Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science: Volume 28 Issue 56 , Open Access

Editorial: ESAN's 60th anniversary, second special section on business economics in Ibero-America and editorial transition

Luis Chavez-Bedoya, Nestor U. Salcedo

Institutional ownership, earnings management and earnings surprises: evidence from 39 years of U.S. data

Justin G. Davis, Miguel García-Cestona

As the influence of institutional investors over managerial decision-making grows, so does the importance of understanding the effect of institutional investor ownership (IO) on…

Economic integration and stock market linkages: evidence from South Africa and BRIC

Thabo J. Gopane

This study examines the impact of regional economic integration (REI) on stock market linkages in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) economic bloc. In this…

Corruption's effect on BRICS countries' economic growth: a panel data analysis

Beatrice D. Simo-Kengne, Siphiwo Bitterhout

The theoretical debate of corruption's impact on economic growth remains unsettled, making it an empirical question. This study aims to investigate corruption's effect on BRICS…

The effect of gender and code of ethics on budgetary slack ethical judgment: experimental evidence from Indonesia

Jurica Lucyanda, Mahfud Sholihin

This research aims to study budgetary slack from a behavioural perspective, especially examining the effect of gender and code of ethics on budgetary slack ethical judgment.

Ownership structure and agency costs: evidence from the insurance industry in Jordan

Mohammad Tayeh, Rafe’ Mustafa, Adel Bino

This study investigated the impact of corporate ownership structure on agency costs in the insurance industry.

A count model of financial inclusion in Ghana: evidence from living standards surveys

Haruna Issahaku, Munira Alhassan Muhammed, Benjamin Musah Abu

This paper aims to estimate the determinants of the intensity of use of financial inclusion by households in Ghana.

The impact of omnichannel integrated marketing communications (IMC) on product and retail service satisfaction

Vera Butkouskaya, Olga Oyner, Sergey Kazakov

This study reviewed three customer-perceived components of integrated marketing communications (IMCs): consistency, interactivity and connectivity, as predictors of positive…

Behavioural finance: the decoy effect on stock investment decisions

Bruno Uekane Okumura, Tabajara Pimenta Júnior, Márcia Mitie Durante Maemura, Luiz Eduardo Gaio, Rafael Confetti Gatsios

This study aims to investigate the occurrence of the decoy effect in stock investment decisions based on fundamental analysis.

A recent review on optimisation methods applied to credit scoring models

Elias Shohei Kamimura, Anderson Rogério Faia Pinto, Marcelo Seido Nagano

This paper aims to present a literature review of the most recent optimisation methods applied to Credit Scoring Models (CSMs).

Estimation of the aggregate import demand function for Mexico: a cointegration analysis

José Antonio Romero Tellaeche, Rodrigo Aliphat

This study estimated total import demand elasticities concerning income, import prices and domestic prices. A high propensity to import constitutes a significant obstacle to…

Types of organizational culture and sustainability in ecotourism businesses in southern Mexico

Efraín Medina-Álvarez, Patricia S. Sánchez-Medina

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the relationship between different types of organizational culture (hierarchical, clan or group, market or…

SMEs growth and profitability, productivity and debt relationships

Zélia Serrasqueiro, Beatriz Pinto, Filipe Sardo

This study aims to seek to analyse the relationships between profitability, productivity, external debt and growth in SMEs. The authors also analyse firm size and age as…