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Optimal Rules for Monetary Policy: The Case of Romania

Mircea BAHNA, Cosmin-Octavian…

Published: 30 Dec 2026

Analysis of Spatial Patterns for Urban Crimes in the Informal Settlement Area of Islamabad in Zanjan

AUTHORS: Hossein Bahrami Asl, Hojat Zeynvand Moghadam, Faryad Parhiz

Received: 19 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 12 Mar, 2014 | Published: 01 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 1-8

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/506

Effect of Management Style on Job Evaluation In Public Corporations: A Case Study of Jomo Kenyatta Foundation

AUTHORS: George O. Muga

Received: 18 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 14 Mar, 2014 | Published: 02 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 9-22

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/507

Human Capital Development and Economic Growth: The Nigeria Experience

AUTHORS: God’stime Osekhebhen Eigbiremolen, Uchechi Shirley Anaduaka

Received: 10 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 17 Mar, 2014 | Published: 03 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 23-32

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/511

Entrepreneurial Skills and Students’ Interest in Home Economics in Uyo Educational Zone of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

AUTHORS: Akpan, I. D., Unung, P. E., Usoroh, C. I.

Received: 19 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 16 Mar, 2014 | Published: 04 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 33-40

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/512

Are Soft skills Important in the Workplace? – A Preliminary Investigation in Malaysia

AUTHORS: N. Seetha

Received: 18 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 13 Mar, 2014 | Published: 05 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 41-53

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/513

Motivation: A Building Block of a Nation’s Future

AUTHORS: Meraj Tabassum Syed

Received: 18 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 14 Mar, 2014 | Published: 06 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 54-59

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/514

Factors Contribute to Safety Culture in the Manufacturing Industry in Malaysia

AUTHORS: Ong Choon Hee

Received: 19 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 16 Mar, 2014 | Published: 07 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 60-66

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/515

Rewards, Motivation and Job Satisfaction of Employees in Commercial Banks- An Investigative Analysis

AUTHORS: T. Usha Priya, T. Shakthi Eshwar

Received: 21 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 14 Mar, 2014 | Published: 07 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 67-75

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/516

The Effect of Human Resources Planning and Training and Development on Organizational Performance in the Government Sector in Jordan

AUTHORS: Mohammadnoor Khaled M. AL-Qudah, Abdullah Osman, Mohd Suberi Ab Halim, Hamza Ali Al-Shatanawi

Received: 20 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 16 Mar, 2014 | Published: 08 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 76-82

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/517

The Impact of Training and Development on Employees Performance and Productivity A case study of United Bank Limited Peshawar City, KPK, Pakistan

AUTHORS: Neelam Tahir, Israr Khan Yousafzai, Shahid Jan, Muhammad Hashim

Received: 11 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 18 Mar, 2014 | Published: 09 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 83-94

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/518

Media Coverage of Recent Crises in Middle East: Daily Jordanian Press Coverage of Events in Syria 2011-2013

AUTHORS: Mohammad Nasr-Allah Farej Farej, Ahmad Rasmi AlBattat, Abdul Azeem Noor Eldeen Alhasan

Received: 11 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 17 Mar, 2014 | Published: 10 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 95-102

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/519

Measuring Student Performance, Student Satisfaction and its Impact on Graduate Employability

AUTHORS: Zulhamri Abdullah, Syed Agil Alsagoff, Mohd Fauzi Ramlan, Mohammad Shatar Sabran

Received: 19 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 12 Mar, 2014 | Published: 11 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 103-118

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/520

Comparing other Countries' Civil Society in Terms of Development

AUTHORS: Samaneh Shadmand, Maryam Azar, Ali Akbar Shafighi, Leyla Ghasemi Pirbalouti

Received: 21 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 17 Mar, 2014 | Published: 11 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 119-124

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/521

Nigeria’s Business Environment: Issues Challenges and Prospects

AUTHORS: OGUNRO, Victor Olukayode

Received: 21 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 18 Mar, 2014 | Published: 12 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 125-131

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/522

Local Government and Rural Infrastructural Delivery in Nigeria

AUTHORS: Tolu Lawal

Received: 22 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 18 Mar, 2014 | Published: 13 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 132-140

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/523

Relationship between Education Financing and Human Capital Investment: a survey of Public secondary schools in Kimilili-Bungoma Sub- County

AUTHORS: Boaz Wamalwa Khaemba, Maurice Sakwa, Lewis Wakoli Wachilonga

Received: 07 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 11 Mar, 2014 | Published: 14 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 141-152

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/524

Government Size and Human Development: Quadratic Regression Approach

AUTHORS: Hamidreza Hajibabaei, Alimohammad Ahmadi

Received: 08 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 17 Mar, 2014 | Published: 15 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 153-158

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/525

Managing Technology and Change in New Product Development (NPD): A Dynamic Capability Perspective

AUTHORS: Mohamad Faizal Ahmad Zaidi, Siti Norezam Othman

Received: 09 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 20 Mar, 2014 | Published: 16 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 159-171

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/526

Impact of Financial Development on Economic Growth in Iran

AUTHORS: Shahrouz Keshavarzi, Yusuf Akan

Received: 21 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 14 Mar, 2014 | Published: 17 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 172-180

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/527

The Role of “Radical Change” In Medium-of-Instruction and its Impact on Academic Achievements

AUTHORS: Mirza Naveed Shahzad, Mirza Ashfaq Ahmed, Sadia Sajid

Received: 08 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 19 Mar, 2014 | Published: 17 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 181-197

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/528

Investigating the Effective Factors on Organizational Effectiveness and Marketing Capabilities Growth (Case Study: Food Distribution Subsidiaries of Isfahan)

AUTHORS: Ali Shaemi, Sepideh Fazel

Received: 09 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 21 Mar, 2014 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 198-210

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/529

The Impact of Teacher’s Implicit versus Explicit Corrective Feedback on Learning L2 grammar by Iranian English learners

AUTHORS: Maryam Karimi

Received: 21 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 16 Mar, 2014 | Published: 14 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 211-220

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/530

To Assess the Rate for Affecting the Structural Dimensions of Governmental Organizations on their Agility (Case Study: Isfahan Province Jihad Agriculture Organization)

AUTHORS: Fatemeh Rashidi, Ali Rashidpoor, Mahdi Alinaghiyan

Received: 18 Apr, 2014 | Revised: 23 Mar, 2014 | Published: 20 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 221-242

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/531

Studying the Effective Factors of Investors' Sensitivity towards Performance and Price of Investment Funds in Tehran Stock Exchange

AUTHORS: Alireza Zareei, Davoud Gholami Siahboumi

Received: 14 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 27 Mar, 2014 | Published: 21 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 243-252

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/532

Young Consumer’s Perception of Brand Personality for Ice Tea Brands in Turkey

AUTHORS: Seda Y?ld?r?m

Received: 19 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 21 Mar, 2014 | Published: 22 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 253-266

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/533

Implication of Globalization on Organization Culture, Kenyan Experience

AUTHORS: Nandwa Doreen Josephine

Received: 14 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 01 Apr, 2014 | Published: 23 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 267-272

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/534

Overview of School Management

AUTHORS: Selami Syla

Received: 11 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 01 Apr, 2014 | Published: 24 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 273-281

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/535

Decision Support Systems Effect on Reengineering Field Research on Jordanian Tourism Companies

AUTHORS: Mahmoud Ali AL-Rousan

Received: 13 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 01 Apr, 2014 | Published: 25 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 282-292

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/536

Exploring Effectiveness and Efficiency of Banks in Switzerland

AUTHORS: Said Jaouadi, Ilhem Zorgui

Received: 14 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 01 Apr, 2014 | Published: 25 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 293-304

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/537

The Role of the Incentives and Reward System in Enhancing Employee's Performance “A Case of Jordanian Travel and Tourism Institutions"

AUTHORS: Ashraf Mohammad Alfandi, Mohammad Shabieb Alkahsawneh

Received: 21 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 16 Mar, 2014 | Published: 11 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 305-318

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/538

Lean Accounting - An Ingenious Solution for Cost Optimization

AUTHORS: Dimi OFILEANU, Dan Ioan TOPOR

Received: 13 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 02 Apr, 2014 | Published: 26 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 319-328

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/539

Urban Renewal Incentives and its Impacts on Tehran City Old Fabrics

AUTHORS: Jamal Mohammadi, Ehsan Khayambashi

Received: 16 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 03 Apr, 2014 | Published: 27 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 329-337

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/540

The other view to Organizational Culture in Iran

AUTHORS: Seyyed Akbar Nilipour Tabatabaei, Narges Parvizi, Morteza Farhadi, Maryam Gholizadeh

Received: 13 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 06 Apr, 2014 | Published: 28 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 338-348

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/545

Analysis of the Effective Factors on Online Purchase Intention through Theory of Planned Behavior

AUTHORS: Seyed Nasir Ketabi, Bahram Ranjbarian, Azarnoush Ansari

Received: 16 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 05 Apr, 2014 | Published: 29 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 349-356

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/552

Demographic Transformation in Defining Malaysian Generations: The Seekers (Pencari), The Buiders (Pembina), The Developers (Pemaju), and Generation Z (Generasi Z)

AUTHORS: Lai Cheng Tung, Jean Dennis Comeau

Received: 16 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 21 Mar, 2014 | Published: 18 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 357-376

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/553

Pakistan-Iran Relationship in the Context of Regional and International Challenges (2001-2013)

AUTHORS: Manzoor Ahmad, Zahir Shah, Jehangir Khan

Received: 23 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 18 Mar, 2014 | Published: 10 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 377-391

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/554

The Influence of Social Media on the Prevalence of Sexual Harassment among Teenagers: A Case Study of Secondary Schools in Kandara Sub-County, Kenya

AUTHORS: Mary Njeri Kamaku, Helen Mberia

Received: 17 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 05 Apr, 2014 | Published: 30 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 392-402

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/555

Investigating the Effect of Salability and Marketing Dashboards on Cost Control and Customer Performance from the Viewpoint of Environmental Sensitivity in Appliance Manufacturing Companies in Isfahan Province

AUTHORS: Hassan Ghorbani, Sekhavat Keymasi

Received: 18 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 06 Apr, 2014 | Published: 30 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 403-413

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/556

The Role of Persian L1 and English L2 on the Acquisition of French L3 Syllable Structure

AUTHORS: Neda Shah Moradi, Ali Akbar Jabbari, Mohammad Javad Rezaei

Received: 01 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 21 Mar, 2014 | Published: 15 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 414-426

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/557

Identifying the Main Factors Influencing the Formation of Overconfidence Bias in Entrepreneurs: A Qualitative Content Analysis Approach

AUTHORS: Jahangir Yadollahi Farsi, Pouria Nouri, Abdolah Ahmadi kafeshani, Mohamad Taghi Toghraee

Received: 19 Feb, 2014 | Revised: 25 Mar, 2014 | Published: 16 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 427-439

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/560

Investigating the Relationship between Corporate Reputation and Customer Behavioral Intentions through Roles of Customer Trust, Customer Commitment and Customer Recognition (Case Study: Iran Insurance Company in Iran, Isfahan City)

AUTHORS: Fariddeddin Allameh Haery, Hassan Ghorbani, Bahram Zamani

Received: 13 Mar, 2014 | Revised: 05 Apr, 2014 | Published: 30 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 440-453

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/561