it aims to promote lean thinking through studying the seven wastes that are targeted by the lean manufacturing philosophy. Wastes Relations Matri... Show More
  • Logistics Outsourcing Partnerships: Conceptual Model

    Chaabouni Fatma, Dhiaf Mohamed Mahjoub

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 81-88
    Received: 22 February 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The worldwide usage and importance of logistics outsourcing has grown dramatically over the last decades and will continue to do so. A model of logistics outsourcing relationship is developed and hypotheses are presented regard-ing the antecedents and consequences of trust. The objective of this research is to describe the relationships between log... Show More
  • Testing the Existence of Integration; Kuwait and Jordan Financial Markets

    Mohamad H. Atyeh, Wael Al-Rashed

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 89-94
    Received: 07 April 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The objective of this research is to examine the Arab financial markets integration mainly through its stock markets concentrating on specific countries namely, Kuwait and Jordan. There are several methods have been used to examine the existence of integration. However, the Johansen approach to integration is considered a more reliable method than ... Show More
  • Ethical Thinking: Whatarestudents’ moralthoughts?

    James I. Schaap, Juan-Pablo Stegman, Miguel Blanco Callejo

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 95-107
    Received: 19 March 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The study of ethics is increasingly viewed as an important component of business education. As such, we in-vestigated various real-world ethical scenarios using a self-administered survey instrument that was answered by 136 col-lege students in three different universities? We reviewed the results as they related to gender and ethnicity. A regressi... Show More
  • Systematic Approach for Improving Medical Service Quality, International Journal of Economics

    Chang-Lin Yang, Rong-Hwa Huang

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 108-114
    Received: 31 March 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: The purpose of this research is to discuss the characteristics of medical services quality in the hospital institutions. This study discusses the characteristics of medical services quality in the hospital institutions, combining the analysis of services quality deficiency and investigation then figuring out the method of improvements to focus on s... Show More
  • Causes and Consequences of Financial Corruption: a Conceptual Inquiry

    Nguyen Tan Phat

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 115-118
    Received: 04 April 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: When mentioned, corruption is often thought to take place just in areas of civil authority where the mandarins squeeze people and public property. This definitely breaks the laws and doesn’t obey social ethics. There is, however, another form of corruption existing in front of people’s eyes and obeying legally basic principles of the market economy... Show More
  • Public Procurement System Challenges in Developing Countries: the Case of Zimbabwe, International Journal of Economics

    Michael Musanzikwa

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2013
    Pages: 119-127
    Received: 08 April 2013
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    Published: 02 April 2013
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    Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the public procurement system challenges in developing countries with reference to Zimbabwe, addressing the extent to which the procurement systems have resulted in disgruntlement by pressure groups like the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) and the Upfumi Kuvadiki over the awarding of te... Show More