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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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 01 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 1-9

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/746

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

AUTHORS: George O. Muga

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 01 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 10-24

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/747

Human Capital Development and Economic Growth: The Nigeria Experience

AUTHORS: God’stime Osekhebhen Eigbiremolen, Uchechi Shirley Anaduaka

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 02 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 25-35

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/749

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 02 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 36-43

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/750

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

AUTHORS: N. Seetha

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 02 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 44-56

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/751

Motivation: A Building Block of a Nation’s Future

AUTHORS: Meraj Tabassum Syed

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 02 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 57-62

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/752

Factors Contribute to Safety Culture in the Manufacturing Industry in Malaysia

AUTHORS: Ong Choon Hee

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 02 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 63-69

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/753

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

AUTHORS: Dr. T. Usha Priya, T. Shakthi Eshwar

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 02 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 70-78

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/754

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, Dr. Abdullah Osman, Dr. Mohd Suberi Ab Halim, Hamza Ali Al- Shatanawi

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 02 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 79-85

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/755

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, Israr Khan Yousafzai, Dr. Shahid Jan, Muhammad Hashim

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 03 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 86-98

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/756

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 03 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 99-107

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/757

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

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

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 05 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 108-124

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/763

Comparing other Countries' Civil Society in Terms of Development

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

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 08 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 125-131

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/767

Nigeria’s Business Environment: Issues Challenges and Prospects

AUTHORS: OGUNRO, Victor Olukayode

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 09 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 132-138

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/770

Local Government and Rural Infrastructural Delivery in Nigeria

AUTHORS: Tolu Lawal

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 09 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 139-147

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/771

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

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

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 09 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 148-159

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/772

Government Size and Human Development: Quadratic Regression Approach

AUTHORS: Hamidreza Hajibabaei, Alimohammad Ahmadi

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 09 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 160-166

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/773

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

AUTHORS: Mohamad Faizal Ahmad Zaidi, Siti Norezam Othman

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 09 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 167-180

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/774

Impact of Financial Development on Economic Growth in Iran

AUTHORS: Shahrouz Keshavarzi, Prof. Dr Yusuf Akan

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 181-189

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/777

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 190-208

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/778

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

AUTHORS: Ali Shaemi, Sepideh Fazel

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 209-222

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/779

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

AUTHORS: Maryam Karimi

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 223-234

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/780

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 235-258

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/781

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 259-269

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/782

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

AUTHORS: Seda Yildirim

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 270-284

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/783

Implication of Globalization on Organization Culture, Kenyan Experience

AUTHORS: Nandwa Doreen Josephine

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 285-290

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/784

Overview of School Management

AUTHORS: Selami Syla

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 291-300

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/785

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

AUTHORS: Mahmoud Ali AL- Rousan

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 301-312

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/786

Exploring Effectiveness and Efficiency of Banks in Switzerland

AUTHORS: Dr. Said Jaouadi, Dr. Ilhem Zorgui

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 313-325

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/787

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

AUTHORS: Dr. Ashraf Mohammad Alfandi, Dr. Mohammad Shabieb Alkahsawneh

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 19 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 326-341

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/788

Lean Accounting - An Ingenious Solution for Cost Optimization

AUTHORS: Dimi OFILEANU, Dan Ioan TOPOR

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 21 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 342-352

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/793

Urban Renewal Incentives and its Impacts on Tehran City Old Fabrics

AUTHORS: Jamal Mohammadi, Ehsan Khayambashi

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 21 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 353-362

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/794

The other view to Organizational Culture in Iran

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

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 28 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 363-373

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/807

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

AUTHORS: Seyed Nasir Ketabi, Bahram Ranjbarian, Azarnoush Ansari

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 28 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 374-382

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/808

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 28 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 383-403

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/809

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

AUTHORS: Manzoor Ahmad, Zahir Shah, Jehangir Khan

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 28 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 404-419

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/810

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 28 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 420-431

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/811

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: Dr. Hassan Ghorbani, Sekhavat Keymasi

Received: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 28 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 432-443

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/812

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 28 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 444-455

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/813

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 30 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 456-469

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/815

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: 30 Nov, -0001 | Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 | Published: 30 Apr, 2014

PAGES: 470-484

DOI: 10.46886/IJARBSS/v4-i4/816