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Amitabh Upadhya
Editor- In- Chief
Skyline Business Journal enters the tenth year of its launch with this issue. The next issue will complete a decade of scholarly journey, these past years the journal has gone through a steady process of evolution in circulation, print quality and merit of articles. We are still on the job to take the journal to yet greater heights…Read more
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Hassanudin Mohd Thas Thaker, Department of Business Studies, HELP University Malaysia
Tan Siew Ee, Department of Business Studies, HELP University Malaysia
Chuan Fui Sin, Department of Business Studies, HELP University Malaysia
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The financial landscape in the Malaysian banking sector has undergone major structural changes in this era of globalization with various liberalization measures introduced during the last decade. These include government reforms to improve the bank infrastructure, existing ownership structures…Read more
Keywords: Bank Credit, Unit Root Test, Cointegration Test, Vector Error Correction Model, Malaysia.
Suggested citation: Thaker, H. M. T., Ee, T. S., Sin, C. F., & Man, W. H. (2013). The macroeconomic determinants of bank credit in Malaysia: An analysis via the error correction model (ECM). Skyline Business Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 1-9.
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Arvind Kumar, Department of Commerce, University of Lucknow, India
Dharmendra Singh, Modern College of Business & Science Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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This paper examines the random walk behavior of daily and weekly returns of the MSM 30 index, the leading index of Muscat Securities Market during 1st July 2010 to 30th June, 2013. MSM-30 Index is tested for weak form efficiency using unit root tests like Augmented Dickey-Fuller test...Read more
Keywords: Random walk, Unit root, Variance ratios, market efficiency
Suggested citation: Kumar, A. & Singh, D. (2013)Testing weak form stock market efficiency on Muscat securities market: Oman. Skyline Business Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 9-12.
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Usamah Shahwan, Bethlehem University, Palestine
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The research came in response to the growing concern among both academicians and practitioners in recent years regarding the relevance of the business curriculum taught in Palestinian universities to the actual demands and skills needed in the local market. This discrepancy negatively impacts employment opportunities…Read more
Keywords: mismatch, curriculum, market demands, skills, textbooks, training
Suggested citation: Shahwan, U. (2013). The compatibility of business curriculum at Palestinian universities with the actual demands of the local market as perceived by business graduates. Skyline Business Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 14 -21.
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Shivakumar Krishnamurti, Skyline University College, UAE
Ruchi Agarwal, Skyline University College, UAE
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The study examines the role of blogs as a source of information to expat consumers of products and services. A pre-designed questionnaire was used to collect the primary data from the respondents (experiences). Data were collected from sixty two respondents residing in and around the Emirates of Sharjah and Dubai…Read more
Keywords: Expat consumer, blog, blogging, information, products, services
Suggested citation: Krishnamurti, S. & Agarwal, R. (2013). The role of blogs as expat consumers source of information: an exploratory study. Skyline Business Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 22-28.
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Vishal Kumar, Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur, India
Savita , Dev Samaj College for Women, Ferozepur, India
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The Financial Services and Banking Industry in India are witnessing significant changes. Liberalization in a highly regulated industry, growth of the economy, and consumerism fuelling a surge in demand for retail credit have contributed to entry and growth of private sector banks, foreign banks and greater sense of...Read more
Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Bank Employees, Public Sector, Private Sector.
Suggested citation: Kumar, V. & Savita (2013). Job satisfaction: a study of public and private sector employees. Skyline Business Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 29-33.
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Nick Forster, College of Business, Al Faisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Aisha Al Ali Ebrahim, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company Du PLC., Dubai, UAE
Nadia Alma Ibrahim, Research Analyst, Emirates Airlines, Dubai, UAE
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This article describes how Emirate women cope with the competing demands of work and family life and how these, in turn, affect their job performance, well-being and home lives. We found that many Emirate women face the same challenges in dealing with work-life balance and work-family conflicts as working-women...Read more
Keywords: Emirate women; work-family balance; work-family conflict
Suggested citation: Forster, N., Ebrahim A.A.A.. & Ibrahim. A.A. (2013). An exploratory study of work-life balance and work-family conflicts in the United Arab Emirates. Skyline Business Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 34-42.
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Sivalogathasan,V., School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China & Senior Lecturer in Management Studies,The Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, The Open University of Sri Lanka Nawala, Nugegoda, SriLanka
Ashmel Hashim, Al-Khawarizmi International College United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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The employer–employee relationship identified as social exchange relationship in the organization. The exchange determines the employee work outcomes which are greatly influenced by the Perceived Organizational Support (POS) and Organizational Commitment (OC). This paper mainly focused to evaluate...Read more
Keywords: Perceived organizational support, Organizational commitment, and Social exchange.
Suggested citation: Sivalogathasan, V. and Hashim, A. (2014), Changes in employer-employee relationship: impact of perceived organizational support on social exchange of the outsourcing industry in Sri Lanka, Skyline Business Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 43-49.
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V.Rama Devi, School of Management Studies, Vignan University, Andhra Pradesh, India
A.Nagini, KLU Business School, KL University, Andhra Pradesh, India
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People are considered to be the strategic resources of the organization. They contribute to the success of the organization and serve as the source of competitive advantage provided they are satisfied with their job. A high rate of employee job satisfaction is associated with high commitment levels, low absenteeism...Read more
Keywords: Job satisfaction, Work-life balance, Burnout, Private banking sector
Suggested citation: Devi, V.R. and Nagini, A. (2013). Work-life balance and burnout as predictors of job satisfaction in private banking sector. Skyline Business Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 50-53.
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Anastas Kabral Nyamikeh, Accra, Ghana
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The case delineates the crass managerial ineptitude of the top management of a promising insurance company that cost the owners the very existence thereof. Taking advantage of a somewhat virgin insurance industry with weak competitors and an ineffective supervisory regime, the management of The Great Africa...Read more
Keywords: Insurance, regulation, commission, liquidation
Suggested citation: Nyamikeh, A.K. (2013). Regulation, interpersonal relationship and demise of a promising company: the case of great african insurance company. Skyline Business Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 54-58.
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