International Journal of Commerce and Management: Volume 13 Issue 1

RISKS OF EVANGELICAL CAPITALISM

Abbas J. Ali, Robert C. Camp

This paper briefly discussed the emergence and evolution of evangelical capitalism. It contrasts it with traditional American capitalism. In addition, the paper identifies some…

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF U. S. AND KOREAN FIRMS: CHANGES IN DIVERSIFICATION AND PERFORMANCE

Jooh Lee, Ernest H. Hall, Matthew W. Rutherford

This paper examines the relationship between international diversification and performance by matching a sample of 400 U.S. and 400 Korean firms on industry type and testing the…

EXPATRIATE ADJUSTMENT TO FOREIGN ASSIGNMENTS

Aaron W. Andreason

Ineffective expatriate performance and premature returns have been found to relate primarily to an inability to adjust to the foreign environment rather than a lack of technical…

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY INTO THE APPLICABILITY OF WESTERN HRM PRACTICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: AN ALGERIAN CASE STUDY

Kamel Mellahi, Jedrzej George Frynas

This paper explores the issue of transferring western human resource management (HRM) practices to Algeria. Drawing on a case study of a large industrial company, the research…

MERGER AND ACQUISITION ACTIVITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND A FOUR‐COUNTRY COMPARISON

Ali M. Metwalli, Roger Y.W. Tang

This paper provides an overview of the merger and acquisition (M&A) activity of Middle‐Eastern (M.E.) countries from 1990 to 2000. The following information is presented: M&A…

FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS AND BETA AND SIZE EFFECT

Lianzan Xu

This study examines the ability of fundamental summary measure Pr to predict earnings change for the subsequent year, the association of Pr and stock returns, and the relationship…