American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Business

Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2020

  • The Impact of Human Capital Development on Economic Growth in Ethiopia

    Shemsedin Abdu Dawud

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 47-51
    Received: 05 October 2020
    Accepted: 22 October 2020
    Published: 19 November 2020
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    Abstract: The importance of human capital accumulation as an engine of economic growth and development has been widely recognized in theoretical and empirical studies. No country has achieved sustained economic development without substantial investment in human capital. In accordance with this, Ethiopia has made some movements to create skilled and competen... Show More
  • Factors Affecting Consumer Purchase Intention of Smartphones: A Case of Hawassa City

    Amanuel Engidaw

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 52-65
    Received: 17 September 2020
    Accepted: 30 October 2020
    Published: 19 November 2020
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    Abstract: The growing need and fast development of technology in the era of globalization, free markets, and more fierce competition made the company produce products to satisfy the diverse needs of customers, particularly within the smartphone industries. The major objective of this study was to assess factors affecting consumers' purchase intention of smar... Show More
  • Internal Control Effectiveness and Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence from China

    Fusheng Wang, Jieqiong Hu

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 66-71
    Received: 31 October 2020
    Accepted: 11 November 2020
    Published: 19 November 2020
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    Abstract: Stock price crash is the extreme negative values of price distribution which can make investors suffer from huge losses and harm the stability of security market. Because of the heavy consequences, how to avoid stock price crash is a topic of significant importance. According to the “bad news hoarding” theory, transparency is a key determinant to r... Show More
  • Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth in Ethiopia

    Urgessa Firomsa Fite

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 72-78
    Received: 15 October 2020
    Accepted: 09 November 2020
    Published: 23 November 2020
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    Abstract: The aim of the study is to investigate the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on economic growth in Ethiopia by using annual time series data from the periods of 1982 to 2018. To achieve this objective the Descriptive and Econometric analysis were processed. The Ordinary Least square (OLS) method approach was employed to assess the model in the lo... Show More
  • Determinants of Women Business Growth: Evidence from Micro and Small Scale Enterprises in Hawassa City Administration, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia

    Kanbiro Orkaido, Bekele Youna

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 79-90
    Received: 18 September 2020
    Accepted: 09 October 2020
    Published: 23 November 2020
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    Abstract: Increasing number of women-owned business enterprises has left its mark on the global economy by generating job opportunities, improves women's economic empowerment, gender equality in business, and sustainable economic growth. So studying the topic determinants of women business growth is burning issue that attracted the attention of researcher ac... Show More
  • The Impact of HR Strategy on Organizational Effectiveness

    Sami Ahmed Alghamdi

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 91-97
    Received: 30 September 2020
    Accepted: 04 December 2020
    Published: 11 December 2020
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    Abstract: Organizational effectiveness is becoming ever more essential, particularly in the more dynamic marketplaces that involve greater competition. Organizational effectiveness promises the continuation of an organization’s competitiveness in a global market. Human resources are crucial to maintain an organization’s presence in the marketplace. These hum... Show More
  • PPBE: Research on Operation and Latest Development

    Lixiang Chen

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 98-105
    Received: 16 December 2020
    Accepted: 24 December 2020
    Published: 31 December 2020
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    Abstract: PPBE (Planning-Planning-Budget-Execution System), is a multi-year, overlapping and rolling budget cycle process, which consists of four phases of planning, programming, budgeting, and execution. The purpose of PPBE is to establish a link between policy objectives and budgeting and form an effective defense resource allocation system with optimized ... Show More
  • Study on Income Tax Enforcement of Family Trusts: Based on the Principle of Substantial Taxation

    Jiangyu Huang, Qiuyan Xie, Jing Li

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 106-111
    Received: 18 December 2020
    Accepted: 28 December 2020
    Published: 31 December 2020
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    Abstract: Family trust is an important innovation in the development of financial technology and digital economy. As an innovative method for family business wealth preservation, appreciation and inheritance, family trusts play an important role in financial markets and social safety nets. The healthy operation of family trusts is inseparable from a good tax... Show More