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Megaprojects, Complexity, and Investment Decisions
(Scientific Research, 2016-04)
The need for basic infrastructure for economic development in developing countries has made
megaprojects popular, in such parts of the world. Megaprojects can be very important to a host
country: the Nigeria Liquefied ...
Predicting the Entrepreneurial Intentions of University Students: Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour in Zambia, Africa
(Scientific Research, 2017-10)
The current paper contributes to the entrepreneurial intention (EI) literature
by applying the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in a developing African
country with unique socio-economic and cultural context. Thus it ...
Efficacy of Facebook Fans: Can They Influence Perception of the Brand?
(Scientific Research, 2014-10)
Using a qualitative single case study methodology, this research studied the effect that a Facebook
page has on friends of the brand. The problem under investigation is the lack of understanding effects
social media sites ...
The Emotion of Awe and Perception of Destination to Influence Tourists’ Satisfaction
(Scientific Research, 2015-10)
This study aimed to explain tourist satisfaction by using an integrated model that incorporated
cognitive and affective perspectives. Questionnaires data were collected from 385 participants in
Tibet and the conceptual ...
The Negative Effect of Brand Attachment: How Attachment Styles Help Explain Anti-Brand Behavior
(Scientific Research, 2017-01)
Enterprises tend to attach importance to consumer brand relationship in the marketing
context, especially the establishment and culture of attachment relationship,
and they try to maintain brand loyalty through consumers’ ...
When Utility Jumps: The Value of Having Cash in the Hand
(Scientific Research, 2018-02)
Different theoretical explanations have been developed for seemingly inconsistent
actions that deal with varying levels of risk and time. We propose a
simple model of utility that unifies these seemingly separate ...
Advertising Influence on the Profitability of Public and Private Sector Commercial Banks
(OMICS Group, 2015-11)
This study examines the influence of advertising on the profitability of public and private sector commercial banks
over the period of 2008-2012. Bank’s profitability is measured in terms of return on equity (ROE). The ...
The Dilemma of Incumbents in Sustainability Transitions: A Narrative Approach
(MDPI AG - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2015-12)
In the context of the larger sustainability discourse, “sufficiency” is beginning to emerge
as a new value throughout Western societies, and the question asked in this article is: Can we observe and conceptually identify ...
Revisiting Domestic Savings and Economic Growth Analysis in Ghana
(Scientific Research, 2017-08)
This study set out to ascertain the relationship between domestic savings and
economic growth in the midst of antecedent variables with yearly data during
the period of 1970-2013. Using Johansen cointegration test and ...
Exploring the Origin of Mathematical Economics
(Scientific Research, 2016-02)
The existing studies on the origin and history of mathematical economics are euro-centric and
cover only the past two centuries. It is intended to show that 1) mathematical economics has an
ancient origin. Kautilya wrote ...