International Journal of Commerce and Management: Volume 13 Issue 2

THE FAILURE IN CANCUN

The Economist, in its editorial on September 20, 2003 warned that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is in enormous trouble after the collapse of its meeting in Cancun, Mexico…

THE IMPACT OF NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ON WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND MEXICO

Prescott C. Ensign

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will prove consequential in the years ahead. Some of the effects will be tremendous and others subtle. Many of the repercussions…

FACTORS INFLUENCING CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE RETAIL BANKING SECTOR IN PAKISTAN

Ahmad Jamal, Kamal Naser

Customer satisfaction is a significant issue for most marketers. Previous research has identified various factors that determine customer satisfaction in retail banking sector in…

WHAT DO FOREIGN TRADE OFFICES DO BEST?

Drew Martin

Since the 1960s, the U.S. states have operated overseas trade offices to promote trade and to encourage international exchanges of information. To date, little has been done to…

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THE USE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES IN A SAMPLE OF SAUDI MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

Mohammad El‐Ebaishi, Yusuf Karbhari, Kamal Naser

This study examines the use of selected management accounting techniques by a sample of large and medium sized Saudi manufacturing companies. The analysis revealed that the vast…

THE IMPACT OF SEGMENTAL REPORTING DISCLOSURE ON A FIRM'S PERCEIVED RISK

Yousef Jahmani

This paper investigates the impact of line of business and geographical segments information disclosure on the firms' perceived risk when either of them is disclosed for the first…

THE IMPACT OF THE TYPE OF STRATEGY ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ACTIVITIES IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Abdalla Hagen, Semere Haile, Ahmad Maghrabi

This study investigated the impact of the type of strategy on the type of environmental scanning activity of Egyptian CEOs at Egyptian banks. Results indicated that CEOs with a…

THE ROLE OF THE STRATEGIC PARTNER IN THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: JORDAN TELECOM AS A CASE STUDY

Adel M. AL‐ Rasheed, Farid M. AL‐ Qwasmeh

The paper explores the role of the strategic partner in the Management Development (MD) process at Jordan Telecom (JT) by surveying the attitudes of 243 Jordanian managers and by…