International Journal of Commerce and Management: Volume 9 Issue 1/2

RISK‐ADJUSTED RETURN IN EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL STOCKS: A GLOBAL INVESTOR'S PERSPECTIVE

Ajay Samant

Lowering of investment barriers between European nations has led to increasing integration of their capital markets. Consequently, global investors may be well‐advised to evaluate…

PERCEPTIONS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION USERS ABOUT THE TYPE OF AUDIT FIRM: THE CASE OF JORDAN

Ahmad M. Al‐Omari, Yousef F. Jahmani, Anwar Y. Salimi

This paper deals with the preferences of creditors and investors in Jordan regarding the credibility and use of financial statements audited by accounting firms with international…

MONEY SUPPLY VARIABILITY AND INTEREST RATE SPREAD IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES: THE CASE OF NIGERIA

Pender Gbenedio, O. Felix Ayadi, Amon Okpala

This paper applies cointegration technique to investigate the long‐run equilibrium relationship between money supply variability and interest rate spread in Nigeria subsequent to…

THE CAPITAL MARKET REACTION TO LAWSUITS: SOME ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE

Raymond A.K. Cox, Dwight B. Means

This paper studies the effects of lawsuit settlements on stockholders and bondholders. It is hypothesized that successful plaintiffs and unsuccessful defendants will gain and lose…

A HISTORY AND EVALUATION OF BOEING'S COALITION STRATEGY WITH JAPAN IN AIRCRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION

David Turnipseed, Ali Rassuli, Ron Sardessai, Carol Park

Boeing has been a pioneer in the utilization of strategic alliances with the Japanese in the design and production of aircraft. This strategy has been driven by the escalating…

THE RELATIVE EFFECTS OF SITUATIONAL PRACTICES AND CULTURALLY INFLUENCED VALUES/BELIEFS ON WORK ATTITUDES

Robert H. Bennett

There is a strong tradition in cross‐cultural research to posit a relationship between culturally‐derived values and work‐related attitudes, with the most notable work conducted…

TEAMWORK IN MANUFACTURING: THE CASE OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Leonora Fuxman

With the increasing technological innovation in the automotive industry, the need for complementary innovations in worker organization has arisen. In response to this need, two…