Family ownership concentration and real earnings management: Empirical evidence from an emerging market
Published in: Cogent Economics and Finance
Apr 07, 2020
The paper examines the effect of family ownership concentration (FMOC) on real earnings management (REM) in manufacturing firms listed on Bursa Malaysia (formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange). Data are gathered from 1,056 firm-year observations for the four-year period from 2013 to 2016. The feasible generalised least square estimation is used to examine the relationships. The results show that FMOC is negatively and significantly associated with REM. This evidence supports the alignme...
Mobile robot controller using novel hybrid system
Published in: International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Apr 01, 2020
Hybrid neuro-fuzzy controller is one of the techniques that is used as a tool to control a mobile robot in unstructured environment. In this paper a novel neuro-fuzzy technique is proposed in order to tackle the problem of mobile robot autonomous navigation in unstructured environment. Obstacle avoidance is an important task in the field of robotics, since the goal of autonomous robot is to reach the destination without collision. The objective is to make the robot move along a collision free t...
Managing Asymmetric Information Effects in Decision-Making Productivity-Based Model
Published in: International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science
Apr 01, 2020
zina houhamdi
Belkacem Athamena
Ghaleb El Refae
Making the correct decision requires the possession of sufficient information regarding each alternative possible solution. Nevertheless, the investigation of all possible solutions to select the best alternative is complex and expensive. This article addresses the Principal-Agent problem, where the key feature is asymmetric information. Asymmetric information approaches the decision investigations in a business context, where one participant possesses more or better information than the second...
The relationship between credit policy and firms' profitability: Empirical evidence from Indian pharmaceutical sector
Published in: Investment Management and Financial Innovations
Mar 10, 2020
Credit policy plays a vital role in the operational efficiency of credit departments as it reduces the ambiguity of credit departments' functions by giving clear guidelines and instructions. It also reduces the loan default and speeds up accounts receivable turnover. This paper seeks to evaluate the effect of credit policy on the profitability of pharmaceutical firms listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), using a balanced panel data of 82 pharmaceutical firms from 2008 to 2017. The number o...
Communicative Public Relations Activities in Emirati National Banks.
Published in: Talent Development & Excellence
Mar 02, 2020